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Rollercoaster Season Continues: ECU loses series to Tulane

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Scott says ECU does not have the pitching depth to survive a tournament run.

1. Hoist the Colours: An East Carolina Athletics Podcast focuses on ECU baseball’s series loss to Tulane and the wider implications for the season. 2. Steve, Jonathan Wagner, and Scott Lorbatcher are the hosts, with Scott joining from a poolside bar in Las Vegas and Wagner adding the Greenville perspective. 3. The episode asks whether ECU can recover after another home series loss and whether the roster is built to make a conference-tournament run. 4. Scott says he watched the postgame interviews and box scores and felt Tulane came in and "smack us in the mouth" at home. 5. Wagner says the canceled Tuesday game against NC State should have helped ECU rest its arms, but Friday’s performance was "one of the worst performances ever in this program." 6. The hosts discuss Brad Pruitt getting a Friday-night start, Riley Johnson returning to the lineup, and Dixon Williams producing a strong weekend that was overshadowed by the rest of the series. 7. Wagner says Saturday felt like a possible turning point, but the weekend still ended with ECU losing two of three to Tulane. 8. They examine the American standings and note ECU is five games back of UTSA with nine conference games left. 9. The show says ECU is tied with Tulane and FAU in the standings but sits sixth by tiebreaker, with UTSA, USF, and Wichita State still ahead in the schedule. 10. Scott says he does not see enough pitching depth for ECU to survive a multi-game tournament. 11. He argues that if ECU reaches a fourth game, the staff could give up 14 or 15 runs and would need to score in bunches, which is not the usual Cliff Godwin formula. 12. Wagner says the weekend emphasized how much ECU missed Riley Johnson, especially in the leadoff-to-two-hole lineup structure. 13. He points to Johnson beating out an infield single, making plays in the outfield, and using his speed on the bases after returning from injury. 14. The comment section shifts to conference-bracket strategy, with JPN 1212 saying ECU’s best path may be finishing sixth and avoiding Roger Gillispie and Charlotte. 15. Wagner says he had a minus-28 run differential from the games he attended this season, joking that his presence may have been the problem. 16. The show also discusses possible roster changes, including whether Ryan Towers or Antolik could pitch later in the year and what that would mean for eligibility. 17. Wagner says Cliff Godwin and the program are not going to throw in the towel, and they will keep trying to win every game rather than experiment for next year. 18. The tone is live, conversational, and heavily shaped by comments, with platform shoutouts, Super Chat talk, and side jokes about Vegas, backdrops, and fantasy baseball. 19. ECU baseball fans tracking the AAC race and roster building. 20. Casual listeners wanting polished, self-contained interviews.

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