Cliff Godwin Welcomes 14 Newcomers To Baseball Program
August 26, 2016 | Baseball
2016 Fall Roster (PDF) l Newcomer Bios (PDF)
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Third-year head coach Cliff Godwin formally announced East Carolina's 14-man incoming class Friday, which features eight position players and six pitchers.
The 2016-17 recruiting class consists of three infielders (Nick Barber, Spencer Brickhouse and Bryant Packard), one catcher (Zack Moore), four outfielders (Dusty Baker, Tyler Edwards, Andrew Henrickson and TJ Riles) and six pitchers (Jake Agnos, Trey Benton, Hunter Britt, Hunter Hood, Ryan Ross, Tyler Smith).
"Jeff Palumbo, our recruiting coordinator, Dan Roszel and our entire support staff have put together an exceptional incoming class," Godwin said. "In this class we added front line pitching, which includes three left handers, some powerful left-handed bats, along with speed and athleticism in our outfield! This is a class that will continue to represent ECU baseball in a positive manner on and off the field, while also taking our program to new heights! Â The future is very bright!"
During his two years at the helm of the program, Godwin has guided ECU to a pair of NCAA Regional berths, a Super Regional appearance, an American Athletic Conference Tournament title and a 78-44-1 (.638) overall record. Three players have earned All-America honors, five were named to the Charlottesville All-Regional Team, six took home all-conference honors (five first-teamers), seven were selected as American Player-of-the-Week, while a pair were drafted by Major League Baseball teams.
The new players and the veteran members of the ECU squad began fall classes Monday, Aug. 22, and will engage in a four-week period of conditioning drills and individual workouts.
ECU begins its six-week, full-squad fall practice session on Thursday, Sept. 29 holding its yearly Scout Day. The Pirates will scrimmage every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium leading up to their annual Purple & Gold World Series, which will be held Nov. 4-6 (times to be determined) and is free of charge to the fans.
The Pirates return 19 letterwinners, including four Charlottesville All-Regional selections (Evan Kruczynski, Eric Tyler, Travis Watkins/Most Outstanding Player and Charlie Yorgen), 2016 Freshman All-American Dwanya Williams-Sutton and 2014 all-conference performer Bryce Harman. In all, the roster consists of 10 freshmen, eight sophomores, nine juniors and nine seniors.
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GREENVILLE, N.C. – Third-year head coach Cliff Godwin formally announced East Carolina's 14-man incoming class Friday, which features eight position players and six pitchers.
The 2016-17 recruiting class consists of three infielders (Nick Barber, Spencer Brickhouse and Bryant Packard), one catcher (Zack Moore), four outfielders (Dusty Baker, Tyler Edwards, Andrew Henrickson and TJ Riles) and six pitchers (Jake Agnos, Trey Benton, Hunter Britt, Hunter Hood, Ryan Ross, Tyler Smith).
"Jeff Palumbo, our recruiting coordinator, Dan Roszel and our entire support staff have put together an exceptional incoming class," Godwin said. "In this class we added front line pitching, which includes three left handers, some powerful left-handed bats, along with speed and athleticism in our outfield! This is a class that will continue to represent ECU baseball in a positive manner on and off the field, while also taking our program to new heights! Â The future is very bright!"
During his two years at the helm of the program, Godwin has guided ECU to a pair of NCAA Regional berths, a Super Regional appearance, an American Athletic Conference Tournament title and a 78-44-1 (.638) overall record. Three players have earned All-America honors, five were named to the Charlottesville All-Regional Team, six took home all-conference honors (five first-teamers), seven were selected as American Player-of-the-Week, while a pair were drafted by Major League Baseball teams.
The new players and the veteran members of the ECU squad began fall classes Monday, Aug. 22, and will engage in a four-week period of conditioning drills and individual workouts.
ECU begins its six-week, full-squad fall practice session on Thursday, Sept. 29 holding its yearly Scout Day. The Pirates will scrimmage every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium leading up to their annual Purple & Gold World Series, which will be held Nov. 4-6 (times to be determined) and is free of charge to the fans.
The Pirates return 19 letterwinners, including four Charlottesville All-Regional selections (Evan Kruczynski, Eric Tyler, Travis Watkins/Most Outstanding Player and Charlie Yorgen), 2016 Freshman All-American Dwanya Williams-Sutton and 2014 all-conference performer Bryce Harman. In all, the roster consists of 10 freshmen, eight sophomores, nine juniors and nine seniors.
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| Player | Position | B/T | HT | WT | Hometown (School) |
| Jake Agnos | LHP | L/L | 5-11 | 202 | Haymarket, Va. (Battlefield) |
| Dusty Baker | OF | L/R | 5-10 | 172 | Clyo, Ga. (Effingham County |
| Nick Barber | INF | R/R | 6-0 | 157 | Apopka, Fla. (Apopka) |
| Trey Benton | RHP | R/R | 6-4 | 188 | Cerro Gordo (West Columbus) |
| Spencer Brickhouse | 1B | L/R | 6-4 | 224 | Zebulon (Bunn) |
| Hunter Britt | RHP | R/R | 6-5 | 217 | Newton Grove (Hobbton) |
| Tyler Edwards | OF | R/R | 6-3 | 207 | Savage, Minn. (Southeast CC) |
| Andrew Henrickson | OF | L/L | 5-9 | 160 | Fayetteville (Pitt CC) |
| Hunter Hood | LHP | L/L | 6-2 | 177 | Haleyville, Ala. (Wallace CC-Dothan) |
| Zack Moore | C | R/R | 5-10 | 191 | Holly Springs (Middle Creek) |
| Bryant Packard | 1B | R/R | 6-3 | 195 | Greenville (D.H. Conley) |
| TJ Riles | OF | L/L | 6-1 | 187 | Atlanta, Ga. (Wallace CC-Dothan) |
| Ryan Ross | LHP | L/L | 6-1 | 210 | Concord (St. Johns River State) |
| Tyler Smith | RHP | R/R | 6-0 | 193 | Pilot Mountain (East Surry) |
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