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No. 11 East Carolina (14-4) extended its win streak to seven as the Pirates produced a perfect 4-0 week that featured a mid-week win at UNCW and a sweep of Columbia. IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW BASEBALL GLOVE, BATTING GLOVES, FOOTBALL GLOVES, GOLF GLOVES?  Visit PGXGloves.com

Regular season champ South Florida led by as many as 30 points and cruised to an 81-59 victory over East Carolina in the quarterfinals of The American Athletic Conference Championship on Friday afternoon in Fort Worth.  Kobe Knox and Selton Miguel had 17 points each to lead the Bulls, who had four players in double figures. The Pirates finish 2023-24 with a record of 15-18 and are now 31-35 in the...

Matt Semenza is joined by Michael D'Ambrosio, a football official and Host of the Whisltle Talk Podcast.  It is available on Spotify, YouTube and most places you find podcasts! SUBSCRIBE ‎@TheSportsObjective   #tsotv #referees #official #highschoolfootball #officiating #football

Hall of Fame Strength and Conditioning Coach Jeff Connors is joined by high school football coaching great, Donnie Kiefer.  Coach Kiefer has nearly well over 30 years of experience in North and South Carolina and has won multiple state championships. He and Coach C talk football, faith, powerlifting and more! #tsotv #absoluteempowerment #strengthandconditioning #faithingod #faith  #powerlifting #d...

The No. 11 Pirates (10-4) faced multiple-run deficits in the middle innings on Saturday and Sunday, but battled back in each instance en route to sweeping the Liberty Flames in Lynchburg. #ecupirates #eastcarolina #tsotv #ecu #d1baseball #collegebaseball #ecubaseball

We take a look back at a second straight 2-2 week for East Carolina Baseball.     After a falling on a walk-off HR at ODU, the Pirates bounce back with wins over Purdue (7-1) and Cal State Fullerton (2-1 in 11), but free passes do them in against SE Louisiana in the weekend finale'.     Chime in via Facebook Live, YouTube and X as we talk ECU Baseball!!

We preview the 2024 Keith LeClair Classic. 

Cliff Godwin and the East Carolina Baseball program have had a tremendous amount of success during the last decade. However, this conversation isn't about baseball, but rather faith, overcoming adversity and how God's Plan many times doesn't align with ours.

After dropping a 2-1 decision on Friday, the 11th ranked Pirates responded with consecutive wins over 15th ranked North Carolina--including a 10-9 thriller on Sunday afternoon at Clark-LeClair. Join us at 9pm on Facebook, YouTube and X as we talk East Carolina Baseball #ecupirates #tsotv #eastcarolina #unctarheels #d1baseball  SUBSCRIBE @TheSportsObjective 

After trailing Tulane early on Sunday afternoon, the Pirates rallied and never looked back as East Carolina won a third straight game by double figures while improving to 14-12 overall and 7-6 in The American.

Mark Libiano wore the purple and gold in the early to mid 90s.  He joined Coach C on Absolute Empowerment to talk a variety of topics--including his time playing for the Pirates. 

Mike Mullis, East Carolina Baseball's ESPN+ Color Analyst, joined Dave and Kyle to take a look back at the Pirates' season-opening sweep of Rider.

Brandon Johnson and RJ Felton had 21-point performances to lead East Carolina to a 68-55 win over Wichita State on Thursday night in Minges. With the victory, the Pirates Sweep the season series from the Shockers and improve to 13-12 overall, 6-6 in The American. #tsotv #ecupirates #eastcarolina #ecu #collegebasketball

It's GAME WEEK for East Carolina Baseball! We preview the 2024 Pirates as we're joined by PxP Voice Scott Rogers! #ecupirates #eastcarolina #ecubaseball #d1baseball #collegebaseball #scottrogers ##tsotv

Willie Parker, who Jeff Connors coached at UNC, joined the program to talk about his football career--which was capped by a tremendous six years with the Pittsburgh Steelers that featured three 1,000-plus yard seasons. #steelers #pittsburgh #pittsburghsteelers #willieparker #nfl #unc #carolina #tarheels #acc #tsotv #absoluteempowerment #jeffconnors #edwatkinsmarine

Brandon Johnson scored a career-high 30 points--including SEVEN three-pointers--and East Carolina never trailed on Saturday afternoon as they posted an 84-73 win over the UTSA Roadrunners. Let us hear from you on YouTube, Facebook and X as we talk Pirate Basketball!

Kathryn, better known as "Smacker", Miles joins the show to talk about growing up as the daughter of Les Miles, becoming a D1 athlete herself, her passion for being a TV reporter and more! #lsutigers #lsu #okstate #ecupirates #eastcarolina #tsotv #ecu #collegefootball #lesmiles #smacker #smackermiles

Mike Rooney of D1Baseball will return for his annual pre-season college baseball chat!  We look forward to everyone chiming in as opening day is just 10 days away!

RJ Felton led East Carolina with 20 points, but no other Pirate player had more than 2 field goals and ECU wilted down the stretch on Saturday afternoon in the Queen City.

Former East Carolina standouts Noah Henderson and Isaiah Winstead join the show to talk about their time with the Pirates, playing with a few other ECU football alums for the Arlington Renegades and MORE!

Brandon Golden and Bethany Bradsher join The Podcast for Pirates to talk East Carolina Baseball PLUS MORE!! SUBSCRIBE @TheSportsObjective  BE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW. LIKE. COMMENT. SHARE. The show is PRESENTED BY ED WATKINS MARINE.  In the market for a boat or something associated with boating life like a UTV? VISIT ED WATKINS MARINE @ https://www.edwatkinsmarine.com

East Carolina trailed Temple by 8 with just over two and a half minutes remaining, but the Pirates' full court press allowed them to erase that deficit and ECU outscored the Owls, 10-4, in overtime to post the 70-64 win. RJ Felton, who finished with 24 points and 11 rebounds, led the way for the Pirates.  ECU (11-10, 4-4) will now look to win its third straight game in The American with the South...

Longtime Strength Coach Mickey Marotti talks about his 35+ years that have featured stops at Cincinnati, Notre Dame, Florida and now Ohio State.  SUBSCRIBE @TheSportsObjective  #tsotv #swampkings #ohiostatefootball #ohiostate #strengthandconditioning #strengthtraining #strength #buckeyefootball SUBSCRIBE @TheSportsObjective   #tsotv  #swampkings #ohiostatefootball #ohiostate #strengthandconditioni...

Tim Swords, who played for Pat Dye at East Carolina in the mid to late 1970s, coached Olympic Weightlifters, mentored countless youth, met Bear Bryant and more. #tsotv #jeffconnors #timswords #olympicweightlifting #AbsoluteEmpowerment #ecupirates #eastcarolina BE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW. LIKE. COMMENT. SHARE. Absolute Empowerment with Coach Jeff Connors is a weekly podcast on The Sports Obje...

It certainly wasn't pretty, but the Pirates just needed a victory and they came through with their second road win of league play on Wednesday night at Wichita State.  PxP Voice Daron Vaught joins us to take a look back at the win over the Shockers and what lies ahead for East Carolina. VISIT PGXGLOVES TO GET YOUR BASEBALL GLOVES, BATTING GLOVES, GOLF GLOVES, FOOTBALL GLOVES, SWAG AND MORE! https:...