Game Day Central: No. 17 ECU Hosts Monmouth
March 17, 2016 | Baseball
| No. 17 East Carolina vs. Monmouth (Games 18-20) | |
| Dates | Mar. 18-20 |
| Time | 6:30 p.m. (ET) |
| Location | Greenville, N.C. (Lewis Field at Clark-LeClair Stadium) |
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GREENVILLE, N.C. -- No. 17 East Carolina will play host to Monmouth this weekend in a three-game series starting Friday, Mar. 18 at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. (ET).
PROMOTIONS
? Friday: First 500 fans receive a No Quarter flag (being distributed at gate by ECU Ambassadors) ... The opener of the series has been designated as the SAAC Golden Game (student-athletes receive extra Pirate Points for their attendance) ... Catch Under the Lights (after the game, kids can play a half hour of catch with an adult in the outfield -- must bring their own ball and glove) ... Groups in attendance are Girl Scouts and Kinesiology Living Learning Community ... Saturday: Pirate Kids Club Day (PKC members receive free admission with their membership card) ... Groups in attendance are Delta Zeta Mother/Daughter Weekend and Alpha Omicron Pi Father's Weekend ... Sunday: Post-game kids runs the bases and autograph session.
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE GAME
? The Pirates will look to snap a three-game losing streak on the season when the square off against the Hawks ... ECU holds a 19-3 lead in the all-time series, which dates back to 1995 ... The Pirates have won five-straight games in the series ... Monmouth's head coach Dean Ehehalt is a graduate of East Carolina (1987) playing under ECU Hall of Famer Dr. Gary Overton from 1985 to 1987.
? ECU is ranked in the national polls for the third-straight week after garnering a No. 17 ranking by D1Baseball.com after posting a 3-2 record last week, which included a series road loss at Rice ... The Pirates are receiving votes in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and USA Today Coaches poll.
PIRATE QUICK HITS (prior to weekend games)
? East Carolina (11-6) comes into this weekend's action having dropped three-straight games after falling to No. 6 UNC at home on Tuesday, 17-4 ... ECU claimed its fourth-straight LeClair Classic title picking up wins over SE Louisiana and Maryland (Mar. 4-6) ... ECU is ranked in the national polls for a third consecutive week (see page 11), and entered the polls after picking up a road series win over No. 4 Virginia (Feb. 27-29) - the first over a Top 5 program since 2002.
? Evan Kruczynski has started four games posting a 2-0 record with a 2.05 ERA ... As the Friday starter, he has faced off against All-America hurler Connor Jones (UVA), National Pitcher-of-the-Week Kyle Cedotal (SE Louisiana) and National Pitcher-of-the-Week Jon Duplantier (Rice) holding his own with a 1-0 record ... Tossed 7.0 scoreless innings in 2016 debut on Opening Day vs. Longwood ... Surrendered one run vs. SE Louisiana in 8.1 innings ... Allowed one run in 7.0 innings at Rice ... Tallied a three quality starts (13 career) on the season.
? 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 2-1 record with a 1.14 ERA (54th nationally) in four starts ... Fanned career-high seven batters vs. Longwood ... Has 12 career quality starts (3 in 2016) and seven career wins.
? Luke Bolka leads the team with a .375 batting average (9-for-24) as the designated hitter ... He is one of six players with a home run and has driven in six and scored six runs.
? Turner Brown is batting .333 nine RBI and seven runs scored ... Ranks among AAC leaders in on base percentage (.449) ... Named to AAC Honor Roll (2/22) ... Delivered game-winning hit (walk-off) against SE Louisiana (3/4) with a two-RBI single in the ninth ... In collegiate debut went 3-for-3 with a double and a 2-run home run on Feb. 19.
? Dwanya Williams-Sutton recorded his second game-winning RBI of his career against Maryland (3/6) ... 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 worked a career-best 3.2 innings of relief with a career-high nine strikeouts in a 4-3 win over Maryland (3/6) ... Owns a 2-2 record with a pair of saves (10 career) ... Named to preseason NCBWA Stopper-of-the-Year Watch List.
? Charlie Yorgen extended his consecutive start streak to 79 games (started in 2015 season opener) against UNC on Tuesday ... Tallied career-best four hits vs. the Aggies (Feb. 23).
? Travis Watkins batting a team second-best .345 with a team high 12 RBI and seven doubles - the latter is tied for second in the AAC ... Currently owns a seven game hit streak and has recorded at least one hit in 15 of 16 games this season ... 2015 Johnny Bench Award semifinalist ... Four-time Bench Watch List candidate (2013-16).
? Parker Lamm is currently batting .328, which ranks sixth on the team ... Leads the league with four sac bunts ... Recorded at least one hit in 15 of 16 games, while reaching base safely in all 16 contests.
? ECU's starting pitching boasts a 2.76 ERA ... Allowed 32 runs (27 earned) with 57 Ks to 19 BBs in 88.0 innings ...The bullpen has surrendered 34 runs (25 earned) in 64.0 innings for a 4.78 ERA ... They have allowed 20 of 39 inherited runners to score (51.3 percent).
PROBABLE STARTERS
Friday: LHP Frank Triminco (1-2, 5.06 ERA) vs. LHP Evan Kruczynski (2-0, 2.05 ERA)
Saturday: LHP Anthony Ciavarella (1-1, 8.10 ERA) vs. LHP Jacob Wolfe (2-1, 1.14 ERA)
Sunday: RHP Ricky Dennis (1-2, 6.75 ERA) vs. RHP Jimmy Boyd (1.1, 3.00 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 51-28 overall record (.646 percentage) as a head coach ... Third fast coach to reach the 50-win plateau, which he did in 75 games (Earl Smith and Dr. Gary Overton did it in 65 games) ... 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.
