41st Annual Pigskin Pig-Out
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   The 41st Annual Pigskin Pig-Out, sponsored by Piggly Wiggly, is set for April 17-18, 2026!
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTSÂ
Friday, April 17
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7:30 A.M.:     Pirate Golf Classic (Brook Valley CC) – Sold Out
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12 Noon: Â Â Â Â Â Â Pig Cooking Venue Opens For Set Up (Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, North Side)
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3:00 P.M.: Â Â Â Â Baseball Parking Lots Open
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5:00 P.M.:Â Â Â Â Cooks Meeting (Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, North Side)
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5:00 P.M.:    Softball vs. USF (Max R. Joyner Family Stadium) – Free Admission
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6:00 P.M.:     Baseball vs. Wichita State (Clark-LeClair Stadium) – Purchase Jungle Tickets
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6:30 P.M.: Â Â Â Â Parade of Pigs (Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, North Side, Gate 10)
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9:00 P.M.: Â Â Â Â Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Closed to Public
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Saturday, April 18
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7:00 A.M.:    Pig Cookin’ Contest Judging (Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, North Side)
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9:30 A.M.:    Equipment Sale (Carl & Connie Rogers Premium Area) – No Cash
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10:00 A.M.:Â Â BBQ Plates For Sale (Taft Family Plaza) and can be purchased by calling the Pirate Club at 252-737-4540 or ECU Athletics Ticket Office at 252-737-4500.
            BBQ Awards Ceremony (Taft Family Plaza)
                 Beverage Tent Opens (Burt Family Premium Lot)
           Stage Programming Begins (Taft Family Plaza, Burt Family Premium Lot)
              Carnival & Kid Zone (Burt Family Premium Lot)
           Vendor Palooza Begins (Burt Family Premium Lot) – Registration
           Touch-Arrrgh-Truck Begins (Burt Family Premium Lot) – Registration
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10:15 A.M.:    PeeDee’s Birthday Party (Burt Family Premium Lot)
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10:30 A.M.:Â Â Â Â Player Autographs (Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, South Side)
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12 Noon:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Opens (South Side)
           TowneBank Tower Opens (South Side)
           Football Letterwinners’ Reception (Multipurpose Room, Murphy Center)
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1:00 P.M.:Â Â Â Â Purple/Gold Spring Football Game (Bagwell Field, Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium)
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2:00 P.M.:     Softball vs. USF (Max R. Joyner Family Stadium) – Free Admission
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4:00 P.M.:     Baseball vs. Wichita State (Clark-LeClair Stadium) – Purchase Jungle Tickets
Please call the Pirate Club at (252) 737-4540 with any questions.
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