Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

UTSA takes deciding game

ecupirates.com

• UTSA Edges East Carolina In Series Finale
• Pirates Take Series Over No. 21 Charlotte On Dalton’s Walk-Off Homer
• Danae McNeal: In League with Legends

UTSA edges East Carolina in series finale WNCT 9

247 Sports

• ECU drops first series of season at UTSA
• ECU evens series with 14-10 win at UTSA
• FINAL: ECU loses series finale to UTSA

ECU baseball: Pirates fall to UTSA, dop first weekend series Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Ranking college baseball teams in order of their odds to win College World Series in 2024 USA Today

How the D1Baseball Top 25 Fared: Week Six D1 Baseball

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Florida Atlantic, Tulane Earn Series Wins Saturday
• North Texas Falls at Seton Hall in NIT Second Round
• JMU, Temple Off to 2-0 Conference Starts
• Shockers Earn Series Win over UTSA on Friday Doubleheader

The Associated Press

• VCU beats South Florida 70-65 in 2nd round of NIT
• Jackson, Bairstow help VCU beat South Florida 70-65 in 2nd round of NIT

Tampa Tribune

• USF’s historic season ends with loss to VCU in NIT
• Concert? Comedy show? Nope, these USF students stood in line for hoops

USF’s Memorable Season Ends With Loss To VCU Tampa Free Press

VCU earns NIT second-round triumph at South Florida Hampton Roads Daily Press

VCU hoops dances on to first NIT quarterfinal since 1988 with rugged win at South Florida Richmond.com

Memphis Baseball Goes 1-3 on the Week Daily Helmsman

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis football strength coach Noah Franklin gives scouting report on transfer portal additions
• Memphis basketball assistant Rick Stansbury believes in Penny Hardaway, intends to return

Tulsa World

• Tulsa looks for a postseason milestone against Georgetown in WBIT’s second round
• Tulsa’s mental toughness, 3-point shooting fuels WBIT second-round win | Barry Lewis’ three takeaways

NOLA.com

• No sweep for you: Tulane loses to Rice on Sunday after clinching first regular-season series win
• Rod Walker: Retiring Tulane women’s basketball coach Lisa Stockton more than left her mark

Rob Lanier named new Rice Men’s Basketball Coach KRIV

Former SMU basketball coach Rob Lanier expected to be hired by Rice, report says Dallas Morning News

Rice hires Rob Lanier as next basketball coach Houston Chronicle

Rice hires Rob Lanier as next men’s basketball coach ESPN

Dusty May on leaving FAU for Michigan: ‘Incredibly bittersweet’ WFLX

What Wichita State baseball coach liked the most about Shockers’ first AAC series win YAHOO!

What’s next for Wichita State basketball recruit TJ Williams after winning Gatorade award Wichita Eagle

UTSA closes season with second-round WNIT loss to Wyoming San Antonio Express News

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

NC State basketball again has the will to find a way to win, and win over more doubters Charlotte Observer

Raleigh News & Observer

• Why a summer of seething helped Duke basketball advance to NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16
• NC State women’s basketball guard Saniya Rivers fits like a tee in her second season
• Duke basketball dominates: Blue Devils rout underdog James Madison in NCAA Tournament
• Sweet 16 surprise! Duke women’s basketball upsets Ohio State in NCAA Tournament shocker
• UNC women run into South Carolina buzz saw in second-round NCAA Tournament loss

WRAL

• Duke, NC State, North Carolina men’s basketball all advance to Sweet Sixteen
• Richardson scores 28 as Duke rallies from 16-point deficit to beat Ohio State 75-63 in March Madness
• Jared McCain makes 8 3s, scores 30 points as Duke ends James Madison’s March Madness run
• Chase Hunter scores 20 as Clemson beats Baylor 72-64 in 2nd round of NCAA tourney
• South Carolina women reach 10th straight Sweet 16, beat North Carolina 88-41 in March Madness

Wake Forest, playing without injured Hunter Sallis, loses to Georgia in NIT second round Winston Salem Journal

Columbia The State

• Staying hot: Clemson basketball beats Baylor, reaches NCAA Sweet 16
• 5 Gamecock football newcomers with best chance to make good first impression in spring
• Marching on: No. 1 South Carolina dominates UNC, punches ticket to NCAA Sweet 16
• Dawn Staley challenged USC fans to pack arena for NCAA games. They responded
• ‘Tears of joy’ for Kamilla Cardoso in what could be final South Carolina home game
• South Carolina baseball completes convincing sweep over No. 3 Vanderbilt

Charleston Post & Courier

• Sweet 16 again! Clemson tops No. 3 Baylor to advance in March Madness
• Blistered Heels: Gamecocks clobber UNC, return to Sweet 16
• For Gamecock men, new leaders are already stepping up

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

VCU earns NIT second-round triumph at South Florida

Norfolk State women hang tough on defense, but fall to powerful Stanford in NCAA’s first round

The Associated Press

• ‘Obviously the mistake was made:’ Big East remains unbeaten in NCAA Tournament after only 3 bids
• Top-seeded Houston needs OT to avoid March Madness exit, gets by No. 9 Texas A&M 100-95
• San Diego State rolls past Yale 85-57 and sets up title game rematch with UConn in Sweet 16
• Top seed UConn steamrolls into Sweet 16 with 75-58 rout of Northwestern in East Region
• Jared McCain makes 8 3s, scores 30 points as Duke ends James Madison’s March Madness run
• Zach Edey and No. 1 seed Purdue roll into Sweet 16 with runaway win against Utah State
• Tyler Kolek leads Marquette to Sweet 16 with 81-77 March Madness win over Colorado
• March Madness: 14 perfect women’s brackets remain after Sunday’s second-round action
• Walker’s career night carries Baylor past Virginia Tech in women’s NCAA Tournament