Hoist the Colours: An East Carolina Athletics Podcast

East Carolina concluded the regular season 29-25 overall and 13-14 in The American to cap a disappointing campaign with its final series loss to USF. But the season can begin anew on Tuesday in Clearwater, with the opening of the American Athletic Conference tournament. The Pirates need a run in Florida to extend their season with an AAC tournament title. Otherwise, they will miss postseason play...

East Carolina is heading into the final week of the regular season, as the conference tournament picture becomes more clear following a series against league-leading UTSA. The Pirates took just one game in the series, but were a few plays away from winning it against one of the best reams in college baseball this season. The Bucs on the Pond podcast returns to break the series down, react to some...

East Carolina's conference struggles continued, as the Pirates dropped two of three to last-place Wichita State over the weekend, falling to 27-21 on the season, and 11-10 in American Athletic Conference play. The Pirates have now lost four of their last five conference series overall, and 10-of-15 in AAC play since a 6-0 start. With two weeks left in the regular season, ECU will welcome first-pla...

East Carolina continued its rollercoaster season, losing two of three against Tulane inside Clark-LeClair Stadium over the weekend. The Pirates dropped to 25-19 and down to sixth place in AAC play at 10-8 overall. There are three weeks left in the regular season, with ECU set to go to Elon, and then Wichita State, as part of a four-game road week. The Bucs on The Pond podcast returns on Monday nig...

East Carolina had a successful week overall, going 3-1 with a midweek win over UNC Wilmington, before taking two of three at UAB. But the Pirates had an 8-1 lead in the series finale in what could have been a crucial sweep to keep pace in the AAC standings. Instead, the game ended in a 16-9 Blazers win as East Carolina missed a chance, and fell three games behind first place with four conference s...

The guys recap a tough 1-3 week that included a midweek loss to NC State and a weekend series loss to Charlotte. The Pirates did snap their six-game losing skid on Sunday in the finale, but ended the week 21-16 overall, and 7-5 in league play. The Bucs on The Pond podcast returns Monday night to recap what's gone wrong during this downspin and how the Pirates can salvage their season with five wee...

After winning five consecutive baseball games, East Carolina shockingly suffered a home sweep at the hands of Florida Atlantic over the weekend. The Pirates went from 6-0 in conference to 6-3 in league play, falling to third place. ECU is now 20-13 overall, with its at-large chances taking a major hit with six weeks left in the regular season, as the RPI dropped into the 90s. The Pirates will try...

East Carolina improved to 18-10 overall and 6-0 in the American Athletic Conference with a 3-1 week that included a loss at Duke midweek, followed by a sweep over the Rice Owls in Houston. The Bucs on the Pond podcast returns to take a look back at the week that was, and ahead to a five-game week consisting of games against UNCW, Elon, and FAU. The podcast can be heard each Monday at 9 p.m. ET, fe...

East Carolina opened American Athletic Conference play with a perfect 3-0 week, sweeping Memphis to run its record to 15-9 overall. The Pirates fell to UNCW midweek before beating the Tigers in two close games, and run-ruling them on Sunday, 11-1. The 'Bucs on the Ponds' podcast returns to break down the 3-1 week, and look ahead to a road week away at Duke and at Rice. Check out the podcast every...

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East Carolina recorded a 5-0 week on the diamond, sweeping VCU midweek and then getting the brooms out for a three-game set against William & Mary over the weekend. The Pirates improved to 12-8 with the five-game winning streak, and head into conference play this coming weekend with Memphis coming to town, after a midweek trip to Fayetteville to take on UNC Wilmington. The Hoist The Colours EC...

East Carolina's baseball team had a 2-2 week on the diamond, losing the series to Coastal Carolina. Ethan Norby struck out 19 in the Friday win, a 7-0 triumph, before Coastal responded with a 9-1 victory on Saturday, and a 4-3 win on Sunday in 10 innings. The Pirates are now 7-8 on the season heading into a five-game week over spring break (two at VCU, three versus William & Mary). The crew re...

Recapping ECU's successful week, which included a midweek win over ODU, and two wins in the Keith LeClair Classic over Virginia Tech and Indiana State. The Bucs on The Pond podcast will air every Monday night at 9 p.m. ET throughout the season, and be streamed live on YouTube, as well as Facebook, and X. For users who are unfamiliar, our Hoist The Colours radio show is now live under a different c...

