Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Sunday, April 30, 2017

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Baseball: Bolka’s blast not enough
• Audio Feature: Postgame Presser

ecupirates.com

• ECU’s Rally Falls Short Against Tulane, 5-4
• AAC Leader Tulsa Squeaks By East Carolina In 12-Inning Marathon

Pirates drop middle game to Wave Greenville Daily Reflector

247 Sports

• Zay Jones to wear No. 11 with Buffalo Bills
• Green Wave sink Pirates to even series
• James Summers signs with Cardinals as undrafted free agent
• Dayon Pratt signs with Texans as undrafted free agent

Green Wave Crashes on ECU 5-4 on Saturday to Even Conference Series  Rivals.com

WNCT 9

• Tulsa drops ECU in extra innings
• Pirates rally cut short against Tulane

WITN 7

• East Carolina’s rally against Tulane falls short 5-4
• AAC Leader Tulsa Squeaks By East Carolina In 12-Inning Marathon
• Pratt, Summers sign NFL Free Agent Deals

Tulane Baseball Evens Series with 5-4 Win at East Carolina SportsNOLA

Seth Maness Activated from the Disabled List milb.com

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

UConn, Houston, Memphis, and Tulsa earn conference wins on Friday theamerican.org

UCF athletics director Danny White eager to build on success in second year Orlando Sentinel

Bonner is only proven performer among Navy slots Annapolis Capital Gazette

Fickell’s UC recruits hit All-America camp Cincinnati Enquirer

A day before dad’s funeral, USF’s Peter Strzelecki takes mound  Tampa Bay Times

Edsall Gets Good Look At Fenway Park In Anticipation Of Nov. 18 Game Vs. BC Hartford Courant

Philly.com

• Six Temple players sign NFL free agent contracts
• Second round offered a high stress level for Temple OL Dion Dawkins

New Orleans Times Picayune

• Tulane’s Tanzel Smart chosen by the L.A. Rams in the 6th round of the 2017 NFL Draft
• 3 Tulane players receive NFL rookie minicamp invites: sources

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis’ Arthur Maulet signs with Saints as free agent
• Tigers’ Jake Elliott drafted by the Bengals
• Smith’s recruiting approach at Memphis ‘realistic’

Houston Chronicle

• UH’s Greg Ward Jr. joins Eagles
• UH’s pair of Wilson cornerbacks headed to Ohio
• UH’s Tyler McCloskey joins 49ers as fullback

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Nazair Jones, Ryan Switzer among UNC players picked in NFL draft
• NC State’s Tocho, Dayes get late draft calls
• Doubted no more: Tarik Cohen taken in NFL draft

Columbia The State

• Clemson’s Ben Boulware signs with Carolina Panthers as undrafted free agent
• Gamecocks’ Mason Zandi lands with Los Angeles Chargers
• Time is running out: USC desperately needs a marquee win Sunday
• Tar Heels rally in 8th for win over Tigers

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Virginia quarterback using extra reps to get used to health
• Suffolk’s Clark, Virginia Beach’s Hodges taken in 6th round of NFL draft