CLEARWATER, Fla. – Three runs in the top of the ninth inning propelled No. 6 East Carolina to an 9-7 win over No. 3 South Florida on Saturday afternoon, May 24, to advance to the final of the 2025 American Baseball Championship presented by Regions at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Fla.
The Pirates (32-25) will now face Tulane in the final on Sunday, May 25 at noon on ESPNEWS and ESPN+. East Carolina and Tulane faced each other in the 2023 final, with Tulane prevailing, 8-6.
Down 4-3 in the top of the seventh, Dixon Williams hit a 3-run home run to right, his 12th long ball of the season, to give East Carolina a 6-4 lead.