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ECU Set To Host 2018 Greenville Regional
May 30, 2018 | Baseball
| 2018 Greenville Regional | |
| Dates: | June 1-4, 2018 |
| Location: | Greenville, N.C. (Lewis Field at Clark-LeClair Stadium) |
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| 2018 Statistics: | ECU | South Carolina | Ohio State | UNCW | The American |
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GREENVILLE, N.C. – Top seed ECU (43-16) will open the 2018 Greenville Regional Friday, June 1 when it plays host to No. 4 seed UNCW (37-21) at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium. First pitch for the Pirates is scheduled for 7 p.m. (ET).
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE REGIONAL
• For the sixth time in program history, ECU garnered the top seed in a regional (1999 – Baton Rouge, La., 2000 – Lafayette, La., 2001 – Wilson, N.C., 2004 – Kinston, N.C., 2009 – Greenville, N.C.) when the NCAA announced it would be hosting the 2018 Greenville Regional.
• The Pirates have qualified for regional competition in 15 of the last 20 seasons, third time under head coach Cliff Godwin and the 29th time overall.
• ECU earned the American Athletic Conference's automatic bid to NCAA postseason play after claiming the 2018 AAC Baseball Championships with a 4-3 win over Connecticut (its second in the last four years).
• Since 2010, ECU has played the other three teams in the regional (all in Clark-LeClair) … The Pirates own a 77-59 all-time record against UNCW (37-21) and have won five-straight in the series, most recently sweeping a home and home series this year (April 3 and May 9) … ECU and No. 2 seed South Carolina (33-24) last met in 2010 during the second weekend of the season, however the two teams also squared off against one another in the 2009 Greenville Regional … ECU and No. 3 seed Ohio State (36-22) have played five times with the last coming in 2014 during the annual LeClair Classic.
• ECU posted a 4-1 record last week on its way to the league conference tournament titled … The Pirates come into this week's action ranked in all six national polls: NCBWA (No. 10), Baseball America (No. 12), D1Baseball (No. 12), USA Today/Coaches (No. 12), Perfect Game (No. 14) and Collegiate Baseball (No. 18) … It marks the 11th-straight week ECU has been ranked in all six polls and 14th consecutive week in at least one poll.
ECU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION // PIRATE CLUB TAILGATE
The ECU Alumni Association and Pirate Club proudly present a baseball Pirate Game Day Tailgate, which will be held on Saturday, June 2 at Johnson Stadium (2.5 hours prior to first pitch) across the parking lot from Clark-LeClair Stadium. Join fellow alumni and fans for tailgating fun during the 2018 NCAA Regional Baseball games. Enjoy a tailgate buffet, unlimited beverages, Smashed Waffles, Pirates Popcorn, Kona Ice, music, door prizes, Pirate swag, and much more! For more information, please click here.
PIRATE QUICK HITS (prior to regional play)
• Chris Holba named first-team all-conference (unanimous) ... Two-time AAC Honor Member ... Seventh nationally in wins (16) ... Also ranks among the national leaders in ERA (83rd) ... Perfect Game Mid-Season First-Team All-American selection ... Named to Golden Spikes Midseason Watch List ... Surrendered first runs of the season at Charlotte (streak ended at 25.1 innings) ... Combined on a pair shutouts (UNC/Saint Joseph).
• Alec Burleson named AAC Rookie Pitcher-of-the-Year (unanimous) ... Notched his fifth career win vs. UConn allowing three runs over five innings ... Also recorded wins against Campbell, Cincinnati, UNCW and Tulane ... Tossed career-high 7.1 innings with seven strikeouts in his first career quality start at Tulane ... Fanned multiple batters in a game 12 times.
• Jake Agnos has allowed 16 runs (all earned) in his last 10 outings (26.1 IP) with 41 strikeouts, which includes five starts ... In those starts, he has posted a 0-2 record with one save ... The lefty has surrendered three runs (all earned) out of the bullpen (8 games) and fanned 20 batters ... Fanned season-high nine batters vs. UCONN (5/26) in the AAC Championship Game, which was his 13th start of the year ... Owns a 3-3 record as a starter.
• Trey Benton made 11 appearances out of the bullpen this season tossing 20.2 innings where he has allowed one run and fanned 21 ... Earned AAC Pitcher-of-the-Week honors (Feb. 26) holding then No. 6 UNC to one run (earned) on two hits with 11 strikeouts in six inning ... Has tallied four quality starts ... Stands 45th nationally in K-to-BB ratio (5.23) and 72nd in BBs Per 9 Innings (1.74).
