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The East Carolina Pirates baseball team is an intercollegiate baseball team representing East Carolina University in NCAA Division I college baseball and participates as a full member of the American Athletic Conference. The Pirates have made regular appearances in the NCAA tournament. As of 2025, they have the most NCAA tournament appearances without a College World Series appearance.[1]

The Pirates are coached by Cliff Godwin and play their home games at 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.

History

Conference

Head coaches

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1932 R.C. Deal[3][4] 1 1-5-0 .167
1933 Kenneth Beatty[5][6] 1 3-3-0 .500
1934 A. D. Frank[7][8] 1 5-8-0 .385
1935 Doc Mathis[9][10] 1 7-7-1 .500
1936–1938 Bo Farley[11] 3 (4) 32-11-3 .728
1939 Gordon Gilbert[12] 1 6-5-0 .545
1940 Bo Farley[13] 1 (4) 5-4-1 .550
1941-1942 John Christenbury[14][15] 2 13-11-0 .542
1946 Earl Smith[16][17] 1 7-4-0 .636
1947 John Cameron[18][19] 1 11-7-0 .611
1948 James Johnson[20][21] 1 5-10-1 .344
1949–1953 Jack Boone[22][23] 5 49-39-1 .556
1954–1962 James Mallory 9 (10) 146-52-0 .737
1963–1972 Earl Smith 10 186-102-2 .645
1973 James Mallory 1 (10) 16-8-0 .667
1974–1976 George Williams 3 56-32-0 .636
1977–1979 Monte Little 3 82-49-0 .626
1980–1984 Hal Baird 5 145-66-1 .686
1985–1997 Gary Overton 13 427-237-1 .643
1998–2002 Keith LeClair 5 212-96-1 .688
2003–2005 Randy Mazey 3 120-66-1 .644
2006–2014 Billy Godwin 9 317-214-1 .597
2015–present Cliff Godwin 11 432-214-1 .668
Totals 21 coaches 91 seasons 2283–1250–15 .646

* 1943–1945 No Games Played

Stadium

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Clark-LeClair 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.[24]

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 ECU Invitational[25] and the Keith LeClair Classic.[26]

