The Pirates of ECU won their first ever regional that they were not the host of. 2001 having to host a regional in Wilson because their baseball stadium wasn't big enough they advanced to the super regional. 2004 this time they hosted in Kinston and won. 2009 they won a regional hosted on campus and today the Pirates won the Charlottesville regional beating William and Mary Friday, a bottom of the ninth thriller over Virginia on Saturday and beat William and Mary this afternoon after the Tribe had beaten Virginia.
Tonight Dallas Baptist has forced a do or die game with Texas Tech so ECU will now relax watch a little baseball on tv Monday to see who they play and while both DB and TT use pitchers to advance. ECU is resting and already rested pitching staff having to play only three games to win the Charlottesville Regional. Regardless of the winner between Texas Tech and Dallas Baptist will be the host team next weekend.
North Carolina State hit with weather delays have played past Midnight Friday and Saturday night. Losing the finished up game on Sunday to Coastal Carolina and beat Navy 17-1 later Sunday. The NCAA says no team can play more than two full games in a day of playoff play and since the the Wolfpack had to play five outs Sunday to complete a Saturday game. They beat Navy in nine innings Sunday so they were not allowed to play against Coastal Carolina again Sunday night. If they had of scheduled a 7 pm game guess what there would have been a weather delay on Sunday night.
So now the Wolfpack will play Coastal Carolina at 1pm Monday and if they win they play CC again at 6pm The Pack 2-1 having beaten Navy twice scoring 30 runs in the two victories but none in the one loss.
The Demon Deacons were eliminated by Minnesota Today 8-3 going 1-2 in their regional.
Duke returning to the NCAA playoffs for the first time in 56 years lost both their games in Columbia South Carolina.
Western Carolina jumped on Clemson 6-0 only to watch Clemson score 24 on Friday. The Catamounts rebounded to beat Nebraska Saturday but Clemson held batting practice on WC Sunday.
The weather has effected almost all of the regionals but weather was not a problem for the Seahawks of UNCW going in to Sunday night. The Hawks who clipped Duke Friday were shocked Saturday having to play Rhode Island who upset South Carolina Friday. Tonight the Gamecocks made it a do or die game for Monday beating the Hawks.
The State of North Carolina sent six teams to the tournament and are 7-7 with ECU playing next Weekend. And NC State and UNCW still alive with Monday games to play.
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No question with all the lopsided scores the best 64 teams did not get in ...... There were stronger teams who would have least made the regionals with lopsided scores more competitive.
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