2026 East Carolina Pirates baseball team

Record25–16–1 (9–6 American)

Headcoach

Cliff Godwin (12th season)

Assistant coaches

Jeff Palumbo (11th season)
Thomas Francisco (2nd season)
Bryant Packard (2nd season)

2026 East Carolina Pirates baseball

Conference	American Conference
Record	25–16–1 (9–6 American)
Head coach	Cliff Godwin (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Jeff Palumbo (11th season) Thomas Francisco (2nd season) Bryant Packard (2nd season)
Hitting coach	Jake Gautreau (2nd season)
Pitching coach	Austin Knight (6th season)
Home stadium	Clark–LeClair Stadium
Seasons ← 2025 2027 →

2026 American Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
UTSA ‍‍‍	12	–	6	–	0	.667	29	–	14	–	0	.674
East Carolina ‍‍‍	12	–	6	–	0	.667	28	–	16	–	1	.633
UAB ‍‍‍	12	–	6	–	0	.667	28	–	16	–	0	.636
Wichita State ‍‍‍	10	–	8	–	0	.556	26	–	19	–	0	.578
Memphis ‍‍‍	8	–	10	–	0	.444	16	–	26	–	0	.381
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍	8	–	10	–	0	.444	21	–	22	–	0	.488
Tulane ‍‍‍	8	–	10	–	0	.444	22	–	23	–	0	.489
Rice ‍‍‍	8	–	10	–	0	.444	25	–	19	–	0	.568
South Florida ‍‍‍	7	–	11	–	0	.389	28	–	15	–	0	.651
Charlotte ‍‍‍	5	–	13	–	0	.278	20	–	23	–	0	.465

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 27, 2026^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026 East Carolina Pirates baseball team represents East Carolina University during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Pirates play their home games at Clark–LeClair Stadium as a member of the American Conference. They are be led by twelfth-year head coach Cliff Godwin.

The Pirates are coming off a 35–27 (13–14) season, where they qualified for and won the 2025 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament as the sixth-overall seed, where they went 4–0. The Pirates earned an automatic berth into the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they were the three-seed in the Conway Regional. There, the Pirates went 2–2, losing the Regional Final to hosts, Coastal Carolina.

Preseason

Coaches poll

The coaches poll was released on December 30, 2025. East Carolina was selected to win the conference.^[2]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish	Team	Points
1	East Carolina	75 (4)
2	UTSA	70 (4)
3	Charlotte	62
4	Tulane	57
5	South Florida	54
6	Florida Atlantic	45
7	Rice	45
8	Wichita State	24
9	Memphis	19
10	UAB	16

Game log

2026 East Carolina Pirates baseball game log (28–17–1)

Regular Season (28–17–1)

February (6–4–1)
Date	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	AAC	Source
February 13	ESPN+	Xavier*		Clark–LeClair Stadium Greenville, NC	L 3–4	Muck (1–0)	Webb (0–1)	Poole (1)	4,497	0–1	—	Report
February 14^[a]	ESPN+	Xavier*		Clark–LeClair Stadium	L 3–9	Bridenthal (1–0)	Van Kempen (0–1)	Helsel (1)	3,725	0–2	—	Report
February 14^[a]	ESPN+	Xavier*		Clark–LeClair Stadium	W 12–5	Weber (1–0)	Detienne (0–1)	None	4,122	1–2	—	Report
February 17	FloSports	at Campbell*		Jim Perry Stadium Buies Creek, NC	L 1–2	Brailey (1–0)	Webb (0–2)	Music (2)	1,043	1–3	—	Report
February 18	ESPN+	Northern Illinois*		Clark–LeClair Stadium	W 11–5	Ciccone (1–0)	Micklinghoff (0–1)	None	3,990	2–3	—	Report
February 20	ESPN+	No. 11 North Carolina*		Clark–LeClair Stadium	L 0–10⁸	Decaro (1–0)	Norby (0–1)	None	5,728	2–4	—	Report
February 21	WRHD	vs. No. 11 North Carolina*		Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, NC	W 10–3	Jenkins (1–0)	McDuffie (1–1)	None	6,397	3–4	—	Report
February 22^[b]	ACCN	at No. 11 North Carolina*		Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	T 3–3⁵	None	None	None	3,200	3–4–1	—	Report
February 25	WRHD	vs. Charleston*		Segra Stadium Fayetteville, NC	W 8–7	Jenkins (2–0)	Sweeney (0–1)	None	1,236	4–4–1	—	Report
LeClair Classic
February 27	ESPN+	Rutgers*		Clark–LeClair Stadium	W 14–2⁷	Norby (1–1)	Harrison (1–1)	None	4,277	5–4–1	—	Report
February 28	ESPN+	Troy*		Clark–LeClair Stadium	W 5–2	Van Kempen (1–1)	Thigpen (0–3)	Jenkins (1)	5,372	6–4–1	—	Report

