US EditionAustin Irby homers again, leads East Carolina to Conway Regional final with 11-4 win over Gators
- East Carolina freshman Austin Irby hit his third consecutive home run, helping the Pirates secure an 11-4 victory over Florida on Sunday in the Conway Regional final.
- Entering the regional as the second seed, Florida struggled with a severely depleted roster due to injuries, leaving them with only a single substitute ready to play.
- The Pirates took an early 8-1 lead thanks to Irby’s run-scoring single and home run, while freshman Braden Burress drove in three runs and boosted his batting average to.401.
- Florida struggled offensively, going 1 for 12 with runners on base, and their pitchers, including Pierce Coppola and reliever Bill Barlow, gave up multiple runs without recording key outs.
- Florida's loss ended their pursuit of qualifying for the College World Series for the third year in a row, while the Pirates moved on to challenge Coastal Carolina in a Sunday finale, needing two victories to advance to the super regionals.
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UF baseball season ended by East Carolina
By Jackson Castellano Orlando Sentinel Correspondent CONWAY, S.C. — A remarkable conference turnaround and 17 straight NCAA tourney appearances aside, Florida baseball was not without its flaws headed into this weekend’s Conway Regional. Devastated by injuries throughout the year, the Gators were undermanned in the field and the bullpen with just one bench player available. If the remainder of Florida’s firepower fell apart or if it ran into a …
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Austin Irby homers again, leads East Carolina to Conway Regional final with 11-4 win over Gators
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Florida's season ends in Conway after 11-4 loss to ECU - ESPN 98.1 FM / 850 AM WRUF
On a day when Florida had to avenge its lone loss this weekend to move into the regional final, the Gators were unable to do so, falling to three-seeded East Carolina 11-4. The loss eliminates Florida and ends their season, finishing the year 39-22, 15-15 in the SEC. The loss snaps a seven-game winning streak in regional elimination games and will be the first time since 2022 that Florida failed to get out of a regional. It felt like deja vu du…
Florida eliminated in blowout loss to ECU, ending 2025 season
Florida couldn’t solve East Carolina at the Conway Regional this weekend and because of that the Gators are going home. After giving up 11 runs to the Pirates in Friday’s regional opener, Florida allowed 11 more runs on Sunday in an 11-4 loss that eliminated the Gators 1 step short of the Super Regionals. Once again, UF couldn’t keep East Carolina’s bats from erupting, as the Pirates scored 5 runs in the 3rd inning to take a 7-1 lead and never l…
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