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.

Previous season

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.

Coaches' Poll 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 (38–24–1) Regular season (33–21–1) February (6–4–1) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall AAC Source February 13 ESPN+ * Clark–LeClair StadiumGreenville, NC L 3–4 Muck (1–0) Webb (0–1) Poole (1) 4,497 0–1 — Report February 14 ESPN+ Xavier* Clark–LeClair Stadium L 3–9 Bridenthal (1–0) Van Kempen (0–1) Helsel (1) 3,725 0–2 — Report February 14 ESPN+ Xavier* Clark–LeClair Stadium W 12–5 Weber (1–0) Detienne (0–1) None 4,122 1–2 — Report February 17 FloSports at * Jim Perry StadiumBuies Creek, NC L 1–2 Brailey (1–0) Webb (0–2) Music (2) 1,043 1–3 — Report February 18 ESPN+ * 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 ParkDurham, NC W 10–3 Jenkins (1–0) McDuffie (1–1) None 6,397 3–4 — Report February 22 ACCN at No. 11 North Carolina* Boshamer StadiumChapel Hill, NC T 3–35 None None None 3,200 3–4–1 — Report February 25 WRHD vs. * Segra StadiumFayetteville, NC W 8–7 Jenkins (2–0) Sweeney (0–1) None 1,236 4–4–1 — Report LeClair Classic February 27 ESPN+ * 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 * Brooks FieldWilmington, 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 StadiumConway, 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+ * Clark–LeClair Stadium W 11–07 Towers (1–0) Matela (1–1) Marley (1) 3,927 9–7–1 — Report March 11 at * Plumeri ParkWilliamsburg, VA W 24–37 Antolick (1–1) Boyd (0–2) None 642 10–7–1 — Report March 13 ESPN+ * 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+ * Clark–LeClair Stadium W 4–3 Towers (2–0) Lintelman (0–1) Jenkins (2) 3,858 13–8–1 — Report March 20 ESPN+ 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 * Jack Coombs FieldDurham, NC L 8–9 Anderson (1–0) Hoagland (0–1) None 884 15–10–1 — Report March 27 ESPN+ at UTSA Roadrunner FieldSan 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+ * 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+ 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 Turchin StadiumNew 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+ 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 * Bud Metheny BallparkNorfolk, 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 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 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 FieldRaleigh, NC L 2–128 Manuel (1–0) Moran (1–1) None 3,123 28–17–1 — Report May (5–4) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall AAC Source May 1 ESPN+ at FedExParkMemphis, TN W 12–08 Towers (5–3) Howell (4–6) None 612 29–17–1 13–6 Report May 2 ESPN+ at Memphis FedExPark L 3–5 Case (5–6) Norby (5–2) Fair (9) 712 29–18–1 13–7 Report May 3 ESPN+ at Memphis FedExPark L 4–9 Garner (1–5) Webb (6–4) None 612 29–19–1 13–8 Report May 8 ESPN+ Rice Clark–LeClair Stadium L 5–10 Sharp (4–2) Webb (6–5) None 4,173 29–20–1 13–9 Report May 9 ESPN+ Rice Clark–LeClair Stadium L 3–5 Sanders (5–5) Norby (5–3) Thames (6) 4,462 29–21–1 13–10 Report May 10 ESPN+ Rice Clark–LeClair Stadium W 3–0 Rose (3–1) Urbanczyk (4–4) Hoagland (1) 4,087 30–21–1 14–10 Report May 12 ESPN+ * Clark–LeClair Stadium Canceled May 14 ESPN+ at FAU Baseball StadiumBoca Raton, FL W 7–5 Towers (6–3) Kilby (2–2) Wallace (1) 502 31–21–1 15–10 Report May 15 ESPN+ at Florida Atlantic FAU Baseball Stadium W 6–1 Norby (6–3) Witmer (0–1) None 722 32–21–1 16–10 Report May 16 ESPN+ at Florida Atlantic FAU Baseball Stadium W 13–27 Payne (3–1) Robinson (2–4) None 500 33–21–1 17–10 Report Postseason (5–3) (3–1) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall AACT Record Source May 22 ESPN+ vs. (3) Rice (2) BayCare BallparkClearwater, FL W 4–3 Towers (7–3) Sanders (5–6) Norby (1) 34–21–1 1–0 Report May 23 ESPN+ vs. (1) UTSA (2) BayCare Ballpark L 2–4 Simmons (8–4) Rose (3–2) Kelley (2) 34–22–1 1–1 Report May 23 ESPN+ vs. (7) Wichita State (2) BayCare Ballpark W 13–38 Paxton (1–0) Rogers (0–3) None 35–22–1 2–1 Report May 24 ESPNews vs. (1) UTSA (2) BayCare Ballpark W 1–0 Norby (7–3) Debattista (3–4) Hoagland (2) 36–22–1 3–1 Report (2–2) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall NCAAT Record Source May 29 ESPNU vs. (2) No. 23 Tennessee (3) Boshamer Stadium W 7–314 Antolick (3–2) Haas (0–1) None 3,781 37–22–1 1–0 Report May 30 ACCN at (1) No. 4 North Carolina (3) Boshamer Stadium L 5–7 Glauber (10–0) Hoagland (0–3) McDuffie (6) 4,254 37–23–1 1–1 Report May 31 ESPN+ vs. (4) VCU (3) Boshamer Stadium W 10–0 Rose (4–2) Vaughan (2–2) None 3,626 38–23–1 2–1 Report May 31 ACCN at (1) No. 4 North Carolina (3) Boshamer Stadium L 3–9 Rose (4–0) Towers (7–4) None 4,022 38–24–1 2–2 Report Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Tie      = CanceledBold = East Carolina team member   * Non-conference gameRankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Schedule Notes

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