East Carolina Pirates Headlines

ECU falls to Houston in C-USA tourney opener, 9-4

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:18:33 -0400

Justin Montemayor collected a game-high four hits and drove in a pair of runs, while Austin Pruitt tossed a complete game lifting sixth-seed Houston to a 9-4 victory over three-seed East Carolina Thursday afternoon in the Conference USA Championship at Reckling Park.

BSB: ECU will face No. 6 seed Houston Thursday at noon

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:09:31 -0400

The East Carolina baseball team will take aim on its first post-season league title since 2002 when it opens play as the No. 3 seed at the 2013 Conference USA Baseball Championships.

BSB: ECU claims sixth-straight C-USA series, 6-5 in 6 innings

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:05:32 -0400

Ben Fultz' blasted his first career grand slam and Chase McDonald homered in his second-straight game lifting East Carolina to a 6-5 six inning win over UCF Saturday.

BSB: ECU edges out UCF on Senior Night, 10-8

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:43:07 -0400

Bryan Bass and Chris Gosik recorded three hits each helping East Carolina (29-24, 13-10) to a 10-8 win over UCF (29-26, 13-10) on Senior Night to even the Conference USA series at one-game each Friday.

At ECU, the No. 23 places virtue above stats

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:32:32 -0400

At East Carolina, the time-honored No. 23 was worn by legendary coach Keith LeClair, who passed away from ALS in 2006. Each season in Greenville, the LeClair legacy lives on through one hand-picked player.

BSB: Lively's CG shutout lifts UCF past ECU, 2-0

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:18:10 -0400

Ben Lively tossed a complete game, four-hit shutout helping UCF (29-25, 13-9) to a Conference USA series opening 2-0 win over East Carolina (28-24, 12-10) Thursday night at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium.

BSB: ECU tops Marshall for fifth-straight series win, 4-3

Sun, 12 May 2013 16:47:46 -0400

Jack Reinheimer's sac fly in the ninth scored Philip Clark and Joseph Hughes tossed 1.1 innings of relief picking up the victory in East Carolina's 4-3 Conference USA series win over Marshall Sunday.

BSB: Marshall takes game two to even series, 4-3

Sun, 12 May 2013 13:45:31 -0400

Marshall scored a pair of runs in the eighth inning and held on for a 4-3 win over East Carolina Saturday night at Epling Stadium.

BSB: ECU cruises to opening series win over Marshall, 9-1

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:32:45 -0400

Chase McDonald belted his league-leading ninth home run and drove in four runs helping East Carolina (27-22, 11-8) to a 9-1 win over Marshall (18-30, 5-14) at Epling Stadium Friday afternoon.

BSB: ECU tops Southern Miss for fourth-straight series win, 3-2

Sun, 05 May 2013 20:01:00 -0400

Chase McDonald's RBI single through the left side scored Jay Cannon from second base in the ninth inning lifting East Carolina (26-22, 10-8) to a 3-2 Conference USA series win over Southern Miss (25-21, 14-7) Sunday afternoon at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium.

BSB: Pirates double up Southern Miss, 6-3

Fri, 03 May 2013 22:22:03 -0400

Chase McDonald's seventh home run of the season highlighted East Carolina's four-run fourth inning as the Pirates took game one of the three-game Conference USA series 6-3 over Southern Miss Friday night.

BSB: ECU tops Gardner-Webb in 10 innings, 9-7

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:59:00 -0400

Ben Futz' RBI double in extra innings scored Jay Cannon lifting East Carolina (24-21) to a 10-inning 9-7 win over Gardner-Webb (22-22-1) Tuesday afternoon at J.H. Moss Stadium.

BSB: ECU wins third-straight series, 4-3

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:38:14 -0400

Drew Reynolds capped off his impressive week going 4-for-4 with a pair of RBI and collected his 10th save of the season helping East Carolina (23-21, 8-7) to a 4-3 Conference USA series win over Memphis (26019, 9-9) Sunday afternoon at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium.

BSB: ECU evens series with 4-3 win over Memphis

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:41:00 -0400

Brett Mabry picked up his second win of the season, while Drew Reynolds collected three hits and notched his ninth save helping East Carolina to a 4-3 win over Memphis Saturday afternoon at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium.

