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| Lubbock Super Regional (Texas Tech University) | |
| Dates: | Friday, June 10-Sunday, June 12 |
| Start Times: | Game 1: 8 p.m .(ET) / Game 2: 3 p.m. (ET) / Game 3: 3 p.m (ET) |
| Location | Lubbock, Texas (Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park) |
| Tickets | Game is Sold Out |
| Live Game Coverage |  Radio: WNCT 1070 AM | ECU Pirates On Demand (Listen Live) TuneIn Radio Online (within the app search WNCT -- Beach Boogie & Blues) |  Television: ESPNU |
| Internet Options | Gametracker |
| Official Web Sites | East Carolina | Texas Tech | American Athletic Conference |
| Game Notes | East Carolina  | Texas Tech | The American |
| 2016 Baseball Statistics | East Carolina | Texas Tech |
| ECU Baseball Central | Roster | Fact Book | The American | NCAA Baseball | College Scoreboard |
| Official Social Media Sites | |
| East Carolina | The American | |
| East Carolina | ECUScoreboard (In-Game Updates) | The American | |
| Twitter Hashtags | #ECUPirates | #ECUBaseball | #AmericanRising | #RoadToOmaha |
| East Carolina | The American | |
LUBBOCK, Texas -- East Carolina will square off against No. 5 National Seed Texas Tech in a best-of-three series to determine one of eight spots in the 2016 College World Series, which will be held next weekend in Omaha, Neb. First pitch of the three game set is scheduled for Friday, June 10 at 8 p.m. (ET) at Dan Law Field inside Rip Griffin Park.
THINGS TO KNOW
? East Carolina (37-21-1) is set to participate in its fourth super regional after claiming the Charlottesville Regional last weekend ... The Pirates, who went 3-0 in regional play, travel to No. 5 National Seed Texas Tech (44-17), who posted a 3-1 record in the Lubbock Regional ... The Red Raiders are participating in the second super regional.
? The Pirates limped into regional action on the heels of an 0-2 showing in The American Baseball Championships marking the first time since 1995 (CAA) they did not record a win in their league tournament.
? ECU returns to the national rankings after a three week hiatus ... The Pirates are ranked No. 15 by Collegiate Baseball and No. 16 by NCBWA heading into super regional action ... The Pirates had been ranked in the polls 11-straight weeks until they posted a 1-3 record (May 13-18) ... They first entered the polls after a road series win over No. 4 Virginia (Feb. 26-28) - the first over a Top 5 program since 2002.
PIRATE QUICK HITS (prior to super regional)
? Evan Kruczynski, who earned First-Team All-American Conference honors in 2016, owns a 7-1 record (15-5 career) with a league second-best 1.86 ERA ... He also ranks among The American leaders in pickoffs (first/9), fewest runs allowed (2nd), IP (2nd), starts (t2nd), wins (3rd), fewest earned runs allowed (t3rd), total Ks (6th), Ks looking (t8th/27) and fewest walks allowed (9th) ... Friday starter, who has faced off against some of the best hurlers in the country in All-Americans Connor Jones (UVA), Andrew Lantrip (HOU), Anthony Kay/twice (UCONN) and James Karinchak (Bryant), as well as National POWs Kyle Cedotal (SE Louisiana), Jon Duplantier (Rice) and Lantrip ... Named to the Golden Spikes Midseason Award and National College Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher-of-the-Year Watch Lists on April 20 ... Also named a semifinalist for the Gregg Olson Award on May 20 ... Tallied 13 quality starts (23 career) in 2016 ... Named to Charlottesville All-Regional Team.
? Jimmy Boyd picked up the series clinching wins against Houston, Memphis and UCF in league action ... Out dueled NCBWA National POW Seth Romero working a career-high 8.2 innings and was one out shy of a CG SHO (two-out error) in a 5-1 win, where he was named AAC and CollegeSportsMadness POW ... Picked up second league player-of-the-week honors on May 23 ... Has worked into the seventh inning in seven of 15 starts (eighth inning twice) ... Struck out a season-high eight batters against Houston ... Recorded eight quality starts (UVA, Rice, JAX, HOU, UCONN, CIN, USF, UCF) ... Ranks among The American leaders in wins (t3rd), starts (t5th/15), fewest walks allowed (7th), innings pitched (7th) and opposing batting average (8th).
? Jacob Wolfe is 6-3 on the season with a 2.66 ERA in 16 starts ... Tossed first career complete game at UCONN (5/8) with a personal-best nine strikeouts ... Worked into the seventh inning in six times ... Two-time AAC Pitcher-of-the-Week (2/29, 5/9) ... Has 17 career quality starts (8 in 2016) and 11 career wins ... Ranks among The American leaders in starts (t2nd), pickoffs (2nd), ERA (9th), wins (t8th) and earned runs allowed (10th).
