ECU Announces Fall Baseball Meet The Pirates Event
October 20, 2015 | Baseball
GREENVILLE, N.C. -- East Carolina University baseball fans will get their first chance to meet the 2016 Pirates up close and personal on Sunday, Nov. 1, as ECU will host its Fall "Meet the Pirates" Event at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium.
With gates opening at 1 p.m., the Pirate Nation can come out and catch the final game of the Purple-Gold World Series, which will begin at 2 p.m. and is free to the public. Following the intra-squad scrimmage, there will be a special ceremony on the field where ECU Director of Athletics Jeff Compher will present head coach Cliff Godwin and members of the 2015 American Athletic Conference Championship squad with their rings.
Fans will have a chance to tour the facilities at Clark-LeClair Stadium beginning at 2 p.m., and after the ring ceremony, kids in attendance will have a chance to run the bases before fans (18 or older) can try to win two (2) FREE season tickets for the upcoming baseball season by participating in the "Swing for Your Seats" post-game promotion.
Godwin guided the Pirates to a 40-win season, an American Athletic Conference Tournament title and a berth in the Coral Gables Regional - its first NCAA post-season appearance since 2012.
The Pirates return 17 letterwinners, including Coral Gables All-Regional selection Garrett Brooks, 2015 Freshman All-America and All-AAC Tournament member Joe Ingle, three-time Johnny Bench Award Watch List Travis Watkins, weekend starters Evan Kruczynski and Jacob Wolfe, along with 2014 all-conference performers Bryce Harman and Charlie Yorgen.
Also stepping onto the diamond are 17 newcomers, which consist of five infielders (Turner Brown, Kendall Ford, Brady Lloyd, Wes Phillips and Drew Piscorik), three outfielders (Justin Dirden, Ryan Littlefield and Dwanya Williams-Sutton), one catcher (Jake Washer), six pitchers (Matt Bridges, Cam Colmore, West Covington, Chris Holba, Sam Lanier and Shelton Perkins, Jr.) and a pair of two-way players (Denny Brady and Zack Mozingo).
Purple & Gold World Series Schedule (free to public)
Game 1: Friday, Oct. 30 (5 p.m.)
Game 2: Saturday, Oct. 31 (1 p.m.)
Game 3: Sunday, Nov. 1 (2 p.m.)
2015 Meet the Pirates Fall Schedule (free to public)
1 P.M.: Clark-LeClair Stadium gates, concessions stand and speed pitch inflatable open to the public
2 P.M.: Game 3 of the Purple-Gold World Series and facility tours begin
4 P.M.: 2015 American Athletic Conference Championship ring presentation (on field)
4:30 P.M.: "Kids Run the Bases" followed by "Swing for Your Seats" promotion, where fans can attempt to hit a home run to win two (2) regular season tickets (NOTE: Participants must be 18 years of age and adhere to the regulations set forth in the promotional contest waiver form) ... Autograph session begins on the front plaza
5:30 P.M.: Event ends
