The Holton Ahlers Show: Will they stay or will they go, ECU football edition
This addition of The Holton Ahlers Show focuses on the current state of ECU football. CLICK HERE to watch the show. Holton and Caiden Norman discuss which coaches and players will stay and go. There’s been a lot of buzz focusing on coaching changes and player...
Clayton McCullough to be ECU winter commencement speaker
East Carolina University has announced that baseball alum and current Miami Marlins manager Clayton McCullough will be the winter commencement speaker. More details from the school are below via a press release. Check out Pirate Radio Download our mobile app now!...
Pirates defeat UMES behind Riley’s 18 points
The ECU men’s basketball team began its home stretch with a win on Tuesday. Below are more details from ECU Sports Information. Check out Pirate Radio Download our mobile app now! Website | Facebook | X (formerly Twitter) | Instagram | YouTube | Apple Podcasts |...
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Pirates in baseball: Trey Yesavage shines again in Vancouver win
With all that East Carolina baseball alum Trey Yesavage has accomplished in his short stint with High-A Vancouver, he can now finally add a win to his resume. Trey Yesavage continues to be a ... savage. The @BlueJays' No. 2 prospect racks up nine strikeouts for the...
Tyler Snead, Montreal top Grey Cup champs Toronto
The Montreal Alouettes opened the 2025 CFL season with a 28-10 win over the Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts. East Carolina alum and Montreal receiver Tyler Snead had three catches for 34 yards in the win. His longest was a 19-yard catch in the first quarter....
Harold Varner III at +1 after first round of LIV Golf Virginia tournament
East Carolina golf alum Harold Varner shot a +1 and is six shots off the lead after the first round of the LIV Golf Virginia at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Va. Bryson DeChambeau and Martin Kaymer share the lead at -5. Everyone overcame a...
Federal judge approves $2.8B settlement, paving way for US colleges to pay athletes millions
A major change in college sports is about to happen after a federal judge signed off on allowing schools to begin paying athletes millions as soon as next month. On Monday, an update was posted from ECU AD Jon Gilbert. Click here to read more from him and see the...
ECU alum pledges to match all baseball gifts to Pirate Club
The Pirate Club has announced a match pledge by former athlete Garrett Blackwelder, and his wife, ECU alumna Corrie. The pledge match is being made because “funds are needed immediately to support current and future ECU baseball players.” Below is more information...
Coming back to ECU baseball: Players who have announced they will be Pirates in 2026
Now, for some good news. Several East Carolina baseball players have announced through the ECU Baseball X account that they will return for the 2026 season: P Sean Jenkins IF/P Colby Wallace P Ethan Norby IF Braden Burress IF Austin Irby OF Jack Herring IF Braxton...
ECU’s Norby receives invite to USA Collegiate National Team training camp
East Carolina sophomore Ethan Norby has been chosen to play for the 2025 Collegiate National Team. More information on the news can be found below from ECU Sports Information. Check out Pirate Radio Website | Facebook | X (formerly Twitter) | Instagram | YouTube |...
Pirates in baseball: Josh Grosz picks up decision in Hudson Valley win
East Carolina baseball alum Josh Grosz picked up the win for Hudson Valley in an 11-2 win over Aberdeen on Thursday. Grosz (4-3) pitched five innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits with five strikeouts and three walks. He lowered his ERA to 3.83. Outside of a...
PRL Friday: Getting the weekend started with Greg Hudson, Brian North, ECU baseball
Friday's "Pirate Radio Live" will wrap up another busy week in the sports world. From the incident involving Florida's baseball coach with ECU to the transfer portal and Pirates head coach Cliff Godwin's thoughts on it, there was a lot going on. Clip Brock and crew...
Report: ECU baseball parts ways with hitting coach
A new report on social media has East Carolina parting ways with its hitting coach. Kendall Rogers, co-owner of D1Baseball.com, reports on his X page that ECU “has a hitting coach vacancy as the program parted ways with assistant Henri Lartigue, I'm told. There is one...