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Pirates' season comes to an end after falling to Coastal Carolina in the Conway Regional
CONWAY, S.C. (WNCT) — East Carolina baseball came up short in the finals of the Conway Regional, losing to Coastal Carolina 1-0. The Pirates' season will come to an end with the loss. The game was a pitchers' duel until the very end. Bradley Zayac got the start for the ECU, striking out four Chanticleers and holding Coastal scoreless for seven innings. Coastal Carolina would score their one and only run in the eight inning, after a SAC Fly into deep center field from Sebastian Alexander. East Carolina would go three-up, three-down in the top of the ninth to finish the game. Coastal Carolina will go on to face the winner of the Auburn Regional in the Super Regional. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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No. 13 overall seed Coastal Carolina edges East Carolina 1-0 to win Conway Regional
CONWAY, S.C. — Wells Sykes singled leading off the eighth inning and scored on a sacrifice fly by Sebastian Alexander and No. 13 overall seed Coastal Carolina beat East Carolina 1-0 to win the Conway Regional on Sunday. Coastal Carolina (51-11) is making its 21st NCAA Tournament appearance as it heads to the super regionals. The Chanticleers won the College World Series in their only appearance in the event in 2016.
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No. 13 overall seed Coastal Carolina edges East Carolina 1-0 to win Conway Regional
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Wells Sykes singled leading off the eighth inning and scored on a sacrifice fly by Sebastian Alexander and No. 13 overall seed Coastal Carolina beat East Carolina 1-0 to win the Conway Regional on Sunday. Coastal Carolina (51-11) is making its 21st NCAA Tournament appearance as it heads to the super regionals. The Chanticleers won the College World Series in their only appearance in the event in 2016. Advertisement Coastal Carolina starter Riley Eikhoff and East Carolina's Bradley Zayac were locked in a scoreless duel into the eighth inning. Eikhoff left with one out after issuing a walk on his 95th pitch. Dominick Carbone came in and struck out Dixon Williams and pinch-hitter Alex Bouche swinging to keep it tied. Eikhoff allowed five hits and walked three. Zayac (1-4) threw a career-high 89 pitches in a career-best 7 1/3 innings. He left after Sykes reached, moved to second on a flyout and third on a wild pitch. Sean Jenkins allowed Alexander's sac fly. Carbone (6-0) struck out three in getting the last five outs for the win. Advertisement The Chanticleers, who beat the Pirates 18-7 on Saturday, are 34-2 when scoring first this season. East Carolina has made 35 NCAA Tournament appearances and won seven regional championships but never advanced to the College World Series. The Pirates (35-27) eliminated the Florida Gators 11-4 earlier Sunday. ___ AP college sports:
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3 days ago
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Colby Thorndyke drives in 6, sparks late-inning barrage in Coastal Carolina's 18-7 win over ECU
CONWAY, S.C. — Colby Thorndyke hit a grand slam to break a seventh-inning tie and finished with six RBIs as Coastal Carolina routed East Carolina 18-7 on Saturday night, sending the Chanticleers to the championship round of their super regional. The Chanticleers, batting as the visiting team, scored 14 runs in the last three innings.
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Colby Thorndyke drives in 6, sparks late-inning barrage in Coastal Carolina's 18-7 win over ECU
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Colby Thorndyke hit a grand slam to break a seventh-inning tie and finished with six RBIs as Coastal Carolina routed East Carolina 18-7 on Saturday night, sending the Chanticleers to the championship round of their super regional. The Chanticleers, batting as the visiting team, scored 14 runs in the last three innings. Advertisement Coastal Carolina trailed 5-4 heading to the seventh inning, then Sebastian Alexander belted a lead-off home run to tie it. The Chanticleers loaded the bases on a single, an error and a hit batter, setting the stage for Thorndyke. He belted the first pitch over the right-field fence for a 9-5 lead. Two outs later, Caden Bodine's two-run double capped the six-run inning and Coastal Carolina led 10-5. Alexander added a two-run single to highlight a five-run eighth inning that gave CCU a 15-5 lead. Thorndyke added an RBI single in the ninth and scored on Blagen Pado's two-run home run. No. 3 seed East Carolina will play second-seeded Florida in an elimination game Sunday. That winner will need to beat Coastal Carolina later Sunday and again on Monday to reach the super regionals. The top-seeded host Chanticleers would advance with one win. Alexander drove in four runs and Pado three. Both had four hits, as did Thorndyke. Advertisement Dixon Williams and Austin Irby each had a home run, three hits and two RBIs for the Pirates. Jack Herring had four hits. Matthew Potok (3-1) got the win. Brad Pruett (5-6) took the loss. ___ AP college sports: The Associated Press