East Carolina was swept in a series by fifth-ranked North Carolina over the weekend in a traveling series, completing a disappointing 0-4 week as the team fell to 2-5. The podcast returns to break down what went wrong and where the Pirates go from here as another tough week awaits. The Bucs on The Pond podcast will air every Monday night at 9 p.m. ET throughout the season, and be streamed live on...

East Carolina lost the season opener to George Mason, before bouncing back to win the series with two one-run, 4-3 victories over the following two contests. The Pirates conclude opening weekend at 2-1 overall and will now face a challenging four-game week against Campbell, and North Carolina, in the days ahead. The Hoist The Colours crew - featuring Stephen Igoe, Scott Lorbacher, and Jonathan Wag...

East Carolina will open up its 2025 season on Friday against George Mason in a three-game series. The 'Bucs on the Pond' podcast returns to preview a new-look Pirates' squad and make several predictions for the upcoming campaign. The Bucs on The Pond podcast will air every Monday night at 9 p.m. ET throughout the season, and be streamed live on YouTube, as well as Facebook, and X. For users who ar...

After a long offseason full of changes for sixth-year head coach Mike Houston, the ECU football season is set to open a new campaign this Saturday, Aug. 31, against Norfolk State inside Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The Pirates are coming off a 2-10 season after consecutive bowl appearances, but are optimistic they can turn things around with much of last year's defense back, and a new-look offense. Hois...

East Carolina's defensive front is expected to be a key piece of the team in 2024, and it begins with a stalwart senior class that's been around and played quite a bit. Amongst that group is fifth-year nose tackle D'Anta Johnson, a physical and imposing presence in the middle of the Pirates' defensive front. Johnson joins the Hoist The Colours podcast to go down memory lane, discuss his time at EC...

Hoist The Colours sat down with East Carolina head baseball coach Cliff Godwin following the Pirates' 2024 season, which included a 46-17 overall record and a fifth straight American Athletic Conference regular season title, and a fifth regional hosting bid in the last six seasons. Godwin and HTC host Stephen Igoe took a brief look back at the 2024 season, before discussing the ongoing changing la...

East Carolina's 2024 season has come to an end, and it's time to set sights on the 2025 season. The Pirates wrapped up a 46-17 season under 10th-year head coach Cliff Godwin this past Monday with a loss in the Greenville Regional championship, but after losing several key pieces to graduation and the transfer portal, there are major questions looking ahead to next year's roster. The 'Bucs on the P...

East Carolina's 2024 baseball season came to an end on Monday in the Greenville Regional with a 6-5 loss to Evansville. The Pirates fell to the Purple Aces on Friday before battling back out of the loser's bracket, eliminating Wake Forest and topping VCU before beating Evansville on Sunday night to force a winner-take-all finale. But on Monday, Evansville found a way to outlast East Carolina, to w...

East Carolina has learned its postseason fate. Selected as the No. 16 overall national seed and Greenville Regional host, the Pirates will welcome in No. 2 seed Wake Forest, 3 seed VCU, and fourth-seeded Evansville. The action gets underway on Friday at 1 p.m. when ECU takes on Evansville inside Clark-LeClair Stadium. VCU and Wake Forest will play the nightcap. The 'Bucs on the Pond' podcast retur...

East Carolina - in somewhat surprising fashion - was announced as a regional host site on Sunday night leading into Monday's announcement of the field of 64 for the NCAA baseball tournament. The Pirates have been ranked in the Top 15 in both major polls all season, but were considered by some media outlets as a non-host due to their RPI, which has dropped into the 20s over the last few weeks. But...

East Carolina's baseball team responded from its worst week of the year with a clean sweep of Rice, wrapping up a fifth consecutive regular season American Athletic Conference championship. The Pirates closed the regular season with 40 wins against 13 losses, and went 19-8 in The American. They now head to the conference tournament in Clearwater, Fla., with plenty to play for, including the chance...

East Carolina's baseball team had a miserable week, going 0-4 to see its losing streak hit five consecutive games. The Pirates dropped to 37-13 on the season and 16-8 in American Athletic Conference play with a 5-2 midweek loss to Duke, and a three-game sweep at the hands of Tulane. Two of the losses to the Green Wave came in walk-off fashion, as the Pirates dropped their fifth consecutive game fo...