• Bryant Packard named AAC Player-of-the-Year and first-team all-conference (unanimous) ... Semifinalist for Dick Howser Trophy ... AAC Player-of-the-Week (5/21) ... Set school record with a hit in 32-straight games that ended on May 22 ... During the streak is batting .459 (61-for-133) with 13 HRs, 10 2Bs, 33 RBI, 37 Rs, 19 multi-hit Gs and 21 XBHs ... Streak was the third longest in the nation ... Named Collegiate Baseball National Player-of-the-Week (5/21) ... Reached base in a career-high 37 games, which is also a career-best ... Team leader in eight offensive categories including batting average (.403), which is seventh nationally ... Belted a career-best two home runs in a game three time (Wash, USF, UConn) - all three coming in consecutive at-bats ... Smacked fifth leadoff home run (first inning) of the season against Cincinnati, which is tied for nationally lead.
• Spencer Brickhouse named Most Outstanding Player at the AAC Championships ... Picked up first-team all-conference honors as a DH ... Registered at least one hit in 44 of 59 games (multiple 20 times) ... Drove in career-best six runs against Cincinnati (5/12) ... Hit HRs vs. UNCC, WCU (twice), UNC, Houston (twice), Tulane, Cincinnati (twice) and UConn ... Had four hits and had four RBI in the three-game tilt vs. UNC ... Has seven career game-winning RBI (three in 2018).
• Connor Litton recorded second GW RBI of the season against Cincinnati (5/13) to clinch the weekend series in walk-off fashion (2-RBI single in B9th) ... Third on the team in HRs (8) ... Hit at HR in four-straight games (all solo) from March 30 to April 4 ... Hit first career grand slam at No. 20 UCF ... Collected 6 hits in UNC series (two in each game) ... Had career-long hit streak of 12 games snapped at Washington (April 7) in the series finale.
• Brady Lloyd named first-team all-conference ... Stands third on the team in hits (66) and runs (40) ... Second in stolen bases (16) ... Went 5-or-5 with 5 runs against UMD (3/17) ... Two-time AAC Honor Roll (3/17, 3/26) .... Registered a pair of game-winning RBI (2/21, 3/30) and has three for his career ... Two GW-RBI at Tulane (May 4-5).
• Dwanya Williams-Sutton named second-team all-conference ... Leads team in hit by pitches (13) and stolen bases (17) ... Second in average (.336) ... Hit seven home runs (Washington, Tulane/twice, Norfolk State, Cincinnati and Campbell/twice) ... Tallied 13 multi-hit games.
• Jake Washer named 2018 Johnny Bench Award Semifinalist (4/18) ... Saw career-high 13-game hit streak come to an end at Memphis - batted .388 (14-for-49) with 3 HRs, 16 RBI and 10 runs scored ... Tied for sixth on the team with 13 multi-hit games, while ranking third with multi-RBI games (9).
• Tyler Smith named second-team all-conference ... Posted wins against WCU, UNCC, UMD, Wichita State, Wash., Memphis and Tulane ... Notched save vs. UNC ... Tallied three quality starts (first career at UNCC) ... Fanned career-high seven vs. UMD ... Suffered lone loss against USF.
• ECU's starting pitching is sporting a 3.28 ERA (team is 15th nationally) ... They have allowed 119 Rs (102 ERs) with 240 Ks to 77 BBs ... The bullpen has allowed 101 Rs (89 ERs) with 219 Ks and 88 BBs in 244.0 innings for a 3.28 ERA.
PROBABLE STARTERS (2018 stats)
Friday: RHP Alex Royalty (6-4, 3.99 ERA) vs. RHP Chris Holba (9-1, 2.45 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 10 NCAA Regional and two College World Series teams at the Division I level as an assistant coach and head coach … In four years at the help of the program, Godwin has guided ECU to three NCAA Regional berths (2015-16, 2018), a Super Regional appearance (2016), two American Athletic Conference Tournament titles (2015, 2018) and a 153-89-1 (.632) overall record … Three players have earned All-America honors, five were named to the Charlottesville All-Regional Team, 11 took home all-conference honors (nine first-teamers), nine 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.
