GREENVILLE, N.C. (ECU Media Relations) – East Carolina baseball fans got the chance to meet the 2016 Pirates up close and personal on Saturday at the 2016 Pirate Baseball Banquet inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.
Former Pirate great and 2015 ECU Hall of Fame inductee Chad Tracy served as the keynote speaker, while WNCT-TV Sports Director Brian Bailey emceed the event. Tracy, who spent nine years playing with four Major League Baseball clubs, was a member of three Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) championship teams that received consecutive number one seeds (1999-2001) in the NCAA Regionals. Twice he was named to the all-regional team and selected as the 2001 NCAA Wilson Regional Most Outstanding Player.
Tracy earned first-team all-conference honors as a junior in 2001, leading the Pirates to their first-ever NCAA Super Regional before forgoing his senior season to sign with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was selected CAA Rookie-of-the-Year in 1999 and was named to the Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America Team, setting ECU freshman records for batting average (.349) and hits (83). Tracy finished his three-year career with the Pirates ranked among the school’s all-time top 10 in batting average (.339), hits (249), RBIs (154), doubles (48) and total bases (373).
The 2016 Pirates were introduced during the program and fans had the chance to hear from Coach Godwin as well as captains Garrett Brooks, Parker Lamm and Travis Watkins.
A year ago, Godwin guided the Pirates to a 40-win season, an American Athletic Conference Tournament title and a berth in the Coral Gables Regional – their first NCAA post-season appearance since 2012.
Every person in attendance received a team poster and one ticket voucher to the 2016 season opener against Longwood, which is set for 4 p.m. on Feb. 19 at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium.
Prior to dinner, the Pirates held an official practice session and intra-squad scrimmage at Clark-LeClair Stadium.
Season tickets are officially on sale with packages starting as low as $120. Pirate fans have four different options to choose from and can purchase their 2016 season tickets by clicking here or contacting the ECU Athletic Ticket Office.
Ticket Options (tax included)
Chair back (regular) – $200
Chair back (upgrade) – $400
Faculty/Staff/Senior – $160
Economy Plan/Young Grad – $120
