Pirates Visit UNCW On Tuesday, Host Charlotte For Weekend Series… Pirates Head to Virginia Tech on Tuesday… Ethan Norby Named American Conference Pitcher of the Week… Pirates Fall Short in Extra Innings Against UTSA… The Final Four is set as UConn stuns Duke to join Illinois, Arizona and Michigan

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

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UTSA answers ECU comeback for series win

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Visit UNCW On Tuesday, Host Charlotte For Weekend Series
• Pirates Head to Virginia Tech on Tuesday
• Ethan Norby Named American Conference Pitcher of the Week
• Pirates Fall Short in Extra Innings Against UTSA
• Pirates Finish In Third At Cutter Creek Intercollegiate
• Pirates Drop Series Finale To UAB, 4-2
• Pirates Fall to App State, 4-2

ECU Ethan Norby named American Conference Pitcher of the …  WNCT 9

ECU Ethan Norby named American Conference Pitcher of the Week YAHOO!

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

• James Madison, South Florida, Vanderbilt Earn Weekly Women’s Lacrosse Honors
• Florida Atlantic Sweeps Weekly Softball Honors
• Charlotte’s Koontz, East Carolina’s Norby Earn Weekly Baseball Honors

Kristy Curry eager to write her ‘last chapter’ with USF basketball Tampa Bay Times

Tulane assistant men’s basketball coach leaving for similar role within conference NOLA.com

UNT is counting on newcomers in 2026. Here are six who have stood out this spring Denton Record-Chronicle

San Antonio Express-News

• UTSA baseball set to install new video board at Roadrunner Field
• UTSA returners keep business as usual on first day of spring practice

Bill Haisten: Rick Dickson loves that TU ‘still has a heartbeat’ Tulsa World

AL.com

• Goodman: This Final Four should be a wake-up call for Birmingham, UAB
• Why star edge rusher Chris Burge returned to UAB

‘Shocker culture is back’: Wichita State retains Battie, Berg and Williams Wichita Eagle

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• UNC basketball coach search in Week 2: How buyouts play into Tar Heels’ decision
• How will Duke’s basketball roster look next season? Hint: very talented again
• At LSU intro, Will Wade avoided NC State chatter — until he couldn’t anymore
• NC State to hire Justin Gainey from Tennessee as next men’s basketball coach
• Last-second loss to UConn leaves Duke trying to put season in perspective

WRAL

• NC State to hire former player Justin Gainey as next men’s basketball coach
• Will Wade says breakaway from NC State was ‘mischaracterized’ during LSU introduction
• UNC suspends discussions on basketball arena indefinitely to focus on new coach
• Duke denied: UConn stuns Blue Devils on last-second 3 to cap wild comeback

Columbia The State

• ‘I’m in a flow’: Freshman guard hitting stride at perfect time for Gamecocks WBB
• First betting line released for South Carolina WBB vs. UConn Final Four game
• See you in Phoenix: South Carolina WBB pulls away from TCU, reaches Final Four
• Could Irish rugby player Neff Giwa have unique role for South Carolina this year?

Charleston Post & Courier

• ‘A little child shall lead them:’ Freshman Makeer propels Gamecocks into Final Four
• Gamecocks in good spot with Texas QB; Tigers gain momentum with Tennessee WR
• Clemson basketball staff is remade following significant turnover. One hire is from Charleston.
• Bulldogs outgun Western Carolina in baseball; USC, Clemson, CofC, CSU all fall
• College of Charleston hires former Big Ten coach to take over men’s basketball program

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• First-time head coach Van Malone learning to oversee everything as Hampton University coach
• Norfolk State lands major men’s basketball commitment

The Associated Press

• Edwards, Makeer power South Carolina past TCU 78-52 to reach the Final Four
• Eyes of Texas on women’s Final Four again after Longhorns beat Michigan in regional final
• The Final Four is set as UConn stuns Duke to join Illinois, Arizona and Michigan
• Mullins Madness! Freshman’s 35-footer gives UConn a 73-72 win over Duke and a Final Four spot
• Mullins’ Miracle: How does his shot for UConn measure up to other famous ones in March Madness?
• Another late collapse ends the season for a Duke team that looked good enough to win it all
• Michigan coach Dusty May leads the Wolverines into the program’s first Final Four since 2018
• March Madness: Here’s a storyline to watch about each of the Final Four teams in the men’s field
• Tennessee’s season ends with another Elite Eight loss, this time to Michigan
• NC State reaches deal with Tennessee assistant and ex-Wolfpack player Justin Gainey, AP source says
• Will Wade back at LSU, shrugs off criticism of NC State departure
• Syracuse legend Gerry McNamara formally introduced as new Orange coach
• Arizona State adds Cal Baptist head coach Rick Croy as associate head coach under Randy Bennett
• St. John’s athletic director says coach Rick Pitino has signed new deal with contract extension