Pirate Brew 4/17: 13 Innings Later...

ECU baseball beat William & Mary in 13 innings.

Good morning. Fall is right around the corner, and the ECU soccer team has its schedule all set. Get your calendars out because here is the 2024 schedule!

What else are we mixing into today's Brew?

⚾️ Pirates beat William & Mary
⚾️ Weekly honors
​🏴‍☠️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Extra, Extra! The Pirates had themselves a long, hard-fought night against William & Mary. The game went into 13 innings, lasted five and a half hours and the Pirates came out on top 14-13. The Pirates set the program single-game record for pitching strikeouts with 22. Carter Cunningham tied the career-high single-game marks in hits with four and at-bats with seven.

🔼 Sweeping the Honors. The ECU baseball team swept the American Athletic Conference Weekly honors. Ryley Johnson earned Player of the Week, and Trey Yesavage earned Pitcher of the Week. This is the first time Johnson earned a weekly honor and Yesavage’s second in a row. Johnson hit .533 with eight runs scored, six RBIs, two doubles, a triple, a home run and five walks. He has an on-base streak of 33. Yesavage threw six scoreless innings and hitless innings with a season-high 12 strikeouts.

🤔 PIRATES TRIVIA

Who is It?

Which ECU baseball player currently leads the American Athletic Conference with a .400 batting average, a .689 slugging percentage, a .488 on-base percentage, 42 runs scored and 41 RBIs?

Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

For more information on how you can support ECU Student Athletes through Team Boneyard, please email Doug Gomes at [email protected] or visit the Team Boneyard website.

ICYMI

We like our Brew hot n’ fresh. But we’re not opposed to you reheating your cup. Here’s some news you may have missed recently…

🏴‍☠️ Thank You! The Struyk family made a $1 million investment towards the Pirates Unite Campaign for Comprehensive Excellence. Curtis Struyk and his son C.J. both played football at ECU. The donation will go towards the Isley Indoor Performance Center, which will benefit all student-athletes.

🏴‍☠️ Yum Yum Yum. We had a great time seeing y’all at the Pigskin Pig-out with the Parade of Pigs. See what delicious food was being served here.

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📅 COMING SOON

Wednesday 4/17

⛳️ Women’s Golf The American Championships | Live Stats
🎾 Women’s Tennis AAC Championships
🥎 Softball at UNCW @ 5pm ET | Watch | Live Stats

Thursday 4/18

🎾 Women’s Tennis AAC Championships

Friday 4/19

🎾 Women’s Tennis AAC Championships
⛳️ Men’s Golf The American Championships
👟 Track and Field Wake Forest Invitational / Aggie Classic
🥎 Softball vs. South Florida @ 5pm ET | Watch | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball vs. Wichita State @ 6pm ET | Live Stats

Saturday 4/20

🎾 Women’s Tennis AAC Championships
⛳️ Men’s Golf The American Championships
👟 Track and Field Aggie Classic
🥍 Lacrosse vs. Old Dominion @ 2pm ET | Watch | Live Stats
🥎 Softball vs. South Florida @ 2pm ET | Watch | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball vs. Wichita State @ 4pm ET | Live Stats

Sunday 4/21

🎾 Women’s Tennis AAC Championships
⛳️ Men’s Golf The American Championships
🥎 Softball vs. South Florida @ 11am ET | Watch | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball vs. Wichita State @ 1pm ET | Live Stats

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Carter Cunningham!

🏴‍☠️ Have a great Wednesday, y’all!