Pirates top UNCW, face South Carolina next…Late home run from unlikely hero powers South Carolina to NCAA opener win…ECU and Houston Cruise to NCAA Regional Opener Wins; UConn and USF Fall in First Games…Successful opener for Arkansas…Samford, Army upset ACC foes; Gators win NCAA opener easily…USF athletic director Mark Harlan headed to Utah…For Washington Capitals fans, the moment they have all been waiting for

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Baseball: NCAA Greenville Regional
  Pirates win regional opener, 16-7
• Special Photo Feature
  Regional Gallery
• Postgame Audio Feature
  Godwin, Scalf & Players

ecupirates.com

• Top Seed ECU Downs UNCW 16-7 In NCAA Greenville Regional Opener
• 2018 Recruiting Class Honored By PrepVolleyball
• ECU Ticket Office Announces #PIRATELOOT Initiative For 2018

Interactive NCAA Bracket ncaa.com

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Pirates pour it on
• The Jungle a zoo for regional
• Gamecocks rally to win opener
• Greenville Regional Baseball info

Former NFL player to host football camp for local area kids Washington Daily News

Raleigh News and Observer

• ECU opens NCAA baseball tournament with easy win
• Litton’s 4 RBIs lead East Carolina by UNC Wilmington 16-7

East Carolina powers past UNC Wilmington, 16-7 WRAL SportsFan

Wilmington Star-News

• East Carolina baseball crushes UNCW
• PHOTOS: Seahawks fall to ECU in Regional opener

Pirates roll in Greenville Regional opener, blasting UNC Wilmington, 16-7 WNCT 9

ECU downs UNC-Wilmington 16-7 in Greenville Regional opener WITN 7

Pirates top UNCW, face South Carolina next WCTI 12

Pirates hammer Seahawks in NCAA regional opener WECT 6

ECU Pounces On UNC-W 16-7 in NCAA Regional Baseball Action Rivals.com

247 Sports

• Pirates ride offense to victory in regional opener
• Electric crowd fuels Pirates
• ECU 16, UNCW 7: How it looked from the dugouts
• Blair’s blast lifts ‘fighting’ Gamecocks to win over Buckeyes

2018 NCAA Tournament Greenville Regional Game 1 Recap: Gamecocks Rally to Beat Buckeyes 8-3 Garnet and Black Attack

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• ECU and Houston Cruise to NCAA Regional Opener Wins; UConn and USF Fall in First Games
• UConn and Houston take home USTFCCCA Regional awards
• The American Announces Women’s Basketball Home and Away Opponents

Aaron Fletcher, UH defeat Purdue at Chapel Hill Regional Houston Chronicle

Hartford Courant

• Washington Outlasts Mason Feole, Silences UConn Baseball 7-1
• NCAA Baseball: UConn’s P.J. Poulin, Chris Winkel Overcame Serious Head Injuries To Stay In The Game

SB Nation

• NCAA Tournament: UConn Baseball Down, But Not Out After Dropping Opening Game
• NCAA Baseball Tournament Gallery: UConn Huskies vs Washington Huskies
• NCAA Tournament: Sloppy Eighth Inning Sinks UConn Baseball Against Washington
• USF Baseball Drops Opening Game of DeLand Regional to Oklahoma State, 9-2
• The American Athletic Conference is moving from Providence to Dallas

Tampa Tribune

• USF athletic director Mark Harlan headed to Utah
• Who replaces Mark Harlan at USF? Here are 5 names to remember

Chad Morris has advice for parents wanting kids to specialize in one sport at a young age Dallas News

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Louisville’s Thomas is transferring to Memphis
• Report: Memphis to face Texas Tech in Miami

Tulsa football: Hurricane to play first three home games at 6 p.m.; four other kickoff times announced Tulsa World

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

NCAA Tournament Schedule and Results ESPN.com

Danny Flair: Light-hitting outfielder’s three-run homer sends South Carolina to winner’s bracket Charleston Post and Courier

Blair, big 7th inning lift Gamecocks to regional win Times and Democrat

Unlikely hero lifts Gamecocks over Buckeyes GoUpstate.com

Columbia The State

• Late home run from unlikely hero powers South Carolina to NCAA opener win
• Watch the surprising home run that put Gamecocks ahead for good in NCAA tournament win
• Jordan Greene delivers again as Clemson earns walk-off win in NCAA Tournament opener
• When will you be able to buy a beer in Williams-Brice Stadium?
• Incoming Gamecock Nick Harvey, other SEC grad transfers have more freedom now

Samford, Army upset ACC foes; Gators win NCAA opener easily ABC News

A&T falls hard in NCAA baseball opener, looks ahead to tomorrow Greensboro News-Record

Raleigh News and Observer

• This was a good start for UNC, but they’re still a long way from that College World Series title
• UNC on its ‘A’ game as it shuts out NC A&T in NCAA baseball opener
• Army stuns NC State in NCAA baseball tournament opener
• NC State’s Avent: ‘That was a tough game’
• A bad start for Duke in NCAA regional. Troy beats Blue Devils 6-0.

Myrtle Beach Sun News

• They scored how many runs? Coastal Carolina routs LIU Brooklyn in NCAA opener
• This is who Coastal Carolina will play in its second game of the NCAA Conway Regional
• How does CCU’s 2018 team compare to the 2016 national champs? There are similarities
• What you need to know about the NCAA Conway Regional hosted by Coastal Carolina

NWA Online (Fayetteville AR Regional)

• Successful opener for Arkansas
• Sandlin’s gem lifts So. Miss

Father of Charlotte AAU basketball player who died: ‘I’m devastated, man’ Charlotte Observer