The Sports Objective Podcast

After splitting the first two games in Boca Raton, the Pirates (23-7, 6-3) found themselves down 3-0 early in the series finale' before scoring eight unanswered and holding off FAU for the 8-6 victory.

We take a look at a 3-1 week on the road and the five-game week ahead.

Following a series loss at UTSA, NO. 15 East Carolina (20-6, 4-2) needed to bounce back with a strong week and the Pirates did just that.

ECU rallied from a 4-0 early innings deficit against UNCW and then took care of business against the Blazers in a weather-adjusted series on Friday and Saturday.

Now, the Pirates are 12th in D1Baseball's Poll and will travel to Raleigh on Tuesday to play NC State before venturing down to Boca Raton this weekend.

After their most complete performance of the season in a 10-1 mid-week win at Elon, East Carolina dropped its initial American Athletic Conference series of 2024 at UTSA.

UNCW and UAB come to Clark-LeClair this week!

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 Mike Schwartz Era.

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!

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.

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

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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.

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It's GAME WEEK for East Carolina Baseball! We preview the 2024 Pirates as we're joined by PxP Voice Scott Rogers!

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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.

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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!

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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!

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 Florida Bulls visit Minges on Wednesday night.

Jeff Hoffman, who pitched for the Pirates from 2012-14 and was taken NINTH OVERALL by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2014 MLB Draft, joined the show to discuss his childhood, path to East Carolina and his journey in Major League Baseball!

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The Pirates led by 7 early in the second half and trailed by just 2 with less than 2 to play, but ECU was unable to make the plays down the stretch--making just 2 field goals in the final 10.5 minutes.

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East Carolina led 59-58 after RJ Felton banked in a shot from the top of the key with just over 3 seconds remaining, but North Texas proceeded to complete a hailmary of a baseball pass and Robert Allen converted the shot as the Mean Green left Minges Coliseum in a stunned silence on Wednesday night.

After quite the haul during the first portal period, East Carolina continues to reel in key pieces via the transfer market to satisfy needs on both sides of the ball as the second semester gets underway.

SMU led for nearly the final 38 minutes and by as many as 18 points on Saturday as the Mustangs cruised to a 75-64 win over East Carolina.

Ezra Ausar led ECU with a season-high 25 points and 8 rebounds.

Rickey Bustle, Michael Vick's OC at Virginia Tech, returns to talk about the College Football Playoff Championship between Michigan and Washington, the current climate of College Football and much more!

The Pirates trailed No. 17 FAU, 65-63, with 4:30 left, but the Owls outscored East Carolina, 14-1, to close the game.

Brandon Johnson led the Pirates with 15 points and 10 rebounds to record his sixth double double of the season.

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Following a week-plus break, East Carolina will return to action on Friday night when it welcomes Southern Conference foe East Tennessee State to Williams Arena-Minges Coliseum.

ETSU Hall of Famer and former Golden State Warriors' guard Keith "Mister" Jennings joins us to talk about the match-up between the Pirates and Bucs.

Future Pirate QB Cole Hodge of Louisville, KY joins the show to talk about his decision to become an East Carolina Pirate.

Following consecutive hard fought losses against SEC competition, East Carolina's stellar defensive performance highlighted a dominant effort against Delaware State on Wednesday night at Minges.

The Pirates topped the Hornets, 79-50, behind the strong play of RJ Felton (26 pts 8 reb) and Brandon Johnson (13 pts, 15 reb).

Rene Ingoglia, longtime ESPN College Football Analyst, returns to the program to talk a SMORGASBORD of College Football topics!

Let us hear from you on YouTube, Facebook and X throughout the show on Tuesday night!

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Pastor Bryan Moss of Brooks Avenue Church of Christ in Raleigh returns to share a special Christmas message.

The guys talk the latest in East Carolina Athletics, bowl games and a variety of Christmas topics.

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East Carolina held Florida to a season low 70 points (also 70 vs UVA), but the Pirates were unable to make enough plays down the stretch to pull the upset over the Gators in Lakeland.

Dave, Kyle, Bubba, Matt and Stevie talk East Carolina Football before taking a look at the first 20 bowl games of 2023.

Coach C catches up with his buddy and LSU legend, Boo Schexnayder--speed expert and athletic consultant.

John David Baker, who just completed his third season on Lane Kiffin's staff at Ole Miss--the last two of which were spent as the Co-OC and TE Coach, will reportedly be named the NEW OC at East Carolina per sources close to the Ole Miss and East Carolina programs.

He has experience learning under offensive minds such as Lane Kiffin, Charlie Weiss Jr, Clay Helton, Seth Littrell and Graham Harrell.

Let us know your thoughts on John David Baker!