Nickname Pirates Founded 1907 League Division I (NCAA) | Colors Purple and Gold Head coach Cliff Godwin Home ground Clark–LeClair Stadium | |
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University East Carolina University Home stadium Clark-LeClair Stadium
(Capacity: 3,000) Conference American Athletic Conference Location Greenville, North Carolina, United States | ||
The East Carolina Pirates baseball team is an intercollegiate baseball team representing East Carolina University in NCAA Division I college baseball and has made regular appearances in the NCAA Tournament, but as of 2010 has yet to appear in the College World Series.
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East Carolina participates as a full member of the American Athletic Conference. They have won two regular season championships and one tournament as a member of Conference USA, as well as several Colonial Athletic Association and Southern Conference championships previously.
The Pirates are coached by Cliff Godwin and play all of their games in Clark-LeClair Stadium, named after donor and alumnus Bill Clark and former coach Keith LeClair. Every year, the Pirates host a baseball tournament in Greenville in honor of Coach LeClair called the Keith LeClair Classic.
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Stadium
Clark-LeClair Stadium is the home of Pirate baseball at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. The stadium was named after Pirate alumnus and key contributor Bill Clark and former Pirate skipper Keith LeClair.
The stadium has 3,000 Stadium bleacher seats, plus space for several thousand more spectators in "The Jungle". There are concession and restroom facilities at the stadium plus a family picnic area. Amenities include the Pirate Club fundraising and hospitality suite and a private suite for the LeClair family.
The stadium is home to the 2007 ECU Invitational and Keith LeClair Classic
NAIA Tournament
In 1961, the ECU Pirates won the NAIA Baseball World Series championship to claim East Carolina's first National Championship in baseball. The East Carolina Pirates won 13-7 over the Sacramento State Hornets. Since then, the Pirates have yet to make it to a National Championship.