East Carolina University

Athletics

• ECU's sports teams, nicknamed the Pirates, compete in NCAA Division I-A as a member of Conference USA.
• Facilities include the recently expanded 48,000 seat Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium for football, the 8,500-seat Williams Arena in Minges Coliseum for men's and women's basketball, and the brand new $12 million Clark-LeClair Baseball Stadium, with a capacity of 6,000. The Ward Sports Medicine building comprises 82,095 square feet (7627 m²) and houses the athletic department, Pirate Club offices and the Human Performance Laboratory. Athletes train in the state-of-the-art Murphy Center.
• In football, ECU has had 52 players to be selected in the NFL Draft since 1961. The Pirates have had at least one player chosen in 11 of the past 15 drafts with one first round selection as the No. 24 overall pick in the 1992 draft. ECU has produced eight players who have played in 11 Super Bowls dating back to 1985. Five of those Pirates have won World Championships. The Pirates' current head football coach is Skip Holtz.
• In baseball, ECU has been nothing short of spectacular recording 53 winning seasons in the past 55 years. The Pirates have appeared in 22 NCAA Baseball Regional tournaments (including seven-straight since 1999), two NCAA Baseball Super Regional appearances, one Conference USA regular-season championship, and have won 40+ games in five of the last seven seasons. The Pirates are annually rated as one of the nation's top collegiate baseball programs. The current head baseball coach is Randy Mazey.
• On September 8, 2004, East Carolina University officially announced Terry Holland as the new Athletic Director. The job officially began on October 1. He agreed to a five year contract worth $276,000 the first year.