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Pirate Brew 5/6: Baseball beats South Florida

The baseball team won the series over South Florida 2-1.

Good morning. We hope everyone had a good May the 4th and Cinco de Mayo weekend!

What else are we mixing into today's Brew?

⚾️ Baseball beats South Florida
🥎 Regular season finale results
​🏴‍☠️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Big Wins. The baseball team started its series against South Florida with an 11-1 win. Trey Yesavage struck out 11 batters in seven innings. Jacob Jenkins-Cowart collected three RBIs with his double in the second inning. Justin Wilcoxen went 2-for-3 at the plate with two RBIs and three runs. The men went on to win game two 8-5 and lost game three 4-5. The Pirates scored five unanswered runs in game two, and Bristol Carter led the team with three hits.

🔼 Regular Season Finale. The softball team played its last regular season series against UAB and won game one 3-1. Emma Jackson hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the third. Taylor Apple won the game, pitching 6.2 innings and striking out two. The Pirates were unable to win the series after losing games two and three 2-3. The program ends the season 37-18 overall and 13-14 in conference play.

🤔 PIRATES TRIVIA

Anotha’ One. Trey Yesavage recorded 11 strikeouts in his performance this past weekend against South Florida. He currently sits in seventh place on the program career list for strikeouts.

What is his career strikeout total?

Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

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ICYMI

We like our Brew hot n’ fresh. But we’re not opposed to you reheating your cup. Here’s some news you may have missed recently…

🏴‍☠️ Special Appearance. The American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco threw out the first pitch at game one of baseball’s series against South Florida.

🏴‍☠️ Senior Slay. The softball team celebrated its senior day at Sunday’s game against UAB. See all the seniors here.

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📅 COMING SOON

Tuesday 5/7

⚾️ Baseball vs. Duke @ 6pm ET | Live Stats

Wednesday 5/8

🥎 Softball AAC Championship vs. TBA @ TBA
⚾️ Baseball vs. VCU @ 6pm ET

Thursday 5/9

🥎 Softball AAC Championship vs. TBA @ TBA

Friday 5/10

🥎 Softball AAC Championship vs. TBA @ TBA
👟 Track and Field American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships
⚾️ Baseball at Tulane @ 7:30pm ET | Live Stats

Saturday 5/11

🥎 Softball AAC Championship vs. TBA @ TBA
👟 Track and Field American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships
⚾️ Baseball at Tulane @ 7:30pm ET | Live Stats

Sunday 5/12

👟 Track and Field American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships
⚾️ Baseball at Tulane @ 2pm ET | Live Stats

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 274!

🏴‍☠️ Have a great Monday, y’all!