Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Thursday, May 9, 2019

Gameday: East Carolina Opens AAC Softball Championship Against Tulsa…Big first inning leads ECU to rivalry victory in Chapel Hill; UCF and ECU take down ranked opponents Wednesday…Smith, Verity granted extra years of eligibility…Golf Season Ends With Eighth Place Finish At Auburn Regional; UCF Knights and Memphis’ Fletcher Advance to NCAA Women’s Golf Championships…With Durant Hurt, the Warriors Dynasty Could Suddenly Be Reeling…Finally, the rest of the Eastern Conference finals set

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

• BASEBALL NEWS
  Pirates slam UNC in matchup of ranked teams
• The Bradsher Beat
  Golfers achieve program’s highest regional finish

ecupirates.com

• No. 8 ECU Defeats No. 12 UNC, 9-5
• Golf Season Ends With Eighth Place Finish At Auburn Regional
• Gameday: East Carolina Opens AAC Softball Championship Against Tulsa

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Pirates slam to win at UNC
• Pirates’ season ends at Auburn

Fast start sends ECU past UNC, 9-5  WNCT 9

No. 8 ECU Baseball defeats No. 12 UNC, 9-5 WITN 7

May 8, 11 p.m. sports: ECU strikes early with grand slam, holds on to beat UNC WCTI 12

247 Sports

• Big first inning leads ECU to rivalry victory in Chapel Hill
• Smith, Verity granted extra years of eligibility
• ECU in the College Baseball Projected Field of 64: May 9th

ECU Pounds UNC 9-5 Rivals

Old Dominion football announces kickoff times for 2019 home games WTKR

NCAA women’s golf: Vanderbilt wins Auburn regional, No. 11 seed Tennessee advances Golfweek

NCAA women’s regionals: USC, East Carolina headline final-round storylines Golf Channel

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Baseball: UCF and ECU take down ranked opponents Wednesday
• UCF Knights and Memphis’ Fletcher Advance to NCAA Women’s Golf Championships

USF’s Georgina Corrick named AAC’s top pitcher Tampa Bay Times

UCF football tops among state teams in APR scores Orlando Sentinel

Miami Hurricanes baseball snaps season-long streak despite thrilling ending Miami Herald

UConn athletic programs score high in latest APR figures Hartford Courant

Tulsa softball: Golden Hurricane aims to capture fourth consecutive American Athletic Conference championship Tulsa World

UH softball’s Sarah Barker named AAC co-player of the year Houston Chronicle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

2019 College Football Rankings: No. 109 Old Dominion works to rebuild after pair of losing seasons Orlando Sentinel

Raleigh News and Observer

• Coach K kicks of Duke’s 2020 class with a sought-after point guard
• Duke lost its ace pitcher. But the Blue Devils are pitching well anyway.
• Clemson closing in on ‘most special’ recruiting class in 247Sports history

Winston Salem Journal

• WSSU baseball program picks up one final championship on its way out the door
• Wake Forest’s baseball team enters closing stretch with harrowing win over Davidson

Virginia Tech held its first over-the-air telecast of a sporting event. It was a success. Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Charleston Post and Courier

• College Baseball Roundup: Clemson pounds The Citadel
• Gamecocks’ Will Muschamp fielding tough questions from fans on Spurs Up Tour

What Georgia Tech estimates it can earn from series at Mercedes-Benz Stadium  Atlanta Journal Constitution

One conference’s new media deal is almost all streaming. Should others do the same? SB Nation