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BAILEY'S TAKE
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From the Anchor Desk
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
By Brian Bailey |
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Godwin busy during
long, slow summer
By
Brian Bailey
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Billy Godwin |
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Billy Godwin and his
coaching staff spent
part of the day on
Monday helping assistant
coach Nick Schnabel move
into a new residence in
Greenville.
The group would have
much rather spent the
day putting together a
game plan for an East
Carolina NCAA Regional
championship game.
The Pirates missed the
NCAA party this year. So
Godwin spent last week
recruiting.
�We would have much
rather been playing,�
said Godwin. �But we
promise we didn�t take
the weekend off. We will
keep pushing forward.�
In his 24 years of
coaching, Godwin says
he�s never had a year
like this past one.
�I haven�t made one
excuse,� he said. �There
were certainly things
... that weren�t in my
control that still were
my responsibility. As
things came up, we tried
to deal with them head
on. We tried to deal
with them with the most
integrity because that�s
what we want to build
this program on.�
Rumors began circulating
around midseason that
Godwin had fired
pitching coach Bill
Jarman. Godwin says
those rumors simply were
not true.
�I meet with all of our
players and coaches at
the end of every year,�
Godwin explained. �As we
started the
conversation, he (Jarman)
just told me he wanted
to spend more time with
his son.
"He is a single dad that
has sole custody. He
felt that stepping down
was in the best interest
for his family and I
support that one hundred
percent. So, no, he was
not fired.�
Godwin says his search
for a new pitching coach
may go into the summer.
He says he�s not in any
hurry to hire someone.
He�ll take his time and
get the guy that�s right
for the program.
�This is an important
hire and I want to take
my time,� he said. �I�ll
probably wait to really
get started after the
College World Series.�
Godwin�s next assignment
is to continue to
recruit around the state
and the region.
�I�ve always felt it was
important for me to get
out in recruiting and I
plan to continue to do
so," he said. "We�ve
certainly got a lot on
our plate, but
recruiting is going well
and I feel good about
it. Again, though, I
will take my time on
hiring the new pitching
coach.�
The Major League
Baseball Amateur Players
Draft opened last night.
Several Pirates are
expected to go sometime
today. It�s not an exact
science, but Godwin says
several of his players
should get a call
sometime Tuesday.
�Sometimes the
professional scouts
can�t even tell you
(where a player might
go)�, Godwin explained.
�I would be surprised if
Kyle (Roller) didn�t go
in the top ten rounds. I
think Devin (Harris)
will also go somewhere
around there.
"I�ve seen it before
where I�ve gotten it
right, and I�ve seen it
where is was much better
or worse. But that�s
where I think they�ll go
after talking to scouts
over the last couple of
weeks.�
When the Pirates don�t
make the NCAA regionals,
it makes the summer that
much longer.
Things tend to get quiet
� quickly � in sports in
June and July.
BB
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