East Carolina To Host Pitt Community College In Fall Exhibition Oct. 27
October 25, 2024 | Baseball
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Five-time defending American Athletic Conference regular season champion East Carolina will host Pitt Community College in a fall exhibition contest Sunday, Oct. 27, at 12:30 p.m. from Lewis Field at Clark-LeClair Stadium.
The Pirates and Bulldogs will play a 12-inning game with a 15-minute break for field maintenance following the sixth frame. Admission is free of charge.
The team will also hold its annual Meet the Pirates event following the matchup with PCC. Fans will be able to obtain autographs of ECU players and coaches while 2024 AAC Regular Season Champion pennants will also be distributed at no cost.
The Pirates' full 2025 schedule will be released later in the fall.
About East Carolina (2024)
• Eighth NCAA Regional appearance under Head Coach Cliff Godwin (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• Hosted a regional for the fifth time since 2018.
• Won fifth-straight AAC regular season title.
• Reached the regional finals for the fifth-straight year.
• Tied for the third-most victories in a single season in program history (46).
• Notched the program's sixth straight 40-win season.
• Put 10 players on the All-American Athletic Conference Teams (third-straight season with 10 or more selections).
• Swept the AAC Player and Pitcher of the Year awards for the second time since joining the league (2021).
• Had a player named AAC Player or Pitcher of the Week nine times.
• Set the AAC single-season record for runs scored (498), hits (671) and RBI (465).
• Posted single season program top-10 marks in hit by pitch (85/1st), pitching strikeouts per nine innings (10.23/2nd), RBI (3rd), pitching strikeouts (630/3rd), home runs (85/4th) and opposing batting average (.229/5th).
• Slotted in the Top 30 nationally in 12 statistical categories.
• Ranked in the various Top 25 polls every week of the season.
• Finished 12th nationally in average attendance (4,865) as well as 14th in total attendance (170,277).
• Won 12 of 14 weekend series while recording seven sweeps.
• Welcomed the two largest crowds in Clark-LeClair Stadium history (April 23/NC State/6,054) (Feb. 25/North Carolina/6,017) as well as the fourth largest (April 13/Charlotte/5,998).
• Compiled a 3.57 team GPA for the spring semester, marking the 14th-straight semester that the Pirates have posted a 3.40 or better mark.
• Captured the American Athletic Conference Baseball Team Academic Excellence Award and ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award for the ninth-straight season.
The Pirates and Bulldogs will play a 12-inning game with a 15-minute break for field maintenance following the sixth frame. Admission is free of charge.
The team will also hold its annual Meet the Pirates event following the matchup with PCC. Fans will be able to obtain autographs of ECU players and coaches while 2024 AAC Regular Season Champion pennants will also be distributed at no cost.
The Pirates' full 2025 schedule will be released later in the fall.
About East Carolina (2024)
• Eighth NCAA Regional appearance under Head Coach Cliff Godwin (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• Hosted a regional for the fifth time since 2018.
• Won fifth-straight AAC regular season title.
• Reached the regional finals for the fifth-straight year.
• Tied for the third-most victories in a single season in program history (46).
• Notched the program's sixth straight 40-win season.
• Put 10 players on the All-American Athletic Conference Teams (third-straight season with 10 or more selections).
• Swept the AAC Player and Pitcher of the Year awards for the second time since joining the league (2021).
• Had a player named AAC Player or Pitcher of the Week nine times.
• Set the AAC single-season record for runs scored (498), hits (671) and RBI (465).
• Posted single season program top-10 marks in hit by pitch (85/1st), pitching strikeouts per nine innings (10.23/2nd), RBI (3rd), pitching strikeouts (630/3rd), home runs (85/4th) and opposing batting average (.229/5th).
• Slotted in the Top 30 nationally in 12 statistical categories.
• Ranked in the various Top 25 polls every week of the season.
• Finished 12th nationally in average attendance (4,865) as well as 14th in total attendance (170,277).
• Won 12 of 14 weekend series while recording seven sweeps.
• Welcomed the two largest crowds in Clark-LeClair Stadium history (April 23/NC State/6,054) (Feb. 25/North Carolina/6,017) as well as the fourth largest (April 13/Charlotte/5,998).
• Compiled a 3.57 team GPA for the spring semester, marking the 14th-straight semester that the Pirates have posted a 3.40 or better mark.
• Captured the American Athletic Conference Baseball Team Academic Excellence Award and ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award for the ninth-straight season.
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