March (11–8)
Date	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	AAC	Source
LeClair Classic
March 1	ESPN+	Western Carolina*		Clark–LeClair Stadium	L 0–2	Myers (2–0)	Weber (1–1)	Austin (3)	5,411	6–5–1	—	Report

March 4	FloSports	at UNCW*		Brooks Field Wilmington, NC	W 5–3	Webb (1–2)	Sobol (0–1)	None	2,517	7–5–1	—	Report
March 6	ESPN+	at No. 16 Coastal Carolina*		Springs Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	L 6–10¹⁰	Richardson (1–1)	Rose (0–1)	None	3,872	7–6–1	—	Report
March 7	ESPN+	at No. 16 Coastal Carolina*		Springs Brooks Stadium	L 1–7	Norman (2–2)	Antolick (0–1)	None	4,362	7–7–1	—	Report
March 8	ESPN+	at No. 16 Coastal Carolina*		Springs Brooks Stadium	W 10–4⁶	Moran (1–0)	Doran (3–1)	None	3,567	8–7–1	—	Report
March 10	ESPN+	Old Dominion*		Clark–LeClair Stadium	W 11–0⁷	Towers (1–0)	Matela (1–1)	Marley (1)	3,927	9–7–1	—	Report
March 11		at William & Mary*		Plumeri Park Williamsburg, VA	W 24–3⁷	Antolick (1–1)	Boyd (0–2)	None	642	10–7–1	—	Report
March 13	ESPN+	Penn*		Clark–LeClair Stadium	W 17–3⁷	Webb (2–2)	Moss (1–1)	None	4,043	11–7–1	—	Report
March 14	ESPN+	Penn*		Clark–LeClair Stadium	L 0–1	Coyne (1–2)	Jenkins (2–1)	Darling (2)	4,370	11–8–1	—	Report
March 15	ESPN+	Penn*		Clark–LeClair Stadium	W 8–7¹⁰	Antolick (2–1)	Newburn (0–1)	None	4,117	12–8–1	—	Report
March 17	ESPN+	Elon*		Clark–LeClair Stadium	W 4–3	Towers (2–0)	Lintelman (0–1)	Jenkins (2)	3,858	13–8–1	—	Report
March 20	ESPN+	UAB		Clark–LeClair Stadium	W 3–2	Norby (2–1)	Steele (2–2)	Jenkins (3)	4,279	14–8–1	1–0	Report
March 21	ESPN+	UAB		Clark–LeClair Stadium	W 18–1⁷	Rose (1–1)	Helmers (0–1)	None	4,499	15–8–1	2–0	Report
March 22	ESPN+	UAB		Clark–LeClair Stadium	L 4–11	Shelton (1–1)	Antolick (2–2)	None	4,170	15–9–1	2–1	Report
March 24	ACCN	at Duke*		Jack Coombs Field Durham, NC	L 8–9	Anderson (1–0)	Hoagland (0–1)	None	884	15–10–1	—	Report
March 27	ESPN+	at UTSA		Roadrunner Field San Antonio, TX	W 3–0	Norby (3–1)	Okerholm (0–2)	Webb (1)	1,205	16–10–1	3–1	Report
March 28	ESPN+	at UTSA		Roadrunner Field	L 1–6	Myles (3–1)	Towers (2–1)	Simmons (3)	1,174	16–11–1	3–2	Report
March 29	ESPN+	at UTSA		Roadrunner Field	L 7–8¹⁰	Demont (1–0)	Webb (2–3)	None	992	16–12–1	3–3	Report
March 31	ESPN+	UNC Wilmington*		Clark–LeClair Stadium	W 14–8	Marley (1–0)	Capocci (1–2)	Bouche (1)	4,658	17–12–1	—	Report

