PRL Monday: ECU baseball coach Cliff Godwin joins show

Former BYU QB Jake Retzlaff to transfer to Tulane

East Carolina’s football team will likely see quarterback Jake Retzlaff this season after all. He’ll just be wearing a different uniform. Sources: Former BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff has verbally committed to transfer to Tulane. The school has spent more than a week...

AAC changing name to American Conference

Out with the old, in with the new. The American Athletic Conference announced it is rebranding itself to the American Conference. The news was released on its website Monday morning and was reported on by multiple sources. The conference that East Carolina calls home...

Pirates in baseball: Gavin Williams has one of best outings of season in Guardians’ 8-2 win over A’s

Gavin Williams came ready to play on Sunday. The ECU baseball alum had one of his best games of the season, matching his career high with 11 strikeouts in an 8-2 win over the Athletics. The 6-foot-6 righthander gave up a run on four hits and one walk. The...

CFL roundup: DaShaun Amos, Hamilton beat Justin Hardy, Ottawa again for fourth straight

Hamilton and ECU football alum DaShaun Amos got the best of Ottawa and Justin Hardy again on Sunday. The two teams met in back-to-back weeks with Amos and company getting a 30-15 win in Week 7. During Week 6, Hamilton won 23-20. Hamilton remains tied with Montreal,...

Hudson Valley flourishing with pitching from Josh Grosz, others

Hudson Valley carries a 52-35 record into Sunday’s series finale with Jersey Shore. The Renegades have dropped their last two games since returning from the Major League Baseball All-Star break. Still, the team has had a pretty good season, finishing the first half...

New Hampshire Fisher Cats benefitting from stop by Trey Yesavage

Suddenly, the Toronto Blue Jays’ farm system looks like it has some pretty good pitching. They can thank guys like ECU alum Trey Yesavage, along with fellow star-in-the-making Khal Stephens. It’s believed both will eventually make the move to Triple-A, with Yesavage...

Pirates in baseball: Jeff Hoffman picks up second straight save as Blue Jays win again

ECU baseball alum Jeff Hoffman continued his hot start to the second half of the season with another save on Saturday. The Toronto Blue Jays beat the San Francisco Giants, 6-3, on Saturday. Hoffman gave up a hit and struck out one in the ninth inning to earn the save....

SI: Jeff Hoffman will lead American League in saves

SI.com gave out some of its predictions for the second half of the baseball season, which impacts fantasy sports. On the heels of Cal Raleigh winning the Home Run Derby (check out our story on the connection with him and ECU baseball), SI also had predictions about...

ECU star Dixon Williams could begin Rookie League play soon after signing with Braves

UPDATE: Dixon Williams has signed his rookie contract with the Atlanta Braves. However, when he does, he can expect to join the team’s Rookie League team quickly. The Florida Coast League Braves are busy playing games and introducing college players to the game....

Ethan Young signs rookie contract with St. Louis Cardinals

Ethan Young put pen to paper and made it official. He’s now a pro baseball player. The former ECU baseball star has signed his contract with the St. Louis Cardinals and will soon begin play with the other ECU boys of summer. He’ll begin play with the Cardinals’ Rookie...