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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPMonday, May 3, 2021

May 3, 2021 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Shockers manage series split with ECU … Rally falls short as Pirates fall to Wichita State in series finale … Woodall’s two-hitter helps ECU Softball top UCF… Former four-star recruit, UNC transfer Ray Rose heading to ECU …No more waiting: huge series at East Carolina up next for first-place Tulane baseball team … Multiple First-Round Picks Highlight the AAC’s Big NFL Draft with 19 Players Taken  … James Madison beats North Dakota, advances to FCS semis; Delaware heads to FCS semis beating Jacksonville St. 20-14 …NASCAR’s Kyle Busch races with an added burden while winning at Kansas on his birthday

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Baseball News
Shockers manage series split with ECU
 Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

  • East Carolina Vanquishes South Florida, 1-0
  • No. 10 ECU Falls To Wichita State, 11-9
  • Pirates Succeed At Virginia Grand Prix

The East Carolinian

WNCT 9

  • Rally falls short as Pirates fall to Wichita State in series finale
  • Woodall’s two-hitter helps ECU top UCF

WITN 7

  • Kinston’s Niejel Wilkins wins triple jump for ECU at Virginia Grand Prix
  • Woodall tosses two-hitter, ECU softball blanks USF, 1-0
  • No. 10 ECU drops series finale at Wichita State, 11-9

ECU Falls to Wichita State 11-9 to Split AAC Weekend Series  Rivals.com

247 Sports

  • ECU can’t overcome early hole, drops series finale in Wichita
  • Former four-star recruit, UNC transfer Ray Rose heading to ECU

Second straight 2-2 split for Pirates Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

After a year at UNC, former South Point standout has new home Gaston Gazette

WSU baseball keeps NCAA hopes alive with series split against No. 8 East Carolina Wichita Eagle

No more waiting: huge series at East Carolina up next for first-place Tulane baseball team NOLA.com

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • Tulsa, East Carolina Salvage Sunday Games Against American SB Leaders
  • UCF Earns Series Win in Sunday Action

Multiple First-Round Picks Highlight the AAC’s Big NFL Draft with 19 Players Taken bcsnn.com

Reactions: UC running back Doaks drafted by Dolphins in seventh round Cincinnati Enquirer

Temple’s Dan Archibong and Branden Mack signing as NFL free agents Philadelphia Inquirer

Ex-Baylor forward Tristan Clark ends brief retirement, commits to SMU Dallas Morning News

Tracking Memphis football undrafted free agents Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulsa World

  • Guerin-teed it was quite a week: Tylan Wallace, Zaven Collins remind us why we put up with Roger Goodell, NFL BS every draft weekend
  • New Tulsa and Oklahoma women’s basketball coaches announce staffs; Stiles moves from OU to TU

For UH pair, long draft wait is rewarded Houston Chronicle

Navy cornerback Cameron Kinley agrees to terms with Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay as undrafted NFL free agent Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Fayetteville Observer

  • Former Terry Sanford, Duke standout Mark Gilbert joins NFL team
  • Fayetteville State’s Kion Smith signs free-agent deal after NFL Draft

Charleston Post Courier

  • College baseball roundup: Clemson sweeps No. 5 Louisville; Cougars get past Elon
  • Gamecocks trying to find offensive spark after fifth loss in six SEC games

Columbia The State

  • Why South Carolina fans shouldn’t let spring game muddy their outlook on Gamecock QBs
  • USC basketball commit still intends to join Gamecocks. He just doesn’t know when
  • After consecutive SEC series losses, where does South Carolina baseball stand?

Wake Forest men’s soccer team wins 3-2 over Coastal Carolina in NCAA Tournament’s second round Winston Salem Journal

UNC outlasts Charlotte in penalty kicks in NCAA men’s soccer tournament second round  Charlotte Observer

The Associated Press

  • James Madison beats North Dakota, advances to FCS semis
  • South Dakota St. tops S. Illinois 31-26 in FCS quarterfinals
  • Delaware heads to FCS semis beating Jacksonville St. 20-14
  • Sam Houston St. beats N.D. State 24-20 to advance to semis

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Winston Salem Journal

  • Today in sports history: May 3
  • Sports events on the air for Monday, May 3
  • LEADING OFF: Luzardo hurt playing video game, Ohtani OK?
  • Royals love to run — and they’ve raced to MLB’s top mark

Charlotte Observer

  • NASCAR’s Kyle Busch races with an added burden while winning at Kansas on his birthday
  • Jaycee Horn traded football in the suburbs for inner-city Atlanta. He’s tough by choice
  • The Hornets got punked; do they shrink now or rise to match what Heat did to them?

New York Times

  • An Olympic Dream Dashed by a Nasal Swab
  • Johnny Bench Misses His Hall of Fame Friends
  • Denied a Season, Some Ivy League Athletes Craft a Baseball Gap Year
  • In Anti-Ownership Protests, United Fans Rediscover Their Own Power

Washington Post

  • Personal touch separates Ron Rivera from other head coaches during NFL draft process
  • Svrluga: There’s a word for the Washington Football Team’s draft: Boring. But that’s far from an insult.
  • Washington’s big offseason question remains unanswered, and the front office is okay with that
  • Max Scherzer delivers a gem for the Nationals, then rushes to help his wife deliver their third child
  • Manchester United match postponed after fans invade Old Trafford in protest of American owners
  • With Alex Ovechkin and John Carlson out, Tom Wilson joins Caps’ leadership group
  • Boswell: The surging Wizards don’t have one secret weapon. They have three.
  • What to know from the NFL draft: Aaron Rodgers rift looms large, and the passing game rules
  • Caitlyn Jenner says she opposes transgender girls competing in girls’ sports
  • Inside the numbers of Stephen Curry’s record-setting April scoring spree

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Hawks increase arena seating by nearly 5,000 seats for postseason
  • 5 observations from Braves’ lost weekend in Florida
  • Falcons earn an A-minus for draft class of ‘best player available’
  • What Jaguars coach Urban Meyer had to say about Jalen Camp
  • Braves’ Pache thinks demotion helped him

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