Former ECU baseball pitcher joins team at Charlotte
Former East Carolina baseball pitcher Jaden Winter announced on social media on Thursday that he will play his final year of eligibility at a rival AAC school. Thankful and excited for this next Chapter. @CharlotteBSB pic.twitter.com/j6NcHbB2F4 — Jaden Winter...
ECU commit, daughter of ECU baseball alum earns all-area honor
Ella Tracy, the daughter of East Carolina University baseball alum Chad Tracy, was named to the first-team Charlotte Observer softball team. Grateful to have been selected for Charlotte Observer’s First-Team All-Observer Team! @MrhsSoftball @ecu__softball @theobserver...
Pirates in baseball: Trey Yesavage has rough end to good start; Connor Norby homers
Trey Yesavage had a bad ending to another good start on Wednesday. The East Carolina baseball alum pitched in his second game for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. It was the team’s second of a doubleheader against Somerset. Yesavage was solid in the first two innings,...
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Pirates in baseball: Ryan McCrystal has two more hits, RBI for Daytona
Ryan McCrystal continued his hot June with two more hits for Daytona in Sunday’s 7-5 loss to St. Lucie. McCrystal, playing DH, was 2-for-4 and drove in a run to increase his batting average to .283. He doubled in the sixth inning but didn’t score. He singled in a run...
ECU has nonconference game that will shape AAC’s postseason hopes (and it’s not NCSU)
As good as Army was in the AAC last season, it realistically didn’t have a chance of making the College Football Playoff. One reason for that was the strength (or lack thereof) of the AAC schedule. While having more than just one or two good teams is important, having...
Pirates in baseball: Alec Burleson, Ryan McCrystal continue swinging hot bats
Alec Burleson was moved up to third in the lineup for Saturday’s game and came through again in an 8-5 win for the Cardinals over the Brewers. WATCH 🏴☠️: @ECUBaseball alum and Cardinals star @alecburleson9 is batting .368 in June. So it makes sense to move him up to...
JH Rose alum, DC Defenders wrap up UFL title
J.H. Rose High School alum Cornell Powell helped the DC Defenders wrap up their first UFL title by beating the Michigan Panthers, 58-34 on Saturday. WATCH: @jhrosefootball alum @CornellPowell14 catches a touchdown to give the DC Defenders the lead over the Michigan...
Former ECU golfer wraps up 65th NC Amateur title
Former East Carolina University golfer Jackson Spires wrapped up a near wire-to-wire finish to win the 65th annual North Carolina Amateur title on Saturday. Spires played for ECU from the 2013-14 season to the 2017-18 season before becoming a volunteer assistant...
Pirates in baseball: Shawn Armstrong gets rare start in Rangers’ win over White Sox
We’re used to seeing East Carolina alum and relief pitcher Shawn Armstrong come out of the bullpen during a game. On Friday, we got to see him start. Shawn Armstrong is DEALING He’s up to five Ks thru three innings of work. pic.twitter.com/3577gJjlJV — Rangers Nation...
Tyler Snead, Montreal tops Ottawa, Justin Hardy in battle of ECU alums
ECU football alum Tyler Snead had four catches for 117 yards, including a 71-yarder, as Montreal beat Ottawa and fellow ECU alum Justin Hardy, 39-18, in CFL action on Friday. TYLER SNEADDDDD SNEAD YOU DOWN FIELD 👉pic.twitter.com/YDrgiNp0YN — Alouettes de Montréal...
Former ECU golfer carries five-shot lead into final round of NC Amateur
Former East Carolina University golfer Jackson Spires carries a five-shot lead into the final round of the 65th NC Amateur. Spires played for ECU from the 2013-14 season to the 2017-18 season before becoming a volunteer assistant coach. He led after the first round of...
ASU hires ECU baseball director of player development as assistant
Appalachian State’s baseball program has hired a new pitching coach who comes from East Carolina. The Mountaineers posted the news to social media that it had hired Heath Blackmon as its new pitching coach. Blackmon spent the last three seasons as the ECU baseball...
PRL Friday: Dixon Williams, Danny Beal and a lot more
It's Friday, and "Pirate Radio Live" has a packed show heading into the weekend. Clip, Chandler and the rest of the crew will be talking a lot of baseball with former ECU Pirates pitcher Danny Beal. They will also have ECU's Dixon Williams in the house. He and Ethan...