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East Carolina Pirates
Baseball current event.svg 2024 East Carolina Pirates baseball team
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Founded1907
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
ColorsPurple 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]

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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

Head coaches

TenureCoachYearsRecordPct.
1932R.C. Deal [5] [6] 11-5-0.167
1933 Kenneth Beatty [7] [8] 13-3-0.500
1934A. D. Frank [9] [10] 15-8-0.385
1935 Doc Mathis [11] 17-7-1.500
1936–1938 Bo Farley [12] 3 (4)32-11-3.728
1939Gordon Gilbert [13] 16-5-0.545
1940Bo Farley [14] 1 (4)5-4-1.550
1941-1942 John Christenbury [15] [16] 213-11-0.542
1946 Earl Smith [17] [18] 17-4-0.636
1947John Cameron [19] [20] 111-7-0.611
1948 James Johnson [21] [22] 15-10-1.344
1949–1953 Jack Boone [23] [24] 549-39-1.556
1954–1962 James Mallory 9 (10)146-52-0.737
1963–1972Earl Smith10186-102-2.645
1973James Mallory1 (10)16-8-0.667
1974–1976George Williams356-32-0.636
1977–1979Monte Little382-49-0.626
1980–1984 Hal Baird 5145-66-1.686
1985–1997Gary Overton13427-237-1.643
1998–2002 Keith LeClair 5212-96-1.688
2003–2005 Randy Mazey 3120-66-1.644
2006–2014 Billy Godwin 9317-214-1.597
2015–present Cliff Godwin 10397-187-1.679
Totals21 coaches90 seasons2248-1225-15.647

* 1943–1945 No Games Played

Stadium

Clark-LeClair Stadium Clark-LeClair.jpg
Clark-LeClair 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 ChampionsCollege World Series berthNCAA Tournament berthConference Tournament ChampionsConference/Division Regular Season Champions
SeasonHead coachConferenceSeason resultsTournament resultsFinal poll [lower-alpha 1]
OverallConferenceConferencePostseason BA CB Coaches
WinsLossesTies %WinsLossesTies %Finish
East Carolina Pirates
1932R. C. Deal Independent 150.167——————————
1933 Kenneth Beatty 330.500——————————
1934A. D. Frank580.385——————————
1935 Doc Mathis 771.500——————————
1936 Bo Farley 641.591——————————
1937942.667——————————
19381730.850——————————
1939Gordon Gilbert650.545——————————
1940Bo Farley541.550——————————
1941 John Christenbury 640.600——————————
1942770.500——————————
1943No games played
1944
1945
1946 Earl Smith Independent740.636——————————
1947John Cameron1170.611——————————
1948 James Johnson North State 5101.344371.318——————
1949 Jack Boone 680.429460.400——————
1950771.500——————————
195111100.524——————————
1952990.500——————————
19531650.762——————————
1954 James Mallory 1570.682——————————
19552050.800————1st—————
19561850.783————1st—————
19571670.696——————————
19581060.625——————————
19591630.842————1st—————
19601750.773————1st—————
19612340.852————1st— NAIA National Championship [28] ———
196211100.524——————————
1963Earl SmithIndependent2561.797—————— NAIA World Series ———
19641870.720—————— District 3 Playoffs —23—
19651670.696——————————
1966 Southern Conference 17100.6301230.8001st— District 3 Playoffs —28—
19672360.7931330.813T-1st———23—
196821111.6521010.9091st— District 3 Playoffs —19—
196915140.517770.5003rd—————
197020130.6061360.6841st— District 3 Playoffs —25—
197112180.400750.5834th—————
197219100.6551150.6882nd—————
1973James Mallory1680.6671040.714T-2nd—————
1974George Williams17130.5671220.8571st— District 3 Playoffs —25—
197517120.586950.6433rd—————
19762270.759760.5384th—————
1977Monte Little30120.7141510.9381st— Atlantic Regional ———
1978Independent27180.600——————————
197925190.568——————————
1980Hal Baird2870.800—————— Northeast Regional ———
198128150.651——————————
1982 ECAC South 34140.708630.6673rd1st East Regional ———
198321171.551231.417——————
198434130.723720.7781st1st South I Regional —20—
1985Gary Overton32140.6961240.7501st—————
1986 CAA 40100.8001350.722T-1st—————
198726170.605870.3334th 1st Atlantic Regional
198833140.702860.571T-2nd—————
198937110.7711230.8002nd 1st East Regional ———
19904790.8391120.3331st 1st Atlantic Regional ———
199130241.555980.5293rd 1st Midwest Regional ———
199225240.5107100.4125th—————
199341190.6831170.6113rd 1st Atlantic Regional ———
199436180.667890.4715th—————
199529260.5275130.2786th—————
199622240.47810110.4765th—————
199729270.51810110.476T-4th—————
1998 Keith LeClair 30290.50810110.476T-4th—————
199946160.7421460.7002nd 1st Baton Rouge Regional 181923
200046180.7191470.667T-1st 1st Columbia Regional —29—
200147130.7831920.9051st— Kinston Super Regional 111111
2002 C-USA 43201.68016131.5506th 1st Clemson Super Regional ——24
2003 Randy Mazey 34271.55617130.5675th— Atlanta Regional ———
200451130.7972550.8331st— Columbia Super Regional 8139
200535260.57418120.6004th— Tempe Regional ———
2006 Billy Godwin 33260.55910140.4176th—————
200740230.6351490.6092nd 2nd Chapel Hill Regional ———
200842210.66713110.5425th— Conway Regional ———
200946200.6971770.7081st— Chapel Hill Super Regional 171615
201015270.35711130.4586th—————
201141210.66114100.5833rd— Charlottesville Regional 25——
201236241.59813101.5636th— Chapel Hill Regional ———
201331260.54414100.5833rd—————
201433260.55916140.5336th—————
2015 Cliff Godwin AAC 40220.6451590.6252nd 1st Coral Gables Regional ———
201638231.6211581.6462nd— Lubbock Super Regional 151516
201732280.5337170.3338th—————
201844180.71014100.583T-3rd 1st Greenville Regional 232923
201947180.7232040.8331st— Louisville Super Regional 121512
20201340.765000–— Cancelled Cancelled24——
202144170.7212080.7141st— Nashville Super Regional 131213
202246210.6872040.8331st 1st Greenville Super Regional 171312
202347190.7121860.7501st 2nd Charlottesville Regional 242623
202446190.7081980.7041st— Greenville Regional 16—16
Total2,2481,22515.647

