Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Baseball News: Keith LeClair Classis
Pirates go 3-0 in LeClair Classic Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• ECU Wins 2022 Keith LeClair Classic Title
• Elon Edges East Carolina, 1-0
• Pirates Continue Road Trip At Stetson
• Thompson Named AAC Most Improved Player
• Pirates Open AAC Championship On Monday

WNCT 9

• Pirates No. 9 seed, will face Cincy in AAC men’s tourney
• ECU wins 2022 Keith LeClair Classic title, fifth …
• ECU’s Thompson named AAC Most Improved Player
• Elon edges East Carolina, 1-0

WITN 7

• ECU baseball complete LeClair Classic sweep with win over #21 Maryland
• ECU’s Thompson named first team all-conference, Most Improved player of the year

247 Sports

• ECU sweeps Keith LeClair Classic with win over No. 21 Maryland
• ECU 6, Maryland 3: How it looked from the stands

ECU baseball: Pirates top Maryland, win fifth straight after sweeping LeClair Classic Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Cincinnati to Face East Carolina in First Round of AAC Tournament Sports Illustrated

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Bracket Set for 2022 Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Championship
• Cincinnati Rolls Past Akron for Second Straight Win; Vanderbilt Falls at Denver
• UCF’s Diamond Battles Named 2022 Women’s Basketball Player And Defensive Player Of The Year

 Memphis stomps No. 14 Houston to solidify NCAA Tournament fate Memphis Commercial Appeal

No. 14 Houston ends regular season with loss at Memphis Houston Chronicle

Memphis tops No. 14 Houston 75-61 The Associated Press

Tulane falls at SMU in men’s hoops, will be No. 5 seed in AAC tourney NOLA.com

Horne’s heave lifts Tulsa to stunning home win over UCF Tulsa World

Johnny Dawkins’ Knights stunned by buzzer-beating heave Orlando Sentinel

A guide to Wichita State’s bracket in the AAC men’s basketball tournament this week Wichita Eagle

Tampa Bay Times

• Georgina Corrick throws fourth perfect game in USF softball history
• Solid NCAA resume in hand, USF women still leaving nothing to chance

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• NC State women’s basketball coach Wes Moore says third ACC championship was toughest
• A long day at work: After 42 years, Coach K’s last home game brings tears, unexpected loss

Former Virginia Tech player Isaiah Wilkins leads unlikely Longwood to the NCAA tournament Richmond.com

Winston Salem Journal

• Cunane, N.C. State cement legacy with another ACC title
• Wake Forest is No. 5 seed and will play Wednesday in ACC Tournament in Brooklyn

Old Dominion men close regular season with upset victory over Middle Tennessee Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Charleston Post and Courier

• College of Charleston rides John Meeks’ 31 points to CAA semifinal berth
• Clemson baseball finishes out a sweep of South Carolina
• Kentucky stuns No. 1 South Carolina for SEC Tournament championship
• College of Charleston ‘right stinking there’ as CAA tournament opens
• Sapakoff: Is ‘nice guy’ Graham Neff tough enough to be Clemson AD?

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Allen’s big night puts Georgia State in Sun Belt final
• Harber helps Bulldogs salvage final series game against Yellow Jackets
• Georgia Bulldogs more than fine at wide receiver

The Associated Press

• BUBBLE WATCH: Tar Heels solidify NCAA spot, Hoosiers slide
• Longwood wins Big South for first NCAA Tournament bid
• No. 22 Murray State beats Morehead State to win OVC tourney
• No. 20 Illinois beats No. 24 Iowa for share of Big Ten title
• San Diego fires Sam Scholl after 4 seasons as hoops coach