Pirates looking to avoid distractions…Holba gets first start…ECU club baseball survives again…ECU fans encouraged to get tickets as regional tournament nears…USC’s starting pitching remains a mystery — and its X-factor — heading into NCAAs…UCF fans take issue with Las Vegas Golden Knights’ national anthem twist…Athletics director Tonia Walker of WSSU resigns…Is former prep QB Will Grier a future pro star? The NFL’s official website thinks so…Caps can’t afford to play wide-open games vs. Knights…Serena Williams ‘On the Right Track’ at the French Open

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Football Recruiting: Lure of being a Pirate swayed coveted Conley star Johnson Bonesville.net

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Pirates looking to avoid distractions
• ECU club baseball survives again
• Holba gets first start

The East Carolinian

• ECU club baseball seeking second-straight national championships
• ECU Track & Field qualifies two players for NCAA Outdoor Championships

Pirate Bryant Packard was on hand for 2009 Greenville Regional as a fan WNCT 9

ECU fans encouraged to get tickets as regional tournament nears  WCTI 12

Greenville Regional Preview: No. 4 seed UNC Wilmington Seahawks 247 Sports

Around the American Athletic Conference

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF fans take issue with Las Vegas Golden Knights’ national anthem twist
• UCF baseball laments missed opportunities that cost Knights NCAA bid

Southington’s Zac Susi Brings Baseball Pedigree To Tournament-Bound UConn Hartford Courant

USF’s newest kicker has the clutch gene, former coach says Tampa Tribune

Tulane basketball lands Seton Hall transfer Jordan Walker, who must sit out next season per NCAA rules New Orleans Advocate

SMU quarterback outlook for 2018: Can anyone challenge Ben Hicks for the starting job? Dallas News

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Tigers football off to fast start in 2019 recruiting class
• Sam Mitchell to meet with Hardaway Wednesday

How the WSU men’s javelin throwers became ranked No. 1 in the country Wichita Eagle

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

• NCAA Tournament Field of 64 Analysis
• College Baseball Rankings Updated for May 28, 2018
• College Top 25 Podcast (May 28, 2018)

Carolinas well represented Laurinburg Exchange

South Carolina baseball notebook: On to regional at East Carolina as No. 2 seed Times and Democrat

Columbia The State

• USC’s starting pitching remains a mystery — and its X-factor — heading into NCAAs
• For USC, one theme in late-season slate was prep for NCAA Tournament opener
• 5 in-state NCAA baseball tournament story lines to follow outside USC or Clemson
• Why Monte Lee’s biggest concern this week isn’t the teams Clemson will face
• The possible rule change that scares Will Muschamp the most this week

Raleigh News and Observer

• Here’s the schedule for the opening round of the 2018 NCAA baseball tournament
• Why people comparing LeBron James to Michael Jordan are wasting their time and ours

Winston Salem Journal

• Athletics director Tonia Walker of WSSU resigns
• How App State determines the best recruiting areas for assistant football coaches
• App Trail: Assistant basketball coach Bryan Lentz goes to work for Tennessee

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• CHAMPS! Virginia Wesleyan goes back-to-back, wins Division III national title
• Conference USA ready to shake up scheduling in men’s basketball with NCAA tourney in mind

Charlotte Observer

• Is former prep QB Will Grier a future pro star? The NFL’s official website thinks so
• Charlotte 49ers point guard Jon Davis withdraws name from NBA draft