Year-by-year results

National Champions College World Series berth NCAA Tournament berth Conference Tournament Champions Conference/Division Regular Season Champions
Season Head coach Conference Season results Tournament results Final pollTemplate:Efn
Overall Conference Conference Postseason BA CB Coaches
Wins Losses Ties % Wins Losses Ties % Finish
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1932 R. C. Deal Independent 1 5 0 Template:Winpct — — — — — — — — — —
1933 Kenneth Beatty 3 3 0 Template:Winpct — — — — — — — — — —
1934 A. D. Frank 5 8 0 Template:Winpct — — — — — — — — — —
1935 Doc Mathis 7 7 1 Template:Winpct — — — — — — — — — —
1936 Bo Farley 6 4 1 Template:Winpct — — — — — — — — — —
1937 9 4 2 Template:Winpct — — — — — — — — — —
1938 17 3 0 Template:Winpct — — — — — — — — — —
1939 Gordon Gilbert 6 5 0 Template:Winpct — — — — — — — — — —
1940 Bo Farley 5 4 1 Template:Winpct — — — — — — — — — —
1941 John Christenbury 6 4 0 Template:Winpct — — — — — — — — — —
1942 7 7 0 Template:Winpct — — — — — — — — — —
1943 No games played
1944
1945
1946 Earl Smith Independent 7 4 0 Template:Winpct — — — — — — — — — —
1947 John Cameron 11 7 0 Template:Winpct — — — — — — — — — —
1948 James Johnson North State 5 10 1 Template:Winpct 3 7 1 Template:Winpct — — — — — —
1949 Jack Boone 6 8 0 Template:Winpct 4 6 0 Template:Winpct — — — — — —
1950 7 7 1 Template:Winpct — — — — — — — — — —
1951 11 10 0 Template:Winpct — — — — — — — — — —
1952 9 9 0 Template:Winpct — — — — — — — — — —
1953 16 5 0 Template:Winpct — — — — — — — — — —
1954 James Mallory 15 7 0 Template:Winpct — — — — — — — — — —
1955 20 5 0 Template:Winpct — — — — 1st — — — — —
1956 18 5 0 Template:Winpct — — — — 1st — — — — —
1957 16 7 0 Template:Winpct — — — — — — — — — —
1958 10 6 0 Template:Winpct — — — — — — — — — —
1959 16 3 0 Template:Winpct — — — — 1st — — — — —
1960 17 5 0 Template:Winpct — — — — 1st — — — — —
1961 23 4 0 Template:Winpct — — — — 1st — NAIA National Championship[27] — — —
1962 11 10 0 Template:Winpct — — — — — — — — — —
1963 Earl Smith Independent 25 6 1 Template:Winpct — — — — — — NAIA World Series — — —
1964 18 7 0 Template:Winpct — — — — — — District 3 Playoffs — 23 —
1965 16 7 0 Template:Winpct — — — — — — — — — —
1966 Southern Conference 17 10 0 Template:Winpct 12 3 0 Template:Winpct 1st — District 3 Playoffs — 28 —
1967 23 6 0 Template:Winpct 13 3 0 Template:Winpct T-1st — — — 23 —
1968 21 11 1 Template:Winpct 10 1 0 Template:Winpct 1st — District 3 Playoffs — 19 —
1969 15 14 0 Template:Winpct 7 7 0 Template:Winpct 3rd — — — — —
1970 20 13 0 Template:Winpct 13 6 0 Template:Winpct 1st — District 3 Playoffs — 25 —
1971 12 18 0 Template:Winpct 7 5 0 Template:Winpct 4th — — — — —
1972 19 10 0 Template:Winpct 11 5 0 Template:Winpct 2nd — — — — —
1973 James Mallory 16 8 0 Template:Winpct 10 4 0 Template:Winpct T-2nd — — — — —
1974 George Williams 17 13 0 Template:Winpct 12 2 0 Template:Winpct 1st — District 3 Playoffs — 25 —
1975 17 12 0 Template:Winpct 9 5 0 Template:Winpct 3rd — — — — —
1976 22 7 0 Template:Winpct 7 6 0 Template:Winpct 4th — — — — —
1977 Monte Little 30 12 0 Template:Winpct 15 1 0 Template:Winpct 1st — Atlantic Regional — — —
1978 Independent 27 18 0 Template:Winpct — — — — — — — — — —
1979 25 19 0 Template:Winpct — — — — — — — — — —
1980 Hal Baird 28 7 0 Template:Winpct — — — — — — Northeast Regional — — —
1981 28 15 0 Template:Winpct — — — — — — — — — —
1982 ECAC South 34 14 0 Template:Winpct 6 3 0 Template:Winpct 3rd 1st East Regional — — —
