Cliff Godwin Welcomes 16 Newcomers To Baseball Program
August 31, 2017 | Baseball
Fall Roster (PDF) l Newcomer Bios (PDF)
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Fourth-year head coach Cliff Godwin formally announced ECU baseball's 16-man incoming class Thursday, which features eight position players, seven pitchers and one two-way player.
The 2017-18 recruiting class consists of two infielders (Connor Litton and Collin Watt), three outfielders (Chandler Jenkins, Josh Netterville and Jeremy Whitehead), two catchers (Seth Caddell and Spencer Smith), one utility player (Bryson Worrell), one two-way player (Alec Burleson), and seven pitchers (Zach Barnes, Cole Beavin, Austin Covers, Noah Jones, Jake Kuchmaner, Willy Strong and Gavin Williams).
"Jeff Palumbo, our recruiting coordinator, Dan Roszel and our entire support staff have put together another exceptional incoming class," Godwin said. "We added front line pitching, powerful bats from both sides of the plate, as well as speed and athleticism in our outfield! To go along with filling those needs, we also added depth at the catching position. We are excited about the talent, character, and competitiveness that this group brings to the program. This class will continue to represent ECU baseball in a first-class manner on and off the field, while taking the program to new heights!"
During his three 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 110-72-1 (.604) overall record. Five players have earned All-America honors, five were named to the Charlottesville All-Regional Team, eight took home all-conference honors (eight first-teamers), nine were selected as American Player-of-the-Week, while three were drafted by Major League Baseball teams.
The new players and the veteran members of the ECU squad began fall classes Monday, Aug. 21, 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. 28 holding its yearly Scout Day on Friday, Sept. 29. 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 20 letterwinners, including 2016 Freshman All-American Dwanya Williams-Sutton, 2017 Freshman All-American Spencer Brickhouse and 2017 AAC All-Tournament Team selection Jake Agnos. In all, the roster consists of 11 freshmen, 10 sophomores, 11 juniors and four seniors.
Â
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Fourth-year head coach Cliff Godwin formally announced ECU baseball's 16-man incoming class Thursday, which features eight position players, seven pitchers and one two-way player.
The 2017-18 recruiting class consists of two infielders (Connor Litton and Collin Watt), three outfielders (Chandler Jenkins, Josh Netterville and Jeremy Whitehead), two catchers (Seth Caddell and Spencer Smith), one utility player (Bryson Worrell), one two-way player (Alec Burleson), and seven pitchers (Zach Barnes, Cole Beavin, Austin Covers, Noah Jones, Jake Kuchmaner, Willy Strong and Gavin Williams).
"Jeff Palumbo, our recruiting coordinator, Dan Roszel and our entire support staff have put together another exceptional incoming class," Godwin said. "We added front line pitching, powerful bats from both sides of the plate, as well as speed and athleticism in our outfield! To go along with filling those needs, we also added depth at the catching position. We are excited about the talent, character, and competitiveness that this group brings to the program. This class will continue to represent ECU baseball in a first-class manner on and off the field, while taking the program to new heights!"
During his three 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 110-72-1 (.604) overall record. Five players have earned All-America honors, five were named to the Charlottesville All-Regional Team, eight took home all-conference honors (eight first-teamers), nine were selected as American Player-of-the-Week, while three were drafted by Major League Baseball teams.
The new players and the veteran members of the ECU squad began fall classes Monday, Aug. 21, 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. 28 holding its yearly Scout Day on Friday, Sept. 29. 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 20 letterwinners, including 2016 Freshman All-American Dwanya Williams-Sutton, 2017 Freshman All-American Spencer Brickhouse and 2017 AAC All-Tournament Team selection Jake Agnos. In all, the roster consists of 11 freshmen, 10 sophomores, 11 juniors and four seniors.
Â
Our thoughts and prayers go out to our conference brethren, the Houston Cougars, during their time of need. We encourage those who can, to help support the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts by texting HARVEY to 90999 to make a $10 donation to the Red Cross, visit redcross.org or call 1-800-RED-CROSS.
Players Mentioned
ECU Tennessee Post Cliff Godwin
Friday, May 29
ECU Regional Preview
Thursday, May 28
Post-Game Reaction Following ECU's 2026 American Baseball Championship Victory (May 24, 2026)
Sunday, May 24
ECU vs WSU Post
Sunday, May 24
