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Gameday: No. 9 ECU Hosts Elon In Midweek Clash
February 26, 2019 | Baseball
| Elon at No. 9 ECU (Game 9) | |
| Date | Feb. 27, 2019 |
| Time | 4 p.m. (ET) |
| Location | Greenville, N.C. (Lewis Field at Clark-LeClair Stadium) |
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| Live Game Coverage | Radio: 94.3 FM The Game Watch Live (All Weekend) TuneIn Radio: Online (Pirate IMG Sports Network) |
| Internet Options | Live Stats: Wednesday |
| Official Web Sites | ECU | Elon |
| Game Notes | ECU (PDF) | Elon (PDF) | The American (PDF) |
| 2019 Statistics | ECU | Elon |
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GREENVILLE, N.C. – Ninth-ranked ECU will look to get back on track Wednesday when it host Elon at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium. First pitch is slated for 4 p.m. (ET).
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE WEEKEND
• ECU (5-3) is coming off a series win against Monmouth, but has dropped two games heading into the midweek clash against Elon … On the season, the Pirates are averaging 6.4 runs per game, while surrendering 4.1 rpg … ECU is batting .298 on the year and has racked up 76 hits.
• Elon (5-2) split a pair of games against No. 20 Wake Forest … The Phoenix are batting.292 and has scored 46 runs on 70 hits.
• ECU and Elon have played 84 times with the Pirates holding a 50-33-1 edge in the all-time series … ECU enters the game having won five-straight dating back to 2016.
PIRATE QUICK HITS (prior to game)
• Gavin Williams will make his second career start on Wednesday against Elon ... Against Campbell (first outing of 2019) he allowed one run (earned) on two hits with a career-high seven strikeouts in a career-long four innings of work ... In 16 career games, Williams has allowed three runs (two earned) on 11 hits in 19.2 innings.
• Alec Burleson earned AAC Player-of-the-Week accolades, while also being tabbed Perfect Game National Player-of-the-Week on Feb. 25 after batting .562 with a home run, five RBI and three three-hit games ... On the mound, struck out a career-high 10 batters vs. Monmouth allowing one run on five hits in seven innings for his first win of the season ... In two starts, he owns a 2.25 ERA with 14 punch outs to just four walks in 12.0 innings ... Appeared in 21 career games making 10 starts ... Hit first collegiate home run at Campbell ... Fanned multiple batters in a game 15 times ... Named AAC Freshman Pitcher-of-the-Year and a First-Team Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American.
• Jake Agnos earned AAC Pitcher-of-the-Week honors (Feb. 25) after tossing seven scoreless frames with 11 strikeouts against Monmouth ... 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 an 8-7 career record with a 3.56 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 registered fourth career quality start in last outing vs. Monmouth where he allowed three runs (all earned) on five hits with four strikeouts ... In 2019 debut, 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 ... Fanned career-high seven vs. UMD.
• Spencer Brickhouse has missed last three games with an injury ... 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 16 career games out of the bullpen, he has allowed seven runs (four earned) on 18 hits with 24 strikeouts and 11 walks in 27.0 frames ... Appeared in 39 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 returned to the starting lineup against Air Force (Feb. 25) after missing four games with an injury ... 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 ... 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 178 career games (174 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 3.28 ERA ... The starters own a 2.74 ERA allowing 16 runs (13 earned) with 46 strikeouts to 13 walks ... The bullpen has surrendered 17 runs (13 earned) with 31 punch outs and 11 walks in 28.2 innings for a 4.08 ERA.
PROBABLE STARTERS (2018 stats)
Wednesday: LHP Jared Wetherbee (0-1, 1.35 ERA) vs. RHP Gavin Williams (0-0, 0.00 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 159-94-1 (.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 … 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.
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