ESPN puts Pirates in middle of pack in AAC
ESPN has joined the list of others that have begun taking a deep dive into the college football season. Previews of conferences and teams have been spotted all over online. One of the first previews ESPN has posted involves the AAC and East Carolina. Bill Connelly is...
CFL roundup: Justin Hardy, Stanley Bryant see teams pick up victories
East Carolina football alums Justin Hardy and Stanley Bryant saw their respective teams pick up CFL victories on Saturday. Week 3 of the season saw Ottawa beat Calgary, 20-12, and Winnipeg top British Columbia, 27-14. They joined Montreal, which beat Edmonton 38-28,...
Former St. Joe’s pitcher heading to ECU
A former Saint Joseph’s pitcher who hit the transfer portal has announced on social media he will play at East Carolina in 2026. Frank Ciccone, a 6-foot-2 junior from New Jersey, pitched three seasons for the Red Hawks. He was 5-9 with a 6.86 ERA IN 98.1 innings. He...
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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...
Details released on DaShaun Amos’ contract with Hamilton Tiger-Cats
New details have been released on the free agent contract ECU alum DaShaun Amos has signed. After four seasons, Amos left the CFL's Toronto Argonauts and signed a free-agent deal with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The three-time Grey Cup champ, including last season with...
Watch: Carson Whisenhunt on changeup, camp with Giants
ECU alum Carson Whisenhunt is on the cusp of something big. The 24-year-old lefthander is on the verge of making the San Francisco Giants roster. After spending last season in Triple-A, he was given a non-roster invite to the Giants’ Spring Training. He’s done well so...
Spring Training: Alec Burleson gets pinch hit, scores for Cardinals
Alec Burleson made the most of his at-bats for the St. Louis Cardinals in Friday’s Spring Training game. He was 1-for-1 with two walks and a run scored to push his batting average to .278 in the spring. He walked in the first, singled and scored in the third and...
Harold Varner III tied for 22nd after second round of LIV Golf Hong Kong
ECU alum Harold Varner III stayed consistent in the second round of the LIV Golf Hong Kong Tournament. He shot a second-round 2-under-par on Saturday to match the same score from Friday. He stands tied for 22nd at 4-under-par, tied with nine other golfers. He birdied...
Pirates sail past UTSA in conference opener, 10-5
It was a good night for the East Carolina University softball team in its AAC opener on Friday. Emma Jackson hit a grand slam in the seventh inning that blew the game open and allowed the Pirates to take a 10-5 win. Below are more details from ECU Sports Information....
Ethan Norby’s historic 19 Ks, Colby Wallace’s grand slam lift ECU
Ethan Norby had a night everyone was talking about and likely will for a long time. He struck out an unreal 19 batters to break school and AAC records over 7.1 innings in a 7-0 victory over No. 24 Coastal Carolina. Colby Wallace helped out the cause with two home...