Good morning. The early release is here!

What else are we mixing into today's Brew?

⚾️ New staff member
🏆 2nd place
​🏴‍☠️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Welcome! Former ECU baseball player Thomas Francisco is the new Director of Baseball Operations. He was selected as the 19th-round pick of the 2021 MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. He spent three seasons with the organization.

⚾️ Learn more about Francisco.

🤔 PIRATES TRIVIA

Remembering Him. ECU mourns the passing of Hall of Fame athlete Al Vaughan.

What sports did Vaughan play at ECU?

Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

⏪ ICYMI

We like our Brew Hot ‘n’ Fresh. But we’re not opposed to you reheating your cup. Here’s some news you may have missed recently…

🏴‍☠️ Second Place. East Carolina finished second in the American Athletic Conference in the 2024-25 Learfield Director’s Cup standings. The Pirates had 137.00 points to finish 128th in the nation. This is the highest finish since 2016.

🏴‍☠️ Here’s more about the standings.

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Football, basketball and baseball!

🏴‍☠️ Have a great Wednesday, y’all!