Cliff Godwin
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | East Carolina |
| Conference | The American |
| Record | 460–231–2 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 2, 1978 Snow Hill, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1998–2001 | East Carolina |
| 2001 | Evansville Otters |
| 2001–2002 | Gateway Grizzlies |
| Position | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003 | Kinston HS (asst.) |
| 2004 | UNC Wilmington (asst.) |
| 2005 | Vanderbilt (asst.) |
| 2006 | Notre Dame (asst.) |
| 2007–2008 | LSU (asst.) |
| 2009–2011 | UCF (asst.) |
| 2012–2014 | Ole Miss (asst.) |
| 2015–present | East Carolina |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 460–231–2 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 23–20 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Awards | |
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Clifford McKinley Godwin (born February 2, 1978) is an American baseball coach and former catcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the East Carolina Pirates. He played college baseball at East Carolina from 1998 to 2001 for head coach Keith LeClair.
Godwin was raised in Snow Hill, North Carolina. He attended Greene Central High School in Snow Hill.[1]
Playing career
Godwin enrolled at East Carolina University to play for the Pirates. He red-shirted his freshman season. Over the next four years, he started 126 games as a catcher, and served three years as team co-captain. He batted .322 with 15 home runs and RBIs as a senior and was named 1st team All-Colonial Athletic Association.
In addition to his playing career at East Carolina, Godwin also graduated magna cum laude in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science in management information systems, and went on to earn his MBA from ECU in 2002. He was a two-time Academic All-American selection during his time as a player.[1]
After graduating, Godwin spent two years playing professionally with the Gateway Grizzlies and the Evansville Otters of the Frontier League.