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East Carolina's Cunningham, Yesavage Named to Academic All-America First Team

IRVING -- East Carolina baseball players Carter Cunningham and Trey Yesavage have been named to the CSC Academic All-America First Team by the College Sports Communicators on Tuesday, July 2.

The duo represents the first Pirate student-athletes to earn the prestigious honor since Matt Bridges garnered third-team accolades in 2021. Cunningham and Yesavage are also the sixth and seventh players recognized during head coach Cliff Godwin’s 10-year tenure. Godwin himself is a two-time Academic All-American with inclusion on the 1999 Third Team and 2001 Second Team.

Cunningham earned his MBA back in May and finished his career with a 3.