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June 4, 2016

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Post-Game Notes

2016 NCAA CHARLOTTESVILLE BASEBALL REGIONAL
Davenport Field – Charlottesville, Va.

2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Regional – Game 2
June 3, 2016 – 5:55 p.m.
East Carolina (35-21-1) vs. Bryant (47-11)

EAST CAROLINA POST-GAME NOTES

  • ECU is now 32-55 all-time in NCAA Tournament games.
  • The Pirates’ last win in NCAA Tournament play was 10-6 over Cornell on June 2, 2012 in the Chapel Hill Regional hosted by North Carolina.
  • It’s the 28th NCAA Regional appearance for ECU and second consecutive under second-year head coach Cliff Godwin.
  • East Carolina improved to 25-6 when scoring first in 2016, pushing a run across in the seventh inning.
  • Junior 2B Charlie Yorgen went 3-for-5 at the plate for his 14th multiple-hit game of the season.
  • Redshirt junior C Travis Watkins went 3-for-4 at the plate for his 16th multiple-hit game of the season.
  • ECU will now face No. 1 seed Virginia on Saturday. The Pirates picked up a 2-1 series win over Virginia in Charlottesville this season (Feb. 26-28). ECU trails 30-22 all-time in the series with UVA.
  • ECU head coach Cliff Godwin is now 8-8 in NCAA Tournament games as a player and coach with the Pirates. It’s the first tournament win for Godwin as Pirates’ head coach.

BRYANT POST-GAME NOTES

  • Bryant is now 1-5 in NCAA Tournament games. The first win was 4-1 over Arkansas in 2013 at the Manhattan Regional hosted by Kansas State.
  • This is Bryant’s third NCAA Regional appearance (2013, 2014, 2016).
  • Freshman OF Nick Angelini extended his active hit streak to 13 games, going 1-for-2 at the plate.
  • Junior 2B Cole Fabio turned in his 17th multiple-hit game, going 2-for-3 at the plate.
  • The Bulldogs avoided the shutout with a run in the ninth inning. Bryant has not been shut out in 2016.
  • Bryant is now 4-3-1 on the season when the game is tied entering the seventh inning.
  • The Bulldogs will now face William & Mary in an elimination game on Saturday. Bryant has never faced William & Mary in program history.
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