Hoist the Colours: An East Carolina Athletics Podcast

Mar 04 2025 255 ep. 47 mins 10

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A podcast centered around East Carolina athletics and recruiting, hosted by Hoist The Colours publisher Stephen Igoe, bringing you game reactions, in-depth analysis, and breaking recruiting news.

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Steps Forward: ECU gets back on track with winning week

Mar 04 2025 73 mins

Recapping ECU's successful week, which included a midweek win over ODU, and two wins in the Keith LeClair Classic over Virginia Tech and Indiana State. The Bucs on The Pond podcast will air every Monday night at 9 p.m. ET throughout the season, and be streamed live on YouTube, as well as Facebook, and X. For users who are unfamiliar, our Hoist The Colours radio show is now live und

How will ECU respond after being swept by UNC?

Feb 25 2025 71 mins

East Carolina was swept in a series by fifth-ranked North Carolina over the weekend in a traveling series, completing a disappointing 0-4 week as the team fell to 2-5. The podcast returns to break down what went wrong and where the Pirates go from here as another tough week awaits. The Bucs on The Pond podcast will air every Monday night at 9 p.m. ET throughout the season, and be s

ECU takes hard-fought series win to open 2025 season

Feb 17 2025 65 mins

East Carolina lost the season opener to George Mason, before bouncing back to win the series with two one-run, 4-3 victories over the following two contests. The Pirates conclude opening weekend at 2-1 overall and will now face a challenging four-game week against Campbell, and North Carolina, in the days ahead. The Hoist The Colours crew - featuring Stephen Igoe, Scott Lorbacher,

ECU Baseball 2025 Season Preview and Predictions

Feb 10 2025 74 mins

East Carolina will open up its 2025 season on Friday against George Mason in a three-game series. The 'Bucs on the Pond' podcast returns to preview a new-look Pirates' squad and make several predictions for the upcoming campaign. The Bucs on The Pond podcast will air every Monday night at 9 p.m. ET throughout the season, and be streamed live on YouTube, as well as Facebook, and X.

ECU Football 2024 Season Preview

Aug 27 2024 55 mins

After a long offseason full of changes for sixth-year head coach Mike Houston, the ECU football season is set to open a new campaign this Saturday, Aug. 31, against Norfolk State inside Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The Pirates are coming off a 2-10 season after consecutive bowl appearances, but are optimistic they can turn things around with much of last year's defense back, and a new-lo

ECU senior DL D'Anta Johnson looks ahead to 2024 season

Jul 11 2024 32 mins

East Carolina's defensive front is expected to be a key piece of the team in 2024, and it begins with a stalwart senior class that's been around and played quite a bit. Amongst that group is fifth-year nose tackle D'Anta Johnson, a physical and imposing presence in the middle of the Pirates' defensive front. Johnson joins the Hoist The Colours podcast to go down memory lane, discus

Cliff Godwin recaps 2024 season, talks transfer portal/NIL, and looks ahead

Jun 21 2024 29 mins

Hoist The Colours sat down with East Carolina head baseball coach Cliff Godwin following the Pirates' 2024 season, which included a 46-17 overall record and a fifth straight American Athletic Conference regular season title, and a fifth regional hosting bid in the last six seasons. Godwin and HTC host Stephen Igoe took a brief look back at the 2024 season, before discussing the ong

Looking ahead to ECU's 2025 baseball season

Jun 09 2024 73 mins

East Carolina's 2024 season has come to an end, and it's time to set sights on the 2025 season. The Pirates wrapped up a 46-17 season under 10th-year head coach Cliff Godwin this past Monday with a loss in the Greenville Regional championship, but after losing several key pieces to graduation and the transfer portal, there are major questions looking ahead to next year's roster. Th

Reacting to the Greenville Regional and the end of ECU's season

Jun 04 2024 79 mins

East Carolina's 2024 baseball season came to an end on Monday in the Greenville Regional with a 6-5 loss to Evansville. The Pirates fell to the Purple Aces on Friday before battling back out of the loser's bracket, eliminating Wake Forest and topping VCU before beating Evansville on Sunday night to force a winner-take-all finale. But on Monday, Evansville found a way to outlast Eas

Reacting to ECU's draw in the Greenville Regional

May 27 2024 85 mins

East Carolina has learned its postseason fate. Selected as the No. 16 overall national seed and Greenville Regional host, the Pirates will welcome in No. 2 seed Wake Forest, 3 seed VCU, and fourth-seeded Evansville. The action gets underway on Friday at 1 p.m. when ECU takes on Evansville inside Clark-LeClair Stadium. VCU and Wake Forest will play the nightcap. The 'Bucs on the Pon