2015 East Carolina Pirates baseball team

2015 East Carolina Pirates baseball

Conference	American Athletic Conference
2015 record	40–22 (15–9 The American)
Head coach	Cliff Godwin (1st year)
Assistant coach	Jeff Palumbo (1st year)
Pitching coach	Dan Roszel (5th year)
Home stadium	Clark–LeClair Stadium

2015 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Houston †^y	16	–	8	–	0	.667	43	–	20	–	0	.683
East Carolina‡^y	15	–	9	–	0	.625	40	–	22	–	0	.645
Tulane ^y	13	–	11	–	0	.542	35	–	25	–	0	.583
South Florida^y	13	–	11	–	0	.542	34	–	26	–	1	.566
Memphis	12	–	12	–	0	.500	37	–	21	–	0	.638
Connecticut	11	–	13	–	0	.458	35	–	25	–	0	.583
UCF	10	–	14	–	0	.417	31	–	27	–	0	.534
Cincinnati	6	–	18	–	0	.250	15	–	41	–	0	.268

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2015^[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 East Carolina Pirates baseball team represents East Carolina University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Pirates play their home games at Clark–LeClair Stadium as a member of the American Athletic Conference. They are led by head coach Cliff Godwin, in his first season at East Carolina.

Previous Season

In 2014, the Pirates finished the season 7th in Conference USA with a record of 33–26, 16–14 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Conference USA Baseball Tournament, losing in the second round, but failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Personnel

Roster

2015 East Carolina Pirates roster^[2]

Pitchers

12 - David Kirkpatrick - Sophomore
17 - Brandon Taylor - Senior
18 - T.J. McDonald - Freshman
21 - David Lucroy - Junior
27 - Ross Gardner - Freshman
31 - Nick Durazo - Junior
32 - Reid Love - Senior
33 - Jacob Wolfe - Sophomore
34 - Mason Keen - Freshman
35 - Evan Kruczynski - Sophomore
36 - Joe Ingle - Freshman
37 - Luke Bolka - Sophomore
42 - Brandon Saunders - Sophomore
43 - Jimmy Boyd - Junior
44 - Evan Voliva - Freshman

Catchers

10 - Ryan Clinch - Freshman
19 - Travis Watkins - Sophomore
24 - Luke Lowery - Junior
25 - Eric Tyler - Sophomore

Infielders

3 - Charlie Yorgen - Sophomore
4 - Hunter Allen - Senior
5 - Jack Owens - Freshman
8 - Cameron Snow - Freshman
9 - Kirk Morgan - Sophomore
11 - Tyler Strawn - Junior
20 - Jackson Mims - Freshman
26 - Bryce Harman - Sophomore

Outfielders

2 - Garrett Brooks - Junior
7 - Bailey Sugg - Freshman
14 - Jeff Nelson - Junior

Coaching Staff

Name	Position	Seasons at East Carolina	Alma Mater
Cliff Godwin	Head Coach	1	East Carolina University (2000)
Jeff Palumbo	Assistant Coach	1	George Mason University (2004)
Dan Roszel	Pitching Coach	5	University of North Florida (2000)

Season

February

The Pirates opened their season on February 13 against Virginia, as part of a home-and-home series. The Pirates traveled to Charlottesville, Virginia in 2014, and were swept in a three-game series. Once again, the Cavaliers swept the Pirates, this time over the first weekend of the 2015 season. The Pirates struggled offensively, and scored just five runs over the entire series. Josh Sborz collected two saves for Virginia.^[3] The following Wednesday, the Pirates were scheduled to visit Old Dominion, but bad weather caused a postponement until April.^[4] The following week, the Pirates' home game against the Monarchs on the 25th was also pushed until March 4.^[5]

On the second weekend of the season, weather related issues caused a shakeup to the schedule of the annual Keith LeClair Classic hosted by ECU. All Friday games were cancelled, and Michigan, who was originally scheduled to participate (along with Liberty and St. John's), was replaced by UNC Greensboro. East Carolina went 1–2 on the weekend, defeating St. John's and UNC Greensboro, but falling to Liberty, to win the classic for the third consecutive year.^[6]

The Pirates closed the month of February (and opened the month of March in the finale) with a three-game series against Albany. Originally, ECU was scheduled to play in the annual Irish Classic in Cary, North Carolina, but it was cancelled due to weather. The Pirates swept the Great Danes over the three game series, outscoring them by a cumulative score of 24–7.^[7]

March

In the Pirates' first midweek game of March, they traveled to rival NC State and lost by a score of 0–7, extending their losing streak against the Wolfpack in Raleigh to five games.^[8] The following day, the Pirates returned home and hosted Old Dominion in the makeup game of a February 25 postponement. In their 9–7 win, East Carolina broke a 5–5 deadlock with two runs in both the seventh and eight innings, and despite allowing a run in both the eight and ninth innings, held on for their sixth victory of the season.^[9]

