East Carolina's baseball team, following a season when it had a losing record in conference play and missed the NCAA tournament because of it, is coming back with a vengeance this spring.
The Pirates (27-9, 5-4 AAC), ranked No. 11 in the country by Baseball America and No. 12 by D1baseball.com, are not only lined up to return to the NCAA tournament, they are in prime position to host games.
Baseball America’s latest bracket projection on Wednesday has Greenville as one of 16 regional host for the tournament’s first weekend.