1983 21 17 1 Template:Winpct 2 3 1 Template:Winpct — — — — — —
1984 34 13 0 Template:Winpct 7 2 0 Template:Winpct 1st 1st South I Regional — 20 —
1985 Gary Overton 32 14 0 Template:Winpct 12 4 0 Template:Winpct 1st — — — — —
1986 CAA 40 10 0 Template:Winpct 13 5 0 Template:Winpct T-1st — — — — —
1987 26 17 0 Template:Winpct 8 7 0 Template:Winpct 4th 1st Atlantic Regional
1988 33 14 0 Template:Winpct 8 6 0 Template:Winpct T-2nd — — — — —
1989 37 11 0 Template:Winpct 12 3 0 Template:Winpct 2nd 1st East Regional — — —
1990 47 9 0 Template:Winpct 11 2 0 Template:Winpct 1st 1st Atlantic Regional — — —
1991 30 24 1 Template:Winpct 9 8 0 Template:Winpct 3rd 1st Midwest Regional — — —
1992 25 24 0 Template:Winpct 7 10 0 Template:Winpct 5th — — — — —
1993 41 19 0 Template:Winpct 11 7 0 Template:Winpct 3rd 1st Atlantic Regional — — —
1994 36 18 0 Template:Winpct 8 9 0 Template:Winpct 5th — — — — —
1995 29 26 0 Template:Winpct 5 13 0 Template:Winpct 6th — — — — —
1996 22 24 0 Template:Winpct 10 11 0 Template:Winpct 5th — — — — —
1997 29 27 0 Template:Winpct 10 11 0 Template:Winpct T-4th — — — — —
1998 Keith LeClair 30 29 0 Template:Winpct 10 11 0 Template:Winpct T-4th — — — — —
1999 46 16 0 Template:Winpct 14 6 0 Template:Winpct 2nd 1st Baton Rouge Regional 18 19 23
2000 46 18 0 Template:Winpct 14 7 0 Template:Winpct T-1st 1st Columbia Regional — 29 —
2001 47 13 0 Template:Winpct 19 2 0 Template:Winpct 1st — Kinston Super Regional 11 11 11
2002 C-USA 43 20 1 Template:Winpct 16 13 1 Template:Winpct 6th 1st Clemson Super Regional — — 24
2003 Randy Mazey 34 27 1 Template:Winpct 17 13 0 Template:Winpct 5th — Atlanta Regional — — —
2004 51 13 0 Template:Winpct 25 5 0 Template:Winpct 1st — Columbia Super Regional 8 13 9
2005 35 26 0 Template:Winpct 18 12 0 Template:Winpct 4th — Tempe Regional — — —
2006 Billy Godwin 33 26 0 Template:Winpct 10 14 0 Template:Winpct 6th — — — — —
2007 40 23 0 Template:Winpct 14 9 0 Template:Winpct 2nd 2nd Chapel Hill Regional — — —
2008 42 21 0 Template:Winpct 13 11 0 Template:Winpct 5th — Conway Regional — — —
2009 46 20 0 Template:Winpct 17 7 0 Template:Winpct 1st — Chapel Hill Super Regional 17 16 15
2010 15 27 0 Template:Winpct 11 13 0 Template:Winpct 6th — — — — —
2011 41 21 0 Template:Winpct 14 10 0 Template:Winpct 3rd — Charlottesville Regional 25 — —
2012 36 24 1 Template:Winpct 13 10 1 Template:Winpct 6th — Chapel Hill Regional — — —
2013 31 26 0 Template:Winpct 14 10 0 Template:Winpct 3rd — — — — —
2014 33 26 0 Template:Winpct 16 14 0 Template:Winpct 6th — — — — —
2015 Cliff Godwin AAC 40 22 0 Template:Winpct 15 9 0 Template:Winpct 2nd 1st Coral Gables Regional — — —
2016 38 23 1 Template:Winpct 15 8 1 Template:Winpct 2nd — Lubbock Super Regional 15 15 16
2017 32 28 0 Template:Winpct 7 17 0 Template:Winpct 8th — — — — —
2018 44 18 0 Template:Winpct 14 10 0 Template:Winpct T-3rd 1st Greenville Regional 23 29 23
2019 47 18 0 Template:Winpct 20 4 0 Template:Winpct 1st — Louisville Super Regional 12 15 12
2020 13 4 0 Template:Winpct 0 0 0 Template:Winpct — Cancelled Cancelled 24 — —
2021 44 17 0 Template:Winpct 20 8 0 Template:Winpct 1st — Nashville Super Regional 13 12 13
2022 46 21 0 Template:Winpct 20 4 0 Template:Winpct 1st 1st Greenville Super Regional 17 13 12
2023 47 19 0 Template:Winpct 18 6 0 Template:Winpct 1st 2nd Charlottesville Regional 24 26 23
2024 46 17 0 Template:Winpct 19 8 0 Template:Winpct 1st — Greenville Regional 16 — 16
2025 35 27 0 Template:Winpct 13 14 0 Template:Winpct T-5th 1st Conway Regional — — —
Total 2,283 1,250 15 Template:Winning percentage

