Rick said

Richard weren't we just talking about this?

ECU may be going bye bye.

Posted On: May 23rd 2024, 5:26 PM #424552

Yes, we were!

     

Game 8 Final:

Tulane 7, Charlotte 5

Colin Tuft’s 2-run home run in the bottom of the eighth propelled No. 3 seed Tulane to a 7-5 win over No. 7 seed Charlotte at the 2024 American Baseball Championship presented by Regions on Thursday evening, May 23 at BayCare Ballpark.
 
The 49ers (24-33) will now face Florida Atlantic in an elimination game on Friday, May 24, 47 minutes after East Carolina/Rice at 1 p.m. Eastern on ESPN+. The Green Wave (33-24) will await the winner of the Charlotte/FAU contest on Saturday, May 25 after the first game of the day that is scheduled for 9 a.m. Eastern on ESPN+.
 
Tied at 5-5 in the bottom of the eighth, Michael Lombardi reached on an error before Tuft hit his 10th home run of the season, a deep shot to left, to give the Green Wave the lead.
 
Carter Benbrook (3-1) then pitched the second of two scoreless innings to secure the Tulane win.
 
Teo Banks, the 2023 American Championship’s Most Outstanding Player, was 3-for-3 with three runs scored, including a solo home run in the third inning.
 
Carson Bayne was 2-for-4 with two runs scored while Reid Haire drove in two runs for the 49ers. Joseph Taylor (3-5) took the loss, allowing two unearned runs in three innings of work.

The American Athletic Conference has announced that, in accordance with NCAA Baseball Playing Rules, East Carolina baseball head coach Cliff Godwin has been suspended for two games, while student-athlete Dixon Williams has been suspended for one game following a play against Wichita State Thursday in the American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship.

Godwin was ejected from Thursday’s game and was assessed an additional two-game suspension for violating NCAA Rule 2-26-h, which states that “no team personnel may continue to argue or to continue to excessively express themselves with prolonged action or offensive language after an ejection.”

Williams was ejected from Thursday’s game and was assessed a one-game suspension for violating NCAA Rule 8-7, which prohibits “unnecessary and violent collisions with the catcher at home plate, and with infielders at all bases.”

East Carolina will face Rice Friday in an elimination game of The American Championship and would face Wichita State in the semifinal round Saturday with a win.

wow - intense!!!!! Thanks for the update.

Is there a bracket available anywhere?

At the bottom of the article:

2024 AAC Baseball Championship Capsule - FAU Owl's Nest

Got a good lead-off contest.

ECU 7 Rice 6

Bot 7th

Let's Go Rice!

Top 9th

Rice trails 8-6 but has runners on the corners with no outs.

Would love nothing more than for them to send ECU packing.

Git 'Er Dun.

No dice, Rice drops the contest to ECU 8-7. They will depart for Houston with the loss.

With the win, the Pirates will have to win two games against Wichita State to advance to Sunday’s final.

FAU should see first pitch ~ 4:45 PM.

What: (6) Florida Atlantic vs. (7) Charlotte

When: Fri, May 24th at 4:47 PM
             
Where: Clearwater, FL | BayCare Ballpark

Stream: ESPN+

Live Stats: Here


Projected Pitchers:

FAU - RHP Brandon Smith (2-4, 7.05 ERA)
Charlotte - LHP Chase Carson (2-1, 7.27 ERA)

2 changes from Wednesday's lineup, seeing Patrick Ward and Carter Brady take the places of Emilio Gonzalez and Joey Slattery:

LF Jalen DeBose
3B Daulton Frank
C John Schroeder
2B Christian Adams
1B Jake Millan
DH Patrick Ward
RF Carter Brady
SS Brando Leroux
CF Spencer Rich
P Brandon Smith

TAKE DOWN CHARLOTTE, FAU!