Good morning. Former ECU baseball player Trey Yesavage made his Major League debut for the Blue Jays! He recorded the most strikeouts for a Blue Jays pitcher in an MLB debut with nine.

What else are we mixing into today's Brew?

🏐 Pirates are 8-1
⚽️ Goalkeeper of the Week
​🏴‍☠️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Victory! The volleyball team beat Wake Forest 3-2 in a tight match. Ellie Pate had her third consecutive double-double of the season with 16 kills and 13 digs. This is the first time ECU has beaten Wake Forest since 1980. The Pirates had 53 kills and six aces.

🏐 Read more about the win.

🔼 Mark the Calendar! The lacrosse program released its fall schedule! The Pirates will compete on four weekends through the fall, beginning on Sept. 28. ECU will face Elon, Campbell, Davidson, Virginia Tech and play at the Duke Play Day. There will also be an Alumni Game.

🥍 Here’s more about the schedule.

On this week’s Inside Pirate Athletics, Brian Bailey and ECU Head Coach Blake Harrell break down the shutout at Coastal Carolina and look ahead to the big showdown against BYU Saturday night at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.  Quarterback Mike Wright is in the spotlight for his week’s Pirate Profile and we’ll take a look at the week ahead for Pirate Athletics as both the volleyball and soccer teams are in action.

The Mountain Dude is coming to Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on 9/25! Enter to win your very own Mountain Dude Coat today!

🤔 PIRATES TRIVIA

Honored. Wide receiver Anthony Smith earned a spot on the American Conference Honor Roll. He had a career-high 11 receptions for 136 yards.

Which defensive lineman was named to the American Conference Honor Roll for his 1 sack, 2 TFL and 1 forced fumble?

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

⏪ 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…

🏴‍☠️ Brick Wall. The American Conference named Olivia Dietrich the Goalkeeper of the Week! Dietrich made three saves in ECU’s game against Tulsa. The 2-0 win was her second solo clean sheet of the year.

⚽️ Here’s more about Dietrich’s performance.

📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Thursday, September 18

⚽️ Soccer at South Florida @ 7pm ET

Friday, September 19

👟 Cross Country Adidas XC Challenge

Saturday, September 20

🏐 Volleyball at Kansas State @ 6pm ET
🏈 Football vs. BYU @ 7:30pm ET | Live Stats

Sunday, September 21

🎾 Women’s Tennis ITA All-American Championships
🏐 Volleyball at North Carolina @ 4pm ET | Live Stats

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