STADIUM RENOVATIONS
ECU and Pirate Club leaders and donors gathered on a drizzly Thursday afternoon to celebrate construction at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium and other athletic facilities that will improve experiences for student-athletes and...
Athletics Archives
After minor league debut, Tanner Duncan returns to his roots
It’s a cool October evening at Guy Smith Park in Greenville. The defending national champion East Carolina University Club Baseball team is warming up before their intrasquad scrimmage. The star...
After minor league debut, Tanner Duncan returns to his roots
It’s a cool October evening at Guy Smith Park in Greenville. The defending national champion East Carolina University Club Baseball team is warming up before their intrasquad scrimmage. The star...
LOW and SLOW
It’s hot. It’s saucy. And come September, it’s a match made in heaven – hog heaven, that is. ECU and BBQ. “Any game that’s three or later, we’re going to...
ECU raises $48 million in FY17
An increase in individual donors helped East Carolina University raise more than $48 million in fiscal year 2017. “ECU’s supporters continue to rally behind our university,” said Chris Dyba, vice...
ECU Club Baseball’s Tanner Duncan signs contract with MLB’s Houston Astros
Tanner Duncan has been on a whirlwind ride during the month of June. The ECU Pirate has experienced the highest of highs and lowest of lows. On June 1, Tanner...
ECU’s Club Baseball Team hopes fourth time is the charm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGtz8SW3baI&feature=youtu.be For the fourth year in a row, the ECU Club Baseball Team will play for the chance to bring home a national title at the National Club Baseball Association...
Athletics director returns from leadership conference
After spending a week observing America’s top military leaders, East Carolina University Athletics Director Jeff Compher said he is determined to put a greater emphasis on student athletes. “I need...
In Memoriam – Jimmy Grimsley
Dr. Jimmy Grimsley, ECU alumnus and faculty emeritus, passed away Jan. 28. He was 70. Grimsley joined the ECU faculty in 1967 to teach and serve as head coach of...
Named to high school hall of fame
Tynita Butts, the record-setting high jumper on ECU’s track and field team who won the Penn Relays twice and was named an NCAA All-American six times, was inducted into her...