Picked to finish last, the Pirates are now American Athletic Conference champs.
ECU defeats Houston, 46-44, and is heading to the NCAA tournament for the third time in program history.
FINAL: East Carolina walks it off over North Carolina, 10-9, in the bottom of the ninth on Bristol Carter's game-winning single.
The Pirates clinch the series over the Tar Heels.
ECU improves to 7-4 and 5-2 in AAC play with the victory. The most wins for the program in both categories since 2014.
Pirates host unbeaten Cincinnati next Friday at 3:30 on ABC.
BREAKING: Former ECU pitcher Gavin Williams has been called up to the Major Leagues.
He will make his MLB Debut Wednesday against the Oakland Athletics as a member of the Cleveland Guardians.
BREAKING: Farmville Central (Farmville, NC) three-star DT Keziah Everett has committed to ECU. Everett had offers from North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina and Duke.
FINAL: East Carolina defeats North Carolina, 6-5, to open the series.
The Pirates improve to 4-1 and will travel to Chapel Hill for a return trip on Sunday at 1 p.m.
FINAL: East Carolina defeats NC State, 13-9, behind three homers from Jacob Jenkins-Cowart, and a stellar relief outing from Jake Hunter.
The Pirates are now 21-8 and return to action Thursday for a three-game set against UCF.
CHAMPS! ECU wins the American Athletic Conference tournament championship with a 4-3 victory over UConn. The Pirates will head into the NCAA tournament with a 43-16 record and likely host a regional in Greenville next weekend.
FINAL:
#ECU
wins the 2019 Greenville Regional championship with a 12-3 victory over Campbell.
The Pirates advance to their fifth Super Regional in program history.
East Carolina evens the series with a 7-4 victory over North Carolina in Fayetteville.
Rubber game follows Sunday at 2 pm inside Clark-LeClair Stadium in Greenville.
Gardner Minshew says he once tried to break his own hand at
#ECU
to get a medical redshirt.
"So I get an idea. I go home, I grabbed a bottle of Jack Daniels, and a hammer."
FINAL: East Carolina routs NC State, 12-4, on the road, marking the first win for the Pirates in Raleigh since 2009.
ECU is 21-6 and will travel to FAU this weekend to continue conference play.
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This year's ECU football schedule.
Aug. 31: at NC State
Sept. 7: Gardner-Webb
Sept. 14: at Navy
Sept. 21: vs. W&M
Sept. 28: at Old Dominion
Thurs., Oct. 3: vs. Temple
Oct. 19: at UCF
Oct. 26: vs. USF
Nov. 2: vs. Cincinnati
Nov. 9: at SMU
Nov. 23: at UConn
Nov. 30: vs. Tulsa
FINAL: No. 11
#ECU
defeats Duke 6-1 to extend the nation's longest active winning streak to 10 games.
The Pirates are now 22-6 and will travel to Houston for a three-game set this weekend.
FINAL: East Carolina takes Game 1 of the Greenville Super Regional over Texas, 13-7.
The Pirates are one win away from Omaha. Game 2 is set for 12 noon ET on Saturday on ESPN2.
FINAL: East Carolina eliminates Coastal Carolina with a 13-4 victory and clinches the 2022 Greenville Regional championship.
The Pirates will host ninth-seeded Texas in a Super Regional next weekend.
BREAKING: Three-star RB Rahjai Harris (
@icyy_rahjai
) has committed to
#ECU
.
#2020nDeck
"I chose ECU because they believed in me first. They are very honest and loyal and I just feel like this is the best decision for me."
BREAKING: East Carolina has announced the signing of Florida State transfer WR Winston Wright Jr.
Wright was a former Big 12 all-conference WR and return man at West Virginia.
FINAL: East Carolina defeats NC State, 10-6, as the Pirates sweep the season series.
ECU (32-8) will head to Memphis for a three-game series this weekend.
ECU OLB Jack Powers' targeting penalty suspension overturned by NCAA
"The head of officials for the entire NCAA deemed it was an incorrect call and it should not have been flagged on Saturday."