For the second consecutive season, the Hoos will be playing postseason baseball.
And for the third consecutive postseason, the Hoos will open their Road To Omaha on the road.
This postseason, the Hoos will participate in the Greenville Regional hosted by top seed East Carolina. The Pirates are the 8th overall seed in the field of 64.
Joining the Hoos and Pirates will be regional 3 seed Coastal Carolina and regional 4 seed Coppin State.
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Overall Record
East Carolina Pirates: 42-18 (Overall), 20-4 (American)
Virginia Cavaliers: 38-17 Overall, 17-13 (ACC)
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers: 36-18-1 (Overall), 21-8-1 (Sun Belt)
Coppin State Eagles: 24-28 (Overall), 17-13 (MEAC)
How They Got Here
East Carolina received the AAC’s auto bid by virtue of defeating Houston to win the AAC conference tournament.
Coppin State received the MEAC’s auto bid by virtue of defeating Delaware State to win the MEAC conference tournament.
Both Coastal Carolina and UVA received at large berths to the NCAA Tournament.
Head To Head
The games in the Greenville Regional will be the first among the teams this season.
Common Opponents To UVA
East Carolina (5-6): North Carolina (1-2), Duke (2-0), Virginia Tech (0-1), Old Dominion (0-2), VCU (2-1)
Coastal Carolina (3-4): North Carolina (0-3), Wake Forest (1-1), Clemson (2-0)
Coppin State (1-5): Cornell (1-2), George Washington (0-1), George Mason (0-1), Georgetown (0-1)
Stat Comparison
Stats and rankings are as of games completed through May 29 which concluded conference tournament season.
Batting
| TEAM | OBP | SLG | RUNS/GAME |
| East Carolina | .361 (198) | .438 (128) | 6.4 (148) |
| Virginia | .412 (15) | .490 (35) | 8.8 (9) |
| Coastal Carolina | .401 (28) | .482 (50) | 7.9 (32) |
| Coppin State | .401 (27) | .419 (174) | 6.9 (104) |
OBP = On Base Percentage
SLG = Slugging Percentage
Pitching
| TEAM | ERA | K/9 | BB/9 |
| East Carolina | 4.05 (19) | 9.8 (33) | 3.26 (16) |
| Virginia | 4.03 (17) | 10.8 (6) | 4.33 (141) |
| Coastal Carolina | 4.77 (71) | 9.2 (74) | 3.54 (37) |
| Coppin State | 6.52 (222) | 8.9 (102) | 5.90 (276) |
K/9 = Strikeouts Per 9 Innings
BB/9 = Walks Per 9 Innings
Miscellaneous
| TEAM | FLD% | RPI | SOS |
| East Carolina | .983 (4) | 8 | 33 |
| Virginia | .973 (90) | 24 | 36 |
| Coastal Carolina | .972 (99) | 30 | 47 |
| Coppin State | .962 (230) | 285 | 297 |
FLD % = Fielding Percentage
SOS = Strength Of Schedule
Note that all stats are from NCAA.com. RPI and strength of schedule data is from D1Baseball.com and is as of games played through May 29.
Venue
The Greenville Regional will be contested at East Carolina’s home park, Lewis Field at Clark-LeClair Stadium. The facility seats approximately 5,000.
Here’s how the dimensions at Clark-LeClair compare to the home parks of the other regional participants.
| VENUE | LEFT FIELD | CENTER FIELD | RIGHT FIELD |
| Lewis Field at Clark-LeClair Stadium (ECU) | 320 feet | 400 feet | 320 feet |
| Davenport Field at Disharoon Park (UVA) | 332 feet | 404 feet | 332 feet |
| Springs Brooks Stadium-Vrooman Field (Coastal) | 320 feet | 390 feet | 320 feet |
| Joe Cannon Stadium (Coppin) | 310 feet | 410 feet | 310 feet |