Good morning! East Carolina men’s basketball is putting in the work 💪

⚾️ Pitching is winning
​🏴‍☠️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Pitching is winning. East Carolina employed three of the top five starters in the AAC in terms of ERA this season. Let’s dive into the seasons of Trey Yesavage, Josh Grosz and Carter Spivey.

🔼 Trey Yesavage, RHP. The holder of the best ERA on the team this season, Yesavage’s 2.61 mark was second-best in the AAC.

The sophomore from Boyertown, Pa., was 7-1 in 14 starts this season and gave head coach Cliff Godwin 76 innings on the year. He was also the winning pitcher in ECU’s first win against Oklahoma in the Charlottesville Regional, throwing 5.1 innings and allowing one unearned run.

Yesavage’s .193 batting average against was the best in the AAC by 19 points.

🔼 Josh Grosz, RHP. Grosz owned the No. 3 mark in ERA in the AAC this season at 3.61.

The Virginia Beach native ate up more innings than anyone else on staff this season (82.1 IP) over 17 starts, also the most among the Pirates. He was the starter on the mound for ECU’s second win of the Charlottesville Regional against Oklahoma.

Grosz owned the second-lowest batting average against in the conference behind Yesavage with his .212 average.

🔼 Carter Spivey, RHP. With a 4.68 ERA, Spivey held the fifth-best mark in the AAC this past season.

Spivey, a fifth-year senior, tied Yesavage for the team lead with seven wins across his 10 starts.

He threw 77 total innings on the season, and ended his Pirate career with 177.2 total innings pitched, along with 168 career strikeouts.

🤔 PIRATES TRIVIA

Record-Setters. East Carolina women’s lacrosse set a school record for wins this past season with 10.

In its impressive season, what was its goal differential?

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

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Friday 6/9

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Saturday 6/10

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Plus-44!

The Pirates scored 216 goals this season, and allowed just 172!

Have a great weekend, y’all.