Game Day Central: No. 19 ECU To Host UNC Wilmington
March 28, 2016 | Baseball
| No. 19 East Carolina vs. UNC Wilmington (Game 25) | |
| Date | Mar. 29 |
| Time | 6:30 p.m. (ET) |
| Location | Greenville, N.C. (Lewis Field at Clark-LeClair Stadium) |
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GREENVILLE, N.C. -- No. 19 East Carolina continues its seven-game home stand Tuesday, Mar. 29 when it plays host to in-state rival UNC Wilmington at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. (ET).
PROMOTIONS
? Tuesday: First 500 fans will receive a free baseball hat courtesy of Capital Subaru ... It's also Student-Athlete Appreciation Day.
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE GAME
? The Pirates and Seahawks continue a rivalry that started back in 1965 ... ECU owns an 72-59 all-time record in the series ... The two teams met last year in Wilmington with UNCW claiming a 4-2 victory on Mar. 24.
? ECU is ranked in the national polls for the fifth-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 midweek game)
? East Carolina (15-8) comes into this weeks action having won 5 of its last 7 games, which includes a midweek win at Duke (8-6) and a non-conference series win over Jacksonville (Mar. 24-26) ... The Pirates own a 12-5 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 fifth 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.
? Jacob Wolfe will get the start against UNC Wilmington ... 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 2-2 record with a 1.91 ERA in six starts ... Fanned career-high seven batters vs. Longwood and Monmouth ... Has 13 career quality starts (4 in 2016) and seven career wins.
? Luke Bolka leads the team with a .447 batting average (13-for-29) platooning as a designated hitter ... He is one of nine players with a home run and has driven in seven and scored six runs.
? Parker Lamm is batting .356, which is tied for second on the team ... Tied for third in the AAC with five sac bunts ... Recorded at least one hit in 17 of 20 games where he has an official at-bat, while reaching base safely in 19 contests.
? Dwanya Williams-Sutton belted his first career home run against Jacksonville (Mar. 25) ... Recorded his second game-winning RBI 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 ... Tied for fourth in the AAC with a .356 BA average ... Also ranks among leaders in on-base pct. (2nd/.452) and slugging pct. (4th/.576).
? Eric Tyler leads the club with four home runs ... Recorded first career multi-HR game against Jacksonville (Mar. 26) hitting a 3-Run homer and Grand Slam ... Set ECU and AAC single-game records with eight RBI vs. the Dolphins (Mar. 26) ... Named AAC Weekly Honor Roll on Mar. 28.
? Charlie Yorgen extended his consecutive start streak to 129 games (started in 2014 season) against Jacksonville on Saturday ... Tallied career-best four hits vs. the Aggies (Feb. 23) ... Has reached base safely in 14-straight games.
? Turner Brown is batting .302 with 14 RBI and nine 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 four of saves (12 career) ... Named to NCBWA Stopper-of-the-Year Watch List.
? Travis Watkins batting .326 with a team high 10 doubles... Has 16 RBI ... Has at least one hit in 20 of 23 games ... 2015 Johnny Bench Award semifinalist ... Four-time Bench Watch List candidate (2013-16).
? ECU's starting pitching boasts a 2.68 ERA ... Allowed 46 runs (37 earned) with 79 Ks to 30 BBs in 124.1 innings ...The bullpen has surrendered 49 runs (44 earned) in 90.2 innings for a 4.37 ERA ... They have allowed 29 of 56 inherited runners to score (51.8 percent).
PROBABLE STARTERS
Tuesday: RHP Justin Crump (1-0, 2.03 ERA) vs. LHP Jacob Wolfe (2-2, 1.91 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 56-30 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.