Notes

  1. ↑ Collegiate Baseball began team rankings in 1959. Baseball America began during the 1981 season.

NAIA tournament

In 1961, the ECU Pirates won the NAIA World Series championship to claim East Carolina's first national championship in baseball. The East Carolina Pirates won 13–7 over the Sacramento State Hornets. Since then, the Pirates have yet to make it to a national championship.

NCAA tournament

YearRecordPctNotes
1964 1–2.333Lost to North Carolina in the District 3 Regional.
1966 0–2.000Lost to North Carolina in the District 3 Regional.
1968 1–2.333Lost to Florida State in the District 3 Regional.
1970 0–2.000Lost to Mississippi State in the District 3 Regional.
1974 0–2.000Lost to South Carolina in the District 3 Regional.
1977 0–2.000Lost to South Carolina in the Atlantic Regional.
1980 0–2.000Lost to Maine in the Northeast Regional.
1982 1–2.333Lost to West Virginia in the East Regional.
1984 2–2.500Lost to South Alabama in the South Regional.
1987 0–2.000Lost to Central Michigan in the Atlantic Regional.
1989 0–2.000Lost to Villanova in the East Regional.
1990 1–2.333Lost to N.C. State in the East Regional.
1991 1–2.333Lost to Ohio State in the Midwest Regional.
1993 1–2.333Lost to Ohio State in the Atlantic Regional.
1999 2–2.500Lost to LSU in the Baton Rouge Regional.
2000 2–2.500Lost to Louisiana-Lafayette in the Lafayette Regional.
2001 3–2.600Won Wilson Regional; Lost to Tennessee in the Kinston Super Regional.
2002 2–2.500Lost to Clemson in the Clemson Regional.
2003 1–2.333Lost to Stetson in the Atlanta Regional.
2004 3–2.600Won Kinston Regional; Lost to South Carolina in the Columbia Super Regional.
2005 0–2.000Lost to UNLV in the Tempe Regional.
2007 1–2.333Lost to Western Carolina in the Chapel Hill Regional.
2008 2–2.500Lost to Coastal Carolina in the Conway Regional.
2009 4–3.571Won Greenville Regional; Lost to North Carolina in the Chapel Hill Super Regional.
2011 2–2.500Lost to UVA in the Charlottesville Regional Final.
2012 1–2.333Lost to North Carolina in the Chapel Hill Regional.
2015 0–2.000Lost to FIU in the Coral Gables Regional.
2016 4–2.667Won Charlottesville Regional; Lost to Texas Tech in the Lubbock Super Regional.
2018 1–2.333Lost to UNCW in the Greenville Regional.
2019 4–3.571Won Greenville Regional; Lost to Louisville in the Louisville Super Regional.
2021 3–2.600Won Greenville Regional; Lost to Vanderbilt in the Nashville Super Regional.
2022 4–3.571Won Greenville Regional; Lost to Texas in the Greenville Super Regional.
2023 2–2.500Lost to Virginia in Charlottesville Regional.
2024 3–2.600Lost to Evansville in Greenville Regional.
Total [3] 52-71.423

