The East Carolina baseball team returns to action on Friday with a three-game set against William & Mary.
The first game is set for 6 p.m.
The Pirates (9-8) are coming off two wins over Virginia Commonwealth, one which saw Parker Byrd get his first RBI in the ninth inning of Wednesday’s game.
Below is a full preview from ECU Sports Information.
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NOTE: Due to anticipated bad weather, ECU has changed its weekend schedule:
Revised East Carolina-William & Mary Baseball Series Schedule
Friday, March 14th: Series Opener (6:00 p.m.)
Saturday, March 15th: Doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m. (game two will start 45 minutes following the completion of game one)
Sunday, March 16th: No game
Saturday tickets will be valid for both games of the doubleheader with no exchange necessary. Tickets for the Sunday game may be exchanged at the box office for tickets to the Saturday doubleheader or Friday game. Locations from the original Sunday game are not guaranteed.
Fans are reminded to monitor the Pirates’ official social media accounts as well as the official athletics website for the latest scheduling updates.
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Fresh off a midweek sweep at VCU, East Carolina returns to Lewis Field at Clark-LeClair Stadium and hosts William & Mary for its final non-conference weekend series of the campaign.
All three games will stream live through ESPN+.
Great day to be a Pirate!🏴☠️ pic.twitter.com/Z48XXkJzHs
— ECU Baseball (@ECUBaseball) March 13, 2025
The Pirates (9-8) outscored the Rams 23-3 over the two-game set at The Diamond in Richmond, taking advantage of an erratic Rams pitching staff that issued 20 walks, uncorked nine wild pitches and hit 10 ECU batters. Nick Moran put together a stellar performance Wednesday with five scoreless frames while John Collins did his part at the plate with a .556 batting average and five RBI.
While doing a pretty solid job all season long, the Pirate pitching staff really shone earlier in the week by limiting VCU to just two earned runs over 17 innings. Overall, East Carolina sports a 3.87 earned run average with 167 strikeouts and 85 walks in 149.0 frames. In terms of offense, the Pirates are hitting .253 with 22 doubles and 20 home runs. Collins paces the unit with a .400 batting average and .840 slugging percentage.
🏴☠️⚾️🔥 The first career RBI for @parkerbyrd11 pic.twitter.com/Jl8HvvTLRW
— Pirate Radio ☠️ (@PR927FM) March 12, 2025
Projected Series Pitching Matchups
Friday: LHP Ethan Norby (1-2, 3.00 ERA, 24.0 IP) vs. RHP Carter Lovasz (1-1, 4.42 ERA, 18.1 IP)
Saturday: RHP Sean Jenkins (1-1, 5.29 ERA, 17.0 IP) vs. LHP Reed Interdonato (0-2, 8.64 ERA, 8.1 IP)
Saturday’s Game 2: TBA vs. TBA
About William & Mary
The Tribe (5-12) split a midweek set with Princeton in Williamsburg, falling in the first contest 12-11 Tuesday before soaring to an 18-1 victory Wednesday. William & Mary is batting a stout .317 with 28 doubles, seven triples and 14 home runs. On the mound, the Tribe owns a 10.02 ERA with 135 strikeouts and 105 walks in 134.2 innings of work. Derek Holmes is the top statistical hitter, checking in with a .420 batting average and 16 RBI.
The William & Mary Series
East Carolina leads the all-time series with William & Mary by an 81-19 margin. The teams met last season in a marathon 13-inning affair that went the way of the Pirates by a 14-13 score. ECU has captured six-straight wins over the Tribe dating back to 2016.
🏴☠️⚾️💥 “I told you Williams was tough!!” ECU Baseball takes a what is now a 7-0 lead after another run scored following Dixon Williams two run bomb in the 6th inning. pic.twitter.com/5E6CC9MIBV
— Pirate Radio ☠️ (@PR927FM) March 12, 2025
Individual Notables
Head Coach Cliff Godwin: Owns 406 career victories and is second on the East Carolina career coaching wins list … Has been part of 15 NCAA Regional and two College World Series teams at the Division I level as an assistant coach and head coach … Guided ECU to eight NCAA Regional berths (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2024 Greenville Regional host), four Super Regional appearances, five-straight American Athletic Conference regular season titles and three AAC Tournament crowns while posting a 399-188-1 (.679) overall record … Under Godwin’s direction, 14 players have earned All-America status while 25 have been named to NCAA All-Regional Teams. Additionally, 46 student-athletes have garnered all-conference status (27 first-team selections) and 28 players have been drafted by Major League Baseball teams. … A five-time AAC Coach-of-the-Year selection (2015, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024), Godwin was inducted into the George Whitfield Hall of Fame in January of 2016 … In 2018, he completed a summer stint on the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team staff that posted a 12-3 record that included series wins over Chinese Taipei, Japan and Cuba … 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 (46-16 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 versus Tennessee.
🏴☠️⚾️💥 John Collins gets the scoring started for the Pirates. After a handful of walks, ECU Baseball is now up 3-0 and has chased the VCU starter from the game in the 1st inning. pic.twitter.com/AXQAszcgau
— Pirate Radio ☠️ (@PR927FM) March 12, 2025
Walker Barron: Has reached base safely in 16 of 17 games … Has started all 17 games at catcher … Clubbed his first home run of the campaign in Chapel Hill … Registered a hit in every game of the North Carolina series … Recorded a season-high two RBI in games against North Carolina and Indiana State … Went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and a home run versus Gardner-Webb … Logged three hits in the Coastal Carolina series finale.
