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| East Carolina Pirates | |
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 2024 East Carolina Pirates baseball team | |
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| Founded | 1907 |
| University | East Carolina University |
| Head coach | Cliff Godwin (10th season) |
| Conference | The American |
| Location | Greenville, North Carolina |
| Home stadium | Clark–LeClair Stadium (Capacity: 5,000) |
| Nickname | Pirates |
| Colors | Purple and gold[1] |
| NCAA regional champions | |
| 2001, 2004, 2009, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| ECAC: 1982, 1984 CAA: 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2000 C-USA: 2002 American: 2015, 2018, 2022 | |
| Regular season conference champions | |
| North State: 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961[2] SoCon: 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1977 ECAC: 1984, 1985 CAA: 1986, 1990, 2001 C-USA: 2004, 2009 American: 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
The East Carolina Pirates baseball team is an intercollegiate baseball team representing East Carolina University in NCAA Division I college baseball and participates as a full member of the American Athletic Conference. The Pirates have made regular appearances in the NCAA tournament. As of 2024, they have the most NCAA tournament appearances without a College World Series appearance.[3]
The Pirates are coached by Cliff Godwin and play their home games at Clark-LeClair Stadium, named after donor and alumnus Bill Clark and former coach Keith LeClair. Every year, the Pirates host a baseball tournament in Greenville in honor of Coach LeClair called the Keith LeClair Classic.
History
Conference
- 1948–1962: North State[4]
- 1963–1965: Independent
- 1966–1977: Southern Conference
- 1978–1981: Independent
- 1982–1985: Eastern College Athletic Conference
- 1986–2001: Colonial Athletic Association
- 2002–2014: Conference USA
- 2015–present: American Athletic Conference
Head coaches
| Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | R.C. Deal[5][6] | 1 | 1-5-0 | .167 |
| 1933 | Kenneth Beatty[7][8] | 1 | 3-3-0 | .500 |
| 1934 | A. D. Frank[9][10] | 1 | 5-8-0 | .385 |
| 1935 | Doc Mathis[11] | 1 | 7-7-1 | .500 |
| 1936–1938 | Bo Farley[12] | 3 (4) | 32-11-3 | .728 |
| 1939 | Gordon Gilbert[13] | 1 | 6-5-0 | .545 |
| 1940 | Bo Farley[14] | 1 (4) | 5-4-1 | .550 |
| 1941-1942 | John Christenbury[15][16] | 2 | 13-11-0 | .542 |
| 1946 | Earl Smith[17][18] | 1 | 7-4-0 | .636 |
| 1947 | John Cameron[19][20] | 1 | 11-7-0 | .611 |
| 1948 | James Johnson[21][22] | 1 | 5-10-1 | .344 |
| 1949–1953 | Jack Boone[23][24] | 5 | 49-39-1 | .556 |
| 1954–1962 | James Mallory | 9 (10) | 146-52-0 | .737 |
| 1963–1972 | Earl Smith | 10 | 186-102-2 | .645 |
| 1973 | James Mallory | 1 (10) | 16-8-0 | .667 |
| 1974–1976 | George Williams | 3 | 56-32-0 | .636 |
| 1977–1979 | Monte Little | 3 | 82-49-0 | .626 |
| 1980–1984 | Hal Baird | 5 | 145-66-1 | .686 |
| 1985–1997 | Gary Overton | 13 | 427-237-1 | .643 |
| 1998–2002 | Keith LeClair | 5 | 212-96-1 | .688 |
| 2003–2005 | Randy Mazey | 3 | 120-66-1 | .644 |
| 2006–2014 | Billy Godwin | 9 | 317-214-1 | .597 |
| 2015–present | Cliff Godwin | 10 | 397-187-1 | .679 |
| Totals | 21 coaches | 90 seasons | 2248-1225-15 | .647 |
* 1943–1945 No Games Played
Stadium
Clark-LeClair Stadium is the home of Pirate baseball at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. The stadium was named after Pirate alumnus and key contributor Bill Clark and former Pirate skipper Keith LeClair.[25]
The stadium has 3,000 Stadium bleacher seats, plus space for several thousand more spectators in "The Jungle". There are concession and restroom facilities at the stadium plus a family picnic area. Amenities include the Pirate Club fundraising and hospitality suite and a private suite for the LeClair family.
The stadium is home to the ECU Invitational[26] and the Keith LeClair Classic.[27]
Year-by-year results
| National Champions | College World Series berth | NCAA Tournament berth | Conference Tournament Champions | Conference/Division Regular Season Champions |
| Season | Head coach | Conference | Season results | Tournament results | Final poll[a] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | Conference | Postseason | BA | CB | Coaches | ||||||||||
| Wins | Losses | Ties | % | Wins | Losses | Ties | % | Finish | ||||||||
| East Carolina Pirates | ||||||||||||||||
| 1932 | R. C. Deal | Independent | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1933 | Kenneth Beatty | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1934 | A. D. Frank | 5 | 8 | 0 | .385 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1935 | Doc Mathis | 7 | 7 | 1 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1936 | Bo Farley | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1937 | 9 | 4 | 2 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1938 | 17 | 3 | 0 | .850 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939 | Gordon Gilbert | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1940 | Bo Farley | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1941 | John Christenbury | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1942 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943 | No games played | |||||||||||||||
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| 1946 | Earl Smith | Independent | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1947 | John Cameron | 11 | 7 | 0 | .611 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=East_Carolina_Pirates_baseball||