East Carolina may not be very good at basketball, and the football team may be rebuilding, but the Pirates do know how to play baseball. They have made it to the NCAA Tournament in each of the last two seasons and are poised to make it three-straight in 2017. Cincinnati managed to keep up with the Pirates, going 1-1-1 against the them in the only three meetings between the two teams last spring.
2016 Review
The Pirates came out of the gates on fire, winning their first five games, including a series win against then No. 4 Virginia.