Pirate spirit

Former Pirate pitcher Trey Yesavage made headlines during the Major League Baseball playoffs and World Series, setting a Series rookie record with 12 strikeouts in Game 5, a 6-1 victory over the Dodgers, and becoming the youngest pitcher (22) to achieve 10 or more strikeouts in a World Series game. He did all this while enrolled at ECU, taking classes online.

Another former Pirate pitcher, Jeff Hoffman, also pitched for the Blue Jays, recording an ERA of 1.80 over five innings, with three hits and one earned run allowed. After the series, Yesavage returned to Greenville to lead the “purple-gold” chant at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium at the homecoming game Nov. 8. (Photos by Toronto Blue Jays)