April (11–5)
Date	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	AAC	Source
April 2	ESPN+	Charlotte		Clark–LeClair Stadium	W 12–2⁷	Payne (1–0)	Taylor (4–3)	None	4,339	18–12–1	4–3	Report
April 3	ESPN+	Charlotte		Clark–LeClair Stadium	W 12–9	Rose (2–1)	Stanton (1–1)	Jenkins (4)	4,489	19–12–1	5–3	Report
April 4	ESPN+	Charlotte		Clark–LeClair Stadium	W 15–5⁷	Webb (3–3)	Munn (3–2)	None	4,574	20–12–1	6–3	Report
April 7	ESPN+	Duke*		Clark–LeClair Stadium	W 8–6	Towers (3–1)	Bryan (1–1)	Jenkins (5)	4,932	21–12–1	—	Report
April 10	ESPN+	at Tulane		Turchin Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 1–4	Cehajic (2–3)	Payne (1–1)	Larson (3)	2,204	21–13–1	6–4	Report
April 11	ESPN+	at Tulane		Turchin Stadium	W 9–6	Webb (4–3)	Moore (0–1)	Jenkins (6)	1,825	22–13–1	7–4	Report
April 12	ESPN+	at Tulane		Turchin Stadium	L 3–6	Rodriguez (5–0)	Hoagland (0–2)	Brafa (1)	1,636	22–14–1	7–5	Report
April 14	ESPN+	NC State*		Clark–LeClair Stadium	L 3–10	Hemric (2–1)	Towers (3–2)	None	5,584	22–15–1	—	Report
April 17	ESPN+	Wichita State		Clark–LeClair Stadium	W 7–1	Webb (5–3)	Cuccias (3–2)	None	4,368	23–15–1	8–5	Report
April 18	ESPN+	Wichita State		Clark–LeClair Stadium	W 7–1	Norby (4–1)	Sharp (0–1)	Webb (2)	5,304	24–15–1	9–5	Report
April 19	ESPN+	Wichita State		Clark–LeClair Stadium	L 1–13	Tsengeg (2–0)	Towers (3–3)	None	4,147	24–16–1	9–6	Report
April 21		at Old Dominion*		Bud Metheny Ballpark Norfolk, VA	W 19–9⁷	Payne (2–1)	Jack (0–1)	None	464	25–16–1	—	Report
April 24	ESPN+	South Florida		Clark–LeClair Stadium	W 11–1⁷	Towers (4–3)	Senay (6–3)	None	4,249	26–16–1	10–6	Report
April 25^[a]	ESPN+	South Florida		Clark–LeClair Stadium	W 12–4	Norby (5–1)	Smith (4–2)	None	4,497	27–16–1	11–6	Report
April 25^[a]	ESPN+	South Florida		Clark–LeClair Stadium	W 12–2⁸	Webb (6–3)	Sutton (2–2)	None	4,497	28–16–1	12–6	Report
April 28	ACCNX	at NC State*		Doak Field Raleigh, NC	L 2–12⁸	Manuel (1–0)	Moran (1–1)	None	3,123	28–17–1	—	Report

May (0–0)
Date	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	AAC	Source
May 1	ESPN+	at Memphis		FedExPark Memphis, TN
May 2	ESPN+	at Memphis		FedExPark
May 3	ESPN+	at Memphis		FedExPark
May 8	ESPN+	Rice		Clark–LeClair Stadium
May 9	ESPN+	Rice		Clark–LeClair Stadium
May 10	ESPN+	Rice		Clark–LeClair Stadium
May 12	ESPN+	Campbell*		Clark–LeClair Stadium							—
May 14	ESPN+	at Florida Atlantic		FAU Baseball Stadium Boca Raton, FL
May 15	ESPN+	at Florida Atlantic		FAU Baseball Stadium
May 16	ESPN+	at Florida Atlantic		FAU Baseball Stadium

Postseason (0–0)

American tournament (0–0)
Date	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	ACCT Record	Source
May 19–24	TBD	vs. TBD		BayCare Ballpark Clearwater, FL

NCAA tournament (0–0)
Date	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	NCAAT Record	Source

Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie = Canceled
Bold = East Carolina team member * Non-conference game
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.^[4]

Schedule Notes

1 2 3 4 Part of a doubleheader.
↑ Game suspended in the fifth inning due to inclement weather. The game ended in a tie.^[3]

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2026 East Carolina Pirates baseball team

Preseason

Coaches poll

Game log

Rankings

References

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