ECU Athletics surpasses last year’s season ticket total with 15,205 sold
East Carolina Athletic Director Jon Gilbert announced that season ticket sales for 2025 have exceeded last year's numbers. More details can be found below from ECU Sports Information. Check out Pirate Radio Download our mobile app now! Website | Facebook | X (formerly...
PRL Wednesday: One day closer to NCSU-ECU with Andrew Bayes, Justin Hardy, Dog of the Day
This time on Thursday, we'll be in full game mode for ECU-NC State. "Pirate Radio Live" is 24 hours out from the big season opener in Raleigh. We'll get you ready one more time for the contest with a bevy of guests to talk about this and much more. Justin Hardy Andrew...
The Holton Ahlers Show: Former ECU football coach Ruffin McNeill
A familiar face joins Holton Ahlers and Caiden Norman on the latest edition of "The Holton Ahlers Show." Former ECU football coach Ruffin McNeill has ties to both the Pirates and Wolfpack. He now works as an assistant with the Wolfpack. He spends some time with Holton...
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Could Trey Yesavage make it to majors this year?
East Carolina baseball alum Trey Yesavage has had quite the rookie season in the minors. Baseball experts who saw the Toronto Blue Jays’ No. 2 prospect pitch in Dunedin felt he had the stuff to make it to the majors … next season. However, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic...
ECU alum Clayton McCullough going to MLB All-Star Game as assistant
At least one East Carolina baseball alum is going to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. On the All-Star Track ➡️ Our Skipper 🎶 Clayton McCullough is headed to the All-Star Game to join the NL coaching staff! pic.twitter.com/NcILvSfzwl — Miami Marlins (@Marlins)...
PRL Tuesday: Mully, Mack and Bryce back for more
Tuesday’s “Pirate Radio Live” has some familiar faces on the show. Tuesdays during the year are typically reserved for Coach Mike Mullis, Coach Mack McCarthy and ECU football alum Bryce Williams. They will each be on the show, plus some other surprises are in store...
Pirates in baseball: Connor Norby drives in run in Marlins’ loss
East Carolina baseball alums Connor Norby, Clayton McCullough and the Miami Marlins at least got off to a good start on Monday against the Philadelphia Phillies. Norby had an RBI single in the second inning that drove in Miami’s first run and tied the game at 1-1....
Where does ECU grad rank among possible NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year candidates?
The NFL season is slowly starting to unwind with OTAs and mandatory camps happening or about to happen. With that starts the buzz with how well this season’s rookie class will perform. Someone is ready, maybe more than one, to have a breakout rookie season and earn...
Former ECU QB Jake Garcia to play at Michigan
Former East Carolina quarterback Jake Garcia has found a new home. NEW: On3's @PeteNakos_ has logged an expert prediction for Michigan to land ECU transfer QB Jake Garcia〽️ Garcia has made stops at Miami, Missouri and ECU.https://t.co/JVYMhlQQpH...
PRL Monday: Justin Hardy, Brian Bailey and Corey Gloor
"Pirate Radio Live" kicks off the week with a lot to talk about. The sports world is busy once again with everything from the College Baseball World Series to NBA, NHL, CFL, college football and much more. Clip, Chandler and the rest of the crew will also have the...
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...