Alex Bouche: Has started all 17 games at shortstop … Hit .333 (3-for-12) during Opening Weekend with a run scored and an RBI … Clubbed a walk off home run in the series rubber game … Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, a double and a home run in Chapel Hill … Logged two hits and a pair of RBI in the win over Virginia Tech … Scored two runs in the win over Gardner-Webb … Collected three hits and two RBI in the series opener at VCU.
Braden Burress: Has made five starts in left field … Went 2-for-3 with a run scored and a stolen base in the season opener … Laced a two-run double to right center in the latter innings of the win over Virginia Tech … Was 5-for-7 with three runs scored in the Coastal Carolina series … Was 2-for-5 with three runs scored in the 11-1 victory at VCU.
Jackson DiLorenzo: Collected two wins on the mound during the George Mason series, tossing 1.2 innings over two appearances … Tossed a clean inning with one strikeout in the North Carolina series finale.
Jack Herring: Has started six games – five at right field and one at designated hitter … Recorded a hit in both games he played during the George Mason series … Collected a hit and RBI in the Coastal Carolina series finale.
Jake Hunter: Made his first appearance on the mound since recovering from UCL internal brace surgery stemming from an injury he suffered at Memphis last season … Has twirled a 2.45 ERA with 12 strikeouts in 11.0 innings of work … Earned his first win of the campaign with five strong innings in the win over Gardner-Webb, striking out seven batters and allowing just two earned runs.
Austin Irby: Has started all 17 games – three at designated hitter and 14 at first base … Registered his first collegiate RBI in the season opener before logging a hit in both subsequent games … Logged one of ECU’s two hits at Campbell … Has notched a hit in six of his last seven games … Clubbed his first career home run versus Old Dominion … Provided the game ending three-run home run in the run rule victory over Indiana State … Hit home runs in consecutive at bats to account for four RBI in the win over Gardner-Webb.
Sean Jenkins: Made his collegiate start on the mound in the George Mason series finale, allowing just one earned run with two strikeouts over 5.2 strong innings of work … Was excellent in the win over Indiana State, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned run with six strikeouts and no walks.
Nick Moran: Has been excellent over his last three appearances, tossing 8.1 scoreless frames in games against North Carolina, Coastal Carolina and VCU … Logged five scoreless innings with three strikeouts to earn his first win of the season at VCU.
Ethan Norby: Named the AAC Co-Pitcher of the Week and National Pitcher of the Week March 10 after striking out 19 in the Pirates’ 7-0 win over No. 24 Coastal Carolina … Made his first start of the season in the George Mason series opener, scattering five hits and allowing three earned runs with six strikeouts and no walks in a 5.1-inning effort … Threw 4.2 innings in the series opener against North Carolina, scattering four hits while striking out six and walking just one … Struck out nine over 6.2 innings against Kent State … Fanned the first nine Coastal Carolina batters in the series opener and did not allow a base runner until the seventh inning.
Alex Peltier: Has started all 17 games in center field … Collected his first collegiate hit and run scored in game two of the George Mason doubleheader before going 2-for-3 with the game-tying solo home run in the series finale … Went 3-for-5 with a run scored and two doubles in the Monday contest against North Carolina … Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored versus Kent State.
Brad Pruett: Named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honorable Mention list (Feb. 17) … Made his Pirate debut in game two of the Friday doubleheader versus George Mason, striking out nine over 3.1 innings while allowing just two hits … Logged five strikeouts in two innings at Campbell … Picked up his first save in the win over Virginia Tech, notching six strikeouts in 3.1 frames.
Colby Wallace: Has started all 17 games – three at first base and the other 14 at third base … Drilled his first collegiate home run in the third inning of game two of the George Mason doubleheader … Went 2-for-3 in the win over Old Dominion … Registered two hits and a pair of RBI versus Kent State … Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and six RBI in the Pirates’ 7-0 win over No. 24 Coastal Carolina and clubbed East Carolina’s first grand slam since the 2023 season.
Dixon Williams: Has reached base safely in 13-straight games … Has started all 15 contests – 13 at second base and two at third base … Logged two home runs and five RBI during Opening Weekend … Hit his third home run of the year against Old Dominion – a monster 420-foot tank in the eighth inning … Went 7-for-10 with six runs scored and two RBI during the LeClair Classic … Clubbed his fourth home run of the campaign in the 11-1 win at VCU.
Lance Williams: Made his collegiate pitching debut in the season opener … Surrendered just one hit and earned run while striking out four over 3.0 innings of work … Tallied two more strikeouts in one inning pitched at Campbell … Made his first career start against Virginia Tech, tossing 2.1 scoreless frames … Put together a solid start in the Coastal Carolina series finale, pitching 4.0 scoreless innings with five strikeouts against one walk.
Ethan Young: Named to the AAC Weekly Honorable Mention List on March 3rd … Made his Pirate pitching debut in the season opener, tossing 0.2 innings while allowing three runs on two hits … Turned in a strong effort at Campbell, allowing just one hit while striking out four and walking none in three innings … Was excellent in the North Carolina series opener, limiting the Tar Heels to just one hit while striking out five in 3.1 frames … Logged his first save in a Pirate uniform in the win over Old Dominion, striking out three and allowing just one hit over 3.1 innings … Credited with the win in ECU’s victory over Virginia Tech, allowing just one run with six strikeouts in 3.1 frames … Closed out the Pirates’ 7-0 win over No. 24 Coastal Carolina with three strikeouts in 1.2 scoreless innings.
Bradley Zayac: Made his first collegiate start and appearance in game two of the George Mason doubleheader … Allowed two runs on a lone hit with a strikeout and two walks in 3.1 innings of work against the Patriots.
Looking Ahead: East Carolina makes a return trip to Fayetteville Tuesday, March 18th, for a matchup with UNCW. First pitch from Segra Stadium is scheduled for 6 p.m.