Hoist the Colours: An East Carolina Athletics Podcast

East Carolina completed another successful weekend with a series victory inside Clark-LeClair Stadium over visiting USF over the weekend. The Pirates won 11-1 behind another stellar Trey Yesavage start on Friday, before splitting a doubleheader on Sunday. The first game Sunday went to ECU by the final of 8-5, as the Pirates hit four home runs. The series finale, East Carolina lost 5-4 in seven inn...

East Carolina took a big step towards putting itself in position to win another American Athletic Conference, sweeping Memphis on the road in impressive fashion to take a two-game lead in the conference race with three regular season weekends left. ECU now sits atop the league standings at 14-4, ahead of UTSA - which dropped a series at Rice and is now 12-6. The Pirates also defeated NC State in t...

East Carolina's baseball team completed a 4-0 week, grinding out a 14-13 win over William & Mary in the midweek, before sweeping Wichita State over three games Friday and Saturday to surge to 31-8 on the season, and 11-4 in The American. The Pirates are currently scheduled to play 16 more games this season, starting on Tuesday against NC State, before traveling to Memphis this coming weekend....

It was a big weekend for East Carolina's football program, as the Pirates hosted their latest Purple-Gold Spring Game to cap off the spring season. Team Purple won the game 23-14, but more importantly, several members of the team at key positions looked the part. New offensive coordinator John David Baker put his offense on display, and so did quarterbacks Katin Houser and Jake Garcia, with each d...

It was quite the week for East Carolina's baseball team, as the Pirates played five games in six days, compiling a record of 4-1. ECU tallied midweek victories over Elon and Old Dominion, before winning the series over Charlotte. It appeared as if the Pirates were on their way to a 5-0 week before the 49ers rallied with a go-ahead grand slam in the ninth inning on Sunday, stealing the 8-7 victory....

East Carolina answered a road challenge in a four-game stretch, taking down NC State in midweek action, before defeating FAU two-of-three in Boca Raton. The Pirates improved to 23-7 overall and 6-3 in The American. ECU won 12-4 at State, winning for the first time in Raleigh as a team since 2009. Trey Yesavage pitched a gem on Friday night, leading ECU to a 4-1 win, before the Pirates suffered a w...

East Carolina bounced back from its first series loss of the season with a perfect 4-0 week. It started with a 7-4 win over UNC Wilmington in the midweek to complete a season sweep over the Seahawks. ECU then swept a doubleheader on Friday over UAB, before nearly throwing a no-hitter (one out shy) in a 7-1 victory on Saturday to complete the sweep. ECU is now 20-6 overall and 4-2 in The American,...

East Carolina suffered its first series loss of the season over the weekend, dropping two of three to UTSA, to open league play. The Pirates dropped to 16-6 overall and 1-2 in the conference. ECU fell on Friday, 4-2, in a game where the Roadrunners jumped out to a lead early that the Pirates could never quite recover from. On Saturday, ECU built a 12-4 advantage behind a six-run frame before holdi...

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East Carolina ran its winning streak to seven with a clean 4-0 week. The action started off a little precarious with an up and down game on Tuesday at UNC Wilmington, but the Pirates survived in an 8-7 thriller in 10 innings. They then returned home to take care of Columbia, getting dominant starting pitching from Trey Yesavage and Zach Root, and big offensive games on Friday and Saturday, to roll...

East Carolina had a strong weekend on the diamond, earning a sweep on the road at Liberty to run its record to 10-4. The Pirates won 9-5 on Friday, before coming from behind on Saturday to win, 5-3, and then doing the same on Sunday, 8-4, to break out the brooms. ECU got excellent bullpen work all weekend long, especially from Danny Beal and Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman. The Bucs on the Pond podcast re...

East Carolina had another week of mixed results, going 2-2 with a midweek loss to Old Dominion, and wins over Purdue and Cal State Fullerton in the Keith LeClair Classic, before losing to Southeastern Louisiana on Sunday to close out the weekend. The Pirates now sit at 7-4 on the season through 11 games, and face a scheduled five-game week with VCU and Liberty on the horizon. The Bucs on the Pond...

After starting the week 0-2, the East Carolina baseball team bounced back in a big way to record two consecutive victories to pull out a big early-season series win over North Carolina. The Pirates fell at Campbell 7-6 midweek and 2-1 on Friday in the series opener at North Carolina in Chapel Hill, before winning 7-4 in Fayetteville on Saturday, and walking off the Tar Heels in a crazy back-and-fo...

