Will Giants’ trade for Rafael Devers finally open door for Carson Whisenhunt?

Pirates in baseball: Alec Burleson homers, Jeff Hoffman, Carson Whisenhunt get wins

Alec Hoffman’s hot June continued Tuesday. The ECU alum and Cardinals’ star hit a solo homer as part of a 3-for-5 night in Tuesday’s 12-2 win over the White Sox. He also drove in another run and raised his batting average to .305 overall, .385 in June (20-for-52, 7...

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...