Newsletter
Welcome to all Supporters of Pirate Softball
NEWSLETTER 9, January 21, 2009
SEASON OPENER IS FEBRUARY 7 VS. UVA @ 1:00
The East
Carolina University softball staff will be conducting a 2-day coaches’ clinic
January 24-25 for any coaches or parents interested in learning more about the
game of softball. For more information go to http://www.blackbeardsballers.com/Coaches_Clinic_Flyer[2].htm
ECU Pitching Coach Keli
Harrell, the record holder for strikeouts in CUSA along with several ECU
records, is offering individual and group pitching lessons. For more
information go to http://www.blackbeardsballers.com/Keli_Pitching_Flyer_1.htm
We still have Blackbeard’s Ballers
sweatshirts and long sleeve shirts available for purchase. If interested, send an email. Shirts, hats,
and visors will be available at the first game. If there is an interest, we
will order t-shirts. All proceeds go to ECU softball. http://www.blackbeardsballers.com/Whatsonsale.htm
Stadium Update: The news I have been given is that site work
has begun, an architect has been hired, and the shovel hits the ground as soon
as the 2009 season ends. If all goes
well, the 2010 softball season will begin with a new state of the art softball
complex. As I hear more, I will post
updates and pictures.
Latest News
CONGRATULATIONS to the ECU softball team for exceeding their
team goal and earning a 3.41 GPA for the fall semester. Their hard work
is appreciated.
January 14, 2009
ECU Softball picked second in CUSA
preseason poll. “Following one of the most successful softball seasons in East
Carolina history, the 2009 squad has been tabbed for second-place in the
Conference USA Preseason Coaches' Poll, according to a release by the league
office Wednesday morning. It marks the second-straight year in which ECU was
picked second behind Houston in the preseason rankings.
The 2008
season saw the Pirates qualify for the NCAA Championship for just the second
time and record their first-ever NCAA Regional victory with a 4-2 triumph over
Mississippi Valley State. East Carolina returns eight starters and 13
letterwinners from a squad that finished 37-30 a year ago and will play against
10 teams that made NCAA Regional appearances last season, including two that
made it all the way to the 2008 Women's College World Series.”
January 13, 2009
Welcome to the newest ECU Pirate Softballers, Marina Gusman-Brown and Nicole Jordon. Marina, from Hawaii
comes to ECU as a junior transfer from Eastern Arizona College. Nicole,
an eastern North Carolina girl, is a junior transfer from Pitt Community College.
January 9, 2009
Thanks to Sarah Bibee for doing her
blog. It is always nice to hear from the seniors. Junior
outfielder, Teenie Merrida will be blogging for awhile. You can catch her
blogs by clicking her picture on the front page of the web site.
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ECU Invitational |
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02/07/09 |
vs. Virginia |
Greenville, N.C. |
1:00 p.m. ET |
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vs. Middle Tennessee
State |
Greenville, N.C. |
3:00 p.m. ET |
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02/08/09 |
vs. Middle Tennessee
State |
Greenville, N.C. |
12:00 p.m. ET |
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vs. Virginia |
Greenville, N.C. |
2:00 p.m. ET |
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BAMA! Bash |
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02/13/09 |
vs. Wisconsin |
Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
3:00 p.m. ET |
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02/14/09 |
vs. Notre Dame |
Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
12:00 p.m. ET |
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vs. Wisconsin |
Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
6:00 p.m. ET |
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02/15/09 |
at Alabama |
Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
2:00 p.m. ET |
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Seminole Classic |
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02/21/09 |
vs. Michigan |
Tallahassee, Fla. |
10:00 a.m. ET |
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at Florida State |
Tallahassee, Fla. |
2:30 p.m. ET |
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02/22/09 |
vs. Indiana |
Tallahassee, Fla. |
9:00 a.m. ET |
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vs. UC Riverside |
Tallahassee, Fla. |
1:30 p.m. ET |
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Pirate Classic |
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02/27/09 |
vs. Towson |
Greenville, N.C. |
4:00 p.m. ET |
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02/28/09 |
vs. Fordham |
Greenville, N.C. |
2:00 p.m. ET |
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03/01/09 |
vs. Delaware |
Greenville, N.C. |
1:00 p.m. |
Go
to http://www.blackbeardsballers.com/Calendar2009.htm
for the February Calendar.
This
newsletter is sent to you to be able to keep up with all that is going on with
ECU Softball. If you want more, go to WWW.Blackbeardsballers.com
FYI: Snowing in Greenville:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhwaTUyf-LE