BSB: Pirates rally falls short against Tigers, 6-5

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:01:45 -0400

Memphis scored five unanswered runs - all in the final three frames - and held off a late East Carolina rally to take game one of the three game Conference USA series 6-5 Friday night at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium.

BSB: Fultz hits three-run homer for walk-off win, 8-5

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:56:10 -0400

Houchins collects four hits and drives in three

BSB: Pirates complete sweep of Blazers, 9-5

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:43:04 -0400

Drew Reynolds' bases clearing double highlighted a five-run seventh inning leading East Carolina (20-20, 6-6) to a Conference USA series sweep over UAB (16-24, 3-9) Sunday afternoon at Young Memorial Field.

ECU D finishes spring strong, memorable TD closes camp

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:06:55 -0400

After surrendering touchdowns on two of the first three offensive possessions, the Pirate defense turned up the intensity and bounced back to produce a solid performance as East Carolina completed its spring practice period with the Purple-Gold Game Saturday at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.

BSB: ECU claims series with 4-1 win over UAB

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:27:07 -0400

Bryan Bass recorded a game-high three hits, scored a pair of runs and drove in another helping East Carolina (19-20, 5-6) to a 4-1 Conference USA series win over UAB (16-23, 3-8) Saturday afternoon at Young Memorial Field.

BSB: No. 25 UNCW tops ECU in midweek clash, 7-2

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:42:18 -0400

Reinheimer collects three hits, Bass extends hit streak to 10 games.

T&F: Pirates record successful outings at Sea Ray Relays, UNC Invite

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:38:00 -0400

Krista Vincent and Kayla Padgett earned first-place finishes at the Joe Hilton UNC Invitational, while multiple student-athletes recorded personal records at the Sea Ray Relays to highlight the Pirates' weekend.

BSB: Lowery's home run lifts ECU to series win, 4-2

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 19:03:57 -0400

East Carolina scored two runs in the top of the ninth and Drew Reynolds sat down Tulane in order in the bottom of the frame helping the Pirates to a 4-2 Conference USA series clinching win Sunday afternoon at Greer Field inside Turchin Stadium.

BSB: Cannizaro's walk-off single lifts Tulane in 12 innings, 5-4

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:32:25 -0400

Garrett Cannizaro's walk-off single in the 12th inning scored Brandon Boudreaux helping Tulane (18-19, 5-6) to a 5-4 win over East Carolina (16-19, 2-6) Saturday.

BSB: Pirates take series opener at Tulane, 3-2 in 13 innings

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:06:24 -0400

Bryan Bass' sac fly RBI in the top of the 13th scored Ben Fultz and helped East Carolina (16-18, 2-5) to a 3-2 Conference USA series opening victory over Tulane (17-19, 4-6) Friday night at Greer Field inside Turchin Stadium Friday night.

ECU football home game designations announced

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:09:03 -0400

East Carolina's contest against defending Conference USA champion Tulsa on Nov. 9 at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium has been selected as the Pirates' 2013 Homecoming.

BSB: Record crowd watches No. 19 Pack drop ECU, 2-0

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:02:46 -0400

No. 19 NC State extended its winning streak to seven games by edging East Carolina 2-0 on Tuesday night at Doak Field at Dail Park.

BSB: Rice takes series from ECU, 8-7

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:31:53 -0400

Zech Lemond tossed 3.2 scoreless innings of relief and Michael Aquino doubled home a pair of runs in the seventh lifting No. 18 Rice (23-11, 6-3) to an 8-7 series win over East Carolina (15-17, 1-5) Sunday afternoon at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium.

BSB: Houchins walk-off single in 13th evens series with Rice, 3-2

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 19:56:57 -0400

Zach Houchins RBI single in the bottom of the 13th scored Jack Reinheimer from second base and gave East Carolina (15-16, 1-4) a walk-off 3-2 win over No. 18 Rice (22-11, 5-3) Saturday.

No. 18 Rice out-duels ECU in series opener, 3-0

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:43:30 -0400

Three unearned runs in the top of the ninth lifted No. 18 Rice (22-10, 5-2) to a 3-0 Conference USA opening series win over East Carolina (14-16, 0-4) Friday night at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium.

Coaches select Rocky Mount's Brown, an ECU recruit, as Player of the Year

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:39:18 -0400

Rocky Mount's J'Kyra Brown was named the top girls basketball player in the state by the N.C. Basketball Coaches Association.