Pirates pound Elon, 15-0  … ECU softball team drops AAC opener at Wichita State … Pirates drop five-set match to NC A&T on Senior Night, season finale … ECU BOT meets to discuss new policies for student-athletes  … ECU forward Bitumba Baruti enters transfer portal … Burleson, Packard ranked among MLB teams’ top prospects … University of Cincinnati will ‘review’ allegations made against men’s basketball program … UH will need to stay in its comfort zone to beat Syracuse …

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Baseball News
Pirates pound Elon, 15-0 Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• No. 8 ECU Shuts Out Elon, 15-0
• ECU Drops AAC SB Opener At Wichita State
• Pirates Falter In VB Season Finale
• Pirates Fall To Vanderbilt LAX

ECU BOT meets to discuss new policies for student-athletes The East Carolinian

WNCT 9

• No. 8 ECU bounces back, blanks Elon, 15-0
• ECU softball team drops AAC opener at Wichita State
• Pirates drop five-set match to NC A&T on Senior Night, season finale
• ECU lacrosse falls at home to Vanderbilt

WITN 7

• No. 8 ECU baseball blanks Elon, 15-0
• Vanderbilt drops ECU lacrosse, 19-12
• NC A&T outlasts ECU volleyball in five sets in season finale
• ECU softball drops AAC opener at Wichita State, 16-1

ECU Beats Elon 15-0 On Friday  Rivals.com

247 Sports

• Pirates working through some hurdles at center this spring
• ECU rolls to road win in series opener
• ECU forward Bitumba Baruti enters transfer portal
• Burleson, Packard ranked among MLB teams’ top prospects

Pirates start with rout of Elon on Friday night Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• No. 22 UCF Sweeps Houston To Highlight Opening Day Of Softball Conference Play
• Tulane Clinches West’s Second Seed, Wichita State Hands Houston First League Loss

How Memphis kept its NIT run alive less important than who got it done vs. Boise State | Giannotto USA Today

Memphis vs. Colorado State odds, line, spread: 2021 NIT picks, predictions from proven model CBS Sports

University of Cincinnati will ‘review’ allegations made against men’s basketball program Cincinnati Enquirer

Coveted UCF strength coach Chris Dawson works players into shape Orlando Sentinel

Tulane rallies fron 4-0 deficit on grand slam by Jacob LaPrairie, beats Grand Canyon 7-4 NOLA.com

Tim Jankovich to return for sixth season as SMU coach with one year left on contract 247 Sports

Dallas Morning News

• SMU basketball coach Tim Jankovich says ‘I’m coming back,’ addresses expectations and roster
• SMU basketball players Darius McNeill, Charles Smith IV entered transfer portal this week
• SMU football notebook: Former Mustangs QB Shane Buechele makes NFL Draft case at pro day

Quentin Grimes’ revival at Houston is the best basketball story of the Sweet 16 The Sporting News

TU coach Frank Haith receives contract extension Tulsa World

UH will need to stay in its comfort zone to beat Syracuse Houston Chronicle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Winston Salem Journal

• Three football players from WSSU, N.C. A&T heading to HBCU National Combine next month
• App State gives basketball coach Dustin Kerns a contract extension
• Hoosiers to rely on tough defense against Wolfpack
• NCAA Tournament winners and losers: Big Ten, Bill Self have some explaining to do
• Jalen Cone aims to find an NBA path away from Virginia Tech
• Vanderbilt’s Jack Leiter throws 7 more hitless innings
• App State 2021 schedule has two national TV games and a season finale against Georgia Southern

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• ODU calls off spring game and replaces it with a “modified intrasquad scrimmage”
• Hokies’ Dax Hollifield looks to combine acumen with potential as he transitions to middle linebacker
• William & Mary football: New offensive coordinator Christian Taylor seeks more signature moments

Charleston Post Courier

• College baseball roundup: Burgess’ walk-off double lifts No. 20 USC past No. 5 Florida; Clemson outlasts Boston College 16-12
• Clemson’s closer at his best when in ‘psychotic’ state of mind on pitcher’s mound
• Clemson’s Dabo on scrimmage mistakes: ‘We would’ve gotten smashed’
• USC looking to bring back Frank Martin as basketball coach to avoid another large buyout
• New College of Charleston coach Pat Kelsey: ‘Gonzaga did it, why not here?’
• College of Charleston to hire Winthrop’s Pat Kelsey as new men’s basketball coach
• Remembering the Past: Wrestling great Nelson Royal was ‘real cowboy’
• Charleston Southern football faces Monmouth with heavy hearts and renewed spirit
• Dawn Staley wants less ‘nice’ and more ‘nasty’ from Gamecocks in NCAA Tournament
• For The Citadel, slowing Samford QB must be a team effort

Columbia The State

• Down to final out, South Carolina rallies to walk off Florida in 14-inning thriller
• Frank Martin staying? Top lawmakers rally to keep him as USC coach
• Pat Kelsey is gone. Understanding the Winthrop job and who the next coach needs to be

Philadelphia Inquirer

• Beating Baylor would boost Jay Wright’s Hall of Fame resume | Mike Jensen
• Does Baylor need a signature win over Villanova to prove it’s a real contender? It wouldn’t hurt.

Washington Post

• Men’s Sweet 16 teams might be stuck in Indy with idle time, but they don’t want to leave.
• Oregon State Coach Wayne Tinkle has a pretty good starting five at his house
• Grand Canyon player dies in car crash days after starting in NCAA tournament
• Max Abmas and Oral Roberts, overlooked until March Madness, have long been on Arkansas’ radar
• Complete men’s bracket

The Associated Press

• UCLA, USC go from late night to NCAA prime-time spotlight
• New bloods: Florida State charts a new course for the ACC
• Syracuse’s glue — forward-turned-center Marek Dolezaj
• Scott thinks Pac-12’s NCAA run will bode well for future
• What To Watch: Baylor-Villanova, Bueckers-Clark at NCAAs
• Shaka Smart leaves Texas to take over Marquette’s program
• NCAA’s Midwest Region full of upsets but maybe not surprises
• Florida loses 4th player in 3 days as Osifo enters portal