Tuesday, March 12
Wilmington, N.C.
6:00 p.m.
East Carolina University
at
UNCW
No. 11 ECU Meets UNCW In Wilmington Tuesday
March 11, 2024 | Baseball
| Game 15: No. 11 East Carolina at UNCW | |
| Coverage | March 12th: 6:00 p.m. \\\ Live Stats \\\ Watch Stream: FloBaseball Radio: 94.3 The Game (Scott Rogers and Dr. Gary Overton) |
| Location: | Wilmington, N.C. | Brooks Field (3,500) |
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GREENVILLE, N.C. – No. 11 East Carolina begins a new week by heading south to the Port City of Wilmington for a Tuesday evening appointment with UNCW. First pitch at Brooks Field is scheduled for 6 p.m.
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The contest will stream live via FloBaseball with Jim Whitmeyer on the call while Scott Rogers and Dr. Gary Overton will handle the radio broadcast as always on 94.3 The Game.
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The Pirates (10-4) put together their first non-conference road series sweep since 2020 over the weekend, downing Liberty in a three-game set in Lynchburg. ECU posted come-from-behind wins both Saturday and Sunday after coasting to a 9-5 victory in the opener.
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The Pirates look to capture their first midweek win of the campaign after dropping airtight one-run decisions on the road to a pair of quality foes in Campbell and Old Dominion.
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East Carolina currently owns the best team ERA in the American Athletic Conference at 3.66, having racked up 170 strikeouts against just 54 walks in 125.1 innings of work. The Pirates have also played a clean brand of baseball through 14 games, leading the nation in fielding percentage (.988). Senior infielder Carter Cunningham slots 17th among NCAA Division I hitters with a .474 batting average while pacing the league in batting average, slugging percentage, OPS, runs scored and hits.
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Projected Pitching Matchup
RHP Chris Kahler (0-0, 3.86 ERA, 7.0 IP) vs. LHP Cyle Phelan (0-2, 7.59 ERA, 10.2 IP)
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About UNCW
The Seahawks (9-7) climbed over the .500 mark by sweeping Saint Joseph's at home over the weekend in a trio of one-run decisions. Trevor Marsh leads the squad in batting average (.396) while Tanner Thach is hitting .310 and is tops for UNCW in home runs (seven) and RBI (21). Collectively, the Seahawks are batting .238 with 21 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs, 81 walks drawn and 18 stolen bases. The pitching staff sports a 3.85 ERA with 156 strikeouts and 84 walks in 145.0 innings. UNCW has played 12 home games so far and has compiled an 8-4 record in those contests.
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The UNCW Series
East Carolina leads its long-time series with UNCW by an 82-64 count. The Seahawks swept the season series in 2023, defeating the Pirates 8-5 in Wilmington and 9-3 in Greenville. ECU won both matchups during the 2022 campaign with a 3-1 victory at Brooks Field and a 8-2 triumph at Clark-LeClair Stadium.
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Individual Notables
Head Coach Cliff Godwin: Owns 361 career wins and is second on the East Carolina career coaching wins list ... Has been part of 14 NCAA Regional and two College World Series teams at the Division I level as an assistant coach and head coach … Guided ECU to seven NCAA Regional berths (2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022 Greenville Regional host), four Super Regional appearances, four-straight American Athletic Conference regular season titles and three AAC Tournament crowns while posting a 351-170-1 (.673) overall record … Under Godwin's direction, 13 players have earned All-America status, 18 have been NCAA All-Regional selections, 40 have been named all-conference (25 first teamers) and 22 have been drafted by Major League Baseball teams … A four-time AAC Coach-of-the-Year selection (2015, 2019, 2021, 2022), Godwin was inducted into the George Whitfield Hall of Fame in January of 2016 … In 2018, he completed a summer stint on the 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 (46-16 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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Danny Beal: Tied with Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman for the team lead in appearances (eight) ... Tossed 3.2 scoreless innings and surrendered just one hit while racking up four strikeouts in the Liberty series, collecting his first win and second save of the campaign Saturday and Sunday respectively.
Joey Berini: Has started all 14 games at shortstop ... Posted a hit in each contest of the Rider series ... Drove in a run in the 7-0 win over Rider (Feb. 17).
Bristol Carter: Made his collegiate debut in the season opener ... Has started seven games in left field ... Posted a pair of hits, including a double, and two runs scored in the 16-2 victory over Rider ... Scored a run at Campbell ... Provided the walkoff single in the bottom of the ninth in ECU's 10-9 win over then No. 15 North Carolina that clinched the series in front of a record Clark-LeClair Stadium crowd of 6,017 ... Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, a double, a triple and an RBI in the series opener at Liberty.
Carter Cunningham: Named the AAC Player of the Week for the first time in his career on Feb. 26 ... Currently owns a 14-game hitting streak ... Leads the American Athletic Conference in batting average, slugging percentage, OPS, runs scored and hits ... Has started 12 games at first base and two at left field ... Paces the club with seven multi-RBI performances and slots second in in multi-hit efforts (eight) ... Went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI in the season-opening 16-2 win over Rider ... Notched another pair of hits and RBI in the Saturday Rider contest, including his first home run of the campaign ... Tallied a career-high four hits in the 7-4 win over then No. 15 North Carolina in Fayetteville ... Went 3-for-5 with three runs scored, four RBI and two home runs versus Southeastern Louisiana ... Collected a career-high five RBI in the series opener at Liberty.
