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Gameday: No. 11 ECU Hosts UNCW Tuesday Night
April 23, 2019 | Baseball
| UNCW at No. 11 ECU (Game 40) | |
| Date: | April 23, 2019 |
| Time: | 6:30 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 TuneIn Radio: Online (Pirate IMG Sports Network) |
| Internet Options: | Live Stats: Tuesday |
| Official Web Sites: | ECU | UNCW |
| Game Notes: | ECU (PDF) | UNCW | The American (PDF) |
| 2019 Statistics: | ECU | UNCW |
| Baseball Central: | Roster | Schedule/Results | NCAA Baseball | College Scoreboard |
| Social Media: | ECUBaseball | The American #ECUPirates | #ECUBaseball | #AmericanRising |
GREENVILLE, N.C. – No. 11 ECU closes out a short four-game home stand tonight when it plays host to instate foe UNCW at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium with a 6:30 p.m. (ET) scheduled first pitch.
NEARLY $11,000 RAISED FOR MUSTACHE MARCH
• 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 four-year total to $43,492 in donations.
• This year, ECU teamed up with the Memphis and Michigan baseball clubs to raise $10,836 for ALS.
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE GAME
• ECU (29-10) is coming off a three-game home sweep of No. 18 UConn in American Athletic Conference action … The Pirates, who have won 11-straight home games, improved their conference record to 11-1 which is the best start in league action since 2001 when ECU posted a 19-2 overall record … ECU owns a .287 batting average with 42 home runs, 367 hits (114 for extra bases) and 219 RBI to rank among the conference leaders … ECU is averaging 6.1 runs per game, while surrendering 3.8 rpg … The Pirates pitching staff owns a 3.30 ERA with 380 punch outs.
• UNCW (20-21) has dropped five-straight games entering tonight, which includes a road sweep at Hofstra … The Seahawks are hitting at a .254 clip with 25 home runs, 347 hits (105 for extra bases) and 205 RBI … UNCW's pitching staff owns a 4.48 ERA with 369 strikeouts.
• ECU and UNCW have played 139 times with the Pirates holding a 79-60 edge in the all-time series … In the home-and-home series between the two former Colonial Athletic Association members, ECU won the first game back on April 9 in Wilmington, 9-1.
PIRATE QUICK HITS (prior to series)
• Trey Benton is scheduled to make his third start of the season against UNCW (4/22) ... On the season, he owns a 4-0 record with a 4.64 ERA ... Earned wins against Duke, Radford, UConn and UNCW (start) ... In 23 career games out of the bullpen, he has allowed 11 runs (six earned) on 28 hits with 33 strikeouts and 16 walks in 35.2 frames ... Struck out a career-high 11 batters (six innings) against UNC in 2018 ... Tallied nine career quality starts.
• Alec Burleson owns a 3-1 record on the mound this season in 13 appearances (four starts) with a 3.86 ERA ... He picked up his eighth career win at Elon (4/16) on a staff day working two innings where he allowed two runs and struck out three ... He struck out a career-high 10 batters vs. Monmouth earlier in the season and has 39 punch outs to 12 walks in 32.2 innings ... At the plate, he stands sixth nationally in sac flies (sixth) ... Currently owns a .374 batting average with four home runs, 26 RBI, 14 doubles and 17 runs scored ... Has tallied a team-high 18 multi-hit games, while posting a team second-best six multi-RBI contests ... Named to a pair of Midseason All-America Teams (D1Baseball, Perfect Game) as a utility player ... Earned AAC Player-of-the-Week accolades, while also being tabbed Perfect Game National Player-of-the-Week on Feb. 25 ... Two-time AAC Honor Roll selection (2/18, 4/1).
• Jake Agnos struck out a career-high 14 batters in a personal-best 8.2 innings against No. 18 UCONN ... Recorded at least seven strikeouts in nine-straight games (double-digit four times) ... Three-time AAC Pitcher-of-the-Week selections (2/25, 4/1, 4/22) ... Named Collegiate Baseball National Player-of-the-Week (4/22) ... Stands eight nationally in strikeouts and 11th in strikeouts per game (13.65) ... Tallied five quality starts on the year ... Played for Team USA (Collegiate National Team) in Summer of '18.
• Tyler Smith is one of two Pirate pitchers with five wins on the season (5-0) ... Tied for 21st nationally in starts ... Earned wins over Western Carolina, Maryland, USF, Houston and UConn ... Sports a 14-1 career record ... Registered fifth career quality start vs. Terps ... Fanned career-high seven batters vs. UMD in 2018.
• 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) ... Ranks fourth nationally in WHIP (0.78) and sixth in hits allowed per game (4.44) ... Fanned career-high nine batters at No. 9 Ole Miss ... Registered three career quality starts.
• Gavin Williams has appeared in 24 career games making four starts ... Has worked out of the bullpen in his last five outings (UCF, USF, Houston, UCLA, UCONN) tossing 13.1 innings where he has allowed four runs (three earned) on six hits with four walks and 17 strikeouts ... In last start at No. 24 Duke, he gave up five runs in the first inning before exiting the game ... Tallied six or more strikeouts in a game three times with career-high 8 at USF.
• Spencer Brickhouse earned AAC Player-of-the-Week honors on March 25 ... Currently batting .357 with 11 home runs, 36 RBI ... Hit a pair of home runs (3-run, 2-run) in series finale vs. No. 18 UConn where he drove in five ... Drew five walks in UCLA series pushing his season total to 24 (team leader) ... Also hit a pair of HRs at Houston in Game 1 of a doubleheader (2-run, grand slam) ... Owns a .314 career batting average with 31 home runs and 114 RBI ... Has 11 career GW RBI (4 in 2019).
• Ryder Giles stands 21st in the nation in sac bunts ... Started 31 games at third where he is batting .233 with 13 RBI and 13 runs scored ... Tallied four multi-hit and four multi-RBI games ... Made first collegiate start against Duke (4/3) ... Sports a 1.42 ERA in 11 appearances with one save.
• Bryant Packard hit grand slams in consecutive games at USF ... Tallied a pair of game-winning RBI at USF (11 career) ... 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 ... Owns a .359 career batting average with 20 home runs.
• Brady Lloyd leads the team with five GWI this season (2 vs. Marist) ... Batting .250 with one home run, 17 RBI and 23 runs ... Second on the club with five stolen bases ... Tallied 11 sacrifices ... Has been hit by a pitch 10 times in '19 (19 career).
• Jake Washer named to 2019 Buster Posey Watch List ... '18 Bench Award Semifinalist ... Hit home runs in consecutive games at Houston ... Tallied 14 career home runs with 67 RBI ... Started 34 games in 2019 (29/catcher, 5/DH) ... Named to AAC Honor Roll (4/22).
• 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 51 sacrifices ... Ranks fourth in assists (544) and fifth in hit by pitches (30) ... Registered 14 career game-winning RBI (8 in 2018). ECU's pitching staff sports a 3.30 ERA ... The starters own a 3.65 ERA allowing 89 runs (80 earned) with 207 strikeouts to 64 walks ... The bullpen has surrendered 58 runs (47 earned) with 173 punch outs and 47 walks in 149.2 innings for a 2.83 ERA ... They have allowed 26 of 82 inherited runners to score on the year (31.7 pct.).
PROBABLE STARTERS (2019 stats)
Tuesday: LHP Justin Walke (0-2, 4.32 ERA) vs. RHP Trey Benton (4-0, 4.64 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 183-101-1 (.644) overall record, which ranks fifth all-time among ECU head coaches … 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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