Baseball Turns In Program-Best 3.42 GPA
January 15, 2016 | Baseball
GREENVILLE, N.C. - A record 28 East Carolina baseball players have been named to the Fall 2015 ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll, while turning in a program-best 3.42 semester grade point average head coach Cliff Godwin announced Friday.
Since first tracking team GPA's in the Fall of 2003, the baseball team has reached the 2.90 mark nine times, but never a 3.0 until last fall, when they registered a 3.05 GPA. Heading into the spring semester, the Pirates' currently sport a cumulative 3.24 team GPA.
Of its 34 players on the active roster, two (Ryan Littlefield and Travis Watkins) earned Chancellor List status with a perfect 4.0 GPA, while 14 landed on the Dean's List (3.5 or higher) and 12 were Honor Roll members (3.0 or higher). Ten of the 12 incoming freshman recorded a 3.0 GPA or higher with five Honor Roll and five Dean's List honorees.
"This is a great accomplishment by our program," Godwin said. "Our guys worked extremely hard and were very detail oriented in the classroom this fall. This is the highest team GPA of any program I have ever been associated with throughout my coaching career. A big thank you goes out to our academic advisor Rebecca Wade, who is a huge part of our success academically."
During its inaugural year in the American Athletic Conference, 11 Pirates were named to the 2014-15 AAC All-Academic Team maintaining a minimum 3.00 GPA for the preceding academic year. Last year's members were Bryce Harman, Evan Kruczynski, Reid Love, Kirk Morgan, Jeff Nelson, Chris Perry, Brandon Saunders, Bailey Sugg, Eric Tyler, Watkins and Charlie Yorgen.
Complete list of 2015 Fall Honorees:
Luke Bolka - Dean's List
Jimmy Boyd - Dean's List
Denny Brady - Honor Roll
Matt Bridges - Dean's List
Garrett Brooks - Honor Roll
Turner Brown - Honor Roll
Cam Colmore - Honor Roll
West Covington - Honor Roll
Kendall Ford - Honor Roll
Bryce Harman - Honor Roll
Chris Holba - Dean's List
Mason Keen - Honor Roll
Davis Kirkpatrick - Dean's List
Evan Kruczynski - Dean's List
Parker Lamm - Honor Roll
Sam Lanier - Honor Roll
Ryan Littlefield - Chancellor's List
Brady Lloyd - Dean's List
Kirk Morgan - Dean's List
Zack Mozingo - Dean's List
Jeff Nelson - Honor Roll
Wesley Phillips - Dean's List
Drew Piscorik - Dean's List
Eric Tyler - Dean's List
Jake Washer - Dean's List
Travis Watkins - Chancellor's List
Dwanya Williams-Sutton - Honor Roll
Charlie Yorgen - Dean's List
ECU opens the 2016 season on Friday, Feb. 19 when it plays host to Longwood in a three-game series at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. (ET).
Tickets for the 2016 Pirate Baseball Banquet are on sale at a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations will be accepted through 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 29 (or until sold out). Fans can reserve their seats by ordering through the Online Ticket Center or by calling the Athletic Ticket Office at (252) 737-4500.
Season tickets are officially on sale with packages starting as low as $120. Pirate fans have four different options to choose from and can purchase their 2016 season tickets by clicking here or contacting the ECU Athletic Ticket Office.
Ticket Options (tax included)
Chair back (regular) - $200
Chair back (upgrade) - $400
Faculty/Staff/Senior - $160
Economy Plan/Young Grad - $120
