No. 3 Seed OLD DOMINION MONARCHS (36-24) VS. No. 2 Seed MARYLAND TERPS (36-21)
NCAA Columbia, SC Regional Carolina Stadium
ODU Radio:STAR1310 AM Radio- Ted Alexander & Doug Ripley Fans can log on to watch the game live at www.espn3.com ,or follow the live play by play at www.ncaa.com. The ODU campus community and Monarch fans are also invited to watch the game live at the Webb Student Center on campus in the front lobby. Internet: ESPN3 ODU VS. THE REGIONAL FIELDODU is 9-9 vs. Maryland (last played in 2010)
ODU is 5-2 vs. Campbell (last played in 2013)ODU is 4-19 vs. South Carolina (Last played in 2009) STARTING PITCHERS:
Andy Roberts -LHP (6-3/3.01) vs. Jake Stinnett- RHP (7-6/2.60) HEAD COACHESHead Coach Chris Finwood - 3rd NCAA Tournament as a Head CoachRecord at ODU 85-82 (3rd season)Career record: 327-333 (12th year)
John Szefc: 66-46 at UM/ 278-183-1 (9th year)
ODU MONARCH C-USA HONORS
Nick Walker -1st team All-C-USA & All Rookie/ All-Tournament
Josiah Burney – 2nd team All-C-USADean Ali – C-USA All-Academic
Tyler Urps – C-USA All-Tournament
A FAMILY AFFAIRFreshmen Sam and Kurt Sinnen are twinsFreshman Greyson Finwood is the son of Head coach Chris FinwoodODU assistant Karl Nonemaker and Maryland pitching coach Jim Belanger were assistants at Monmouth.
South Carolina pitching coach Jerry Meyers was ODU’s head coach from 2005-10.
ODU IN THE NCAA REGIONALS
1982 in Columbia, SC
W 2-1 East Carolina
L 6-7 West Virginia
L 1-15 The Citadel1985 East Regional-Columbia, SC
L 3-5 Western Carolina
L 2-3 Rider1990 Central Regional (Austin, TX.)
L 3-16 Cal State. Fullerton
L 0-10 at Texas 1994 East Regional (Clemson,SC)
W 9-5 Notre Dame
L 8-11 Auburn (10 inn)
L 1-6 Clemson 1995 Atlantic 1 Regional (Tallahassee, FL.)
W 5-3 Mississippi
W 7-6 Central FloridaL 2-7 at Florida State
L 4-5 Mississippi (semifinals) 1996 Atlantic Regional (Clemson, SC)
L 0-6 Georgia Southern
L 1-5 at Clemson 2000 Clemson Regional
L 1-3 Illinois
L 5-6 Middle Tenn.
MONARCH NOTESODU last played a regional in Columbia in 1985ODU is 8-8 in One run gamesODU is 3rd nationally with a school record 65 double plays (10 in C-USA tourney)Josiah Burney was C-USA Player of the Week on March 24.ODU have won six of 10 C-USA Series.Andy Roberts is second in C-USA in picking off runners with eightTyler Urps from California & Jordan Negrini from Hawaii were teammates atYavapi CC in Arizona.ODU scored 20 runs and 21 hits vs. W&M is a season highPJ Higgins reached base in 39 consecutive games (ended 4-25 at MTSU).Brad Gero has 12 saves thus far – ODU single season record is 15 by Adam Wisniewski in 2011Brett Harris was the 2009 CAA Rookie of the Year – He started and got the win vs. No. 1 UVA.ODU has played six doubleheaders this year
ODU is 2-5 in extra inning games.Nick Walker reached base 23 straight games during the season
ODU has never lost more than two games in a row this year.RPI No. 35
5-7 vs. Top 50
21 wins vs. Top 100 RPI
4 wins vs. Top 30 RPI
ODU NATIONAL RANKINGS
Fielding (15th) at .977
Saves: Brad Gero 12 (23rd)
Appearances: Brad Gero 37 (4th)Double Plays: 65 (3rd) ODU LAST WINS OVER TOP 20 TEAMS5-24-14 vs. No. 16 Rice, 3-2 (Hattiesburg,MS.)C-USA Trn.4-29-14 vs. No. 1 Virginia 8-1 (at Harbor Park)3-8-14 at No. 18 Rice 2-1 (10 innings)2-26-08 at No. 2 North Carolina, 8-6 ODU LEADERS (C-USA Ranking)Runs – Walker 43 (4th)Hitting- Walker (.319) 9thHits – Higgins 75 (T4th); Ostrich 70 (10th)RBI- Burney 41 (7th ), Slaton 40 (8th)Doubles – Burney 17 ( 3rd ), Higgins 15( 6th)Homeruns – Burney 6 (7th)Slugging – Burney 5th (.492);Walker .454(8th)On Base PCT: Burney .405 (3rd); walker .403 (5th)Stolen bases: Walker 15-16 (2nd); Myers 12 (4th)Saves: Gero (12) –T1stAppearances –Gero (37)-1st – School record
ODU StartingPitchers:
Andy Roberts –LHP (6-3/3.01)Ryan Yarbrough – LHP (6-7/4.52)Victor Diaz -RHP (5-2/3.04) Brett Harris – RHP (1-1/3.38)
COMPARING THE TEAMS ODU MD CU USCHitting: .283 .270 .273 .279Runs : 340 .308 319 3122B: 111 103 73 843B: 13 5 12 5HR: 17 19 13 31BB: 209 225 157 227SO: 324 342 302 328SB: 60-79 84-111 80-109 43-60FLD: .977 .975 .962 .975ERA: 3.43 3.42 3.45 2.37CG: 4 4 2 1SHO: 2 7 6 12