TAMPA — South Florida held off East Carolina for a 6-5 series-clinching American Athletic Conference win on Saturday. The same teams will meet in the fourth game Tuesday in the AAC Tournament in nearby Clearwater. The Pirates (29-25, 13-14 AAC) were down, 5-1 and did not have a hit through five innings. ECU got on the board in the fifth with a walk and two hit batters to … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSAll Bulls as USF evens series
TAMPA — South Florida had a dominant performance in a 10-0 American Athletic Conference win in seven innings over East Carolina on Friday night to even the series at 1-1. The Pirates (29-24, 13-13 AAC) were limited to two hits as USF (28-23, 15-11 AAC) had 13 hits in ending a 5-game losing streak at home that included ECU's 5-1 win on Thursday night. Pirates coach Cliff … [Read more...]
FOOTBALL NEWSAAC football title game set for ABC again
The 2025 American Conference Football Championship Game will air on ABC for the 11th straight year. Hosted at the regular-season champion’s stadium, it kicks off ABC’s Championship Weekend on Friday, Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. ET, followed by the Big 12, Southeastern Conference, and Atlantic Coast Conference title games. Since 2015, the American title game has drawn over 26 million … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSWeather threat prompts cancellation of Campbell game
Due to potential unfavorable weather in Greenville, East Carolina's non-conference baseball game against Campbell, scheduled for Tuesday at Clark-LeClair Stadium, has been canceled and will not be rescheduled. The Pirates will conclude the regular season with a three-game AAC road series against South Florida (14-10, 27-22 AAC) starting Thursday at USF Baseball Stadium in … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSPirates avoid sweep with walk-off win
GREENVILLE —Davin Whitaker hit a 2-run single through the right side of a drawn-in infield with one out in the bottom of the ninth to lift East Carolina to an 8-7 American Athletic Conference win over Texas-San Antonio on Saturday night at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The Pirates (28-23, 12-12 AAC) avoided a 3-game sweep by the Roadrunners (39-11, 20-4 AAC), who won the first game … [Read more...]