League lead at stake in ECU-Tulane series … No. 13 ECU Set To Host Tulane In AAC Series … Baseball And Softball Schedules Revised … Hilbrandt named assistant swim coach at ECU … Harold Varner III discusses playing in front of his hometown crowd  … Beechler Claims All-Conference Golf Honors at ECU  … Darlington Raceway set for first of 2 NASCAR weekends … Mickelson leads after opening round of Wells Fargo Championship

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

VIEW FROM THE EAST
League lead at stake in ECU-Tulane series Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• No. 13 ECU Set To Host Tulane In AAC Series
• Baseball And Softball Schedules Revised
• ECU Closes Regular Season Against Memphis
• Hilbrandt Named Assistant Swimming Coach

The East Carolinian

• ECU baseball to face Tulane in weekend series
• ECU softball looks for a win in last regular series against Memphis

WNCT 9

• Hilbrandt named assistant swim coach at ECU
• Threat of bad weather forces changes to ECU’s weekend baseball, softball schedules

Tulane Baseball Announces Schedule Changes With ECU WNGO

Harold Varner III discusses playing in front of his hometown crowd WCNC

Can Harold Varner III get first PGA Tour win? If so, it’ll come on his home course Gaston Gazette

D’Ante Smith is Bengals draft pick that should get more attention BengalsWire

Beechler Claims All-Conference Golf Honors at ECU The Pilot

247 Sports

• Schedule for Tulane-ECU series revised
• Tulane at ECU Series Preview

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• BATTLE FOR N.C.: Resumes, momentum part of May baseball
• Leaders hope for safe travels, big spending during ECU commencement weekend
• ECU’s 2021 spring commencement includes members from the Class of 2020

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Temple Pulls Away From Vanderbilt for 16-11 Win in Women’s Lacrosse Semifinals
• No. 19 UCF’s Season Ends With A Defeat At The Hands Of No. 2 Pitt In The NCAA Third Round
• Top-Seeded Florida Races Past Cincinnati, 19-6, In Semifinal

Tulane baseball turnaround started when coach Travis Jewett kicked himself out of the dugout NOLA.com

UC’s Desmond Ridder projected as 2022 1st round pick Cincinnati Enquirer

Memphis’ Merriweather fills out coaching staff Memphis Commercial Appeal

2021 UH football status report: Quarterbacks Houston Chronicle

Arline, Lavatai or Maynor? Navy football believes it has 3 quarterback options, saying ‘it’s a good problem to have’ Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Late Night with Bobby Muuss: Wake Forest soccer team moves on in NCAA’s with 2-1 win over Kentucky Winston Salem Journal

Charleston Post Courier

• CCU Board of Trustees approves proposed $15 million football indoor practice facility
• College of Charleston basketball coach Pat Kelsey adds 2 more transfer players
• Clemson baseball on a roll after shaking up pitching rotation

Columbia The State

• Facing crucial SEC series, South Carolina shuffles rotation, may tweak lineup too
• He is the fastest runner in South Carolina. Next season, he will run for the Gamecocks