Pirate Brew 4/24: Diamond Dubs

The baseball and softball teams both beat North Carolina State.

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What else are we mixing into today's Brew?

🥎 Softball beats Tar Heels
⚾️ Baseball beats NC State
​🏴‍☠️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Big Eight. The Pirates defeated North Carolina with just eight hits to win 6-4. Morgan Johnson went 2-for-3 at the plate, including a two-run home run. Logan Sutton added two hits, including a home run. Taylor Apple pitched four innings and struck out two batters to earn the win.

🔼 Welcome Back. The Pirates took on NC State and Jacob Starling made his first appearance since April 2 and put on a show. Starling hit for the cycle to lift ECU over the Wolfpack 10-6. He hit a triple, home run, single and double all in one game. The Pirates had a total of 15 hits in front of a 6,054 fan-packed Lewis Field at Clark LeClair Stadium.

🤔 PIRATES TRIVIA

Going Up! The baseball team went up in the rankings after its sweep over Wichita State and 13-inning midweek win over William & Mary.

What is the highest ranking the Pirates have?

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…

🏴‍☠️ Best of the Best. The American Athletic Conference named Sydni McMillan the Women’s Track Athlete of the Week. McMillan shattered the 100m hurdles program record at the Wake Forest Invitational and did so again at the Aggie Classic.

🏴‍☠️ Weekly Honor. The American Athletic Conference named women’s lacrosse player Brynn Knight to the Honor Roll after an incredible performance this past weekend against Old Dominion. Knight had 11 saves and played the full 60 minutes.

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📅 COMING SOON

Friday 4/26

⚾️ Baseball at Memphis @ 7pm ET | Live Stats
🥎 Softball at Memphis @ 7pm ET | Live Stats

Saturday 4/27

⚾️ Baseball at Memphis @ 5pm ET | Live Stats
🥎 Softball at Memphis @ 2pm ET | Watch | Live Stats

Sunday 4/28

⚾️ Baseball at Memphis @ 2pm ET | Live Stats
🥎 Softball at Memphis @ 1pm ET | Live Stats

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 6th!

🏴‍☠️ Have a great Wednesday, y’all!