Pirates take series lead as Godwin exits  … Pirates Win Seven Events At Aggie Classic … Late scores, defense lift Gold over Purple, 17-3, in ECU football spring game ….ECU men’s golf fourth after two rounds at AAC Championship ….Doing everything right, Tulane shuts out Memphis for ninth consecutive victory…Davidson falls short in FCS playoff matchup against Jacksonville State  …Hamilton leads top-ranked James Madison past VMI 31-24…ARCA driver transported to hospital after flaming wreck at Talladega…Even without Alex Ovechkin, the Capitals blast the Islanders to remain in first place…The race atop the NHL Central between the Panthers and Hurricanes just got tighter

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Baseball News
Pirates take series lead as Godwin exits Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• No. 9 ECU Out-Slugs UCF, 11-8
• Pirates Win Seven Events At Aggie Classic
• ECU In Fourth After Two Rounds At AAC Championship
• Late Scores, Defense Lift Gold In ECU Spring Game
• Tulsa Tops East Carolina To Clinch Series

The East Carolinian

• WNCT 9
• Late scores, defense lift Gold In ECU spring football game
• Pirates win seven events at Aggie Classic
• ECU men’s golf fourth after two rounds at AAC Championship

WITN 7

• Late scores, defense lift Gold over Purple, 17-3, in ECU football spring game
• ECU T&F wins seven events at Aggie Classic
• No. 9 ECU baseball out-slugs UCF, 11-8
• Tulsa blanks ECU softball for third straight game, 9-0

Rivals.com

• Gold Team Victorious In East Carolina Spring Game
• East Carolina Tops UCF 11-8

247 Sports

• Everything Mike Houston said after ECU’s Purple-Gold Scrimmage
• Official stats from ECU’s Purple-Gold Spring Scrimmage
• 2021 ECU Spring Game: How it looked from the sidelines
• ECU 11, UCF 8: How it looked from the stands
• ECU secures 11-8 victory over UCF

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• High-scoring win shifts momentum to ECU over UCF
• No Gordon-Williams matchup
• QUICK REACTION: Five players from spring game

Finding Broncos: Scouting East Carolina OT D’Ante Smith Sports Illustrated

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Tulane’s Shutout Highlights Saturday Baseball Action
• UCF, Tulsa Clinch Series With Saturday Softball Shutouts
• USF Maintains Team Advantage, Wichita State’s Wochner Leads Individual Draw After Round Two Of Men’s Golf Championship

NOLA.com

• Doing everything right, Tulane shuts out Memphis for ninth consecutive victory
• Tulane baseball shuts out Memphis for ninth straight conference win

How seniors’ decisions to stay led to Wichita State softball’s record-breaking season Wichita Eagle

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Charlotte Observer

• Davidson falls short in FCS playoff matchup against Jacksonville State
• Five takeaways from a soggy Charlotte 49ers’ spring football game

Three thoughts: Appalachian State football concludes spring football practices Winston Salem Journal

Fayetteville Observer

• UNC spring football game offers insight, questions on cast around QB Sam Howell
• Freshman quarterback Drake Maye makes UNC football debut

• College Baseball Roundup: Citadel swept in series finale
• Gamecocks carry 2020 problem into 2021: Who catches the ball?

As always, the winner of Georgia Tech’s spring game is optimism  Atlanta Journal Constitution

The Associated Press

• Jacksonville pastes Davidson 49-14 to advance to quarters
• Hamilton leads top-ranked James Madison past VMI 31-24
• Henderson, Paoletti help Delaware beat Sacred Heart 19-10
• Southern Illinois shocks Weber State 34-31 in first round
• Schuster, big plays help N. Dakota beat Missouri St. 44-10
• N.D. State rallies with a vengeance to down E. Washington
• Gronowski throws 3 TDs, S. Dakota St. tops Holy Cross 31-3
• Sam Houston survives late scare, beats Monmouth 21-15