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Gameday: No. 9 ECU Hosts 16th Annual LeClair Classic
February 28, 2019 | Baseball
| 16th Annual Keith LeClair Classic | |
| Dates | March 1-3, 2019 |
| Times | 11 a.m. & approximately 2:45 p.m. (Friday) \\\ 12 Noon & 4:30 p.m. (Saturday) \\\ 11:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. (Sunday) |
| Location | Greenville, N.C. (Lewis Field at Clark-LeClair Stadium) |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Live Game Coverage | Radio: 94.3 FM The Game Watch Live (ECU Games Only) TuneIn Radio: Online (Pirate IMG Sports Network) |
| Internet Options | Live Stats: All Weekend |
| Official Web Sites | ECU | Utah | Wright State | Western Carolina |
| Game Notes | ECU (PDF) | Utah (PDF) | The American (PDF) |
| 2019 Statistics | ECU | Utah | Wright State | Western Carolina |
| Baseball Central | Roster | Schedule/Results | NCAA Baseball | College Scoreboard |
| Social Media | ECUBaseball | The American #ECUPirates | #ECUBaseball | #AmericanRising |
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Ninth-ranked ECU will play host to the 16th Annual Keith LeClair Classic this weekend welcoming in Utah, Wright State and Western Carolina. First pitch of the weekend is set for Friday, March 1 at 12 noon (Wright State vs. Western Carolina), while the Pirates will play at 4 p.m. against Utah.
LeCLAIR CLASSIC SCHEDULE
Friday, March 1st, 2019
Game 1: Wright State vs. Western Carolina (Home) - 11 a.m.
Game 2: Utah vs. ECU (Home) - approximately 2:45 p.m.
Saturday, March 2nd, 2019
Game 3: Western Carolina vs. Utah (Home) - 12 Noon
Game 4: Wright State vs. ECU (Home) - 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 3rd, 2019
Game 5: Utah vs. Wright State (Home) - 11 a.m.
Game 6: Western Carolina vs. ECU (Home) - 3:30 p.m.
MUSTACHE MARCH GETS UNDERWAY FRIDAY
• Annually, for the past 15 seasons, ECU hosts the "Keith LeClair Classic" a tournament put together to bring awareness to ALS through the Jim "Catfish" Hunter chapter, which is located in Raleigh, N.C. The chapter finds the tournament as a way to continue awareness and fundraising in Coach LeClair's honor. The goal is to use the LeClair Classic as a starting point for our own fundraiser to help Strikeout ALS.
• In 2018, the ECU and Memphis baseball programs participated in "Mustache March" raising nearly $11,000 with donations going towards funding, supporting families and researching through local chapters. The past two seasons, ECU Dowdy Student Stores has donated $10,500 from t-shirt sales during the year and has pushed ECU's three-year total to $32,656 in donations.
• Beginning Friday, ECU will team up with the Memphis and Michigan baseball clubs hoping to raise $10,000 in 2019 … Pirate fans wishing to donate can do so by clicking here.
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE WEEKEND
• ECU (6-3) is coming off a midweek win over Elon … On the season, the Pirates are averaging 6.2 runs per game, while surrendering 4.0 rpg … ECU is batting .293 on the year and has racked up 83 hits.
• The Pirates will face Utah and Wright State for the first time in program history, while facing Western Carolina 21 previous times where ECU holds a 19-2 all-time series lead including a five-game win streak.
PIRATE QUICK HITS (prior to game)
• 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 four 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 179 career games (175 starts) ... Is ECU's all-time leader with 44 sacrifices and stands seventh on the all-time assists list (477) ... Registered 14 career game-winning RBI (8 in 2018).
• ECU's pitching staff sports a 3.25 ERA ... The starters own a 2.83 ERA allowing 18 runs (15 earned) with 52 strikeouts to 18 walks ... The bullpen has surrendered 18 runs (14 earned) with 33 punch outs and 11 walks in 32.2 innings for a 3.86 ERA.
PROBABLE STARTERS (2018 stats)
Friday: RHP Kyle Roebeniol (0-1, 3.18 ERA) vs. LHPAlcBurleson (1-0, 2.25 ERA)
Saturday: RHP Daniel Kreuzer (0-0, 5.06 ERA) vs. LHP Jake Agnos (1-0, 2.45 ERA)
Sunday: RHP Chase Walter (0-1, 11.42 ERA) vs. RHP Tyler Smith (0-0, 4.22 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 160-94-1 (.629) 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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