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2013 Conference USA Preseason Coaches Poll and Teams

By
Brian Foley
– January 30, 2013Posted in: 2013 Preseason Conference Poll, Conference USA

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
ConferenceUSALogoConference USA announced its 2013 preseason baseball awards, as chosen by the league’s nine head coaches. Rice senior infielder Christian Stringer was chosen as the preseason Player of the Year, while Owls junior right-hander Austin Kubitza was named the preseason Pitcher of the Year. Rice was chosen to win the league’s championship. The Owls have won either the regular season or tournament championship in each of its seven years as a member of C-USA. Read the rest of this entry »

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Top 100 Countdown: 57. Jeff Hoffman (East Carolina)

By
Ginger Poulson
– January 13, 2013Posted in: 2013 CBD Top 100 Players, 2013 Season Coverage, 2013 Top Players, Conference USA, General CBB News

jeffhoffmanCollege Baseball Daily continues our countdown to the start of the 2013 college baseball season by checking in on the Top 100 Players in the country. We will be counting down the players day-by-day until we reach number 1.

Number 57 on our Top 100 Countdown is East Carolina’s Jeff Hoffman. The 6’4 right-handed pitcher from Latham, New York spent his summer playing for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks in the prestigious Cape Cod League.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Austin Morgan added to East Carolina Coaching Staff

By
Brian Foley
– October 17, 2012Posted in: Conference USA, New Coach

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Austin Morgan has been named the volunteer assistant baseball coach at East Carolina University according to an announcement from head coach Billy Godwin Wednesday afternoon.

Morgan, who will work directly with the catchers and assist Ben Sanderson as a hitting instructor, was a two-year letterwinner at College of Charleston and helped the Cougars to 74 wins and a pair of Southern Conference Tournament appearances from 2008-09. Read the rest of this entry »

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East Carolina releases 2013 Schedule

By
Brian Foley
– October 3, 2012Posted in: 2013 Schedules, Conference USA

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Thirty-five home games at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium, including the 10th-Annual Keith LeClair Classic, highlight the 2013 East Carolina baseball schedule announced Tuesday afternoon by head baseball coach Billy Godwin. Read the rest of this entry »

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2012 Cape Cod Baseball League ASG: 5 Pitchers to Watch

By
Brian Foley
– July 30, 2012Posted in: 2013 Top Players, Big East, CAA, Cape Cod Baseball League, CBD Column, Conference USA, Missouri Valley, Pac 12, SEC, Southern Conference, West Coast Conference

The annual Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star game took place this past Saturday night in Harwich, Massachusetts as the Eastern Division hosted the Western Division. Here are five pitchers that are worth following that took part in the 2012 Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game. We have included video from the game where possible.  Read the rest of this entry »

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East Carolina promotes Dan Roszel to Associate Head Coach

By
Brian Foley
– July 17, 2012Posted in: Conference USA

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Dan Roszel, who has served as an assistant on the East Carolina University baseball staff for the past two seasons, has been promoted to associate head coach according to an announcement by Pirates’ Head Coach Billy Godwin on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »

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East Carolina adds Ben Sanderson to Coaching Staff

By
Brian Foley
– July 14, 2012Posted in: Conference USA, New Coach

GREENVILLE, N.C. – Former Pirate standout Ben Sanderson has been named assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, while also serving as the hitting and outfield instructor at East Carolina University according to an announcement from head baseball coach Billy Godwin Friday.

Prior to his return to ECU, Sanderson served four years as an assistant coach at Florida Atlantic University working with the Owls’ hitters and outfielders, while playing an integral role in its recruiting efforts. Read the rest of this entry »

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2012 Conference USA Preseason Coaches Poll Released

By
Brian Foley
– January 26, 2012Posted in: 2012 Preseason Conference Poll, Conference USA

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
Conference USA announced its 2012 preseason baseball awards, as chosen by the league’s nine head coaches. UCF junior utility player D.J. Hicks was chosen as the preseason Player of the Year, while Rice sophomore left-hander Austin Kubitza was named the preseason Pitcher of the Year. Rice was chosen to win the league’s championship. The Owls have won either the regular season or tournament championship in each of its first six years as a member of C-USA. Read the rest of this entry »

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East Carolina suspends Billy Godwin for Two Weeks

By
Brian Foley
– January 24, 2012Posted in: Conference USA, NCAA Violations

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
GREENVILLE, N.C – East Carolina University Director of Athletics Terry Holland announced Tuesday that Pirate head baseball coach Billy Godwin will serve a two-week suspension without pay as a department-imposed corrective action for a self-reported National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) violation that involved impermissible housing benefits for volunteer coaches. Read the rest of this entry »

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ECU names Austin Homan Baseball Director of Operations

By
Brian Foley
– January 11, 2012Posted in: Conference USA

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Former Pirate and two-time honorary No. 23 jersey recipient Austin Homan has been named Director of Baseball Operations at East Carolina University head coach Billy Godwin announced on Wednesday. Homan replaces Brian Cavanaugh who resigned in early January to take a teaching position within the university in the health and education department. Read the rest of this entry »

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Top 100 Countdown: 40. Chase McDonald (East Carolina)

By
Brian Foley
– December 16, 2011Posted in: 2012 CBD Top 100 Players, 2012 Top Players, Coastal Plain League, Conference USA

College Baseball Daily continues our countdown to the start of the 2012 College Baseball season by checking in on the Top 100 Players in the country. We will be providing one player per day until we reach number 1.

We continue the countdown today at number 40 with East Carolina first baseman Chase McDonald. The 6’4 250 pound first baseman hails from Greenville, North Carolina and attended J.H. Rose High School. He was a four-year letterwinner for head coach Ronald Vincent. His senior season saw him hit 12 home runs and batting .510 for the Rampants on his way to team MVP and All-State honors. Heading into his senior season, he was named a Under Armour Preseason All-American. Read the rest of this entry »

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Virgin Islands to East Carolina

By
Brian Foley
– December 1, 2011Posted in: CBD Column, Conference USA

By Sam Hickman, East Carolina Media Relations

After falling in the NCAA Charlottesville Regional Final to overall top seed Virginia to conclude the 2011 baseball campaign, East Carolina head coach Billy Godwin was faced with rebuilding a depleted pitching staff. The Pirate skipper and his staff had to find a way to cope with losing a stable of arms that produced the nation’s seventh-best team earned run average (2.67) last season. The group saw five of its members ink professional contracts this offseason and witnessed the departure of All-American Seth Maness. Suddenly, arms were at a premium. Read the rest of this entry »

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