2022 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) baseball champion Coppin State has drawn No. 8 national seed East Carolina in the first round of the NCAA Baseball Championship. The Eagles will be in the Greenville Regional.

The contest is set for Friday at 1 p.m. It will be streamed live on ESPN+.

Coppin State (24-28) is making its NCAA Tournament debut after winning its first MEAC baseball championship since 1995 on Saturday, May 21 with an 18-12 win over Delaware State. The Eagles boast the MEAC Rookie of the Year (Josh Hankins) and Pitcher of the Year (Jordan Hamberg), and Brian Nicolas was the tournament's Outstanding Performer.

East Carolina (42-18) defeated Houston 6-1 on Sunday to win the American Athletic Conference (AAC) title, and the Pirates are on an 18-game winning streak. Sitting at 23-8 at home this season, East Carolina boasts AAC Pitcher of the Year Carter Spivey, Coach of the Year Cliff Godwin and 10 total All-AAC honorees.

Also competing in the four-team, double-elimination Greenville Regional this weekend will be Virginia and Coastal Carolina.