Game Day Central: Pirates Host Aggies In Midweek Clash
February 22, 2016 | Baseball
| East Carolina vs. N.C. A&T (Game 4) | |
| Date | Feb. 23 |
| Time | 3 p.m. (EST) |
| Location | Greenville, N.C. (Lewis Field at Clark-LeClair Stadium) |
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GREENVILLE, N.C. - East Carolina will play host to instate foe N.C. A&T on Tuesday, Feb. 23 with a 3 p.m. (EST) first pitch scheduled. The game was originally slated for Feb. 24, but potential inclement weather in the area moved the game up one day. The Pirates (3-0) are coming off a three-game sweep of Longwood, while the Aggies (0-3) were swept at home by Navy.
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE GAME
• ECU owns a 9-0 all-time record against N.C. A&T, which dates back to 1998.
• In the last meeting, the Pirates walked away with a 15-6 win on Mar. 24, 2010 win at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium, but the victory was later vacated by the NCAA.
PIRATE QUICK HITS (prior to weekend games)
• East Carolina opened the 2016 season completing a three-game sweep of Longwood ... It was Pirates first opening weekend sweep since 2012, when they topped Milwaukee at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium.
• Dating back to the regular season last year, ECU has won seven-straight games, six consecutive home games and 14 of its last 19 going back to May 2nd.
• Evan Kruczynski tossed seven scoreless innings allowing one hit and striking out four in his 2016 debut on opening day ... The lefty retired 11 of the first 12 batters he faced issuing a walk in the third inning ... In all he faced 25 hitters retiring 21 ... Notched his 11th career quality start and picked up his ninth career win.
• Jacob Wolfe worked six scoreless frames in game two against Longwood scattering three hits with one walk ... Struck out a career-high seven batters ... Retired 11 in a row from the second to sixth innings, which included five-straigh punch outs ... Notched his ninth career quality start and sixth career win.
• Joe Ingle recorded a pair of saves (10 in his career) ... Did not allow a run in in 2.2 innings ... Surrendered a pair of hits while fanning two ... Named to preseason NCBWA Stopper-of-the-Year Watch List.
• Turner Brown named to AAC Honor Roll (2/22) after batting .667 (4-for-6) with a double, home run, three RBI and scoring two runs ... Was 3-for-3 in his collegiate debut on Feb. 19th.
• Bryce Harman is one of five Pirates with a three-game hitting streak entering Tuesday's game ... The junior is batting .556 (5-for-9) with three RBI and three runs scored.
• Dwanya Williams-Sutton leads the club with five RBI and is batting .455 (5-for-11) with a pair of doubles and three runs scored ... Made collegiate debut on Feb. 19 as the designated hitter.
• Charlie Yorgen extended his consecutive start streak to 65 games (started in 2015 season opener) ... Tied for second with four runs scored.
• Travis Watkins batting .400 (4-for-10) with two doubles and four runs scored ... 2015 Johnny Bench Award semifinalist ... Three-time Bench Watch List candidate.
• ECU's starting pitching boast a 1.00 ERA ... Allowed two runs (two earned runs) with 14 Ks to two BBs in 18.0 innings.
• The bullpen has surrendered eight runs (seven earned) in 9.0 innings for a 7.0 ERA ... They allowed 4 of 6 inherited runners to score (66.7) percent).
PROBABLE STARTERS
Tuesday: RHP Will Greene (0-0, 13.50 ERA) vs. RHP Kirk Morgan (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
ECU'S HISTORY ON THE DIAMOND
• In its storied history, the Pirates won the 1961 NAIA National Championship, have claimed 24 conference titles (13 regular season/ 11 tournament), made 27 NCAA Regionals and advanced to three Super Regionals (2001, 2004 and 2009).
GODWIN AT A GLANCE
• Cliff Godwin, who was named the 16th head coach in school history on June 25, 2014, was a four-year letterwinner for the Pirates from 1998-2001 … He has been a part of eight NCAA Regional and two College World Series teams at the Division I level as an assistant coach and head coach … 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 Regional since 2012 - in his first year at the helm … Named 2015 AAC Coach-of-the-Year and was inducted into the George Whitfield Hall of Fame in January of 2016 … Currently owns a 43-22 overall record (.662 percentage) as a head coach … As a player, he helped former ECU skipper Keith LeClair's teams post a 169-76 four-year ledger, including 46-plus wins in each of his final three seasons (16-16 in '99, 46-18 in '00 and 47-13 in '01) … ECU won a pair of CAA Tournament titles and advanced to the NCAA Regionals every season from 1999 to 2001 … The Pirates were the top seed in their regional all three years, including a No. 7 national seed in 2001 where they advanced to the Super Regional round before being eliminated by Tennessee.
