ECU Announces Fall Baseball Meet The Pirates Schedule

GREENVILLE, N.C. – The Pirate Nation will get their first chance to meet the 2019 Pirates up close and personal on Sunday, Nov. 4, as ECU will host its Fall "Meet the Pirates" Event at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium.

With gates opening at 12 noon, members of the Pirate Nation can come out and catch an intra-squad scrimmage, which will begin at 1 p.m. (ET) and is free to the public. Fans in attendance will receive a special commemorative pennant poster honoring the 2018 American Athletic Conference Tournament Champions as part of the autograph session, which will be held inside the first and third base dugouts following the scrimmage.

Fans will have a chance to tour the facilities at Clark-LeClair Stadium beginning at 1 p.m., and after the scrimmage, kids in attendance will have a chance to run the bases.

During his four years at the helm of the program, Godwin has guided ECU to three NCAA Regional berths (2018 Greenville Regional host), a Super Regional appearance, two American Athletic Conference Tournament titles and a 154-91-1 (.628) overall record. Eight players have earned All-America status, seven were NCAA All-Regional selections, 12 were named all-conference (11 first-teamers), while six were drafted by Major League Baseball teams.

The Pirates, who began fall workouts on Sept. 27, will scrimmage every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium leading up to their annual Purple & Gold World Series, which will be held Nov. 2-4 and is free of charge to the fans.

The Pirates return 23 letterwinners, including USA Collegiate National Team members Jake Agnos and All-American Bryant Packard, Freshman All-America selections Spencer Brickhouse (2017) and Alec Burleson (2018) as well as 2018 AAC All-Tournament honorees Turner Brown and Jake Kuchmaner. In all, the roster consists of nine freshmen, eight sophomores, 10 juniors and seven seniors.

Also stepping onto the diamond are 10 newcomers, a group that consists of two infielders (Thomas Francisco and Ryder Giles), three outfielders (Lane Hoover, Christian Jayne and Christian Smallwood), a pair of two-way players (Connor Norby and Stephen Wilmer) and three pitchers (Evan Odum, Garrett Saylor and Carter Spivey).

Sunday, Nov. 4 – 2018 Meet the Pirates Fall Schedule (free to public)
12 noon: Clark-LeClair Stadium gates, concessions stand and speed pitch inflatable open to the public.
1 P.M.: Facility tours begin.
3:30 P.M.: Kids Run the Bases
3:45 P.M.: Autograph session with players and coaches.
4:30 P.M.: Event ends.

Purple & Gold World Series Schedule (free to public)
Game 1: Friday, Nov. 2 (4 p.m.)
Game 2: Sunday, Nov. 4 (1 p.m.)

Players Mentioned

Jake Agnos

Spencer Brickhouse

Turner Brown

Alec Burleson

Jake Kuchmaner

Bryant Packard

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