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Gameday: No. 13 ECU Travels To USF
March 28, 2019 | Baseball
| No. 13 ECU at USF (Games 25-27) | |
| Dates: | March 29-31, 2019 |
| Times: | 7 p.m. \\\ 6:30 p.m. \\\ 1 p.m. (ET) |
| Location: | Tampa, Fla.(USF Baseball Stadium) |
| Tickets: | Buy Tickets |
| Live Game Coverage: | Radio: 94.3 FM The Game Watch Live (All Weekend) TuneIn Radio: Online (Pirate IMG Sports Network) |
| Internet Options: | Live Stats: All Weekend |
| Official Web Sites: | ECU | USF |
| Game Notes: | ECU (PDF) | USF (PDF) | The American (PDF) |
| 2019 Statistics: | ECU | USF |
| Baseball Central: | Roster | Schedule/Results | NCAA Baseball | College Scoreboard |
| Social Media: | ECUBaseball | The American #ECUPirates | #ECUBaseball | #AmericanRising |
TAMPA, Fla. – No. 13 ECU hits the road for the first time in American Athletic Conference play when it travels to USF. First pitch of the weekend is set for 7 p.m. (ET) at the USF Baseball Stadium.
MUSTACHE MARCH COMING TO A CLOSE
• Annually, for the past 16 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.
• This year, 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 SERIES
• ECU (18-6, 3-0) has won six-straight games coming off consecutive weekend sweeps over Maryland and UCF … The Pirates rank among the NCAA leaders in fielding percentage (30th/.977), batting average (38th/.294), ERA (44th/3.52), home runs (44th/23) and hits (62nd/236) … ECU starts the AAC season with a 3-0 record and is one of two teams who are still undefeated in league play (other: Tulane, 0-0).
• USF (12-11, 1-2) enters the series having lost four of its last five games, including a midweek contest against Stetson … The Bulls are hitting at a .257 clip, while their pitching staff owns a 4.03 ERA.
• ECU and USF have played 30 times with the Pirates holding a 17-13 edge in the all-time series … Since both teams starting competing in The American, the Bulls have won 10 of the last 14 meetings.
PIRATE QUICK HITS (prior to weekend)
• Alec Burleson ranks among the national leaders (Top 50) in sac flies (second), doubles (22nd), batting average (43rd) and hits (44th) ... Owns a .402 batting average with two home runs, 17 RBI, 10 doubles, 11 runs scored ... Has tallied 35 hits, 14 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI contests ... Earned AAC Player-of-the-Week accolades, while also being tabbed Perfect Game National Player-of-the-Week on Feb. 25 ... On the mound, struck out a career-high 10 batters vs. Monmouth ... Appeared in eight games (three starts) posting a 2-0 record with two saves ... Sports a 2.39 ERA with 30 strikeouts in 26.1 innings ... Fanned multiple batters in a game 20 times (career).
• Jake Agnos has recorded at least seven strikeouts in five-straight outings ... Named AAC Pitcher-of-the-Week honors (Feb. 25) after tossing seven scoreless frames with 11 strikeouts against Monmouth ... Fanned 10 batters in seven scoreless innings against Marist (3/8) ... Stands 19th nationally in games started (six) and 24th in total strikeouts (50) ... Played for Team USA (Collegiate National Team) in Summer of '18.
• Tyler Smith earned second win of the season (11th career) at Maryland ... Registered fifth career quality start vs. Terps ... Fanned career-high seven batters vs. UMD in 2018 ... Tied for 19th nationally in starts (six).
• Gavin Williams has appeared in 20 career games making four starts ... In last start at No. 24 Duke, he gave up five runs in the first inning before exiting the game ... Worked career high five innings against Elon and at No. 8 Mississippi State ... Owns a 1-2 record with a 3.31 ERA with 27 Ks in 32.2 career innings ... Notched first career win against Elon (2/27) where he allowed two runs and struck out six ... Career-best seven punch outs in first collegiate start at Campbell.
• Spencer Brickhouse earned AAC Player-of-the-Week honors on March 25 ... Currently batting .397 with five home runs, 18 RBI ... Ranks 14th nationally in on-base percentage (.537) and 16th in slugging percentage (.762) ... Had 36-game on-base streak snapped at Campbell ... Hit a pair of home runs and drove in eight runs in series sweep of UCF ... Owns a .315 career batting average with 25 home runs and 96 RBI ... Has 11 career game-winning RBI (four in 2019) ... His homer against Radford in the series opener was his third-straight on Opening Day.
• Ryder Giles stands second in the nation with eight sac bunts ... Started 19 games at third base where he is batting .228 with 9 RBI and 10 runs scored ... Tallied three multi-hit, two multi-RBI games and has scored multiple runs in a contest twice.
• Jake Kuchmaner tossed 28th perfect game in NCAA DI history at Maryland (3/17) ... Swept league and national honors in consecutive weeks (3/11 & 3/18) ... In four three outings he has allowed six runs (all earned) on four hits with 26 strikeouts to eight walks in 27.2 innings ... Fanned career-high nine batters at No. 9 Ole Miss ... Registered three career quality starts.
• Trey Benton notched eighth career win, which came in relief against Radford ... In 20 career games out of the bullpen, he has allowed 10 runs (six earned) on 23 hits with 27 strikeouts and 13 walks in 29.1 frames ... 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 vs. Air Force (Feb. 25) after missing four games with an injury ... Batting .346 with two home runs, 10 RBI and 21 runs scored ... Owns a career .357 batting average with 17 home runs and 72 RBI ... 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 ... Played for Team USA (Collegiate National Team) in Summer of '18 ... Hit five leadoff HRs (first inning), which was tied for the national lead in 2018.
• Brady Lloyd second on the team with three game-winning RBI (two in Marist series) ... Batting .267 with 10 RBI and 12 runs ... Second on the club with five stolen bases ... Owns a .304 career average ... Set career-highs vs. UMD (3/17/18) going 5-for-5 with 5 runs.
• Jake Washer named 2018 Johnny Bench Award Semifinalist ... Preseason All-AAC selection by the leagues head coaches ... Bench Award candidate in 2019 ... Has eight career home runs with 51 RBI ... Started 20 games in 2019 (16/catcher, 4/DH).
• Turner Brown tied ECU single-game record with two triples vs. Marist (3/10) ... Named to AAC Honor Roll (3/11) ... ECU's all-time leader with 49 sacrifices ... Ranks fifth in assists (513) and tied for sixth in hit by pitches (27) ... Registered 14 career game-winning RBI (8 in 2018).
• ECU's pitching staff sports a 3.52 ERA ... The starters own a 3.98 ERA allowing 60 runs (56 earned) with 124 strikeouts to 41 walks ... The bullpen has surrendered 39 runs (29 earned) with 100 punch outs and 26 walks in 90.2 innings for a 2.88 ERA ... They have allowed 17 of 49 inherited runners to score on the year (34.7 pct.).
PROBABLE STARTERS (2019 stats)
Friday: LHP Jake Agnos (3-1, 3.44 ERA) vs. RHP Collin Sullivan (2-0, 3.09 ERA)
Saturday: RHP Tyler Smith (2-0, 4.94 ERA) vs. RH Alec Wisley (2-2, 3.41 ERA)
Sunday: LHP Jake Kuchmaner (2-0, 2.08 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 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 172-97-1 (.639) 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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