East Carolina University
Towson
Gameday: No. 25 ECU Hosts Towson
March 23, 2017 | Baseball
| Towson at No. 25 East Carolina (Games 23-25) | |
| Dates | March 24-26, 2017 |
| Times | 6:30 p.m. \\\ 4 p.m. \\\ 1 p.m. (ET) |
| Location | Greenville, N.C.(Lewis Field at Clark-LeClair Stadium) |
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| Live Game Coverage | Radio: WNCT 1070 AM Watch Live (All Weekend) TuneIn Radio: Online (Pirate IMG Sports Network) |
| Internet Options | Live Stats: All Weekend |
| Official Web Sites | East Carolina | Towson |
| Game Notes | East Carolina (PDF) | Towson | The American (PDF) |
| 2017 Statistics | East Carolina | Towson | The American |
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GREENVILLE, N.C. – No. 25 East Carolina (14-8) will continue its eight-game home stand when it welcomes in Towson (8-7) for a three-game non-conference series at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium. First pitch of the weekend is slated for Friday, March 24 at 6:30 p.m. (ET).
MUSTACHE MARCH
• The entire team, including the coaching staff and support staff, will participate in Mustache March in order to raise awareness and money for the Jim "Catfish" Hunter chapter. Mustache March will create a fun and entertaining environment for Pirate fans throughout the month of March, which will also help towards ALS research. Please join our efforts of Striking Out ALS by donating to our event. All money raised throughout the season will go straight to the ALS Association, and more specifically the Jim "Catfish" Hunter chapter. During the 14th-Annual Keith LeClair Classic (March 3-5) members of the local ALS Chapter will be on hand to receive donations. Also, please follow our status through various social media outlets (@ECUBaseball, and many more), as well as on the field. Go Pirates! ... For more information about Mustache March, please click on this link.
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE WEEKEND
• East Carolina and Towson will meet for just the third time on the diamond this Friday … The Pirates own a 2-0 record against the Tigers picking up a doubleheader sweep back on April 13, 1995 … ECU comes into the weekend having dropped four of its last five games and looking to snap a four-game home loosing streak.
• ECU enters the weekend ranked in the Top-25 in a pair of polls (19/Perfect Game and No. 25/Baseball America), while receiving votes in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and USA Today/Coaches Poll.
• The Pirates, who are in their 82nd season of intercollegiate baseball, won the 1961 NAIA National Championship, have claimed 24 conference titles (13 regular season/11 tournament), made 28 NCAA Regionals and advanced to four Super Regionals (2001, 2004, 2009 and 2016).
PIRATE QUICK HITS (prior to series)
• Jake Agnos, who moved into the Friday night role after Evan Kruczynski went down with an injury, will make his third career start against Towson ... The lefty has appeared in five games allowing five runs (all earned) on 12 hits with 20 strikeouts and eight walks in 20.2 innings ... Fanned a career-best 11 in five frames vs. WCU (3/3).
• Trey Benton will toe the rubber Saturday against Towson ... The right-hander is 2-0 in five starts and has fanned 32 while walking just eight ... He sports a 2.19 ERA after allowing seven runs (six earned) in 24.2 innings ... Struck out a career-high 10 batters against La Salle (2/25).
• Chris Holba has appeared in eight games (three starts) posting a 3-0 record with one save ... Allowed 11 runs (six earned) on 29.2 innings for a 1.82 ERA ... Has struck out 36 while walking six ... For his career, Holba has appeared in 33 games posting a 6-1 record with two saves in 60.0 innings ... He has allowed 32 runs (27 earned) on 62 hits with 55 strikeouts and 16 walks for a 4.05 ERA.
• Spencer Brickhouse leads the club HRs (6) and runs (20), while ranking third in hits (30) and RBI (15) ... Hit three home runs in two-game set at CofC including his first multi-HR game on Mar. 8 (consecutive at-bats) ... Belted first home run in first collegiate game at Ole Miss (2/17) ... He started all 20 games (17/1B, 3/DH) ... Two game-winning RBI (ASU, CofC).
• Travis Watkins is the team leader in RBI (22) and co-leader in hits (30), while batting .330 ... Stands second on the team with four home runs (14 career), two of which have been grand slams ... The five-time Johnny Bench Award Watch List candidate (2013-17) has thrown out 5 of 11 would-be base stealers on the season ... Two-time team captain and two-time Bench Award semifinalist (2015-16).
• Charlie Yorgen extended his consecutive start streak to 189 games (started in 2014) vs. UNC ... Belted first homer of the year (6th career) with his 3-run shot in the 10th inning giving ECU a 10-7 walk-off win against Charlotte in game one of the doubleheader (3/11) ... Team second-best .337 average.
• Luke Bolka is tied for third on the team with two HRs, while driving in 14 (4th) ... Tallied a three game-winning RBI ... Blasted his second homer of the season hitting a grand slam in the second game of the La Salle series.
• Joe Ingle has worked 13.0 innings out of the bullpen allowing eight runs (all earned) with 16 Ks ... Owns a 3-1 record ... Named a 2017 Second-Team Preseason All-American by NCBWA ... Unanimous preseason All-AAC selection ... Three-time Stopper-of-the-Year candidate (2015-17) ... Notched 20 career saves (4th all-time at ECU) ... Sports a 10-4 record in 73 games with a 3.05 ERA.
• Dusty Baker enters this weekend's action batting .417 with 12 runs scored ... He has started nine straight games in centerfield where he has registered 23 putouts and two assists for a 1.000 fielding percentage ... Registered career-high four hits at Elon.
• Eric Tyler enters the Towson series on an eight-game hitting streak ... Currently he is batting a team-best .341 with two home runs, 12 RBI with 13 runs scored ... Co-leader on the club with 30 hits.
• ECU's starting pitching sports a 3.80 ERA ... Allowed 49 runs (41 earned) with 90 Ks to 34 BBs in 97.0 innings while holding opposing hitters to a .253 clip ...The bullpen has surrendered 55 runs (47 earned) with 106 Ks to 49 BBs in 99.0 innings for a 4.27 ERA abd opposing hitters are batting .245 ... Allowed 17 of 53 inherited runners to score (32.1 percent).
PROBABLE STARTERS
Friday: RHP Dean Stramara (1-1, 3.32 ERA) vs. LHP Jake Agnos (0-0, 2.18 ERA)
Saturday: RHP Kevin Ross (0-2, 2.14 ERA) vs. RHP Trey Benton (2-0, 2.19 ERA)
Sunday: RHP Michael Adams (1-1, 2.70 ERA) vs. TBA
CEREMONIAL FIRST PITCHES (10 minutes before game time)
Friday: Scott Andrews (ECU / 2003-06)
Saturday: Cory Scott (ECU / 1999-2000)
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 nine NCAA Regional and two College World Series teams at the Division I level as an assistant coach and head coach …During his two years at the helm of the program, Godwin has guided ECU to a pair of NCAA Regional berths, a Super Regional appearance, an American Athletic Conference Tournament title and a 91-53-1 (.631) overall record … Three players have earned All-America honors, five were named to the Charlottesville All-Regional Team, six took home all-conference honors (five first-teamers), seven were selected as American Player-of-the-Week, while a pair were drafted by Major League Baseball teams … Named 2015 AAC Coach-of-the-Year and was inducted into the George Whitfield Hall of Fame in January of 2016 … 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.
