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Gameday: No. 8 ECU Travels To UNCW For Midweek Clash
April 09, 2019 | Baseball
| No. 8 ECU at UNCW (Game 32) | |
| Date: | April 9, 2019 |
| Time: | 6:00 p.m. (ET) |
| Location: | Wilmington, N.C.(Brooks Field) |
| 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 |
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GREENVILLE, N.C. – No. 8 ECU continues its nine-game road trip traveling to instate foe UNCW for a midweek contest on Tuesday, April 9. First pitch at Brooks Field is slated for 6 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 GAME
• ECU (24-7) is coming off a road series win at Houston, which marks the Pirates seventh weekend series victory of the year … After dropping the first game Friday, 2-0, the Pirates rebounded taking the doubleheader 15-3 and 3-1 improving to 8-1 in AAC play … The Pirates have won 16 of their last 18 games, which included a 10-game win streak from March 15 to April 5 … On the season, ECU is averaging 6.1 runs per game, while surrendering 3.7 rpg … ECU is batting .292 on the year and has racked up 302 hits with 35 home runs.
• UNCW (17-15) is coming off a non-conference series win at Kennesaw but has dropped five of its last eight games … The Seahawks are hitting at a .261 clip with 21 home runs, while their pitching staff owns a 4.19 ERA.
• ECU and UNCW have met 139 times dating back to its Colonial Athletic Association days with the Pirates holding a 78-60 edge in the all-time series … The Seahawks won the last meeting between the two clubs, which came in the 2019 Greenville Regional (9-7) where they advanced to the Regional Finals against South Carolina … Prior to the Regional, ECU had won five-straight in the midweek series dating back to 2015.
PIRATE QUICK HITS (prior to game)
• Trey Benton will make his second start of the season when he toes the rubber at UNCW ... Earned ninth career win, which came in relief against Duke (4/3) ... In 21 career games out of the bullpen, he has allowed 10 runs (six earned) on 25 hits with 30 strikeouts and 15 walks in 31.2 frames ... Owns a 2-0 record in 2019 ... Struck out a career-high 11 batters (six innings) against UNC in 2018 ... Tallied nine career quality starts.
• Alec Burleson ranks among the national leaders (Top 50) in sac flied (10th) ... Owns a .386 batting average with four home runs, 21 RBI, 11 doubles and 15 runs scores ... Has tallied 44 hits, 14 multi-hit and five multi-RBI games ... 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) ... On the mound, struck out a career-high 10 batters vs. Monmouth ... Appeared in 10 games (three starts) posting a 2-0 record with three saves ... Sports a 2.73 ERA with 36 strikeouts in 29.2.
• Jake Agnos has recorded at least seven strikeouts in seven-straight games ... Two-time AAC Pitcher-of-the-Week selections (2/25, 4/1) ... Tied career-high with 11 punch outs vs. Monmouth and at USF ... Had 10 strikeouts against Marist ... Stands 12th nationally in Ks per 9 innings (13.60), 13th in total strikeouts (69) and tied for 18th in starts ... Tallied four quality starts on the year ... Played for Team USA (Collegiate National Team) in Summer of '18.
• Tyler Smith is one of three Pirate pitchers with four wins on the season (4-0) ... Tied for 18th nationally in starts ... Earned wins over Western Carolina, Maryland, USF and Houston ... Sports a 13-1 career record ... Registered fifth career quality start vs. Terps ... Fanned career high seven batters vs. UMD in 2018.
• Gavin Williams has appeared in 22 career games making four starts ... Has worked out of the bullpen in his last three outings (UCF, USF, Houston) tossing 8.2 innings where he has allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits with three walks and 12 strikeouts ... 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 ... Struck out career-high eight batters at USF (3/31) earning first career save ... Owns a 1-2 record with a 2.75 ERA ... Fanned 37 batters in 39.1 career innings ... Notched first career win against Elon (2/27) where he allowed two runs and struck out six ... Tallied six or more strikeouts in a game three times.
• Spencer Brickhouse earned AAC Player-of-the-Week honors on March 25 ... Currently batting .382 with eight home runs, 26 RBI ... Belted a pair of HRs at Houston in Game 1 of a doubleheader (2-run, grand slam) ... Ranks 13th nationally in SLG Pct. (.753), 40th in OB Pct. (.500) and 44th in home runs ... Owns a .317 career batting average with 28 home runs and 104 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 10 in the nation in sac bunts and 14th sac bunts per game ... Started 25 games at third where he is batting .253 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 0.00 ERA in 10 appearances with one save, 10 strikeouts to one walk.
• 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 second nationally in hits allowed per game (3.77) and fourth in WHIP (0.71) ... Fanned career-high nine batters at No. 9 Ole Miss ... Registered three career quality starts.
• 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 .356 career batting average.
• Brady Lloyd second on the team with three GW RBI (two vs. Marist) ... Batting .250 with one home run, 12 RBI and 18 runs ... Second on the club with five stolen bases ... Tallied seven sacrifices ... Has been hit by a pitch nine times to lead the team.
• Jake Washer named to 2019 Buster Posey Watch List ... '18 Bench Award Semifinalist ... Preseason All-AAC selection by the leagues head coaches ... Has hit home runs in consecutive games entering UNCW contest ... Tallied 12 career home runs with 63 RBI ... Started 28 games in 2019 (23/catcher, 5/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 50 sacrifices ... Ranks fifth in assists (525) and tied for sixth in hit by pitches (27) ... Registered 14 career game-winning RBI (8 in 2018).
• ECU's pitching staff sports a 3.16 ERA ... The starters own a 3.61 ERA allowing 70 runs (65 earned) with 167 strikeouts to 55 walks ... The bullpen has surrendered 44 runs (33 earned) with 138 punch outs and 39 walks in 117.1 innings for a 2.53 ERA ... They have allowed 18 of 63 inherited runners to score on the year (28.6 pct.).
PROBABLE STARTERS (2019 stats)
Tuesday: RHP Trey Benton (2-0, 5.52 ERA) vs. RHP Gage Herring (0-3, 3.99 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 178-98-1 (.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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