Doak Field, home field of NC State

In their first weekend series in March, the Pirates hosted Monmouth. After the game scheduled for Friday, March 6 was pushed back to Saturday, March 7, as part of a doubleheader, ECU swept the doubleheader against the Hawks, shutting out Monmouth in both games. In the first game of the doubleheader, a 2–0 victory, Evan Kruczynski threw a complete game, two hit shutout. In the second game of the doubleheader, the Pirates scored six runs in the first inning to coast to a 9–0 win. ECU completed the sweep with a 3–2 win on Sunday.^[10]

In the second week of March, the Pirates opened with a pair of midweek games. They lost the first game to Campbell 4–9, before rebounding to defeat UNC Greensboro, 8–1. It was the Pirates' second win over UNC Greensboro on the season, after having defeated them on February 21.^[11] Over the weekend of March 13, the Pirates traveled to Elon, North Carolina, to play a three-game series with Elon. For the second straight weekend, the Pirates picked up a three-game sweep, after sweeping Monmouth the previous weekend. East Carolina scored 41 runs in the series.^[12]

The Pirates hosted Princeton, out of the Ivy League, for a two-game midweek series from March 17–18. The Pirates swept the Tigers over the two game series to improve their record on the season to 15–6 and extended their winning streak to six games.^[13] Following the midweek series against the Tigers, ECU hosted VCU, a traditional midweek opponent, for a three-game weekend series. The Pirates dropped both the first and last games of the series, dropping their first weekend series since opening weekend against Virginia.^[14]

Schedule

Legend
	East Carolina win
	East Carolina loss
	Postponement
Bold	East Carolina team member

2015 East Carolina Pirates Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

February

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	AAC Record
February 13	#3 Virginia	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	L 1–3	Kirby (1–0)	Kruczynski (0–1)	Sborz (1)	2,541	0–1	–
February 14	#3 Virginia	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	L 2–9	Jones (1–0)	Wolfe (0–1)		3,058	0–2	–
February 14	#3 Virginia	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	L 2–4	Roberts (1–0)	Boyd (0–1)	Sborz (2)	3,058	0–3	–
February 18	at Old Dominion	Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA	Postponed Rescheduled for April 15
February 21	UNC Greensboro	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 8–3	Kruczynski (1–1)	Clark (1–1)		2,207	1–3	–
February 22	Liberty	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	L 3–4	Clowers (2–0)	Love (0–1)		2,207	1–4	–
February 22	St. John's	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 9–2	Lucroy (1–0)	Magee (0–2)		2,142	2–4	–
February 25	Old Dominion	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	Postponed Rescheduled for March 4
February 27	Albany	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 5–1	Kruczynski (2–1)	Ryan (1–1)	Love (1)	482	3–4	–
February 28	Albany	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 14–3	Boyd (1–1)	Sorgie (0–2)		587	4–4	–

March

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	AAC Record
March 1	Albany	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 5–3	Morgan (1–0)	Woods (0–2)	Love (2)	422	5–4	–
March 3	at NC State	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC	L 0–7	Britt (1–0)	Boyd (1–2)		456	5–5	–
March 4	Old Dominion	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 9–7	Morgan (2–0)	Bainbridge (0–1)	Ingle (1)	2,155	6–5	–
March 7	Monmouth	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 2–0	Kruczynski (3–1)	McKenna (0–2)		2,263	7–5	–
March 7	Monmouth	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 9–0	Wolfe (1–1)	Trimarco (0–2)		2,263	8–5	–
March 8	Monmouth	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 3–2	Love (1–1)	Ciavarella (0–3)		2,226	9–5	–
March 10	Campbell	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	L 4–9	Thompkins (3–0)	Boyd (1–3)		2,150	9–6	–
March 11	UNC Greensboro	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 8–1	Morgan (3–0)	Betts (0–1)		1,928	10–6	–
March 13	at Elon	Walter C. Latham Park • Elon, NC	W 10–3	Kruczynski (4–1)	Harris (2–1)		161	11–6	–
March 14	at Elon	Walter C. Latham Park • Elon, NC	W 11–8	Love (2–1)	McGillicuddy (0–1)		318	12–6	–
March 15	at Elon	Walter C. Latham Park • Elon, NC	W 20–4	Lucroy (2–0)	Stalzer (1–3)		615	13–6	–
March 17	Princeton	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 11–2	Boyd (2–3)	Donatiello (0–1)		2,239	14–6	–
March 18	Princeton	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 8–3	Durazo (1–0)	Bodurian (0–1)	Love (3)	2,015	15–6	–
March 20	VCU	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	L 3–4	Lees (3–0)	Boyd (2–4)	Concepcion (3)	2,069	15–7	–
March 21	VCU	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 9–3	Morgan (4–0)	Gill (0–2)		2,862	16–7	–
March 22	VCU	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	L 2–3	Lees (4–0)	Boyd (2–5)	Concepcion (4)	2,295	16–8	–
March 24	at UNC Wilmington	Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC	L 2–4	Barnes (4–0)	Love (2–2)	Gesell (2)	1,635	16–9	–
March 25	High Point	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	L 2–13	Hennessey (1–2)	Boyd (2–6)		2,290	16–10	–
March 28	Memphis	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 4–1	Kruczynski (5–1)	Wallingford (3–2)		2,315	17–10	1–0
March 28	Memphis	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	L 2–3	Myers (1–0)	Boyd (2–7)	Blackwood (8)	2,315	17–11	1–1
March 29	Memphis	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	L 2–4	Myers (2–0)	Lucroy (2–1)	Blackwood (9)	2,051	17–12	1–2

