ECU Athletic Director Jeff Compher announced today the coaching contract of Billy Godwin would not be renewed ending Godwin's nine year run as ECU's baseball coach. Godwin became head coach less than a year after he was hired as assistant coach in 2005.
You could say Godwin wasn't fired just not asked to get another contract from the Pirates. Rumors have been flying all baseball season as the Pirates had a 33-26 record. Over the past 20 years Pirate fans have become accustomed to at least playing in regional and during Godwin zenith as coach the Pirates were in a Super Regional.
Expections high the last two seasons not even making the playoffs was the time bomb which cost Godwin his job. It comes down in college and professional sports win and win big and the last two season the Pirates had a winning record but no playoffs so no winning big. If you recall about 15 years ago the Pirates relieved Gary Overton as baseball coach under the same circumstances just not winning enough.
Today the baseball season ended for the Carolina baseball team losing for the second time this weekend to Long Beach State. Today's game was the finish of the one that got rained out yesterday with Carolina down 5-4 with runners on first and second. lB started the day adding two runs and the bases loaded when Mike Fox brought in Benton Moss who got the Heels out of trouble but in the ninth got nailed with five earned runs and the Heels lose 12-5. Up until the ninth Moss had pitched 11 innings in the ACC tournament and the NCAA playoffs with out allowing a run.
Sunday night Coleman Pitt Post 58 traveled to Wilson and played Post 13 at Hunt High School. P58 put up ten runs on the board for a 10-6 win which is their first of the season. Khalil Macklin hit a two run homer to lead the way and Cody Smith got the pitching win.
Post 58 is on the road Tuesday traveling to Ahoskie and will return home Thursday hosting Pitt a County.
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