? Dwanya Williams-Sutton garnered Freshman All-America honors by Collegiate Baseball (6/8) ... Named First-Team All-American Conference ... Became first Pirate since Brian Cavanaugh (2005) to lead a conference in batting average (.382/Conference USA) with his .372 average during the regular season ... He also led the league in slugging (.601) and on-base percentage (.463), while ranking fourth in triples (4) ... Currently batting a league-best .359, while also leading in on-base percentage (.458) ... Named The American and CollegeSportsMadness Player-of-the-Week on May 23 ... Two-time league honor roll selection (2/29, 5/9) ... Team leader in home runs with five (JAX, Elon, UCONN/twice, UCF) ... Has 20 extra-base hits on the season (11/2Bs, 5/3Bs, 5 HRs) ... Tallied six game-winning RBI on the season with four coming in The American.
? Travis Watkins was named Charlottesville Regional Most Outstanding Player after belting a pair of game-winning home runs (Virginia/walk-off and William & Mary) ... Earned Second-Team All-American Conference honors ... Team co-captain that is batting .323, which ranks fourth in The American ... Also ranks among league leaders in hits (t3rd), on-base pct. (5th), total bases (8th), RBI (9th), runs (9th) and slugging (10th) ... Leads ECU in doubles (14), runs (41), RBI (37) and total bases (101) ... Has five home runs on the year ... Laced three doubles at Memphis (4/16), which hadn't been done since 2011 (Trent Whitehead) ... In his last eight games he has tallied four GW-RBI (2/UCF, UVA, W&M) pushing his season total to seven and career total to 15 ... At least one hit in 49 of 58 games ... Thrown out 19 base stealers behind the plate ranking third in The American ... 2015 Johnny Bench Award semifinalist and four-time Watch List candidate (2013-16).
? Turner Brown is batting .278 with three HRs, 33 RBI and 27 runs scored ... Named to AAC Honor Roll (2/22) ... Delivered game-winning hit (walk-off) against SE Louisiana (3/4) with a two-RBI single in the ninth ... Belted home runs against Longwood, NC State and USF ... Also has GW-RBI vs. UCONN (5/7) and Bryant (6/3) ... Has tallied 13 multi-hit and six multi-RBI games.
? Parker Lamm is batting .281 on the season ... Tied for fifth in the league with nine sac bunts ... Named to AAC Honor Roll (4/18) after batting .538 with eight RBI at Memphis ... Recorded at least one hit in 40 of 55 games where he has an official at-bat, while reaching base in 45 contests.
? Eric Tyler was named to Charlottesville All-Regional Team ... Is a two-time AAC Honor Roll selection (3/28 & 4/4) ... Batting .309, which is ninth in The American and fourth on the team ... Co-leader with five home runs, while ranking second in RBI (36)runs (37) and total bases (99) ... First career multi-HR game vs. JAX (3/26) setting an ECU & AAC single-game record with 8 RBI ... Personal-best four hits vs. UNCW (3/29) and W&M (6/5).
? Joe Ingle is tied for the league lead in saves (12 overall) ... Named AAC Honor Roll (4/25) ... Career-high 4.0 IP with 7 Ks vs. Elon (4/5) in a win ... Fanned career-high nine vs. Maryland (3/6) ... Owns a 6-3 record with a 3.97 ERA in 31 games, the latter tied for third in The American ... Recorded 20 career saves, which is fourth all-time at ECU ... Two-time NCBWA Stopper-of-the-Year Watch List (2015-16) ... 2015 NCBWA Freshman All-America selection ... Named to 2015 American Baseball Championships All-Tournament Team ... Has allowed 16 of 38 inherited runners to score (42.1 pct).
? Kirk Morgan tied for fifth on the team with a .307 average ... Laced a three-RBI double at UCF in game two of the series, which tied his career-high ... Tallied five multi-hit and four multi-RBI games this season ... Driven in eight runs in his last seven games.
? Davis Kirkpatrick has started three games (Monmouth, High Point, North Carolina) and while making nine relief appearances ... The right-hander has appeared in 12 games posting an 0-3 record with a 5.18 ERA ... Sat out 2015 recovering from Tommy John surgery.
