Good morning. East Carolina swept Rice to ensure an outright fifth-straight American Athletic Conference regular season title by capturing both ends of a doubleheader Friday by scores of 15-5 (eight innings) and 6-4.
 
The Pirates will serve as the AAC Baseball Championship top seed for the fifth straight iteration of the tourney as they now await the news of their opponent for the first round of the AAC Baseball Championship Saturday evening.

What else are we mixing into today's Brew?

🥎 Emma Jackson + Morgan Johnson honored by NFCA
⚾️ X/Twitter gives you more of the play-by-plays in baseball’s big win
​🏴‍☠️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 The Jackson ‘n’ Johnson Jams. East Carolina sophomore outfielder Emma Jackson and graduate first baseman Morgan Johnson have been named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Mideast Region First Team and Second Team, respectively.

The awards honor softball student-athletes from the Association's 10 regions with first, second and third-team selections. All awarded student-athletes now become eligible for the 2024 NFCA Division I All-America squads.

⇢ Go here for more on the accomplishments that led to their accolades. 🥎

🔼 Back-to-Back-to-Back-to-Back…to Back. Sometimes, it’s best to see the magic in action. To catch more of the amazing plays that helped the ECU Pirates baseball team become the fifth-straight American Athletic Conference regular season title winners, go here.

🔼 Last But Certainly Not Least. East Carolina junior outfielder Jacob Jenkins-Cowart has been named the final American Athletic Conference Player of the Week of the 2024 regular season. The weekly honor marks the second of the year for Jenkins-Cowart as he was recognized back on Feb. 19 following the Pirates' Opening Weekend sweep of Rider.

🤔 PIRATES TRIVIA

Pirate Rewind. Emma Jackson becomes the first Pirate since 2011 to earn all-region first-team honors.

Who is the Pirate alum who earned those honors back in 2011?

Scroll 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…

🏴‍☠️ The Apple of Our Eye. It was Friday, April 26, when Taylor Apple tossed five strikeouts in seven innings as East Carolina rallied to escape with a 4-3 victory in its series opener with Memphis on Friday evening at Tigers Softball Complex.

🏴‍☠️ Coming Full Circle. On Friday, March 29, No. 15 East Carolina Baseball clinched its first American Athletic Conference series of the season with a doubleheader sweep of UAB inside Lewis Field at Clark-LeClair Stadium.

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📅 COMING SOON

Tuesday 5/21

⚾️ Baseball AAC Championship vs. TBA @ TBA

Wednesday 5/22

⚾️ Baseball AAC Championship vs. TBA @ TBA
👟 Track and Field NCAA East Preliminary Round

Thursday 5/23

⚾️ Baseball AAC Championship vs. TBA @ TBA
👟 Track and Field NCAA East Preliminary Round

Friday 5/24

⚾️ Baseball AAC Championship vs. TBA @ TBA
👟 Track and Field NCAA East Preliminary Round

Saturday 5/25

⚾️ Baseball AAC Championship vs. TBA @ TBA
👟 Track and Field NCAA East Preliminary Round

Sunday 5/26

⚾️ Baseball AAC Championship vs. TBA @ TBA

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Emma Jackson becomes the first Pirate since Toni Paisley in 2011 to earn all-region first-team honors!

🏴‍☠️ Have a great Monday, y’all!