East Carolina Pirates baseball

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 2023, they have the most NCAA tournament appearances without a College World Series appearance. 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 1948–1962: North State 1963–1965: Independent 1966–1977: Southern Conference 1978–1981: Independent 1982–1985: Eastern College Athletic Conference 1986–2001: Colonial Athletic Association 2002–2014: Conference USA 2015–present: American Athletic Conference