Charlottesville: Virginia, ECU cruise setting up Saturday matchup… NC State downs Campbell to win all-important first game at NCAA baseball regional; Rider stuns top-seed Coastal Carolina in NCAAs with 9-run inning, game-ending catch… Paul Skenes goes the distance in a 7-2 win over Tulane in the Baton Rouge regional… Vegas-Florida Stanley Cup Final pits top team in West against upstart in East

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ECU tells Sooners, ‘later’

Pirates Sail Past Sooners In Charlottesville Regional Opener ecupirates.com

WNCT 9

• Pirates sail past Sooners in Charlottesville Regional opener
• Winning isn’t everything Harold Varner III, LIV Golf’s latest victor

ECU baseball wins big in regional tournament opener against Oklahoma WITN 7

247 Sports

• Charlottesville Regional: ECU 14, OU 5 – How it looked from the field
• ECU rolls past Oklahoma in regional opener, 14-5
• FINAL: ECU 14, Oklahoma 5

ECU baseball: Pirates crush Oklahoma, advance to winner’s bracket of regional Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

OU baseball: Sooners fall to East Carolina in regional opener, face elimination game Norman Transcript

East Carolina routs OU in regional baseball opener Tulsa Word

OU baseball falls to East Carolina in NCAA Tournament regional opener The Oklahoman

East Carolina stuns Oklahoma with offensive explosion in Charlottesville Regional Dallas Morning News

OU Baseball: Pitching, Defense Haunt Oklahoma in Blowout Regional Defeat Sports Illustrated

3 takeaways from OU’s 14-5 loss to East Carolina in the Charlottesville Regional OU Daily

Charlottesville: Virginia, ECU cruise setting up Saturday matchup D1 Baseball

Pro golfer, Akron native Harold Varner III launches Youth United with local United Way YAHOO!

Around the American Athletic Conference

East Carolina Wins NCAA Regional Opener American Athletic Conference

Ed-itorial: Regionals win or loss, Tulane’s season already a success WGNO

NOLA.com

• Paul Skenes goes the distance in a 7-2 win over Tulane in the Baton Rouge regional
• After tussle with LSU’s Paul Skenes, Tulane confident about sticking around regional

How NIL has changed college football’s facilities arms race Tampa Bay Times

Mikey Williams loses endorsement deal with sports tech company Memphis Commercial Appeal

TU Sports Extra podcast: Former Jenks standout Stephen Kittleman: Serving his TU teammates in many ways Tulsa World

How Tennessee football transfer Cameron Miller was recruited to Memphis by Ryan Silverfield The Tennessean

Charlotte baseball falls to Tennessee in opening round of NCAA Tournament’s Clemson regional Charlotte Observer

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Virginia baseball rolls over Army in NCAA regional opener Richmond.com

UVA routs Army to open NCAA Baseball Regional WSLS 10

UVA baseball crushes Army 15-1 in opening game of Charlottesville Regional NBC 29

Raleigh News & Observer

• UNC baseball’s comeback falls just short, while ECU romps in NCAA Tournament regionals
• NC State downs Campbell to win all-important first game at NCAA baseball regional
• One ACL, 3 HRs: Duke’s MJ Metz shakes off knee injury with powerful performance

Winston Salem Journal

• Keener strikes out 13, Wake Forest pounds George Mason, 12-0, in NCAA play
• PHOTOS: Wake Forest beats George Mason, 12-0, in NCAA opener

Rider stuns top-seed Coastal Carolina in NCAAs with 9-run inning, game-ending catch Myrtle Beach Sun News

Columbia The State

• South Carolina, NC State poised to renew rivalry for spot in regional championship
• South Carolina baseball explodes for 11-run inning in NCAA regional blowout over CCSU
• Timely hits, long ball carry Clemson baseball to opening win in NCAA Tournament

Charleston Post & Courier

• Gamecocks throttle CCSU in regional opener, advance to face Wolfpack
• Clemson comes back to crush Lipscomb in NCAA tournament regional opener

Former Cox High star plays big role as UVA dominates Army in opener of NCAA baseball regional  Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

Cunningham: Status quo for SEC football schedule is about the money Atlanta Journal Constitution