East Carolina University
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Gameday: No. 9 ECU Plays Host To Monmouth
February 21, 2019 | Baseball
| Monmouth at No. 9 ECU (Games 5-7) | |
| Dates: | Feb. 23-24, 2019 |
| Times: | 4 p.m. (DH) \\\ 1 p.m. (ET) |
| Location: | Greenville, N.C.(Lewis Field at Clark-LeClair Stadium) |
| Tickets: | Buy Tickets |
| Live Game Coverage: | Radio: 94.3 FM The Game Watch Live (All Weekend) Saturday (Listen) \\\ Sunday: TuneIn Radio: Online (Pirate IMG Sports Network) |
| Internet Options: | Live Stats: All Weekend |
| Official Web Sites: | ECU | Monmouth |
| Game Notes: | ECU (PDF) | Monmouth (PDF) | The American (PDF) |
| 2019 Statistics: | ECU | Monmouth |
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GREENVILLE, N.C. – No. 9 ECU returns to Lewis Field at Clark-LeClair Stadium Friday afternoon for the first of eight-straight home games when it plays host to Monmouth. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. (ET).
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE WEEKEND
• ECU (3-1) is coming off a 7-6 setback at Campbell during midweek action … On the season, the Pirates are averaging 7.8 runs per game, while surrendering 5.3 rpg … ECU is batting .326 on the year and has racked up 43 hits.
• ECU and Monmouth have played 25 times with the Pirates holding a commanding 21-4 lead in the series … The two clubs, who haven't met since 2016, will play a three-game tilt starting Friday.
PIRATE QUICK HITS (prior to series)
• Alec Burleson made first career Opening Day start against Radford ... Worked 5.0 innings allowing two runs on three hits with four strikeouts ... At the plate, batted a team-best .600 (6-for-10) with three RBI and a run scored on his way to earning AAC Honor Roll accolades (third career) ... Appeared in 20 career games making nine starts ... Hit first collegiate home run at Campbell ... Named AAC Freshman Pitcher-of-the-Year and a First-Team Collegiate Baseball All-American ... Tossed career-high 7.1 innings with seven strikeouts in his first career quality start at Tulane (2018) ... Fanned multiple batters in a game 14 times.
• Jake Agnos named preseason All-AAC by the leagues head coaches ... Played for Team USA (Collegiate National Team) ... Set AAC Tournament record with nine strikeouts vs. UCONN in the 2018 title game ... Owns a 7-7 career record with a 3.75 ERA ... Surrendered four runs on four hits with four punch outs in 4.0 innings in 2019 debut against Radford in game two of doubleheader.
• Tyler Smith worked 4.2 innings against Radford in the series finale surrendering two runs (two earned) on four hits with three punch outs ... Named preseason All- AAC by the leagues head coaches ... Earned second-team All-AAC honors in 2018 after going 7-1 with one save ... Tallied three quality starts (first career at Charlotte '18) ... Fanned career-high seven vs. UMD.
• Spencer Brickhouse had 36-game on-base streak snapped at Campbell ... Belted 21st career home run vs. Radford in the series opener, which was his third straight Opening Day homer ... Named Most Outstanding Player at the 2018 AAC Championships ... Picked up first-team all-conference honors as a DH ... Has eight career game winning RBI (one in 2019) ... Named CCBL All-Star Game MVP.
• Trey Benton notched eighth career win, which came in relief against Radford in the series opener ... In 15 career games out of the bullpen, he has allowed five runs (two earned) on 17 hits with 24 strikeouts and 10 walks in 26.2 frames ... Appeared in 38 career games making 23 starts ...Struck out a career-high 11 batters (six innings) against UNC in 2018 ... Tallied nine career quality starts.
• Bryant Packard named to a program-best seven All-America teams in 2018 where he batted .406 (second in D1) ... Earned AAC Player-of-the-Year honors a year ago ... Owns a career .359 batting average with 16 home runs and 66 RBI ... Spent summer of 2018 playing for Team USA (Collegiate National Team) ... Named to five preseason All-America teams (four first-team), Golden Spikes Award Watch List and preseason AAC Player-of-the-Year in 2019 ... Set school record with a hit in 32-straight games that ended on May 22 ... Belted a career best two home runs in a game three time (Wash, USF, UCONN) - all three coming in consecutive at-bats ... Smacked five leadoff home runs (first inning), which was tied for the national lead in 2018.
• Brady Lloyd earned First-Team All-AAC honors as a junior ... Stood third on the team in hits (69) and runs (41) ... Second in stolen bases (16) ... Went 5-or-5 with 5 runs against UMD (3/17).
• Jake Washer named 2018 Johnny Bench Award Semifinalist ... Preseason All-AAC selection by the leagues head coaches ... Bench Award candidate in 2019 ... Tied for sixth on the team with 14 multi-hit games, while ranking fourth with multi-RBI games (9).
• Turner Brown has played in 173 career games (169 starts) ... Is ECU's all-time leader with 44 sacrifices and stands seventh on the all-time assists list (462) ... Registered 14 career game-winning RBI (8 in 2018).
• ECU's pitching staff sports a 3.57 ERA ... The starters own a 3.57 ERA allowing 10 runs (seven earned) with 18 strikeouts to six walks ... The bullpen has surrendered 11 runs (seven earned) with 19 punch outs and four walks in 17.2 innings for a 3.57 ERA.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Saturday (G1): RHP Dan Klepchick (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. LHP Alec Burleson (0-0, 3.60 ERA)
Saturday (G2): LHP Ryan Steckline (0-1, 9.00 ERA) vs. LHP Jake Agnos (0-0, 6.75 ERA)
Sunday: TBD vs. RHP Tyler Smith (0-0, 3.86 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 … 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 157-92-1 (.630) 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 … Named 2015 AAC Coach-of-the-Year and was inducted into the George Whitfield Hall of Fame in January of 2016 … Recently he completed a summer stint on the 2018 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team staff that posted a 12-3 record that included series wins over Chinese Taipei, Japan and Cuba … 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.
