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...
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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...
National champion swimmers return to campus
Three members of East Carolina’s 1959 NAIA national championship swim team returned to campus the weekend of Sept. 20 to attend a reunion of the Sigma Nu fraternity. Jeff Faucette,...
ECU player selected ninth in draft by Toronto Blue Jays
East Carolina junior Jeff Hoffman was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays with the ninth overall pick in the 2014 Major League Baseball First Year Amateur Draft Thursday night, which...
ECU student wins title as best amateur golfer in the Carolinas
By Steve Tuttle Rising East Carolina University senior golfer Katie Kirk won the 88th annual Carolinas Women’s Amateur Championship on May 22 in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina[t1] . The victory in...
Pee Dee featured on ESPN commercial
East Carolina University mascot Pee Dee the Pirate is among the mascots featured in a new ESPN commercial starring Pittsburgh Pirates MVP Andrew McCutchen. The commercial shows a breakfast meeting...
ECU joins in Give Kids a Smile event
ECU dental students and student-athletes were among the volunteers at the Give Kids a Smile event Feb. 7 at Eastern Pediatrics and Orthodontics in Greenville. Volunteers from ECU, along with...