ECU Announces Fall Baseball Meet The Pirates Event
October 19, 2016 | Baseball
GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina University baseball fans will get their first chance to meet the 2017 Pirates up close and personal on Saturday, Nov. 5, as ECU will host its Fall "Meet the Pirates" Event at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium.
With gates opening at 12 noon, members of the Pirate Nation can come out and catch Game 2 of the Purple-Gold World Series, which will begin at 1 p.m. and is free to the public. Fans in attendance will receive a commemorative 2016 Charlottesville Regional Champions poster as part of the autograph session, which will be held inside the first and third base dugouts following the scrimmage.
Fans will have a chance to tour the facilities at Clark-LeClair Stadium beginning at 1 p.m., and after the scrimmage, kids in attendance will have a chance to run the bases.
During his two years at the helm of the program, Godwin has guided ECU to a pair of NCAA Regional berths, a Super Regional appearance, an American Athletic Conference Tournament title and a 78-44-1 (.638) overall record. Three players have earned All-America honors, five were named to the Charlottesville All-Regional Team, six took home all-conference honors (five first-teamers), seven were selected as American Player-of-the-Week, while a pair were drafted by Major League Baseball teams.
The Pirates, who began fall workouts on Sept. 29, will scrimmage every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium leading up to their annual Purple & Gold World Series, which will be held Nov. 4-6 and is free of charge to the fans.
ECU returns 19 letterwinners, including four Charlottesville All-Regional selections (Evan Kruczynski, Eric Tyler, Travis Watkins/Most Outstanding Player and Charlie Yorgen), 2016 Freshman All-American Dwanya Williams-Sutton and 2014 all-conference performer Bryce Harman. In all, the roster consists of 10 freshmen, eight sophomores, nine juniors and nine seniors.
Also stepping onto the diamond are 14 newcomers, a group that consists of three infielders (Nick Barber, Spencer Brickhouse and Bryant Packard), one catcher (Zack Moore), four outfielders (Dusty Baker, Tyler Edwards, Andrew Henrickson and TJ Riles) and six pitchers (Jake Agnos, Trey Benton, Hunter Britt, Hunter Hood, Ryan Ross, Tyler Smith). Recently the 2016-17 recruiting class garnered a No. 23 national ranking by Baseball America.
Purple & Gold World Series Schedule (free to public)
Game 1: Friday, Nov. 4 (6 p.m.)
Game 2: Saturday, Nov. 5 (1 p.m.)
Game 3: Sunday, Nov. 6 (1 p.m.)
2016 Meet the Pirates Fall Schedule (free to public)
12 noon: Clark-LeClair Stadium gates, concessions stand and speed pitch inflatable open to the public.
1 P.M.: Game 2 of the Purple-Gold World Series and facility tours begin.
4:15 P.M.: "Kids Run the Bases" followed by an autograph session with players and coaches.
5 P.M.: Event ends.
With gates opening at 12 noon, members of the Pirate Nation can come out and catch Game 2 of the Purple-Gold World Series, which will begin at 1 p.m. and is free to the public. Fans in attendance will receive a commemorative 2016 Charlottesville Regional Champions poster as part of the autograph session, which will be held inside the first and third base dugouts following the scrimmage.
Fans will have a chance to tour the facilities at Clark-LeClair Stadium beginning at 1 p.m., and after the scrimmage, kids in attendance will have a chance to run the bases.
During his two years at the helm of the program, Godwin has guided ECU to a pair of NCAA Regional berths, a Super Regional appearance, an American Athletic Conference Tournament title and a 78-44-1 (.638) overall record. Three players have earned All-America honors, five were named to the Charlottesville All-Regional Team, six took home all-conference honors (five first-teamers), seven were selected as American Player-of-the-Week, while a pair were drafted by Major League Baseball teams.
The Pirates, who began fall workouts on Sept. 29, will scrimmage every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium leading up to their annual Purple & Gold World Series, which will be held Nov. 4-6 and is free of charge to the fans.
ECU returns 19 letterwinners, including four Charlottesville All-Regional selections (Evan Kruczynski, Eric Tyler, Travis Watkins/Most Outstanding Player and Charlie Yorgen), 2016 Freshman All-American Dwanya Williams-Sutton and 2014 all-conference performer Bryce Harman. In all, the roster consists of 10 freshmen, eight sophomores, nine juniors and nine seniors.
Also stepping onto the diamond are 14 newcomers, a group that consists of three infielders (Nick Barber, Spencer Brickhouse and Bryant Packard), one catcher (Zack Moore), four outfielders (Dusty Baker, Tyler Edwards, Andrew Henrickson and TJ Riles) and six pitchers (Jake Agnos, Trey Benton, Hunter Britt, Hunter Hood, Ryan Ross, Tyler Smith). Recently the 2016-17 recruiting class garnered a No. 23 national ranking by Baseball America.
Purple & Gold World Series Schedule (free to public)
Game 1: Friday, Nov. 4 (6 p.m.)
Game 2: Saturday, Nov. 5 (1 p.m.)
Game 3: Sunday, Nov. 6 (1 p.m.)
2016 Meet the Pirates Fall Schedule (free to public)
12 noon: Clark-LeClair Stadium gates, concessions stand and speed pitch inflatable open to the public.
1 P.M.: Game 2 of the Purple-Gold World Series and facility tours begin.
4:15 P.M.: "Kids Run the Bases" followed by an autograph session with players and coaches.
5 P.M.: Event ends.
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