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Jon Gilbert shares updates on ECU sports programs Staff Report

East Carolina University Director of Athletics Jon Gilbert released a statement this past Monday with several updates on some university athletics programs. Gilbert wrote he is pleased with how the 2024 football schedule is coming along with many nonJon Gilbert conference and in-state games being confirmed. The updated football schedules can be viewed on the department website. “I was asked recently what my philosophy is when it comes to putting together the non-conference football schedule,” Gilbert wrote. “Ideally, we would play four non-conference games that include an opponent from a power five conference, a home and away game against a group of five program and one FCS home game. You want to allow your program to have success and build momentum heading into conference play. It does not always work out in this manner, but that is the goal.” The Pirates baseball and softball seasons begin in less than one month, Gilbert wrote. The softball team will open with six games in Charleston, S.C., and the baseball team will kick off their season with a threegame home series against Rider University. Clark-LeClair Stadium will also be receiving some updates, Gilbert wrote, including new LED lights. The new lights will be added to the Max R. Joyner Family Stadium and Johnson Stadium in the future, Gilbert wrote. “Another new addition for baseball season will be one TV-visible LED on the backstop,” Gilbert said. “Our multi-media rights partner, PlayFly, purchased the board for the TV broadcast to generate new revenues for ECU Athletics.” ECU Athletics is hoping for more Pirate Club members this year, Gilbert wrote. Profits made from Pirate Club contribute to the IMPACT FUND, which provides scholarships and other financial assistance to student athletes. Brittany Dipper started her first season as the new head coach of the lacrosse program this semester, Gilbert wrote. She has been building her new staff since July, Gilbert wrote. “Brittany was a standout student-athlete, playing four seasons at Maryland where she helped Terrapins to four straight Final Four appearances and the 2010 NCAA Championship,” Gilbert wrote. “She has spent time as an assistant coach at Virginia, Boston University, Elon and Stetson.” As for some acknowledgements, Gilbert wrote the Pirates track and field and women’s swimming teams have both begun their seasons with a great start, with women’s swimming beginning with a 9-0 record and Pirates track and field securing three victories thanks to senior Royal Burris, senior Melicia Mouzzon and senior Syndi McMillan. Gilbert wrote senior guard Danae McNeal of the women’s basketball team put on an incredible performance against Southern Methodist University on Saturday. McNeal set a new personal record of 35 points, Gilbert wrote. “As always, we're continuing to work hard to provide the best experience possible for our studentathletes, fans, and supporters,” Gilbert wrote. “You make a difference!”

Ideally, we would play four nonconference games that include an opponent from a power five conference, a home and away game against a group of five program and one FCS home game. You want to allow your program to have success and build momentum heading into conference play. It does not always work out in this manner, but that is the goal.

-Jon Gilbert

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ECU baseball finished 13th nationally in average attendance (4,402) as well as 14th in total attendance (149,652) in 2023.

All the talk from ECU baseball’s media day

Nick Bailey TEC STAFF

The East Carolina University baseball team will throw their first pitch of the season on Feb. 16 against Rider University in a three-game home series at Clark-LeClair Stadium. As the team prepares to compete for its sixth American Athletic Conference (AAC) regular season title, certain coaches and players spoke to the media on Jan. 22 before the season opener. Head Coach Cliff Godwin’s squad last year put up lofty numbers on their way to their 47 win total, the second most in ECU baseball history. The Pirates set multiple single season AAC records with hits (688), runs scored (486), runners batted in (445) and batters struck out (663) in 2023, but

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returning players as well as freshman potential to consider for who will be starting on the mound come game one. “I think there are about 7 guys that want it,” Godwin said. “I think Shenkman of course Hunter, Norby and Winter, I still might be leaving someone out” ECU has five consecutive 40win seasons and Pirates Recruiting Coordinator Jeff Palumbo says he has three major characteristics for recruiting athletes to become Pirates: 1. Ability 2. Academic commitment 3. Good person. Nick Bailey is a sophomore majoring in Communications. To contact her, email sports@theeastcarolinian.com.

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Freshman public health major Mary Kathryn Trevathan speaking with ECU Career Services Office Manager Karen Franklin.

Career Services to hold Resumania event Eli Baine

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Next Wednesday, East Carolina University Career Services will be offering a free resume check event called Resumania in Main Campus Student Center Room 125 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Career Counselor and event host Suzanne Vinson said the day is for ECU students to easily get their resume reviewed, whether it be for a job, internship, scholarship or other application. Six counselors will be working with students at the event, Vinson said. Appointments are not required to take part in Resumania, Vinson said, and even students just seeking advice before beginning on their resume are free to attend and learn some helpful tips. “If (a student has) a resume already

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Godwin believes his roster this year could be more special. “This group has a chance to be the best leadership group in the 10 years I’ve been here,” Godwin said. “Trust, that's the number one thing. You have FULL STORY to trust them and they have to trust me. The players have to trust one another” Those 663 strikeouts were recorded by a bunch of Pirates players who all had their moments this season, with four of them earning AAC pitcher of the week honors. After losing two experienced right-handed pitchers, Carter Spivey and Josh Grosz, to Major League Baseball, Godwin still has several

created and want to bring it, great,” Vinson said. “If they’re just starting from scratch, they don’t really have anything and just need resources on how to get started, that’s great too. So we’ll have something for everyone at this event.” Vinson said resumes are something all adults need for various reasons, so they should FULL STORY always represent who you are in a professional setting. With multiple Career Services job fairs coming up, Vinson said she encourages students seeking employment to get their resume checked by Career Services and to attend the future job fairs. There are five job fairs scheduled for the semester, the first being the Pirate Nurse Job Fair on Monday at the College of Nursing building. There are a

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few common things, Vinson said, career counselors look for when reviewing students’ resumes. Vinson said students should aim to keep their resume to one page, avoid using templates, keep it simple and tailor every resume to each individual application. “Templates are definitely a big issue,” Vinson said. “We get why people use templates, but really we encourage students not to use templates. One, because it’s very restricting. As you’re gonna be progressing through college and your career, you’re gonna be continuously be adding things to your resume. It can get really frustrating because sometimes it won’t let you add certain things based on the format of the template.” Eli Baine is a sophomore majoring in Political Science. To contact him, email news@theeastcarolinian.com.

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