Game Day Central: No. 16 ECU Host Elon Wednesday Afternoon
March 01, 2016 | Baseball
| East Carolina vs. Elon (Game 8) | |
| Date | Mar. 2 |
| Time | 4 p.m. (EST) |
| Location | Greenville, N.C. (Lewis Field at Clark-LeClair Stadium) |
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GREENVILLE, N.C. - Sixteenth-ranked East Carolina returns to Greenville for the first of six-straight home games when it plays host to in-state foe Elon on Wednesday, Mar. 2 with a 4 p.m. (EST) scheduled first pitch. The Pirates (6-1) are coming off a road series win over then No. 4 Virginia, while the Phoenix (3-5) swept a home series against La Salle scoring 24 runs in three games.
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE GAME
• ECU has won seven-straight home games dating back to May 2, 2015.
• The Pirates lead the all-time series 45-32-1 and have won 12 consecutive games in the series dating back to Mar. 30, 2010 - which was later vacated by the NCAA.
• ECU is ranked in the national polls for the first time since May 25, 2015 when they were ranked in four polls after winning the American Athletic Conference Championship in Clearwater, Fla.
• Heading into this weeks action, ECU is ranked No. 16 by D1Baseball and No. 25 by Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
PIRATE QUICK HITS (prior to midweek game)
• East Carolina has opened the 2016 season winning 6 of its first 7 games including a weekend road series win at No. 4 Virginia - the first over a Top 5 program since 2002 ... Last time the Pirates started 6-1 was in 2009, when they won the Conference USA regular season title and hosted a regional ... ECU enters Wednesday's contest having won seven consecutive home games, which dates back to their 5-4 win over Connecticut on May 2, 2015.
• Denny Brady will make his first collegiate start Wednesday night against Elon ... The right-hander made his collegiate debut against Longwood (2/20) coming out of the bullpen ... He worked one-third of an inning allowing a run (earned) on two hits with one strikeout.
• Evan Kruczynski has started a pair of games posting a 1-0 record with a 3.27 ERA ... Allowed four runs (all earned) on eight hits in 11.0 innings ... Tossed 7.0 scoreless innings in 2016 debut on Opening Day ... Notched his 11th career quality start and picked up his ninth career win vs. Longwood.
• Jacob Wolfe named AAC Pitcher-of-the-Week (2/29) after limiting No. 4 Virginia to just one run (unearned) on four hits in 6.0 innings securing ECU's series win at UVA ... Owns a 2-0 record with a 0.00 ERA (co-national leader) ... Fanned career-high seven batters vs. Longwood ... Has 10 career quality starts and seven career wins.
• Dwanya Williams-Sutton ranks 21st nationally (first in AAC) with a .542 batting average ... Named to AAC Honor Roll (2/29) after batting .615 (8-for-13) with 4 RBI, 7 runs, 2 doubles and 2 triples from Feb. 23-28.
• Joe Ingle is 1-0 with a pair of saves (10 career) ... Has not allow a run in in 4.2 innings ... Surrendered three hits while fanning six in 3 appearances ... Named to preseason NCBWA Stopper-of-the-Year Watch List.
• Turner Brown named to AAC Honor Roll (2/22) ... Currently batting .308 with five RBI and 2 runs scored ... In collegiate debut went 3-for-3 with a double and a 2-run home run on Feb. 19.
• Bryce Harman started all seven games at first base ... Batting .333 with six RBI and six runs ... Has been hit three times, which leads the team.
• Charlie Yorgen extended his consecutive start streak to 69 games (started in 2015 season opener) against UVA on Sunday ... Tallied career-best four hits vs. the Aggies (Feb. 23).
• Travis Watkins batting .400 (10-for-25) with two doubles, six RBI and six runs scored ... 2015 Johnny Bench Award semifinalist ... Three-time Bench Watch List candidate.
• ECU's starting pitching boast a 2.61 ERA ... Allowed 13 runs (11 earned) with 27 Ks to 8 BBs in 38.0 innings ...The bullpen has surrendered 9 runs (8 earned) in 25.0 innings for a 2.88 ERA ... They have allowed 4 of 9 inherited runners to score (44.4) percent).
PROBABLE STARTERS
Wednesday: LHP Jordan Barrett (0-0, 4.32 ERA) vs. RHP Denny Brady (0-0, 27.00 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 46-23 overall record (.667 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.
