Pirate Brew 5/16: Camels In The Jungle

Today, ECU baseball plays its final home game of the year.

Author

Ashlyn Greer
May 16, 2023

Good morning! Mike Houston is on the lookout for the next wave of talented Pirate football players.

What all are we mixing into today's Brew?

🎽 Freshman sensation
⚾️ One last home game
​🏴‍☠️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Top Frosh. Jared Harrell finished off his impressive week at the AAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships with an impressive award - Outdoor Track & Field Co-Freshman of the Year.

Along with his title in the long jump, Harrell also finished third as part of the 4×100 relay team, fourth in the triple jump and seventh in the 4×400 relay.

🔼 Camels In The Jungle. East Carolina baseball certainly isn’t easing into postseason play - its final midweek matchup of the season comes at home against Campbell today.

The Camels are 39-11 this season, 21-3 in Big South play, and already have a pair of one-run wins over the Pirates this season - one way back in February, and the other in mid-March.

In its final home game of the season, East Carolina is looking for its 30th win of the year inside Clark-LeClair Stadium.

🔼 Stack ‘Em Up. The Pirates have one weekend series left before the AAC Championships start up in Clearwater, Fla. With three games remaining in the conference slate, ECU remains a half-game behind Houston for first place. Here are the current AAC standings, with remaining matchups:

(1) Houston: 15-5, vs. Cincinnati

(2) East Carolina: 15-6, at South Florida

(3) Wichita State: 12-8, at Central Florida

(4) Central Florida: 10-11, vs. Wichita State

(5) Cincinnati: 9-12, at Houston

(6) Memphis: 8-13, vs. Tulane

(7) South Florida: 7-14, vs. East Carolina

(8) Tulane: 7-14, at Memphis

🔼 Prospecting. MLB updated its official Top 100 Prospect List on Monday, with a few Pirates making their way further up the list after solid starts to their seasons.

⚾️ RHP Gavin Williams - No. 19 overall prospect, Cleveland Guardians

⚾️ 2B/OF Connor Norby - No. 89 overall prospect, Baltimore Orioles

🤔 PIRATES TRIVIA

Record Breaker. Caroline Kimel broke ECU lacrosse single-season records in both points and goals this season.

Do you know how many of each she registered this year?

Think you got it? Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

⏪ ICYMI

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📅 THE DAY AHEAD

Tuesday 5/16

⚾️ Baseball vs Campbell @ 6:00pm ET

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 71 points, 42 goals!

The senior certainly went out in style.

Have a great Tuesday, y’all.