PRL Monday: David Glenn, Justin Hardy highlight busy Monday

Spring Training: Alec Burleson, Gavin Williams, Connor Norby shine in Sunday victories

Alec Burleson hit his first home run of the season for the St. Louis Cardinals in a 6-5 win on Sunday over the New York Yankees in Spring Training. Burleson hit a solo homer in the second inning. He finished 1-for-3 to raise his Spring Training batting average to...

AAC pairings set, Pirates to face UTSA on Thursday

The East Carolina men’s basketball team will face UTSA in the last game of Thursday of the second round of the AAC Tournament. The Pirates will play at 9 p.m. on ESPNU. They will look to bounce back after an 81-53 loss at Florida Atlantic on Sunday. Below is a press...

ECU women open AAC tourney play with victory over Memphis

The East Carolina women's basketball team opened play in the AAC Tournament with a 64-45 win over Memphis during the third game of Sunday's play in Forth Worth, Texas. The Pirates, the No. 7 seed, advance to Monday's play against No. 2 seed North Texas. The two teams...

ECU falls to No. 24 Coastal Carolina in extra innings, Chanticleers take series

East Carolina's baseball team dropped the series finale with No. 24 Coastal Carolina, 4-3 in 10 innings, on Sunday. ECU drops to 7-8 overall, leaving 14 men on base and missing on several possible scoring opportunities. The Pirates did score twice in the bottom of the...

Harold Varner III finishes tied for 18th at LIV Golf Hong Kong

ECU alum Harold Varner III doubled his scores from the first and second rounds and finished tied for 18th at the LIV Golf Hong Kong event on Sunday. Varner shot 2-under par on Friday and Saturday then shot 4-under par on Sunday to finish at 8-under par. He tied for...

Pirates fall at FAU in regular deason finale, face UTSA in AAC tourney

The East Carolina men's basketball team had a rough finish to the regular season with an 81-53 loss at Florida Atlantic on the road Sunday. The Pirates fell to 18-13 overall, 10-8 in the AAC. They enter the conference tournament as the No. 6 seed and will face No. 11...

Shane Winkler picks up 100th win at ECU in sweep of UTSA

The East Carolina softball team wrapped up a sweep of UTSA on the road with Sunday's 8-0 victory. The Pirates (15-7, 3-0 AAC) won their fifth straight game. According to ECU Sports Information, this is the first time ECU has started 3-0 in the league since joining it....

Spring Training: Jeff Hoffman earns first win for Blue Jays

ECU alum Jeff Hoffman didn’t pitch against his former team but did get a win against the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. Hoffman, who signed a three-year free-agent deal in the offseason with the Toronto Blue Jays, pitched the fourth inning against the Tigers. He gave up...

No. 24 Coastal Carolina evens series with 9-1 victory

No. 24 Coastal Carolina evened its series with East Carolina with a 9-1 victory on Saturday. The Chanticleers led 5-0 after the second inning and never looked back in improving to 11-4 on the season. ECU fell back to .500 at 7-7. The two teams play again on Sunday at...

ECU softball tops UTSA in eight innings, 9-6

Emma Jackson came through in a big way again as the East Carolina softball team beat UTSA 9-6 in eight innings on Saturday. Jackson hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to break a 6-all tie. On Friday, Jackson hit a grand slam in the top of the seventh inning to...