Jackson DiLorenzo: Has surrendered just two hits and one earned run over 5.2 innings out of the bullpen ... Fanned a career-high three batters in 2.0 innings at Old Dominion.Â
Jake Hunter: Collected his first win of the season on the mound in East Carolina's 7-0 victory over Rider, tossing five scoreless innings and allowing just one hit while striking out six batters ... Tossed 5.1 solid frames in a no decision against then No. 15 North Carolina, surrendering just one run on one hit with six strikeouts.
Jacob Jenkins-Cowart: Has started all 14 games at right field ... Leads the club in multi-hit performances (nine) and is second in multi-RBI efforts (five) ... Named the AAC Player of the Week for the first time in his career on Feb. 19 ... Hit .500 (6-for-12) with six runs scored, five RBI, three doubles, two home runs and a pair of stolen bases in the Rider series ... Posted at least two hits in every game of the series with then No. 15 North Carolina, rapping out three hits and driving in two runs in Sunday's 10-9 walkoff victory ... Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, three RBI and a home run at Old Dominion ... Logged three hits and drove in three runs against Southeastern Louisiana ... Collected four hits and three runs scored in the series at Liberty.
Ryley Johnson: Has started all 14 games at center field and has hit leadoff in every contest ... Paces the club with seven stolen bases in eight attempts ... Scored two runs and notched an RBI in the season-opening 16-2 win over Rider ... Swiped a pair of bags and drew two walks at Campbell ... Tallied a pair of multi-hit efforts in the series with then No. 15 North Carolina.
Chris Kahler: Has fanned 12 batters in 7.0 innings of work ... Made his first start in an East Carolina uniform at Campbell, registering three strikeouts in 2.1 innings.Â
Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman: Slots second on the team in strikeouts (32) ... Tied with Danny Beal for the team lead in appearances (eight) ... Notched a career-high seven strikeouts in three innings at Campbell before tallying seven more in four scoreless innings versus Purdue ... Logged 3.1 scoreless frames in the Liberty series, racking up seven strikeouts against one walk and earning his first save of the campaign in the weekend finale.
Luke Nowak: Has started five games in left field and four at the designated hitter position ... Notched a hit in the first two games of the Rider series and drove in a run in the season-opening 16-2 win ... Drew a pair of walks at Campbell ... Clubbed his first career home run in the series finale versus then No. 15 North Carolina while adding two runs scored and a pair of RBI.
Zach Root: Named the AAC Pitcher of the Week for the first time in his career on Feb. 26 ... Collected his first win of the season on the mound Saturday in East Carolina's 7-0 victory over Rider, tossing 4.2 scoreless innings and notching seven strikeouts ... Was masterful in the middle contest of the series with then No. 15 North Carolina, throwing a career-best seven scoreless innings while matching his career high in strikeouts (seven) against no walks ... Turned in another quality start against Cal State Fullerton, surrendering just one run over seven innings while striking out a career-high 10 batters against one walk.
Jacob Starling: Has started all 14 games at second base ... Posted three hits, five runs scored, three RBI and two home runs in the Rider series ... Drove in a run and drew two walks at Campbell ... Notched a career-high four hits in the 7-4 win over then No. 15 North Carolina in Fayetteville ... Logged three RBI in the series finale at Liberty.
Justin Wilcoxen: Has started 10 games at catcher and three at designated hitter ... Threw out his first runner of the season in the series finale with the Broncs ... Notched a pair of hits and drove in a run at Campbell ... Tallied two hits and an RBI in the 7-4 win over then No. 15 North Carolina in Fayetteville ... Registered three hits, three runs scored, two RBI and two home runs versus Southeastern Louisiana - his first career multi-home run effort.
Dixon Williams: Has started 13 games at third base ... Hit .375 (3-for-8) during the Rider series while scoring three runs and compiling four RBI ... Has drawn a team-best nine walks ... Drove in a pair of runs in the season-opening 16-2 victory ... Notched two hits and scored two runs at Campbell ... Clubbed his first career home run against Purdue.
Trey Yesavage: Collected his first win of the season on the mound in the season opener, tossing four innings and allowing just one earned run on one hit with eight strikeouts and two walks ... Was dominant in the series opener at then No. 15 North Carolina, giving up just one earned run and striking out 11 batters against one walk in six innings pitched ... Went a career-long eight scoreless innings in the win over Purdue, fanning 11 hitters and scattering two hits .. Struck out nine over six innings while allowing just one run in the series opener at Liberty.
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Looking Ahead: East Carolina welcomes Columbia to Greenville March 15-17 for the Pirates' final non-conference weekend series of the regular season. Friday's opener is scheduled for a 6 p.m. first pitch from Lewis Field at Clark-LeClair Stadium.
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