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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupWednesday, May 22, 2019

May 22, 2019 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Shockers Stun Top-Seeded Pirates in Opening Round…UH falls to UConn in AAC baseball tournament opener; elimination game next…Bearcats Get First Conference Tournament Victory Since 2008…UCF baseball falls to Tulane in AAC opener, faces elimination game against Memphis

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

BASEBALL NEWS
Shockers turn back ECU
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ecupirates.com

  • ECU Drops Opening Game To Wichita State, 6-2
  • ECU Duo To Compete At U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship

Pirates shockingly fall into losers’ bracket  Greenville Daily Reflector

The East Carolinian

  • ECU baseball seniors’ atypical graduation
  • ECU can be underdogs despite No. 1 class by Memphis men

Wichita State Shocks ECU in AAC opener  WNCT 9

ECU Baseball drops opening game to Wichita State, 6-2 WITN 7

May 21, 6 p.m. sports: Top-seed ECU shocked by Wichita State in AAC Tourney opener  WCTI 12

ECU upset in opening round of AAC tournament 247 Sports

ECU Falls 6-2 to Wichita State in AAC First Round Tourney Action Rivals

Shockers stun top-seeded East Carolina 6-2 in AAC baseball tournament opener  Wichita Eagle

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • Shockers Stun Top-Seeded Pirates in Opening Round
  • Roper’s Pitching Outing Paces Green Wave to Opening-Round Win
  • Bearcats Get First Conference Tournament Victory Since 2008
  • Huskies Advance in Winners’ Bracket After Langer’s Walk-Off Single

UH falls to UConn in AAC baseball tournament opener; elimination game next  Houston Chronicle

Report: Cincinnati Bearcats to host Valparaiso transfer Jaume Sorolla for visit Cincinnati Enquirer

Tampa Bay Times

  • Is UCF’s Danny White right to criticize USF’s Michael Kelly?
  • Former USF star Kitija Laksa in transfer portal

UCF baseball falls to Tulane in AAC opener, faces elimination game against Memphis Orlando Sentinel

Hartford Courant

  • Randy Edsall open to adding more players as UConn football season creeps closer
  • In the midst of fan panic, Geno Auriemma had a plan in place for UConn women all along

With the APR Rankings Released, Who Might Be College Football’s Next Five-Win Bowl Team?  Sports Illustrated

Roper’s 136-pitch complete game leads Tulane to key opening victory in AAC tournament  New Orleans Advocate

New Orleans Times Picayune

  • ‘Go-to guy’ Kaleb Roper goes distance for Tulane in AAC tourney opener
  • Caleb Daniels leaves Tulane for Villanova

Time flies: College ADs are feeling the pressure to fill their football schedules sooner than later  Dallas News

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • Sam Mitchell decides to leave Penny Hardaway’s Memphis basketball staff
  • Penny Hardaway says he’s talked to John Calipari about Memphis playing Kentucky, possibly in Nashville

Fluvanna County offensive lineman Walt Stripling commits to East Carolina Daily Progress

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Fayetteville Observer

  • Sammy Batten: E.E. Smith’s Markell Samuel a prospect on the rise
  • Jim Burch, first black official in ACC, dies

What ‘groundbreaking’ deal has Charlotte 49ers’ AD Mike Hill thrilled? Charlotte Observer

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Duke’s shortstop took a pitch to the face. The Blue Devils beat Notre Dame anyway.
  • Why Shaw and SAU sharing a stadium is a ‘win-win’ for both schools
  • ‘I had to make the best decision for me.’ Trey Anderson’s peculiar route to USC basketball
  • Gamecocks stumble to quick SEC tournament exit, finish with worst record in 23 years
  • UNC’s Michael Busch: ‘We know we have one of the best lineups in the country’
  • One swing changed his life forever. How this Clemson senior overcame freak injury
  • Clemson forward suffers torn ACL

Winston Salem Journal

  • ‘Desperation Deacs’ extend meaning in season with win in ACC Tournament
  • OK to not be OK: ACC emphasizing mental health

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • Virginia Tech’s James Mitchell could be a versatile playmaker next season
  • ODU’s Andy Garriola named C-USA’s Freshman of the Year

Charleston Post and Courier

  • Gamecocks’ baseball season ends with first-round SEC tournament loss
  • Citadel baseball season ends with loss in SoCon Tournament, final record TBD
  • Sapakoff: More Clemson football players in transfer portal a good problem to have

Breaking down West Virginia’s path to hosting a baseball regional West Virginia MetroNews

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

New York Times

  • Caster Semenya Plans to Run 3,000-Meter Race, Which Doesn’t Require Her to Limit Testosterone
  • Ex-Partner of Deceased Figure Skater John Coughlin Says He Sexually Abused Her
  • Now for a Few Words About Drake: More, Please
  • Stephen Curry, Fully in the Swing
  • Niki Lauda, Formula One Champion Who Pushed Limits, Dies at 70
  • Blues Rout the Sharks to Reach the Stanley Cup Finals
  • Mets’ Brodie Van Wagenen Isn’t Ready to Give Up on His Roster, or His Manager
  • Big Question at the Hockey World Championship: Who’s No. 1 (in the Draft)?
  • Texas Men Win N.C.A.A. Tennis Title After Coach’s Arrest in Admission Scandal

Washington Post

  • Reuben Foster’s torn ACL is confirmed; LB will miss entire Redskins season
  • When it’s the Redskins and Reuben Foster, even a freak injury makes you wonder
  • Nationals’ bullpen melts down again as Mets walk off with 6-5 win
  • The ridiculous feud between Adam Eaton and Todd Frazier now features homeowner’s advice
  • Nationals place Jeremy Hellickson on injured list, recall Javy Guerra
  • On a New York Indian reservation, a one-man factory keeps lacrosse tradition alive
  • Cast of unknowns, reclamations and trash-heap finds has banged-up Yankees in first place

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Rod Brind’Amour on Sebastian Aho: ‘I gotta be able to play him against the best players’
  • More changes could be coming for the Hurricanes

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Teheran sharp again but Braves blow ninth-inning lead vs. Giants
  • Anthony Swarzak on trade, his own Braves scouting report
  • Atlanta United’s depth will be tested in June

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