Pirate Brew 5/23: South Florida, Again

Today, ECU starts the AAC Tournament against a familiar foe.

What all are we mixing into today's Brew?

⚾️ Postseason Pirates
🏀 Camp time
​🏴‍☠️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Postseason Push. Fresh off a sweep of South Florida to clinch its fourth consecutive AAC regular season title, East Carolina baseball opens up the AAC Tournament against…South Florida yet again!

The Pirates outscored the Bulls 21-9 over their three-game series in Tampa, with 8-3 and 7-1 wins sandwiching a 6-5 game two win.

The AAC Tournament is a double-elimination format through the semifinal round, with the championship game a winner-take-all matchup on Sunday.

First-Team honors went to RHP Trey Yesavage, OF Carter Cunningham and DH Jacob Jenkins-Cowart. RHP Josh Grosz, RHP Carter Spivey, C Justin Wilcoxen, 1B Josh Moylan, 2B Jacob Starling, SS Joey Berini and OF Luke Nowak were all named Second-Team members, and LHP Zach Root was named to the All-Freshman team.

Moylan hit .412 last week over a 3-1 stretch for East Carolina, including three doubles, two home runs and 10 RBI.

🔼 Hurry To Hoops. Have you registered for the East Carolina Women’s Basketball Elite Camp on June 25 yet?

There’s still time if you haven’t, but we suggest not waiting any longer!

🤔 PIRATES TRIVIA

Not So Average. East Carolina baseball heads into the AAC Championship as the top seed. A big reason for that is how deep the Pirate lineup has been this season.

How many lineup regulars hit .296 or better this season?

Think you got it? Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

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📅 THE DAY AHEAD

Tuesday 5/23

⚾️ Baseball vs South Florida - AAC Tournament @ 47 minutes after Game 1 (first pitch for Game 1 - 9:00am ET)

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Eight!

Justin Wilcoxen, Carter Cunningham, Jacob Starling, Joey Berini, Josh Moylan, Ryley Johnson, Luke Nowak and Jacob Jenkins-Cowart all hit the mark.

Have a great Tuesday, y’all.