Pirate Brew 2/2: Spring Football Game

The spring football game in April is something you won't want to miss.

Good morning. Just one more week. One more week until spring games officially kickoff. The excitement is just too much to handle, especially since y’all bought every single one of baseball’s season tickets!!!

What else are we mixing into today's Brew?

🏀 Women beat Tulsa
🐷 Pigskin Pig-Out
​🏴‍☠️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Up in the Count. The women’s basketball team took down Tulsa 56-48. Many career marks and historic numbers were put up in the game. Danae McNeal passed Latoya Terry for 9th in ECU history in career steals with a total of 188. Karina Gordon moved past Justine Allpress and Kris May Richardson for the 7th most by a freshman in program history with 33 made triples.

🔼 Party Hardy. Two wonderful things at once— spring football and food. The 29th Annual Great Pirate Purple/Gold Pigskin Pig-Out Party will be April 12-13. Here, you can eat all the barbecue your heart desires. The spring football game is on Saturday, April 13, at 11 a.m. Other events that week include baseball’s home series against Charlotte, the Pirate Club Golf Tournament Pig Out Your Ride Car Show and many more.

🔼 Sneak Peek. See how the baseball team is doing at some scrimmages happening this weekend. The first scrimmage is today at 2:35 p.m. Also, check out these cool new wallpapers of the spring schedule for your phone.

🤔 PIRATES TRIVIA

Celebrating History. The start of February means we get to celebrate some history.

Today’s question— what do we get to celebrate this month?

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

For more information on how you can support ECU Student Athletes through Team Boneyard, please email Doug Gomes at [email protected] or visit the Team Boneyard website.

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…

🏴‍☠️ Real Talk. ECU football’s Shane Calhoun and Big John talk about Breakfast Club in its newest episode of The Ship's Log.

🏴‍☠️ All the Hype. Thank you to all of the spring athletes who joined us for the basketball game! We are excited for your seasons to get rolling.

📬 STICK WITH US

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📅 COMING SOON

Friday 2/2

👟 Track and Field Doc Hale Virginia Tech Meet
👟 Track and Field South Carolina Invite
🏊 Swim and Dive at Duke University @ 3pm ET

Saturday 2/3

👟 Track and Field Doc Hale Virginia Tech Meet
👟 Track and Field South Carolina Invite
🎾 Women’s Tennis at N.C. Central @ 1pm ET
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Charlotte @ 2pm ET | Watch | Live Stats

Sunday 2/4

🎾 Women’s Tennis at Queens University @ 1pm ET
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Wichita State @ 3pm ET

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Black History Month!

🏴‍☠️ Have a great Friday, y’all!