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Gameday: No. 17 ECU Hosts Maryland In Weekend Series
March 15, 2018 | Baseball
| Maryland at No. 17 ECU (Games 18-20) | |
| Dates | March 16-18, 2018 |
| 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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GREENVILLE, N.C. – No. 17 ECU will continue its five-game home stand this weekend playing host to Maryland starting Friday, March 16 at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium. First pitch of the weekend is scheduled for 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 15th-Annual Keith LeClair Classic (Mar. 2-4) 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. This year ECU will team up with the Memphis baseball program to help fight and strikeout ALS with a goal of raising $7,500. For more information about Mustache March, please click on this link.
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS SERIES
• ECU (13-4) owns a 13-6 all-time record against Maryland (9-8) … The Pirates won their last meeting, 4-3, which came during the 2016 LeClair Classic … Maryland's last win in the history of the two programs was back in 2012 – also during the LeClair Classic, 2-1.
• ECU went 4-0 last week picking up a home win against the College of Charleston (5-2) before sweeping Charlotte on the road (3-1, 6-5, 12-2) … The Pirates come into this week's action ranked in five national polls: USA Today Coaches (No. 17), D1Baseball (No. 18), NCBWA (No. 18), Baseball America (No.21) and Perfect Game (No.25).
PIRATE QUICK HITS (prior to weekend)
• Trey Benton earned AAC Pitcher-of-the-Week honors (Feb. 26) ... Has tallied three quality starts ... Stands 11th nationally in K-to-BB ratio (14.00) and 24th in BBs allowed per 9 Innings (0.71).
• Chris Holba is a two-time AAC Honor Member ... Tied for first nationally in wins (4) ... Also ranks among the national leaders in ERA (26th), K-to-BB ratio (33rd/10.00), hits per 9 Innings (58th/4.97), BB's allowed per 9 Innings (58th/1.07) and strikeouts (63rd/30) ... Surrendered first runs of the season at Charlotte (streak ended at 25.1 innings) ... Combined on a pair shutouts (UNC/Saint Joseph).
• Tyler Smith posted his second win of the season at Charlotte – his first start ... Tallied first career quality start vs. the 49ers ... Ranks 16th nationally in ERA.
• Alec Burleson earned AAC Honor Roll accolades (March 12) after registering a save in all three outings during ECU's 4-0 week ... Notched first career save against CofC (3/7) and a pair at Charlotte in (3/9, 3/10) ... The lefty has appeared in seven games allowing four runs (all unearned) on eight hits in 10.2 innings ... In the field, he has started 13 games posting at least one base knock in nine contests with 10 RBI and 8 runs scored ... Collected a career-best three hits and drove in a personal-best four runs in the second game of a doubleheader at Charlotte (3/10).
• Spencer Brickhouse has registered at least one hit in 12 of 17 games ... Is the team leader with four home runs after hitting a two-run shot at Charlotte in game two of a doubleheader (3/10) ... Also has homers against WCU (2) and UNC (1) ... Collected four hits and had four RBI in the three-game tilt against the Tar Heels ... Had 27-game on-base streak snapped vs. CofC (3/7) ... Has five career game-winning RBI (one in 2018).
• Connor Litton leads the team in hits (22), second in total bases (28), tied for second in multi-hit games (6) and is third in average (.344) ... Collected 6 hits in UNC series (two in each game).
• Brady Lloyd ranks second on the team in runs (12) and average (.395) ... Has tallied six multi-hit games ... At Campbell, he drove in a career-best two runs and registered his second career game-winning RBI with a single in the third inning.
• Jake Washer leads the team in average (.342), walks (10), slugging pct. (.636), on-base pct. (.527) and multi-hit games (7) ... Belted first collegiate home run at Charlotte in game two of a doubleheader (solo) ... Tallied career-best three hits vs. PEP and drove in a career-high 4 runs at UNC (Feb. 25).
• ECU's starting pitching is sporting a 2.38 ERA through 17 games ... They have allowed 27 runs (22 earned) on 67 hits with 80 strikeouts to 23 walks while holding opposing hitters to a .223 clip ... The bullpen has allowed 25 runs (17 earned) with 53 strikeouts and 22 walks in 69.2 innings for a 2.20 ERA ... The pen has allowed 18 inherited to score (18 of 52; 34.6 percent).
PROBABLE STARTERS (2018 stats)
Friday: RHP Taylor Bloom (2-2, 3.58 ERA) vs. RHP Trey Benton (3-1, 2.13 ERA)
Saturday: LHP Tyler Blohm (2-1, 3.47 ERA) vs. RHP Chris Holba (4-0, 0.71 ERA)
Sunday: RHP Hunter Parsons (2-1, 5.09 ERA) vs. RHP Tyler Smith (2-0, 0.51 ERA)
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 three years at the helm of the program, Godwin has guided ECU to a pair of NCAA Regional berths (2015-16), a Super Regional appearance (2016), an American Athletic Conference (2015) Tournament title and a 123-77-1 (.614) 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 three have been 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 … Recently he was named to the 2018 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team staff where he will serve as the third base and hitting coach … 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.
