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By COREY KEENAN
For the Daily News
GREENVILLE — It’s nearly a com-
pletely opposite build up to the East
Carolina baseball team’s 2016 regional
appearance versus last year’s trip.
The Pirates were riding high off an
American Athletic Conference tourna-
ment win and they had an aura of swag-
ger about them. The Pirates earned a
No. 2 seed and a shot at taking down
host team Miami did not seem out of
reach. Two games later, they were back
home and starting an off-season focused
mainly on long-term conditioning.
It was the entire buzz after the elimi-
nation. Players looked sluggish in the
batter’s box and the pitches didn’t have
the same bite on them they had in previ-
ous weeks. ECU’s starter for this year’s
(and last year’s) opening regional game
said fatigue wouldn’t be an issue for
him.
“It’s night and day between last year
and this year,” Evan Kruczynski said
Tuesday morning. “I was dragging my
arm behind me at this point last year.
This year, I’m as fresh as I’ve ever been
and I’m just ready to get the start.”
ECU head coach Cliff Godwin added,
“We are much fresher this year. That’s
why I was so disappointed in the way we
played (at the AAC tournament) down
in Clearwater. Physically and mentally,
we’re much fresher.”
Last Thursday was ECU’s last game
with a 5-4 loss to Memphis. Since then,
the Pirates have had a 12-hour bus ride
from Clearwater, Florida to Greenville
and four days of practice to prepare for
the Charlottesville Regional.
ECU RBI leader Eric Tyler said the
past few days have helped add to the chip
on his shoulder after an 0-2 conference
tournament appearance.
“We’ve been out here a week and ev-
ery day is a little more hungry, a little
more hungry to get out there and get
back on the field and show that the con-
ference tournament wasn’t who we are,”
Tyler said.
Senior outfielder Parker Lamm said
this time of year is not about individu-
alism, but more centered on the team
focus. Lamm gave a run through of his
injuries this season: a thumb injury he
compared to that of shortstop Hunter
Allen’s last year, a groin injury a few
weeks later and a plethora of others.
The team captain and Wilson native
made it clear that, despite what he is
working through, he is ready to go.
“I’m feeling as good as I’m going
to feel, I’ll tell you that,” Lamm said.
“Right now, when you’ve got the playoffs,
it doesn’t really matter how you feel. You
go out and play for your teammates, play
for the fans, play for the coaches. Health
really isn’t an issue right now. You just
have to go out and play.”
Senior Garrett Brooks is the lone se-
nior with three years of experience at
ECU. He was reflective in potentially
his last Greenville media availability as
a student-athlete.
“It’s bittersweet, but this is something
I’ve dreamed about,” Brooks said. “Com-
ing here and coming to a regional and
being able to compete in the postseason.
It’s not over yet, so I try to take it one
game at a time and one pitch at a time.
All that is just in the back of my mind
right now.”
The Pirates will start their regional
Friday against Northeast Conference
champions Bryant at 6 p.m. in Charlot-
tesville.
ECU without momentum
heading into regional
MICHAEL PRUNKA | DAILY NEWS
READY TO GO: Senior team captain Parker Lamm steps up to bat in a game earlier in the
season. He’s suffered his fair share of injuries this season, but is ready to do whatever it
takes to keep ECU’s season alive.
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PLENTY OF AWARDS: Half a dozen boys on P.S. Jones’ soccer team received awards
at the school’s spring athletic banquet: Ricardo Hernandez Campos, Hustle and Guts
Award; Mike Reid, All Conference; Reid Brodie, Most Improved; Graham Parker, 110 Per-
cent Award; Martin Diaz, MVP; Hermelo Perez, All Conference.
TIM CASHION
FEMALE PHENOMS: Three girls on P.S. Jones’ track team were honored at the school’s
athletic awards banquet: Micaela Anderson, Highest Academic Average; Tarya Knight,
Coach’s Award; Nykaya Ebron, MVP.
champions this past season. As an in-
dividual, the two-time team captain
wrapped up his career by placing fifth
in the state in his weight class.
“He keeps guys in line with what
they’re supposed to do in the classroom
and at practices,” wrestling coach Chris
Penhollow said. “What it really does is,
when you have your young kids coming
in as freshmen, they see how these guys
act and understand pretty quickly this
is what’s expected.”
Jennings spent the last months of
his athletic career at Washington lead-
ing the Pam Pack to one of its most
successful seasons to date. After a five-
win campaign the year before, Wash-
ington finished the regular season 14-
10. Not only did it earn the team a spot
in the playoffs for the first time since
he had been there, but the Pam Pack
would also get to host its first-round
match up.
“He’s always been there as a leader,”
baseball coach Kevin Leggett said. “He
helps the younger guys because we’ve
been young for the last few years. With-
out him, there’s no telling where we’d be.
… I think he’s rubbed off greatly. Most
of my guys are balancing two or three
sports like he did. The ethic in the class-
room has carried over to them.”
Unfortunately, this seems to be the end
of the road for Jennings’ athletic career.
Ongoing back problems have forced him
away from the sports he loves. However,
Jennings has excelled just as much, if
not more, in the classroom as a student.
He will be attending East Carolina Uni-
versity in the fall, hoping to continue
building himself as a model student.
The legacy he leaves at Washington is
that of an outstanding model for what a
student-athlete should be.
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