East Carolina University
Charlotte
Gameday: No. 8 ECU Hosts Charlotte
March 09, 2017 | Baseball
| Charlotte at No. 8 East Carolina (Games 14-16) | |
| Dates | Mar. 10-11, 2017 |
| Times | 4 p.m. \\\ 12 Noon \\\ 45 after Game 1 |
| Location | Greenville, N.C.(Lewis Field at Clark-LeClair Stadium) |
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| 2017 Statistics | East Carolina | Charlotte | The American |
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GREENVILLE, N.C. – No. 8 East Carolina (10-3) returns home to play host to in-state foe Charlotte (9-4) in a three-game series at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium. First pitch of the weekend is scheduled for 4 p.m. (ET) on Friday, Mar. 10, with the second and third games being played on Saturday, Mar. 11 as part of a doubleheader starting at 12 noon (ET).
REVISED SCHEDULE
Friday, Mar. 10, 2017:
Charlotte at (8) East Carolina – 4 p.m. (ET)
Saturday, Mar. 11, 2017
Game 1: Charlotte at (8) East Carolina – 12 Noon (ET)
Game 2: Approximately 45 minutes after conclusion of Game 1
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 (Mar. 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 owns a 22-5 all-time record in the series … The Pirates enter the weekend series having won 10-straight games (fourth longest NCAA active streak) after starting the season 0-3 … The 49ers have won 7 of their last 9 contest, but come into Greenville having dropped two-straight.
• ECU enters the weekend ranked in the Top-25 in all six major polls (8/Baseball America, 10/Perfect Game, 17/USA Today, 18/D1Baseball, 19/NCBWA and 20/Collegiate Baseball).
• 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 game)
• Last year Godwin guided the Pirates to their second consecutive NCAA Regional (No. 3 seed in Charlottesville) and a Super Regional appearance (Lubbock, Texas). ECU, who posted a 38-23-1 record and finished second in The American (15-8-1), rolled through regional play picking up wins against No. 20 Bryant (9-1), No. 10 Virginia (8-6) and William & Mary (8-4) en route to claiming the Charlottesville crown – its fourth regional title. The Pirates continued their magical run, defeating No. 5 national seed Texas Tech, 8-6, in the opener of the Super Regional and came 90 feet away from making their first appearance in the Men's College World Series in game two of the series.
• Jake Agnos will make his first collegiate start on Friday afternoon against Charlotte ... The lefty has appeared in three games allowing one run (earned) on two hits with 14 strikeouts and three walks in 9.0 innings ... Fanned a career-best 11 in five relief frames against Western Carolina (3/3).
• Trey Benton will toe the rubber Saturday in game 1 of the doubleheader against Charlotte ... The right-hander is 2-0 in three starts and has fanned 21 (18 in last two games) while walking just five ... He sports a 1.32 ERA after allowing two runs (both earned) in 13.2 innings ... Struck out a career-high 10 batters against La Salle (2/25).
• Spencer Brickhouse leads the club in home runs (4) and runs scored (18) ... 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 13 games at first base batting .362 with 11 RBI ... Two game-winning RBI (ASU, CofC).
• Travis Watkins, who was hitless in the first two games of the season (0-for-7), broke out with a 3-for-5 performance in the Ole Miss finale driving in three runs ... Leads team with a .385 batting average, while sharing the lead with four doubles ... The five-time Johnny Bench Award Watch List candidate (2013-17) has thrown out 4 of 6 would-be base stealers on the season ... 2017 preseason All-AAC selection by the leagues coaches ... Two-time team captain and two-time Bench Award semifinalist (2015-16).
• Charlie Yorgen extended his consecutive start streak to 180 games (started in 2014) at CofC ... Second on the team with a .362 average, while driving in six and scoring 14 runs.
• Luke Bolka is tied for second on the team with two home runs, while driving in 12 (2nd on club) ... He has tallied a pair of game-winning RBI ... Bolka blasted his second long ball of the season hitting a grand slam in the second game of the La Salle series.
• Joe Ingle has worked 8.2 innings out of the bullpen allowing four runs (all earned) with 12 strikeouts ... Owns a 2-0 record ... Picked up wins against La Salle and WCU ... 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) ... Owns a 9-3 record in 68 games with a 2.81 ERA.
• ECU's starting pitching sports a 3.24 ERA ... Allowed 21 runs (19 earned) with 62 Ks to 19 BBs in 58.1 innings ...The bullpen has surrendered 27 runs (25 earned) with 67 Ks to 26 BBs in 55.2 innings for a 4.04 ERA ... Allowed 7 of 32 inherited runners to score (21.9 percent).
PROBABLE STARTERS
Friday: RHP Colton Laws (1-0, 280 ERA) vs. LHP Jake Agnos (0-0, 1.00 ERA)
Saturday (G1): LHP Josh Maciejeskwi (3-0, 1.37 ERA) vs. RHP Trey Benton (2-0, 1.32 ERA)
Saturday (G2): RHP Zach Flanagan (1-1, 3.46ERA) vs. TBA
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 88-48-1 (.646) 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.
