East Carolina 2018 Baseball World Series Capsule

 

East Carolina Pirates

American (43-16, 14-10)

 
 
Big Wins: 2/25 at North Carolina (12-0), 4/17 at Duke (9-2), 5/18 at Connecticut (6-3)
Bad Losses: 3/2 vs Pepperdine (2-12), 3/13 VCU (0-3), 5/11 Cincinnati (3-4)
Coach: Cliff Godwin
 
Key Field Players:
Bryant Packard, Sophomore, 1B/OF, .403 BA, 14 HR, 50 RBI
Brady Lloyd, Junior, IF, .322 BA, 24 RBI, 16 SB
Spencer Brickhouse, Sophomore, 1B/OF, .304 BA, 10 HR, 48 RBI
Jake Washer, Sophomore, C, .288 BA, 6 HR, 39 RBI
Connor Litton, Junior, IF, .281 BA, 8 HR, 33 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Chris Holba, Junior, P, 2.45 ERA, 9-1 W/L, 77.0 IP, 57 SO
Trey Benton, Sophomore, P, 3.21 ERA, 4-5 W/L, 67.1 IP, 68 SO
Jake Agnos, Sophomore, P, 4.35 ERA, 4-4 W/L, 60.0 IP, 80 SO
Ryan Ross, Senior, P, 3.02 ERA, 3-4 W/L, 47.2 IP, 46 SO, 6 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .285 (63rd in nation, 3rd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.70 (170, 5)
Doubles per Game: 1.56 (193, 7)
Earned Run Average: 3.27 (14, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .979 (15, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 1.06 (36, 1)
Scoring Offense: 6.2 (86, 3)
Slugging Percentage: .431 (60, 3)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.39 (53, 5)
Triples per Game: 0.09 (276, 8)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2016Regionaldefeated Bryant, defeated Virginia, defeated William & Mary
2016Super Regionaleliminated by Texas Tech
2015Regionallost to Columbia, eliminated by FIU
2012Regionallost to St. John's, defeated Cornell, eliminated by North Carolina
2011Regionallost to St. John's, defeated Navy, defeated St. John's, eliminated by Virginia
2009Regionaldefeated Binghamton, lost to South Carolina, defeated Binghamton, defeated South Carolina, defeated South Carolina
2009Super Regionaleliminated by North Carolina
2008Regionallost to Alabama, defeated Columbia, defeated Alabama, eliminated by Coastal Carolina
2007Regionaldefeated Western Carolina, lost to North Carolina, eliminated by Western Carolina
2005Regionallost to Arizona State, eliminated by UNLV
 
*all team stats through 5/20