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Following a sweep of Maryland--a series that was capped off with sophomore southpaw Jake Kuchmaner posting the first perfect game in ECU Baseball history, the Pirates get set for a mid-week showdown with UNCW. Game time on Wednesday with the Seahawks is now a 5pm first pitch after originally being slated for 6:30.

We take in-depth look back and forward with the Pirates' 4th year play by play man Corey Gloor plus give him some new lines to incorporate into his broadcast!

Also, we hear from UNCW head coach Mark Scalf. Scalf has been the Seahawks' leader since 1992 but will retire from his alma mater following the season.

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There has been smoke for the last several months concerning the potential resignation of ECU Chancellor Cecil Staton--particularly after UNC System President Margaret Spellings announced in late October that she was stepping down March 1 and UNC Chancellor Carol Folt gave a two-week notice for her resignation in Mid-January.

Well, according to Kari Travis and The Carolina Journal, it will happen on Monday (3/18/19) and Staton will likely stay on until early May to help with the transition process.

UPDATE: After this podcast was recorded on Sunday night, Pirate Radio broke the news Monday morning that it is OFFICIAL that Staton will resign effective May 3, 2019.

We discuss that, Jake Kuchmaner's PERFECT GAME at Maryland and more!

After three-plus months as East Carolina's Head Football Coach, Mike Houston will hold his first practice with the Pirates on Friday at Hight Field inside the Cliff Moore Practice Facility.

Coach Houston addressed members of the media on Thursday morning inside the newly renovated team meeting room inside the Ward Building.

We have that complete audio in addition to our Dave Richmond's exclusive sit down with him afterwards!

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With spring practice getting underway for East Carolina Football, we catch up with The Athletic's Chris Vannini to discuss his recent Q&A with Mike Houston.

The 11th seeded Pirates will play No 6 seed Wichita State on Thursday night in the finale of Day 1 at the American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship at the FedEx Forum in Memphis!

We talk about the event and the postseason prospects for The American with Memphis' 87.7 FM's Peter Edmiston!

We will have complete coverage of Mike Houston's Spring Football press conference!

While it's been a trying first season for Joe Dooley and staff--and we knew it most likely would be, the Pirates have been very competitive in Williams Arena-Minges Coliseum and prepare to host the UCONN Huskies on Senior Day on Sunday afternoon. The game will tip at 2pm on ESPNU.

Isaac Fleming, Addison Hill and Justice Obasohan will be playing their final game in Minges. Fleming has scored in double figures in five straight and seven of his last eight.

We talk to Si Seymour, the longtime color analyst on the Learfield IMG College Pirate Sports Network PLUS Dom Amore of The Hartford Courant.

With No. 4 Duke traveling to No. 3 North Carolina on Saturday night and the ACC Tournament just around the corner, we caught up with the second-year play-by-play Voice of the Duke Blue Devils, David Shumate and David Glenn of the David Glenn Show.

If you missed our conversation with 1993 Heisman Trophy Winner Charlie Ward, give it a listen!

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After posting a thrilling 3-2 victory at Ole Miss on Wednesday, the 14th ranked Pirates return home this weekend for a three-game series with Marist.

We caught up with the longtime head coach of the Red Foxes Chris Tracz to preview this weekend.

ECU Baseball letterwinner John Gast joins us to talk about his days playing for Coach "O" in from 1989-1991 and his acting career which included Major League 2!

Most college sports fans remember the tremendous force Florida State football was throughout the 1990s. They won 29 straight ACC games after joining the league and helping them accomplish this feat was 1993 Heisman Winner Charlie Ward. Ward was also a first-round draft pick of the NY Knicks and played more than a decade in the NBA. The former Seminole signal-caller and point guard is now giving back to the Sunshine State, as a high school basketball coach.

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Cliff Godwin's club heads to the Magnolia State to play the 8th-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs (10-1) this afternoon!

The Pirates (8-4), who are ranked anywhere from 14th-25th in the polls this week, will play the Bulldogs at 4pm EST.

To get the lowdown on Chris Lemonis' club, we were joined by Steve Robertson of GenesPage.com--Mississippi State's 247 Sports site.

We also talked to Taylor Eldridge of Kansas.com & the Wichita Eagle about the Pirates first ever visit to play the Shockers tonight! Tipoff is 9pm on CBSS.

No. 9 East Carolina completed a 3-2 week on Sunday with a 12-6 victory over Western Carolina in the finale' of the 16th Annual Keith LeClair Classic.

The Pirates opened the week by dropping a rare Monday game against Air Force, 3-2, before responding with a 5-3 win over Elon.

Friday's game with Pac 12 foe Utah was suspended after 6 with it knotted at 4 and ECU went on to win 7-6 in 10 on Saturday afternoon before dropping the nightcap to Wright State, 12-4.

We discuss the week's results and the highly anticipated Spring Break trip to SEC foes Mississippi State and Ole Miss.

Our lines for Corey to implement into his calls will have Mississippi connections!

On Tuesday, we will have a Wichita State hoops preview PLUS a look at Miss State and Ole Miss.

On Thursday, we will preview Marist, catch up with a former Pirate baseball player and chat with a Heisman Trophy winner!

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After snapping its road skid at Tulane last Saturday night, Joe Dooley's club will look to pick up another road win on Sunday afternoon at Tulsa.

We catch up with Kelly Hines of the Tulsa World to discuss that and more!

The Pirates (10-17, 3-12), who rallied from 17 down before losing in overtime two weeks ago in Minges, will seek to spoil Senior Night for Frank Haith's Golden Hurricane (17-12, 7-9). Shawn Williams made 8 three's while Jayden Gardner had 17 points and 16 boards in that first match-up.

The game will be on ESPNU and of course you can hear all the exciting action with Jeff Charles and Si Seymour with David Horn twisting the dial on Learfield-IMG College at 3:30pm.

We also have a roundtable on a variety of Pirate topics!

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This is a very special weekend at ECU as we honor Coach Keith LeClair. The LeClair Classic is a tournament with ECU and three other schools. We will have a special preview to take a look at the LeClair Classic.

This is a special about the man, Keith LeClair, and his vision for the baseball program at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC.

In this special, we talk to many great guests including:

Audrey and Lynn LeClair, Tommy Eason, Cliff Godwin, Davey Penny, Chuck Young, Bethany Bradsher, Mary Ann Cooper, and Melanie McCullough.

These great guests give us many different angles of how Coach LeClair impacted their lives. We hope you enjoy listening to this special as we honor the man who wore #23. ECU Head Baseball Coach Cliff Godwin wears #23 in his honor.

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