East Carolina's baseball team opened the 2024 season in impressive fashion, sweeping visiting Rider with wins of 16-2, 7-0, and 7-0, combining for a 30-2 rout on the weekend as a whole. The Pirates got strong pitching and good hitting throughout the weekend. The Hoist The Colours podcast returns to recap it all, as Stephen Igoe, Jonathan Wagner and Scott Lorbacher give their biggest takeaways from...

The Hoist The Colours podcast - 'Bucs on the Pond' version - is back, as host Stephen Igoe, and co-hosts Jonathan Wagner and Scott Lorbacher, return to preview the 2024 East Carolina baseball season. The three give their top storylines for the season, look ahead to the schedule and the most important games, and take listener questions, and more. (For users who are unfamiliar, our our Hoist The Col...

The Hoist The Colours podcast is back to break down the team's new offensive coordinator hire, Ole Miss Co-OC John David Baker. Coach Brett Hickman re-joins host Stephen Igoe to discuss the hire, break down the scheme Baker will be bringing from Oxford to Greenville, discuss where the Pirates go from here offensively with personnel, and a whole lot more. We also take your questions throughout the...

East Carolina sits at the open date at 1-4 overall and struggling offensively. The Hoist The Colours podcast returns to break down the issues the Pirates are facing and how they can improve going forward. Rate and subscribe to Hoist the Colours on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google podcasts. Host: Stephen Igoe Co-Host: NoVaPirate (Sean) This is a podcast centered around East Carolina athletics and...

The Hoist The Colours basketball podcast is back with Stephen Igoe and Cason Remaley, as the conclude their offseason ECU roster preview with a look at the versatility Jaden Walker brings to the team, expectations for Valentino Pinedo going into his sophomore season, and Cam Hayes' potential impact (if his immediate eligibility waiver is approved). The two also continue their AAC basketball previe...

East Carolina's defensive back room has largely undergone an overhaul this offseason, especially with its cornerbacks. The Hoist The Colours podcast is back for our final position preview of preseason, taking an in-depth look at what to expect from the corners and safeties. HTC host Stephen Igoe and co-host Maceo Donald also take your questions throughout the show. Rate and subscribe to Hoist the...

Preseason camp week has arrived, and with it, we're that much closer to the college football season. Hoist The Colours host Stephen Igoe is joined by co-host and former ECU football player Maceo Donald as the two continue with their positional previews. This time, the duo looks at the linebacker position, where three seniors have moved on, but there's some talent waiting in the wings, and some new...

The Hoist The Colours podcast is back with Stephen Igoe and Cason Remaley, as the two dive into more ECU hoops talk. They begin the discussion with expectations for junior wing Quentin Diboundje, who averaged more than seven points per game last season as a transfer, before moving into talks about freshman big Callum Richard. Igoe and Remaley then share their latest AAC previews on North Texas and...

There are some question marks ahead of the coming season for ECU's football team, but one of the areas the Pirates feel more than good about is the defensive front. Several key starters and plenty of experienced players from defensive tackle, out to outside linebacker, return to help formulate the backbone of the Pirates' defense. Hoist The Colours host Stephen Igoe and co-host Maceo Donald break...

The Hoist The Colours podcast is back as Stephen Igoe and Cason Remaley dive into what to expect from RJ Felton and Ta'Korrie Faison this coming season, and preview AAC teams Wichita State and UTSA. Rate and subscribe to Hoist the Colours on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google podcasts. Host: Stephen Igoe Co-Host: Cason Remaley This is a podcast centered around East Carolina athletics and recruiting...

East Carolina's football team had a successful 2022 campaign, but the Pirates are having to replace four starters up front offensively. Hoist The Colours host Stephen Igoe and co-host Maceo Donald break down the position group, go through the position battles, and answer listener questions in our latest preview position podcast ahead of the 2023 season with an in-depth look at the offensive line....

The Hoist The Colours ECU basketball podcast is back. This week we profile what to expect from Kansas transfer Bobby Pettiford, as well as three-star center Cyr Malonga in our latest player previews. Our AAC preview also continues with an in-depth look at Tulane and SMU and the off-seasons each of those programs have put together. Rate and subscribe to Hoist the Colours on Apple Podcasts, Spotify...