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Gameday: No. 11 ECU Hosts Tulane In Key AAC Series
April 26, 2019 | Baseball
| Tulane at No. 11 ECU (Games 42-44) | |
| Dates: | April 26-28, 2019 |
| Time: | 6:30 p.m. \\\ 4 p.m. \\\ 12 Noon (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 TuneIn Radio: Online (Pirate IMG Sports Network) |
| Internet Options: | Live Stats: All Weekend |
| Official Web Sites: | ECU | Tulane |
| Game Notes: | ECU (PDF) | Tulane | The American (PDF) |
| 2019 Statistics: | ECU | Tulane |
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GREENVILLE, N.C. – No. 11 ECU returns to action on Friday, April 26 when it plays host to American Athletic Conference foe Tulane in a battle of the top two teams. First pitch of the weekend is slated for 6:30 p.m. (ET).
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 SERIES
• ECU (31-10, 11-1) enters the weekend having won six-straight games … The Pirates, who have won 12 consecutive home games, leads the AAC with an 11-1 record which is the best start in league action since 2001 when ECU posted a 19-2 overall record … ECU owns a .289 batting average with 42 home runs, 390 hits (120 for extra bases) and 234 RBI to rank among the conference leaders … ECU is averaging 6.2 runs per game, while surrendering 3.9 rpg … The Pirates pitching staff owns a 3.43 ERA with 395 strikeouts.
• Tulane (24-16, 8-3) comes into the series having dropped three of its last four games, which includes a series split at Memphis (one game cancelled due to weather) … The Green Wave are hitting at a .310 clip with 67 home runs, 442 hits (179 for extra bases) and 323 RBI – all leading The American … Tulane's pitching staff owns a 5.31 ERA with 361 punch outs.
• ECU and Tulane have 59 times with the Green Wave holding a 31-28 edge in the all-time series between the former Conference USA and current AAC foes … ECU comes into the weekend having won five-straight in the series including a series sweep at Tulane last year and a win in the 2018 AAC Championships.
PIRATE QUICK HITS (prior to series)
• 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 ninth nationally in strikeouts (ninth) and 11th in strikeouts per nine innings (13.65) ... Tallied five quality starts on the year ... Played for Team USA (Collegiate National Team) in Summer of '18.
• 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 third nationally in WHIP (0.78) and fifth in hits allowed per game (4.44) ... Fanned career-high nine batters at No. 9 Ole Miss ... Registered three career quality starts.
• Tyler Smith is one of two Pirate pitchers with five wins on the season (5-0) ... Tied for 29th 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.
• Trey Benton made his third start of the season against UNCW (4/22) tossing 3.1 scoreless frames with six strikeouts ... On the season, he owns a 4-0 record with a 4.01 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 4-1 record on the mound this season in 14 appearances (five starts) with a 3.65 ERA ... He picked up his ninth career win at ODU (4/24) ... Registered career-high 10 batters vs. Monmouth earlier in the season and has 42 punch outs to 14 walks in 37.0 innings ... At the plate, he stands eighth nationally in sac flies (sixth) ... Owns a .361 batting average with four home runs, 27 RBI, 14 doubles and 17 runs ... 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).
• Gavin Williams has appeared in 25 career games making four starts ... Has worked out of the bullpen in his last six outings (UCF, USF, Houston, UCLA, UCONN, ODU) tossing 16.1 innings where he has allowed four runs (three earned) on seven hits with four walks and 19 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 .350 with 11 home runs, 40 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 118 RBI ... Has 12 career GW RBI (5 in 2019).
• Ryder Giles stands 16th in the nation in sac bunts ... Started 32 games at third where he is batting .237 with 15 RBI and 15 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 .360 career batting average with 20 home runs.
• Brady Lloyd share the team lead with 5 GW RBI this season (2 vs. Marist) ... Batting .242 with one home run, 17 RBI and 23 runs ... Second on the club with five stolen bases ... Tallied 12 sacrifices (11 SH which ranks 5th nationally) ... 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 69 RBI ... Started 36 games in 2019 (30/catcher, 6/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 52 sacrifices ... Ranks third in assists (550) and fifth in hit by pitches (30) ... Registered 14 career game-winning RBI (8 in 2018).
• ECU's pitching staff sports a 3.43 ERA ... The starters own a 3.57 ERA allowing 90 runs (81 earned) with 216 strikeouts to 66 walks ... The bullpen has surrendered 69 runs (58 earned) with 179 punch outs and 50 walks in 160.1 innings for a 3.26 ERA ... They have allowed 28 of 89 inherited runners to score on the year (31.5 pct.).
PROBABLE STARTERS (2019 stats)
Friday: RHP Kaleb Roper (5-3, 3.92 ERA) vs. LHP Jake Agnos (5-2, 2.85 ERA)
Saturday: RHP Keagan Gillies (2-1, 7.00 ERA) vs. LHP Jake Kuchmaner (3-1, 2.05 ERA)
Sunday: RHP Chase Solesky (5-2, 2.59 ERA) vs. RHP Tyler Smith (5-0, 5.07 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 185-101-1 (.646) overall record, which is tied for 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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