East Carolina Baseball Releases Schedule
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East Carolina Baseball has released their schedule for the upcoming season Be sure to check it out and mark your calendars for the games you want to attend.
2019 season outlook
The East Carolina baseball team has released their schedule for the 2019 season. The Pirates will open their season on February 15th against the University of Connecticut The team will play a total of 56 games, 28 of which will be at home in Greenville, North Carolina
ECU’s conference opponents this season include Houston, Tulane, USF, UCF, Cincinnati, Memphis, Wichita State and Temple. The Pirates will also face non-conference opponents such as Duke, UNC Wilmington N.C. State, Appalachian State and UNC Greensboro.
ECU finished the 2018 season with a record of 27-28 (12-12 in conference play). The team looks to improve upon that record in 2019 and make a run at the conference title
Pre-season rankings
The East Carolina Baseball Team has been ranked in multiple pre-season polls ahead of the 2020 season.
ECU is ranked as high as No. 18 in the country by D1Baseball, while also appearing in the top 25 of the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper preseason poll at No. 23.
The Pirates are coming off a 2019 campaign that saw them go 45-19 overall and 22-8 in American Athletic Conference play. ECU finished the year ranked No. 15 in the country by D1Baseball and No. 19 by Baseball America
Key returning players
The East Carolina baseball team has released their schedule for the upcoming season The team is looking to rebound after a disappointing season last year and they will be led by some key returning players.
Newcomers to watch
The East Carolina baseball team has added several new players to its roster for the upcoming season and there are a few that fans should keep an eye on.
One is Drew Reynolds, a transfer from the University of North Carolina Reynolds is a pitcher who has a lot of potential and could be a key player for the Pirates this season.
Another newcomer to watch is freshman infielder Jay Cannon. Cannon was a highly-touted recruit and has the potential to make an immediate impact on the team.
Finally, keep an eye on sophomore pitcher Kevin Markham. Markham had a strong freshman season and will be looking to build on that this year.
Position battles to watch
As the calendar flips to February, the East Carolina Baseball Team is hard at work preparing for the 2020 season. The Pirates will open their season on Feb. 14 with a three-game series at home against Wright State
ECU is coming off a 2019 campaign in which it went 31-27 overall and 15-15 in American Athletic Conference play. The Pirates lost in the Opening Round of the Aac Tournament and failed to make an NCAA regional for the fourth consecutive year.
There are plenty of position battles that will be worth watching as ECU looks to return to the postseason in 2020.
Schedule analysis
The East Carolina Baseball team released their schedule for the upcoming season The schedule is highlighted by three matchups with in-state rivals, as well as a Home game against national powerhouse Louisville.
Coach Jim Foster is entering his fourth season at the helm of the program, and he is looking to build on the success of last year’s team. The Pirates finished the season with a 29-28 record, and they will be looking to improve on that this year.
The schedule is tough, but it will give the Pirates a chance to prove themselves against some of the best teams in the country. They will open the season on February 15th with a three-game series against Wake Forest
Non-conference opponents
The East Carolina baseball team has released its schedule for the 2020 season, and the Pirates will face some tough non-conference opponents.
ECU will open the season with a three-game series at home against Wright State from Feb. 14-16. The Pirates will then hit the road for a four-game series at Richmond from Feb. 21-24.
ECU will return home for a three-game series against West Virginia from Feb. 28-March 1, and the team will also host Stony Brook (March 6-8), Campbell (March 13-15) and Old Dominion (March 20-22) during the non-conference portion of the schedule.
Conference opponents
The East Carolina baseball team has announced their opponents for the upcoming season The team will play a total of 56 games, 29 of which will be played at home in Greenville, North Carolina
ECU will open their season on the road against James Madison on February 15th. Their first home game will be against Norfolk State on February 18th.
Conference opponents include:
-University of Connecticut
-University of Houston
-University of Memphis
--University of South Florida
-Tulane University
Home games
The East Carolina Pirates Baseball Team has released their schedule for the upcoming season The team will open the season at home against the University of Virginia on February 14th. Other home games include:
March 3rd-5th vs. Wright State
March 10th-12th vs. Cincinnati
March 17th-19th vs. UCF
April 7th-9th vs. Tulsa
April 21st-23rd vs. Houston
Away games
The East Carolina baseball team has announced its schedule for the upcoming season The team will open the season with a three-game series at home against Hofstra on February 14-16. They will then travel to Greenville, North Carolina to take on East Tennessee State in a three-game series on February 21-23.
The Pirates will have their first chance to earn some conference wins when they travel to Norfolk, Virginia, to take on Old Dominion in a three-game set on March 7-9. They will then return home to host William & Mary in a three-game series on March 14-16.
East Carolina will close out the month of March with a five-game road trip They will take on Duke in Durham, North Carolina for a three-game set on March 28-30 before traveling to Blacksburg, Virginia, for a two-game midweek series against Virginia Tech on April 2 & 3.
