Game Day Central: No. 19 ECU Hosts Jacksonville
March 23, 2016 | Baseball
| No. 19 East Carolina vs. Jacksonville (Games 22-24) | |
| Dates | Mar. 24-26 |
| Times | 6:30 p.m./6:30 p.m./1 p.m. (ET) |
| Location | Greenville, N.C. (Lewis Field at Clark-LeClair Stadium) |
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GREENVILLE, N.C. -- No. 19 East Carolina will play host to Jacksonville this weekend in a three-game non-conference series starting Thursday, Mar. 24 at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. (ET).
PROMOTIONS
? Saturday: Greenville Little League Day -- members of the league receive $2 tickets by mentioning Greenville Little League or showing the attached flyer ( Little League Flyer ) ... Post-game kids run the bases and autograph session.
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE GAME
? The Pirates will host the Dolphins for the first time since 1991 in Greenville ... ECU owns a 3-1-1 all-time record in the series and took 2 of 3 at Jacksonville back in 2013.
? ECU is ranked in the national polls for the fourth-straight week after garnering a No. 19 ranking by D1Baseball.com ... The Pirates are also receiving votes in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and USA Today Coaches poll.
PIRATE QUICK HITS (prior to weekend)
? East Carolina (14-7) comes into this weekend's action having won 3 of its last 4 games including a midweek win at Duke (8-6) and a non-conference series win over Monmouth (Mar. 18-20) ... The Pirates own a 10-4 record at home and are 4-3 on the road ... 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 fourth consecutive week (see page 11) garnering a No. 19 ranking by D1Baseball, while receiving votes in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and USA Today Coaches poll .. They first 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 five games posting a 2-0 record with a 2.16 ERA ... As the Friday starter, he has faced off against All-America hurler Connor Jones (UVA), National Pitchers-of-the-Week Kyle Cedotal (SE Louisiana) and Jon Duplantier (Rice) holding his own with a 1-0 record ... Tallied a four quality starts (14 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 0.88 ERA (21st nationally) in five starts ... Fanned career-high seven batters vs. Longwood and Monmouth ... Has 13 career quality starts (4 in 2016) and seven career wins.
? Jimmy Boyd ranks fourth on the team with a 2.97 ERA in six appearances (four starts) ... He is one of six pitchers with double-digit strikeouts (19) and has walked just six batters in 30.1 innings of work ... Has recorded two quality starts (at UVA and Rice) ... Currently owns a 2-1 record.
? Luke Bolka leads the team with a .429 batting average (12-for-28) platooning as a designated hitter ... He is one of six players with a home run and has driven in six and scored six runs.
? Parker Lamm is currently batting .371, which ranks second on the team ... Stands second in the AAC with five sac bunts ... Recorded at least one hit in 17 of 18 games where he has an official at-bat, while reaching base safely in all 18 contests.
? Charlie Yorgen extended his consecutive start streak to 83 games (started in 2015 season opener) against Duke on Tuesday ... Tallied career-best four hits vs. the Aggies (Feb. 23) ... Has reached base safely in 14-straight games ... Ranks among AAC leaders in average (seventh) and on-base percentage (9th/.419).
? Turner Brown is batting .309 with 12 RBI and seven runs scored ... 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.
? 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 3-2 record with three of saves (11 career) ... Named to preseason NCBWA Stopper-of-the-Year Watch List.
? Travis Watkins batting .324 with a team high 16 RBI and eight doubles ... Recorded at least one hit in 17 of 19 games played ... 2015 Johnny Bench Award semifinalist ... Four-time Bench Watch List candidate (2013-16).
? ECU's starting pitching boasts a 2.68 ERA ... Allowed 39 runs (32 earned) with 68 Ks to 24 BBs in 107.1 innings ...The bullpen has surrendered 45 runs (41 earned) in 80.2 innings for a 4.57 ERA ... They have allowed 25 of 47 inherited runners to score (53.2 percent).
PROBABLE STARTERS
Thursday: RHP Nathan Disch (3-1, 2.25 ERA) vs. LHP Evan Kruczynski (2-0, 2.16 ERA)
Friday: RHP Michael Baumann (2-1, 4.26 ERA) vs. LHP Jacob Wolfe (2-1, 0.88 ERA)
Saturday: RHP Spencer Stockmon (3-0, 2.25 ERA) vs. RHP Jimmy Boyd (2-1, 2.97 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 54-29 overall record (.651 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.