Notes

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NAIA tournament

In 1961, the ECU Pirates won the NAIA 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.

NCAA tournament

Year Record Pct Notes
1964 1–2 .333 Lost to North Carolina in the District 3 Regional.
1966 0–2 .000 Lost to North Carolina in the District 3 Regional.
1968 1–2 .333 Lost to Florida State in the District 3 Regional.
1970 0–2 .000 Lost to Mississippi State in the District 3 Regional.
1974 0–2 .000 Lost to South Carolina in the District 3 Regional.
1977 0–2 .000 Lost to South Carolina in the Atlantic Regional.
1980 0–2 .000 Lost to Maine in the Northeast Regional.
1982 1–2 .333 Lost to West Virginia in the East Regional.
1984 2–2 .500 Lost to South Alabama in the South Regional.
1987 0–2 .000 Lost to Central Michigan in the Atlantic Regional.
1989 0–2 .000 Lost to Villanova in the East Regional.
1990 1–2 .333 Lost to N.C. State in the East Regional.
1991 1–2 .333 Lost to Ohio State in the Midwest Regional.
1993 1–2 .333 Lost to Ohio State in the Atlantic Regional.
1999 2–2 .500 Lost to LSU in the Baton Rouge Regional.
2000 2–2 .500 Lost to Louisiana-Lafayette in the Lafayette Regional.
2001 3–2 .600 Won Wilson Regional; Lost to Tennessee in the Kinston Super Regional.
2002 2–2 .500 Lost to Clemson in the Clemson Regional.
2003 1–2 .333 Lost to Stetson in the Atlanta Regional.
2004 3–2 .600 Won Kinston Regional; Lost to South Carolina in the Columbia Super Regional.
2005 0–2 .000 Lost to UNLV in the Tempe Regional.
2007 1–2 .333 Lost to Western Carolina in the Chapel Hill Regional.
2008 2–2 .500 Lost to Coastal Carolina in the Conway Regional.
2009 4–3 .571 Won Greenville Regional; Lost to North Carolina in the Chapel Hill Super Regional.
2011 2–2 .500 Lost to UVA in the Charlottesville Regional Final.
2012 1–2 .333 Lost to North Carolina in the Chapel Hill Regional.
2015 0–2 .000 Lost to FIU in the Coral Gables Regional.
2016 4–2 .667 Won Charlottesville Regional; Lost to Texas Tech in the Lubbock Super Regional.
2018 1–2 .333 Lost to UNCW in the Greenville Regional.
2019 4–3 .571 Won Greenville Regional; Lost to Louisville in the Louisville Super Regional.
2021 3–2 .600 Won Greenville Regional; Lost to Vanderbilt in the Nashville Super Regional.
2022 4–3 .571 Won Greenville Regional; Lost to Texas in the Greenville Super Regional.
2023 2–2 .500 Lost to Virginia in Charlottesville Regional.
2024 3–2 .600 Lost to Evansville in Greenville Regional.
2025 2-2 .500 Lost to Coastal Carolina in Conway Regional.
Total[1] 54–73 .425

Pirates in the Major Leagues

  • Over the 5-year tenure of current head coach Cliff Godwin, 14 Pirates have been drafted.
  • Since the MLB draft began in 1965, 3 Pirates have been selected in the first round: Pat Watkins was selected 32nd in 1993, Jeff Hoffman was selected 9th in 2014, and Trey Yesavage was selected 20th in 2024.
  • A total of 22 Pirates have gone on to play in the MLB, 4 of which are active players.
Athlete Years in MLB MLB Teams
Bill Holland 1937 Washington Senators
Bunky Stewart 1952–1956 Washington Senators
Tim Talton 1966–1967 Kansas City Athletics
Floyd Wicker 1968–1971 St. Louis Cardinals, Montreal Expos, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants
Vince Colbert 1970–1972 Cleveland Indians
Tommy Toms 1975–1977 San Francisco Giants
Butch Davis 1983–1984, 1987–1989, 1991, 1993–1994 Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers
Bob Patterson 1985–1987, 1989–1998 San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers, California Angels, Chicago Cubs
Bob Davidson 1989 New York Yankees
Mike Christopher 1991–1993, 1995–1996 Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers
Pat Watkins 1997–1999 Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies
Chad Tracy 2004–2010, 2012–2013 Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, Washington Nationals
Sam Narron 2004 Texas Rangers
Seth Maness 2013–2017 St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Royals
Chris Heston 2014–2017 San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Minnesota Twins
Mike Wright 2015–2021 Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox
Shawn Armstrong 2015–present Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles, Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins
Jeff Hoffman 2016–present Colorado Rockies, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies
Jharel Cotton 2016–2017, 2021–2022 Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants
Jack Reinheimer 2017–2018 Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets
Alec Burleson 2022–present St. Louis Cardinals
Gavin Williams 2023–present Cleveland Guardians
Connor Norby 2024–present Baltimore Orioles

See also

References

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