Pirates host Monmouth this weekend for three-game series
Following a difficult California road swing over spring break, No. 16 ECU returns home for a three-game weekend series with Monmouth. The Pirates (9-6) dropped three-of-four in the Sunshine State, one to Cal State Northridge and two to Pepperdine, but they managed to leave on a good note, posting a 3-2 victory over the later on the arm of right-handed starter Seth Maness (2-2).
The Ides of March bring about various certainties in American life that have become as unavoidable as the next superstar scandal, and one of the biggest advents of the “ESPN Age” is the ever-evolving, inexact science known as bracketology.
Every year at the conclusion of the NCAA basketball regular season a whole new season begins. The journey as mid-major team to win your conference tournament and earn a spot in the heralded big dance when the field of 64 is announced is a stressful but rewarding one.