CLEARWATER, FL — WNCT-TV 9 Sports Director and Bonesville columnist Brian Bailey had his video cam handy as he covered East Carolina’s semifinal victory over Central Florida in the American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship on Saturday, May 27, 2017. Bailey gleaned this collection of stills from his video footage of the contest. The outcome vaulted the Pirates into a showdown with Houston at noon on Sunday with a guaranteed bid to the NCAA Tournament on the line.

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AAC Tournament | ECU 4, UCF 0 | Still #5 by Brian Bailey (May 27, 2017 | Clearwater, FL)

AAC Tournament | ECU 4, UCF 0 | Still #4 by Brian Bailey (May 27, 2017 | Clearwater, FL)

AAC Tournament | ECU 4, UCF 0 | Still #3 by Brian Bailey (May 27, 2017 | Clearwater, FL)

AAC Tournament | ECU 4, UCF 0 | Still #2 by Brian Bailey (May 27, 2017 | Clearwater, FL)

AAC Tournament | ECU 4, UCF 0 | Still #1 by Brian Bailey (May 27, 2017 | Clearwater, FL)

AAC Tournament | ECU 4, UCF 0 | Still #10 by Brian Bailey (May 27, 2017 | Clearwater, FL)

AAC Tournament | ECU 4, UCF 0 | Still #8 by Brian Bailey (May 27, 2017 | Clearwater, FL)

AAC Tournament | ECU 4, UCF 0 | Still #7 by Brian Bailey (May 27, 2017 | Clearwater, FL)

AAC Tournament | ECU 4, UCF 0 | Still #9 by Brian Bailey (May 27, 2017 | Clearwater, FL)

AAC Tournament | ECU 4, UCF 0 | Still #6 by Brian Bailey (May 27, 2017 | Clearwater, FL)