Pirates in the Major Leagues

AthleteYears in MLBMLB Teams
Bill Holland 1937 Washington Senators
Bunky Stewart 1952–1956 Washington Senators
Tim Talton 1966–1967 Kansas City Athletics
Floyd Wicker 1968–1971 St. Louis Cardinals, Montreal Expos, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants
Vince Colbert 1970–1972 Cleveland Indians
Tommy Toms 1975–1977 San Francisco Giants
Butch Davis 1983–1984, 1987–1989, 1991, 1993–1994 Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers
Bob Patterson 1985–1987, 1989–1998 San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers, California Angels, Chicago Cubs
Bob Davidson 1989 New York Yankees
Mike Christopher 1991–1993, 1995–1996 Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers
Pat Watkins 1997–1999 Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies
Chad Tracy 2004–2010, 2012–2013 Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, Washington Nationals
Sam Narron 2004 Texas Rangers
Seth Maness 2013–2017 St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Royals
Chris Heston 2014–2017 San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Minnesota Twins
Mike Wright 2015–2021 Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox
Shawn Armstrong 2015–present Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles, Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins
Jeff Hoffman 2016–present Colorado Rockies, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies
Jharel Cotton 2016–2017, 2021-2022 Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants
Jack Reinheimer 2017–2018 Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets
Alec Burleson 2022–present St. Louis Cardinals
Gavin Williams 2023–present Cleveland Guardians
Connor Norby 2024–present Baltimore Orioles

