South Florida vs. East Carolina Baseball Predictions, Odds and Picks - May 3 | College Baseball Season 2024 

South Florida visits East Carolina in an American Athletic Conference baseball clash on Friday at the Lewis Field in Clark-Le Clair Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina.

The first pitch is slated at 6:00 p.m. ET with the Pirates (35-8, 14-4 AAC) looking to extend their winning streak to nine games as they go up against the Bulls (22-22, 8-10 AAC).

East Carolina is coming off an 8-3 win over Memphis to sweep their weekend series while South Florida succumbed to Stetson, 2-5, in Tampa.

Right-hander Trey Yesavage (9-1, 1.73 ERA) will start for the Pirates while RHP Hunter Mink (3-4, 4.84 ERA) takes the mound for the Bulls in a key clash for both squads.

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South Florida vs East Carolina Baseball Prediction

East Carolina has surged into the top of the team standings thanks to a power surge that trampled Memphis in a three-game series over the weekend. The Purple and Gold smacked 11 home runs en route to a dominant 36-6 demolition at FexEx Park.

ECU pitcher Trey Yesavage stakes his 9-1 record in the game against South Florida.

The run rampage moved ECU to the top of three categories: batting average (.317), earned run average (3.52) and fielding percentage (.979). Carter Cunningham is expected to lead the Pirates' batting crew in the South Florida series as he is hitting a conference-leading .412 batting average and a .724 slugging percentage.

Cunningham is also the top run manufacturer with 54 runs-batted and the best in on-base plus slugging percentage at 1.222. Ryley Johnson is the team's top run scorer with 56.

In terms of pitching, Yesavage is the conference-best in opponents' batting average (.148), strikeouts (113) and wins (nine). The right-hander isn't the only one topping the pitching rankings as Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman leads the nation in ERA at 1.00 and ranks fourth in strikeouts per nine innings (15.03).

Meanwhile, John Montes is expected to lead the Bulls' offense with a team-best .314 batting average and 35 RBIs. Pitching-wise, the Bulls have a 6.07 ERA with 385 strikeouts and 193 walks in 378.0 innings.

ECU is one of the best at the Clark-LeClair Stadium with a 21-2 record, including an 8-1 mark in series competition in Greenville. On the other hand, South Florida is 6-9 away this season.

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South Florida vs East Carolina Baseball Betting Odds

Team	Line/Total
South Florida	12.39
East Carolina	-2368.69

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South Florida vs East Carolina Head-to-Head

East Carolina leads South Florida in their all-time series, 30-16. The Pirates have won nine of their last 10 meetings with ECU, sweeping the Bulls in the last week of the 2023 regular season.

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Where to watch South Florida vs East Carolina Baseball

The game is available on live stream at ESPN+. The match can also be heard on radio via 94.3 The Game.