CLEARWATER, Fla. – No. 6 East Carolina took down No. 2 Charlotte, 6-5, Thursday evening, May 22, at the 2025 American Baseball Championship presented by Regions at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Fla.
The 49ers (36-21) will now face South Florida in an elimination game on Friday, May 23, at approximately 4:30 p.m. Eastern on ESPN+. The Pirates (31-25) will await the winner of that contest on Saturday, May 25 at approximately 12:30 p.m. Eastern on ESPN+.
After East Carolina opened the scoring in the top of the second inning with a pair of RBI groundouts, Blake Martin launched a 3-run home run to left field to give Charlotte a 3-2 lead.