April

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	AAC Record
April 2	Tulane	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 3–0	Love (3–2)	Merrill (1–3)		2,213	18–12	2–2
April 3	Tulane	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 11–4	Boyd (3–7)	Rankin (3–1)		2,411	19–12	3–2
April 4	Tulane	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	L 6–8	Massey (2–2)	Lucroy (2–2)	Duester (2)	2,261	19–13	3–3
April 7	at Campbell	Jim Perry Stadium • Buies Creek, NC	W 7–5	Wolfe (2–1)	Long (3–1)	Love (4)	828	20–13	–
April 10	at South Florida	USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL	L 1-2	Herget (6-1)	Love (3-3)	Peterson (11)	862	20-14	3-4
April 11	at South Florida	USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL	L 0-10	Mulholland (4-4)	Kruczynski (5-2)		868	20-15	3-5
April 12	at South Florida	USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL	W 6-0	Durazo (2-0)	Cavallardo (3-1)	Boyd (1)	517	21-15	4-5
April 15	at Old Dominion	Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA	W 4-2	Boyd (4-7)	Mathesson (2-6)	Durazo (1)	445	22-15	-
April 17	at Connecticut	J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT	W 7-3	Kruczynski (6-2)	Cross (7-2)	Durazo (2)	71	23-15	5-5
April 18	at Connecticut	J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT	L 3-7	Kay (6-3)	Lucroy (2-3)	Ruotolo (5)	305	23-16	5-6
April 19	at Connecticut	J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT	W 4-3 (10)	Voliva (1-0)	Darras (2-2)	Wolfe (1)	287	24-16	6-6
April 21	NC State	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 6-5	Voliva(2-0)	O'Donnell (5-3)		3821	25-16	-
April 22	Duke	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 3-2	Boyd (5-7)	Koplove (1-2)		3271	26-16	-
April 24	UCF	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 6-5	Durazo (3-0)	Hukari (4-3)		2446	27-16	7-6
April 25	UCF	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 3-2	Love (4-3)	Finfrock (6-4)	Ingle (1)	2441	28-16	8-6
April 26	UCF	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 6-5	Wolfe (3-1)	Howell (4-6)	Voliva (1)	2069	29-16	9-6
April 29	Liberty	Liberty Baseball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA	L 0-5	Pennington (1-1)	Lucroy (2-4)		791	29-17	-

May

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	AAC Record
May 1	Connecticut	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	L 2-13	Cross (9-2)	Kruczynski (6-3)		2272	29-18	9-7
May 2	Connecticut	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 5-4	Love (5-3)	Kay (6-5)		3034	30-18	10-7
May 3	Connecticut	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 5-2	Wolfe (4-1)	Tabakman (2-4)	Ingle (3)	3012	31-18	11-7
May 8	at #28 Houston	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	L 1-10	Lantrip (7-3)	Kruczynski (6-4)		1691	31-19	11-8
May 9	at #28 Houston	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	W 4-1	Love (6-3)	Dowdy (7-2)	Ingle (4)	2013	32-19	12-8
May 10	at #28 Houston	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	L 1-11	Romero (7-3)	Wolfe (4-2)		1408	32-20	12-9
May 12	Elon	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 7-1	Lucroy (3-4)	Jones (0-1)		2585	33-20	-
May 14	at Cincinnati	Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	W 7-3	Love (7-3)	Atkinson (4-6)		602	34-20	13-9
May 15	at Cincinnati	Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	W 6-4	Kruczynski (7-4)	Zeller (2-4)	Ingle (5)	677	35-20	14-9
May 16	at Cincinnati	Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	W 8-7	Durazo (4-0)	Patishall (0-3)	Ingle (6)	1036	36-20	15-9

Post-Season

AAC Tournament

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	AACT Record
May 20	UCF	Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL	W 4-3	Ingle (1-0)	Rodgers (10-1)			37-20	1-0
May 21	Tulane	Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL	W 3-1	Kruczynski (8-4)	Merrill (4-6)	Ingle (7)	1243	38-20	2-0
May 23	UCONN	Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL	W 4-2	Wofle (5-2)	Montgomerie (3-2)	Ingle (8)	1136	39-20	3-0
May 24	#23 Houston	Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL (Championship)	W 9-1	Durazo (5-0)	Romero (7-4)		1037	40-20	4-0

NCAA Tournament – Coral Gables (Fla.) Regional

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	NCAAT Record
May 29	(2) Columbia		Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 3–6	Thanopoulos (6–5)	Durazo (5–1)	Cline (2)	1845	40–21	0–1
May 30	(4) FIU		Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 0–2	Dopico (3–4)	Love (7–4)		1929	40–22	0–2

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

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