Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

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• Pirates Visit Shockers At AAC Halfway Point
• ECU Travels South For AAC Championship
• Pirates Set For AAC SB Road Test At No. 23 Wichita State
• Pirates Travel to Meets at Virginia and South Carolina

East Carolina next challenge for former Lord Botetourt and VMI kicker Jerry Rice The Roanoke Times

TEC Athlete of the Month: Alec Makarewicz The East Carolinian

ECU’s Parker Byrd throws out first pitch at Astros game WNCT 9

Constant compete has brought ECU’s Trey Yesavage from the bullpen to Pirates ace starting pitcher WITN 7

College baseball roundtable: Takeaways, most impressive teams, players and what to expect going forward ESPN

What Are Keaton Mitchell’s 4 Best NFL Team Fits? The Draft

UH tennis beats ECU in first round of AAC Championships The Daily Cougar

Three-star ATH Isaiah Crumpler schedules two summer official visits 247 Sports

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• American Football Media Days Set for July 24-25 at Live! By Loews Arlington Texas
• SMU, Tulsa, Memphis, UCF Reach American Women’s Tennis Semifinals
• Five American Squads Earn Midweek Victories

Memphis gets state general assembly approval for $350 million stadiums initiative YAHOO!

Kevin Wilson on TU’s spring: ‘We’ve got a long way to go, but I’m very encouraged’ Tulsa World

Tulane baseball team looking for pitching depth down the stretch as it seeks turnaround NOLA.com

Temple begins search for final five portal transfers  Temple News

Navy football defensive end Justin Reed earns Vice Admiral Mack Award as most improved football player during spring drills Annapolis Capital

Wichita Eagle

• Terry Nooner officially introduced as next head coach of Wichita State women’s basketball
• From tragedy to triumph: Inside ‘divine’ week of Terry Nooner’s hiring at Wichita State

What does ESPN’s Football Power Index say about UNT in 2023? Denton Record Chronicle

Charlotte football adapts to new schemes, new philosophies under new coach Biff Poggi Charlotte Observer

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Severe weather forecast leads Duke football to move its spring game
• UNC Tar Heels basketball team adds ACC transfer from Notre Dame
• Chelsea FC, Wrexham to play international friendly soccer match at UNC’s Kenan Stadium

Winston Salem Journal

• How Kentucky QB Will Levis worked his way from run-first backup to top NFL draft prospect
• Offensive lineman Ethan White won’t transfer to USC because of injury
• PSU’s Franklin: Revenue sharing with players ‘inevitable’
• UConn faces major rebuild weeks after winning 5th NCAA title

Columbia The State

• South Carolina run-rules No. 3 Florida for series-opening victory
• Veteran Clemson football defensive back to enter NCAA transfer portal
• No. 6 South Carolina vs. No. 3 Florida baseball: Top storylines, key players, TV info

Charleston Post & Courier

• Clemson’s Caden Grice doubling up on pitching and hitting, and thriving
• Aynor product, Coastal Carolina OL Thomas Johnson earns full scholarship

The Roanoke Times

• Former Radford University baseball player sues ex-coach Karl Kuhn, athletic director Robert Lineburg
• Hokies close spring practice with two guys they ‘can potentially win with’

• UGA plans to stick with Stegeman Coliseum after latest makeover
• Excellence in practice separates Georgia Tech’s Jaylon King