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  1. ↑ ECU Athletics Style Guidelines (PDF). July 14, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  2. ↑ "CONFERENCE CAROLINAS HISTORY (THROUGH 2021-22)" (PDF). p. 21. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "2018 ECU Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). East Carolina University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Conference Carolinas History & Roots" . Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  5. ↑ "WHO'S WHO IN BASEBALL". The Teco Echo. Greenville, North Carolina. April 30, 1932. p. 3. Retrieved April 15, 2024. Although the Teachers have had only a few weeks practice on the diamond in which to learn the wrinkles of the field and the eccentricities of the old sphere, Coach Deal is gradually turning out a well-rounded team. None of the players have had previous experience other than high school and a little semi-professional baseball except Bill "Lou" Brown. From this raw material the present team has evolved.
  6. ↑ "Nothing But Co-eds—REVIEW OF YEAR'S ACTIVITIES". The Teco Echo. Greenville, North Carolina. May 14, 1932. p. 2. Retrieved April 15, 2024. Also the boys have a baseball team this term. Prof. R. C. Deal is coaching this team. Although we are not having quite as successful season in this sport as basketball, we are nevertheless making a fair showing. A baseball team cannot be organized in one season.
  7. ↑ "BASEBALL SEASON REVIEWED". The Teco Echo. Greenville, North Carolina. May 3, 1933. p. 3. Retrieved April 8, 2024. All of the teams have been coached by Kenneth C. Beatty who has served with no financial remuneration whatsoever, without the assistance of coach Beatty it is doubtful whether the teams would have ever been put out. The college as a whole owes to Coach Beatty, and the Athletic Committee, a debt it can never repay. Both for the school spirit developed by the teams, and the mental and physical development of the squads.
  8. ↑ Whitfield, Lloyd (May 11, 1951). "Baseball Has Come Long Way At College". The Teco Echo. Greenville, North Carolina: East Carolina Teachers College. p. 4. Retrieved April 8, 2024. The baseball diamond was along side the lake in the arboretum, and the Coach for the 1933 season was Kenneth C. Beatty, a Greenville man who had no financial help whatsover in fielding a ball club that played .500 ball.
  9. ↑ Willard, George S. Jr. (May 19, 1934). "Action Photo of Successful Pirates - East Carolina College 1934 Baseball Squad". The Teco Echo. Greenville, North Carolina: East Carolina Teachers College. p. 3. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  10. ↑ Willard, George S. Jr. (May 30, 1934). "Sports Comments". The Teco Echo. Greenville, North Carolina: East Carolina Teachers College. p. 5. Retrieved April 6, 2024. Hats off to Dr. A. D. Frank, coach of baseball during the past season.
  11. ↑ Whitfield, Lloyd (May 11, 1951). "Baseball Has Come Long Way At College". The Teco Echo. Greenville, North Carolina: East Carolina Teachers College. p. 4. Retrieved April 6, 2024. Mathis Appointed Coach. In 1935 Doc Mathis was appointed head coach at the college, and under this able and ambitious director, athletics were on the upgrade...Mathis' nine won seven games, tied one, and lost seven games.
  12. ↑ "College Secures Bo Farley As Baseball Coach For Season". The Teco Echo. Greenville, North Carolina: East Carolina Teachers College. March 12, 1936. p. 3. Retrieved April 6, 2024. Director of Athletics of Local High School Succeeds Doc Mathis as Baseball Coach
  13. ↑ The Tecoan 1940. Charlotte, North Carolina: The Lassiter Press, Inc. 1940. p. 173. Coach Gordon Gilbert's Pirates got off to a bad start for the 1939 season, by dropping the first game to Campbell College's nine to the tune of 13-5.
  14. ↑ "Coach Farley Launches First Practice Paces". The Teco Echo. Greenville, North Carolina. March 28, 1940. p. 7. Retrieved April 12, 2024. The first baseball practice, held Monday under the supervision of Coach Bo Farley, who was the Pirates' baseball skipper in 1937 and 1938 and former manager of the Greenville entry in the Coastal Plain League, indicated that this year's nine would be an unusually good team.
  15. ↑ "Bucs End Athletic Season". The Teco Echo. May 22, 1942. p. 4. Retrieved July 8, 2022. Coach Christenbury was able to find several teams which proved to make games of interest for the Pirates. By winning seven and losing seven the Teachers ended up with a .500 average.
  16. ↑ Lloyd Whitfield (May 11, 1951). "Baseball Has Come Long Way At College—Intercollegiate Sports Begin Decline". The Teco Echo. p. 4. Retrieved July 31, 2022. It was in 1942 when the U.S. government was drafting all young college boys that baseball as well as other sports began to decline. Many colleges dropped the most popular of all spring sports and Coach Christenbury could only draw up a 14-game schedule which saw only three college teams listed. The rest of the teams on the card were service teams which were loaded with professional material.
  17. ↑ "Photo 1946 Pirate Baseball Team". The Teco Echo. Greenville, North Carolina. August 21, 1946. p. 4. Retrieved April 12, 2024. Here is the picture of the 1946 baseball team that won seven and lost four games in their first season since '42.
  18. ↑ "Sports Of All Kinds Come Back To E.C.T.C." The Teco Echo. Greenville, North Carolina. May 3, 1946. p. 3. Retrieved April 12, 2024. Last quarter we had a pretty good basketball team under the able direction of Coach Smith, and this quarter as most of the student body no doubt knows Smitty has produced a good baseball team.
  19. ↑ "Coach John Cameron Boasts Varied Career In Athletics". The Teco Echo. Greenville, North Carolina. May 2, 1947. p. 3. Retrieved April 12, 2024. John Cameron, head baseball coach and instructor in physical education at ECTC, is a man of varied experience in the sports world.
  20. ↑ "Buccaneers To Battle NATTC In Contest At Norfolk Today". The Teco Echo. Greenville, North Carolina. April 18, 1947. p. 3. Retrieved April 12, 2024. Coach John Cameron has shaken his line-up considerably in a maneuver toward placing a higher caliber nine on the diamond.
  21. ↑ "Baseball Practice Now Underway At East Carolina". The Teco Echo. Greenville, North Carolina. March 5, 1948. p. 3. Retrieved April 12, 2024. The Pirates will be without the service of John Cameron, last year's head baseball coach. He will be succeeded by Coach Jimmy Johnson.
  22. ↑ "Last Year's Baseballers Back For Rugged 23 Game Schedule". The Teco Echo. Greenville, North Carolina. April 2, 1948. p. 3. Retrieved April 12, 2024. Coach Jim Johnson's 1948 diamond hopefuls were scheduled to take to the fields this afternoon, playing host to Elon in their season's debut. Johnson was elevated into the Head Coach spot this year, succeeding John Cameron, who last year led the Pirates to a successful season.
  23. ↑ "Diamond Season Opens With Two Games Here". The Teco Echo. Greenville, North Carolina. March 25, 1949. p. 3. Retrieved April 12, 2024. Coach Jack Boone, who has just this year taken over the head baseball coaching duties, has been drilling his diamond prospects for three weeks with the first two weeks used in limbering up exercises and the fundamentals of baseball.
  24. ↑ Davis, Jack (June 23, 1949). "Sports Review". The Teco Echo. Greenville, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved April 12, 2024. Coach Jack Boone's baseball squad racked up a season record of 6 wins and 8 defeats. The Pirates had a 4-6 record in Conference standing.
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