? Garrett Brooks was named to his second-straight all-regional team (Coral Gables/2015, Charlottesville/2016) after batting .500 (6-for-12) with two RBI, three runs scored and two doubles ... Currently batting .321 (third on team) with 13 doubles ... The senior co-captain has started 45 of 59 games posting a .992 fielding percentage (121 putouts, 1 error) ... Scored 28 runs while driving in 20 ... Tallied 11 multi-hit and five multi-RBI games ... Riding a seven-game hit streak entering super regional play ... Ranks eighth on ECU's all-time games played list (217).
? Charlie Yorgen extended his consecutive start streak to 164 games (started in 2014) vs. William & Mary (6/5) ... Named to Charlottesville All-Regional Team after batting .600 (9-for-15) with a home run, two doubles, four RBI and four runs scored ... His nine hits were the second-most by any player in regional action (Rice's Grayson Lewis had 10 in Baton Rouge Regional) ... Tallied career-best four hits vs. NCAT (2/23) and Virgnia (6/4) ... Ranks second in The American with 14 sac bunts ... Stands sixth on ECU's all-time assists list with 469.
? Bryce Harman is fourth on the team with four home runs (18 career) ... During regional play, he batted .333 (3-for-9) with a double, triple, two RBI and two runs scored ... Tallied 14 extra base hits (8 doubles, 2 triples, 4 home runs) ... Driven in 25 runs and scored 27 ... Ranks second on ECU's all-time putouts list (1,325) trailing only Randy Rigsby (1,592 from 1995-98) ... Tallied nine multi-hit and five multi-RBI games ... Registered four game-winning RBI in 2016 (10 in career).
? Sam Lanier appeared in 32 games (all out of the bullpen) which leads the team and ranks second in The American ... Owns a 2-1 record with a 2.97 ERA ... Picked up wins at UCF (5/21) and William & Mary (6/5) - the latter coming in the Charlottesville Regional Championship Game ... Tossed a career-high 5.0 innings of shutout relief against the Tribe (6/5) with a personal-best seven strikeouts ... Worked an inning or more 13 times, while recording two or more strikeouts eight times ... Has allowed 16 of 42 inherited runners to score (38.1 pct).
? Matt Bridges owns a 2-1 record with a 3.47 ERA in 25 appearances ... Notched first collegiate win at UCONN (5/6) with a scoreless inning of relief ... Second win came a week later vs. USF (5/13) with another scoreless outing (two-thirds of an inning) ... Tossed a career-high three innings at Memphis (4/16) with four strikeouts en route to his first career save ... Worked a full inning of relief in 22 of 25 outings (2.0-plus IP nine times) ... Tallied multiple strikeouts on 10 occasions ... Has allowed 7 of 22 inherited runners to score (31.8 pct).
? ECU's starting pitching boasts a 2.76 ERA ... Allowed 124 runs (99 earned) with 222 Ks to 85 BBs in 323.2 innings ...The bullpen has surrendered 114 runs (100 earned) with 208 Ks to 100 BBs in 203.2 innings for a 4.43 ERA ... Allowed 66 of 148 inherited runners to score (44.6 percent).
? The Pirates have appeared in more regionals (28) than any other team with out advancing to a CWS ... They own a 34-55 all-time record in NCAA Tournament action and are 0-6 in super regional rounds going 0-2 in 2001, 2004 and 2009.
FRIDAY PROBABLE STARTERS
Friday: LHP Evan Kruczynski (7-1, 1.86 ERA) vs. RHP Davis Martin (9-0, 2.31 ERA)
Saturday: RHP Jimmy Boyd (7-5, 2.90 ERA) vs. LHP Steven Gingery (4-2, 3.38 ERA)
Sunday: LHP Jacob Wolfe (6-3, 2.66 ERA) vs. RHP Ryan Moseley (6-4, 5.44 ERA) -- if necessary
ECU'S HISTORY ON THE DIAMOND
? In its storied history, the Pirates won the 1961 NAIA National Championship, have claimed 24 conference titles (13 regular season/ 11 tournament), made 28 NCAA Regionals and advanced to four Super Regionals (2001, 2004, 2009 and 2016).
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 nine NCAA Regionals and two College World Series teams at the Division I level as an assistant coach and head coach ... Godwin guided the Pirates to a 40-win season, an American Athletic Conference Tournament title and a berth in the Coral Gables Regional -- its first NCAA Regional since 2012 -- in his first year at the helm ... Named 2015 AAC Coach-of-the-Year and was inducted into the George Whitfield Hall of Fame in January of 2016 ... Followed initial year with another second place finish in The American, while claiming the Charlottesville Regional and advancing to the Lubbock Super Regional ... Currently owns a 77-43-1 overall record (.641 percentage) as a head coach ... Third fastest coach to reach the 50-win plateau, which he did in 75 games (Earl Smith and Dr. Gary Overton did it in 65 games) ... 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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