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Florida vs. East Carolina: How to watch, betting lines, game notes

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For the first time in 31 years, the 2-seeded Florida Gators will take on 3-seed East Carolina Friday in the first round of the Conway Regional. It marks UF’s first-ever trip to Spring Brooks Stadium, where No. 1 seed Coastal Carolina is hosting.

A late-season surge by the Gators earned them a spot in an NCAA Regional for the 40th time in school history, and the 17-straight NCAA Tournament appearances under coach Kevin O’Sullivan is the second-longest streak in the country.

Florida, which hasn’t missed the postseason since 2007, has won 18 of its last 24 games, including 15 of 20 against SEC opponents, after a 1-11 start in league play.

How to watch Florida against East Carolina

When: May 30
Where: Spring Brooks Stadium at Vrooman Field (5,400) | Conway, S.C.
Time: 12:00 p.m. ET
TV | Stream: ESPN2 | ESPN+
On the call: Richard Cross & Todd Walker
Radio: ESPN 98.1 FM / 850 AM WRUF (Jeff Cardozo & Steve Russel)

Betting lines for Gators vs. Pirates

Spread: Florida -1.5 (-152), East Carolina +1.5 (+116)
Over/Under: U 12.5 (+106), O 12.5 (-132)
Moneyline: Florida -290, East Carolina +215

Florida Gators projected starters

1. SS Bobby Boser
2. 1B Brendan Lawson
3. DH Ty Evans
4. C Brody Donay
5. LF Blake Cyr
6. CF Hayden Yost
7. RF Ashton Wilson
8. 3B Landon Stripling
9. 2B Justin Nadeau

SP: RHP Liam Peterson

Game notes

* Florida’s 17-straight NCAA Tournament bids is tied for the most in the nation since 2008, as O’Sullivan has never missed the postseason in his 18 years at the helm. Fresh off back-to-back College World Series appearances (2023-24), the Gators are hoping to secure their 13th all-time Super-Regional berth, featuring their 11th in the last 16 NCAA Tournaments. Making their 40th Regional appearance, Florida is 137-88 (.609) in the NCAA Tournament and 90-52 at Regionals (.634) dating back to 1958.

* The Gators’ four previous meetings vs. ECU (4-0) are their most against any team in Conway, as Florida is 2-0 all-time vs. Fairfield and 1-1 against No. 11 Coastal Carolina. UF swept Fairfield in a two-game, home midweek set in 2015 (8-7, 6-1) to compose their only prior history. The Gators most recently faced the Chanticleers in Omaha in 2016 (L, 2-1), with the only other meeting a 12-8 Florida victory in Gainesville on March 14, 1994.

* Entering NCAA Regionals with the No. 17 RPI and No. 3 strength of schedule in the country, Florida sits at No. 17 in the D1Baseball Top 25 and Baseball America polls. Ranked as highly as No. 12 nationally per Baseball America, the Gators also sit at No. 14 via Perfect Game, No. 15 with the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and No. 18 at USA Today.

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