Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Monday, March 4, 2019

No. 9 ECU Baseball tops Western Carolina in LeClair finale, 12-6…WTennis Winning Streak Hits 10…Gameday-WBB: Pirates Host SMU On Senior Night..McDuffie scores 15 to lead Wichita St. past SMU 67-55…Tulane streak reaches 18 with road finale loss at Temple…Ron Wellman to retire as Wake Forest AD; John Currie to be next AD…Fabulous finish: Logano outduels Keselowski late for victory in Vegas

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Insights from Brett
  Dooley blows whistle on AAC officiating
• BASEBALL NEWS
  Pirates share LeClair title

ecupirates.com

• ECU MBB Drops First Game Of Road Trip To Tulsa
• WTennis Winning Streak Hits 10
• No. 9 ECU Tops Western Carolina In LeClair Finale, 12-6
• Gameday-WBB: Pirates Host SMU On Senior Night
• Field Set For 2019 ECU Intercollegiate At Brook Valley
• Pirates Dominate Saint Francis LAX 16-8
• ECU Falls To Winthrop In Purple-Gold Invitational Finale

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Trio splits LeClair title
• Roundup: Pirates fall at high-scoring Tulsa

WNCT 9

• Hurricanes sink Pirates, again
• Pirate women’s lacrosse improves to 6-1 by dropping St. Francis
• Winthrop run rules ECU, 19-0
• Pirates close LeClair Classic by dropping WCU

WITN 7

• No. 9 ECU Baseball tops Western Carolina in LeClair finale, 12-6
• ECU Women’s Lacrosse dominates SFU, 16-8
• ECU Softball falls to Winthrop in Purple-Gold Invitational finale

WCTI 12

• ECU closes out LeClair Classic with win over Western Carolina
• ECU softball falls In finale, Lacrosse stays dominant at home

247 Sports

• Pirates can’t slow Golden Hurricane in Tulsa
• What Cliff Godwin said after ECU’s Sunday win
• Offense comes alive in LeClair Classic finale
• ECU 12, Western Carolina 6: How it looked from the dugouts

Rivals

• ECU Topples Catamounts 12-6
• Pirates Fall at Tulsa 91-78

TU takes down East Carolina with season-best shooting performance Tulsa World

Scott scores 23 to lift Tulsa past East Carolina 91-78 CBSSports.com

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Baseball Teams Win 4 series over the weekend
• Five Sunday Wins Gives American 21 For the Weekend
• UCF Wins at No. 8 Houston in College GameDay Showdown

The Associated Press

• Scott scores 23 to lift Tulsa past East Carolina 91-78
• Rose lifts Temple over Tulane 80-69
• McDuffie scores 15 to lead Wichita St. past SMU 67-55
• UCF and Temple hoping to give AAC 4 NCAA Tournament teams

UCF Knights Go Into Houston and Upset the No. 8 Cougars, 69-64 BCSNN

Kobe Bryant shows up to support the UConn women and other takeaways from the Huskies’ win over Houston  Hartford Courant

Temple beats Tulane behind Quinton Rose’s career-high 29 points Philly.com

New Orleans Times Picayune

• Tulane streak reaches 18 with road finale loss at Temple
• Walk-off error ends Tulane loss against Army

Jarrey Foster returns to Mustangs on senior day; SMU drops final home game to Wichita State, 67-55  Dallas News

Memphis still confident in  AAC tournament chances Memphis Commercial Appeal

‘A good one for a great one’: How WSU’s unselfish play led to road win at SMU  Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Winston Salem Journal

• Ron Wellman to retire as Wake Forest AD; John Currie to be next AD
• Ed Hardin: Wake Forest welcomes home one of its family as AD
• ‘The final homecoming:’ Currie steps in as Wake Forest AD with Wellman’s retirement
• Wake Forest baseball coach wins 700th game

Raleigh News and Observer

• For Currie, return to Wake Forest a homecoming in more ways than one
• Spring starts with a lot of new for NC State football
• Music, cheers and dancing at the start of UNC’s spring football practice

U.Va.’s Bennett not shying away from regular-season title talk Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Charleston Post and Courier

• TJ Hopkins shines as Gamecocks take Clemson baseball series for first time since 2014
• Citadel completes sweep; Cougars drop finale
• Mississippi State takes out South Carolina; Gamecocks No. 2 seed in SEC Tournament
• Sapakoff: Just Trevor Lawrence? Clemson could have three Heisman finalists in 2019

The Associated Press

• Wake AD Ron Wellman retiring, John Currie to replace him
• College coaches look for agile big men in recruiting
• Nowell, No. 25 Washington hold off Stanford 62-61
• Appalachian State tops Louisiana-Lafayette 90-80
• Davis scores 21 to lead Charlotte past UTEP 68-58

There’s a lot to like about Maryland, which makes its loss to Michigan so frustrating Washington Post