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East Carolina Wins Conference-Record 20th Straight, Advances to Regional Final

GREENVILLE, N.C. – In front of a record crowd of 5,603 fans, No. 8 National Seed East Carolina won its program and American Athletic Conference-best 20th consecutive game in a 4-2 victory over Virginia Saturday night at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium. With the win, the Pirates (44-18) advance to the 2022 Greenville Regional Final Sunday night taking on the winner of Virginia (39-18) and Coastal Carolina (37-19-1) at 6 p.m. (ET).

Josh Moylan's no-doubt two-run home run in the second inning staked ECU to an early 2-0 lead setting the tone for the hard fought contest.