ECU’s Parker Byrd gets special recognition by Gov. Stein
East Carolina University baseball player Parker Byrd received special recognition on Thursday from Gov. Josh Stein. Byrd, who lost part of his right leg in a boating accident in Bath in 2022, received the Laurel Wreath Award during a ceremony. He was one of 10 people...
Harold Varner III, others set for LIV Golf Mexico event
ECU alum Harold Varner III and others will tee it up on Friday at 2:05 p.m. ET for the first round of the LIV Golf Mexico tournament. The three-round, 54 holes of stroke play will be held on the Club de Golf Chapultepec in Naucalpan, Mexico. Varner is part of the...
PRL Thurday: NFL draft is here for Pirates, other draft prospects
Thursday marks the start of the NFL draft and "Pirate Radio Live" will help you get ready for it. Clip, Chandler and the gang will discuss the draft, which runs Thursday-Saturday. Former ECU stars like Shavon Revel, Winston Wright, Rahjai Harris and others hope to...
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Alec Burleson on the cover of Cardinals Magazine
East Carolina Alum Alec Burleson aka 'DJ Burly Biscuit' is on the cover of the latest Cardinals Magazine PIRATES IN THE PROS: @ECUBaseball Alum Alec Burleson aka 'DJ Burly Biscuit' is on the cover of the latest Cardinals Magazinehttps://t.co/4gL8TKQ5Qj...
Website lists ECU’s top returning players for 2024 season
The college football season is almost ready to start. One recent publication has good news for fans of ECU. Will Helms of CollegeFootballNetwork.com believes the Pirates are ready for a bounce-back season. After going 2-10 last season, ECU has several top returners...
Pirate Radio Live: Football Friday with Brian North, Morgan Ahlers & Zach Kaplan
It’s Friday, which means it’s Football Friday. Host Clip Brock talks ECU football and more with guests Brian North of WCTI-TV, Morgan Ahlers and Zach Kaplan of WNCT-TV. Click here to listen anytime to Pirate Radio. Watch on our Facebook page. Watch on our YouTube...
VIDEO: Practice continues for ECU season opener with Norfolk State
The ECU football team held another practice on Friday in preparation for its last scrimmage ahead of the season opener at home vs. Norfolk State on Aug. 31. Saturday's scrimmage will be like the first one in that it will be held at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. It will be...
AUG. 29: 2024 Get your tickets for the Pirate Radio Kickoff Party
Get your tickets now for the annual Pirate Radio Kickoff Party. The event is Aug. 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the State Theatre in Downtown Greenville. Former ECU Pirate and current singer Blake Proehl will headline the party. Should’ve Been Cowboys, a 90s country cover band,...
Pirates announce 2024-25 non-conference men’s basketball slate
The East Carolina men's basketball team is scheduled to face off against nine teams inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as part of its 13-game non-conference schedule for the 2024-25 season. Click here to read more from ECUPirates.com.
ECU’s Hardy on 3DownNation’s 2024 mid-season CFL all-stars list
Pirate Nation is well represented among the top players in the CFL, according to one publication. 3rdDownNation.com, which writes regularly about the CFL, lists ECU Alum and wide receiver Justin Hardy among its top players midway through the 2024 season. Click here to...
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The Holton Ahlers Show: Talking ECU baseball with Bryant Packard
Holton Ahlers welcomed ECU Baseball great turned grad assistant coach for the Pirates, Bryant Packard. Packard talked about playing minor league baseball, how Pirates head coach Cliff Godwin got him a job on his staff, how much he likes coaching and what the ECU...
ECU baseball star Dixon Williams named NECBL MVP
It's been a summer to remember for ECU baseball star Dixon Williams. Williams was named the NECBL MVP earlier this week. Williams was the NECBL Batting Champion and led the Newport Gulls in batting average, stolen bases, RBI and runs scored. He earned the 2024 Stephen...