April 13, 2006
NORFOLK, VA-- The Old Dominion University Monarchs (31-5/14-1) ranked15th by BASEBALL AMERICA and 17th by COLLEGIATE BASEBALL plays host tothe Huskies of Northeastern (14-12/8-4) in a three-game CAA seriesbeginning Friday night at 7 p.m.
The Huskies rank third in the CAA in team ERA at 3.63 led by juniorrighthander and CAA Pitcher of The Week Adam Ottavino. He tossed ano-hitter last weekend against James Madison. Red-shirt freshmanTrevor Smith is 4-1 with a 1.53 ERA.
ODU leads the CAA in pitching with a 3.24 ERA(17th nationally). Freshman Dan Hudson, this week's CAA Rookie of the Week is at 1.49, followed by reliever Dana Arrowood at 2.08 and six saves. Jason Godin is 7-0 with a 3.34 ERA.
Jimmy Miles still leads the league in steals with 32, John Maynorof UNCW is second with 28. Miles is hitting .386 and has alreadyscored 43 times. Dana Arrowood is second in hitting at .385, whileJustin Gregula is at .338, and Bryan Cipolla is at .324. ODU ranks14th nationally in slugging percentage at.497.
Mike Zahm leads the team with 36 RBI, followed by Cipolla with 34 andArrowood with 33.