East Carolina University
UNC Wilmington
Gameday: No. 11 ECU Closes Out Five-Game Home Stand
April 03, 2018 | Baseball
| UNC Wilmington / Wofford at No. 11 ECU (Games 27-28) | |
| Dates | April 3-4, 2018 |
| Times | 6:30 p.m. \\\ 6:30 p.m. (ET) |
| Location | Greenville, N.C. (Lewis Field at Clark-LeClair Stadium) |
| Tickets \\\ Parking | Buy Tickets | Parking Changes For 2018 | Promotions |
| Live Game Coverage | Radio: 94.3 FM The Game Watch Live: (Tuesday/Wednesday) TuneIn Radio: Online (Pirate IMG Sports Network) |
| Internet Options | Live Stats: All Weekend |
| Official Web Sites | ECU | UNC Wilmington | Wofford |
| Game Notes | ECU (PDF) | UNC Wilmington | Wofford | The American (PDF) |
| 2018 Statistics | ECU | UNC Wilmington | Wofford | The American |
| Baseball Central | Roster | Schedule/Results | Fact Book (PDF) | The American | NCAA Baseball | College Scoreboard |
| Social Media | ECUScoreboard (in-game updates) | ECUBaseball | The American #ECUPirates | #ECUBaseball |
GREENVILLE, N.C. – No. 11 ECU will close out its five-game home stand with a pair of midweek contests against UNC Wilmington (Tuesday) and Wofford (Wednesday) at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium. First pitch for both games is slated for 6:30 p.m. (ET).
MUSTACHE MARCH
• As the calendar turned to April, the ECU and Memphis Baseball programs shaved off their mustaches after for a good cause, which was to help raise money and awareness for ALS Research and the Jim "Catfish" Hunter chapter. The whole month of March, the ECU and Memphis baseball teams (players, coaching staff and support staff) participated in "Mustache March" to help fight and strikeout ALS with a goal of raising $7,500. As of today, the two programs combined to raise of $10,000 with donations still coming in for the cause. For more information about Mustache March, please click on this link.
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS SERIES
• ECU (20-6) and UNC Wilmington (19-8) will meet for the 135th time on Tuesday … The Pirates hold a 75-59 all-time lead in the series and have won three-straight heading into the contest … The Pirates and Terriers (20-9) will meet for the first time on the diamond Wednesday.
• ECU posted a 2-1 record last week claiming an AAC home series against then No. 18 Wichita State and improving to 4-2 in league play … The Pirates come into this week's action ranked in all six national polls: Baseball America (No. 11), D1Baseball (No. 12), USA Today/Coaches (No. 13), NCBWA (No. 14), Perfect Game (No. 17) and Collegiate Baseball (No. 18) … It marks the third-straight week ECU has been ranked in all six polls and sixth consecutive week in at least one poll.
PIRATE QUICK HITS (prior to games)
• Jake Agnos is scheduled to make his sixth start of the season against UNCW ... He picked up first win of the season allowing two runs against CofC (3/7) ... Owns a 2-2 record with one save and a 4.15 ERA in 21.2 innings.
• Spencer Brickhouse has registered at least one hit in 17 of 25 games ... Tied for second on the team 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 with five home runs after hitting a pair vs. No. 18 Wichita State ... Also leads club in total bases (51), while sharing the team lead in hits (33) with Brady Lloyd ... Tallied nine multi-hit games (second on team) and has a .333 batting average, which stands third ... Hit first career grand slam at No. 20 UCF ... Collected 6 hits in UNC series (two in each game) ... Comes in UNCW contest having hit home runs in consecutive games (three in last four contests).
• Brady Lloyd leads the team and ranks fifth nationally in batting average (.440) while also leading in runs (23), multi-hit games (11) and is tied for hits (33) ... Went 5-or-5 with 5 runs against UMD (3/17) ... Two-time AAC Honor Roll (3/17, 3/26) ... 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.
• Turner Brown is tied for fourth on the team with 12 RBI (four GW-RBI) ... Sixth in runs scored (13) ... Belted first homer of season (sixth career) against UMD ... Has 11 hits, eight RBI and eight runs scored in last 10 games.
• Ryan Ross earned AAC Honor Roll honors (3/19) after picking up two saves in UMD series where he tossed 9.1 scoreless frames with 11 Ks and no BBs ... Had streak of 11.2 scoreless innings snapped at No. 20 UCF (3/23).
• Jake Washer is third on the team in RBI (17), tied for fourth in multi-hit games (7) and fourth in average (.326) ... One of two players on team with more walks (16) than strikeouts (12) ... Hit home runs at UNCC and at No. 20 UCF ... Tallied career-best three hits vs. PEP and drove in a career-high 4 runs at UNC (Feb. 25).
• 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) ... Returned to the diamond on March 29 following injury ... Appeared in eight games (one start) on the mound ... In the field, he has started 14 games posting a .220 average.
• ECU's starting pitching is sporting a 2.61 ERA (team is 20th nationally) ... They have allowed 44 Rs (37 ERs) with 119 Ks to 35 BBs ... The bullpen has allowed 48 Rs (39 ERs) with 90 Ks and 39 BBs in 105.1 innings for a 3.33 ERA ... The pen has allowed 28 inherited runners to score (28 of 85; 32.9 percent).
PROBABLE STARTERS (2018 stats)
Tuesday: RHP Bredyan Gorham (0-2, 6.35 ERA) vs. LHP Jake Agnos (2-2, 4.15 ERA)
Wednesday: RHP Clay Schwaner (1-2, 7.92 ERA) 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 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 130-79-1 (.621) 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.
