In perhaps the most comfortable opening day conditions imaginable, the East Carolina baseball team opened its season just as comfortably on Friday afternoon.

With temperatures in the mid 70s at Clark-LeClair Stadium, the Pirates cashed in a slew of early runs and then rode the shoulders of senior starting pitcher Seth Maness to an 11-3 victory over Youngstown State.

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