Norby Garners National Pitcher Of The Week Honors

GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina sophomore LHP Ethan Norby has been selected the National Pitcher of the Week by Perfect Game and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

The national recognition is the first for the Kernersville, N.C., native as well as the first for a Pirate since Trey Yesavage was tabbed the NCBWA Pitcher of the Month in April of 2024.

Norby opened eyes nationwide last Friday, striking out an AAC single-game record 19 batters over a career-best 7.1 innings with no walks in East Carolina's 7-0 victory over then No. 24 Coastal Carolina. The 19 strikeouts, just one off the program single-game record, are the most by any pitcher in NCAA Division I this year. Combined with Ethan Young's three strikeouts over the final 1.2 frames of the night, the duo matched the ECU single-game record and compiled the most by any Division I pitching staff in a contest thus far in 2025.

Remarkably, Norby retired the first nine Chanticleer batters of the game via the strikeout and did not allow a Coastal Carolina base runner until the top of the seventh inning.

East Carolina All-Time NCBWA National Pitchers of the Week
Greg Bunn – May 25, 2004
Ricky Brooks – April 24, 2005
Jeff Hoffman – April 22, 2014
Jake Kuchmaner – March 12, 2019
Jake Kuchmaner – March 19, 2019
Ethan Norby – March 11, 2025

Players Mentioned

Ethan Norby

Trey Yesavage

Ethan Young

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