NORFOLK, VA-- The ODU Baseball Monarchs (2-3) return to action Wednesday afternoon in Greenville, NC against the Pirates of East Carolina. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. at Lewis Field at Clark-LeClair Stadium. Listen to the game live on audio stream.
Listen to the games live on ODU's audio stream through Monarch Media (odusports.com). Andy Mashaw will provide the play-by-play. Fans can sign up for the audio stream on the ODU website (odusports.com) for $9.95 per month.
ODU PROBABLE
LHP Jake Josephs So. 0-1 11.25 ERA
ODU LEADERS
Hitting: PJ Higgins (.400)
Runs: Higgins and Nick Walker (4)
Hits: 10 Higgins
RBI: Taylor Ostrich (4)
SLUG: Josh Eldridge (.667)
OB%: Ostrich (.538)
ERA;Sam Sinnen & Adam Bainbridge (0.00) Thomas Busbice (2.08), Joey Benitez(3.00).
Strikeouts: Greg Tomchick (12 in 8 innings)
MONARCH NOTES
ODU took two of three from Rutgers over the weekend
ODU has lost seven games to the weather
ODU turned a school record 68 doubleplays (3rd nationally)
Head Coach Chris Finwood was the 2014 ABCA E. Region Coach of the Year
Finwood won his 300th collegiate game with a 2-1 (10 inn) win over Rice (3-8-14)
ODU advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 14 years.
Last year, ODU split with top ranked Virginia
ODU defeated Rice twice and in five games three were one-run decisions & two extra innings
Nick Walker – 2014 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American team
Last year, Walker had the team’s longest hitting streak of 20 games
ODU returns its four top hitters from a year ago.
ODU VS. ECU
ODU leads the series,33-28. Last year, the Monarchs won two-of-three C-USA games at ODU, and also defeated the Pirates in Greenville in a non-conference match-up ODU has won four straight games at ECU.
EXTRA INNINGS WITH CHRIS FINWOOD
Extra Innings with Chris Finwood debuts March 8 on ESPN Radio 94.1. The show will air every Monday evening at 6:45. Finwood will give a recap of the previous week’s games and upcoming Monarch baseball games as well as player interviews with host and ODU Director of Broadcasting Ted Alexander.
23 Baseball Games To Air On Star 1310 AM
ODU and Max Media of Hampton Roads have announced that 23 Monarch baseball games will be aired this spring on Star 1310 WGH AM, beginning March 20 when the Monarchs host defending Conference USA Champion and pre-season number 15 Rice.
Ted Alexander, ODU’s Director of Broadcasting and the voice of ODU football and men’s basketball, will serve as the primary play-by-play voice assisted by Doug Ripley, who has served as host announcer for the Karen Barefoot’s coaches show and play-by-play voice for the Lady Monarch basketball games the past three years. Also assisting on some of the broadcasts will be Andy Mashaw who is the analyst on ODU football broadcasts. Mashaw will be the primary play-by-play announcer on the audio stream broadcasts.
Two Baseball Games To Be Televised Nationally By ASN
American Sports Network (ASN) has announced its Conference USA Baseball television schedule for the 2015 season, featuring each of the league’s 12 schools. The current schedule consists of 11 regular season league games to appear nationally on the syndicated network. ODU will have two contests televised which include the March 28 contest at Middle Tennessee and a home game on May 2 against FIU.
ODU BASEBALL VOUCHER BOOKS AVAILABLE
ODU Baseball's 2015 season voucher books are available! Voucher books include 32 vouchers that grant admission to any ODU Baseball home game, including ODU-Virginia at Harbor Park on April 28. With each voucher book purchased, you will receive two (2) ODAF priority points! For more information, contact the ODU Athletic Ticket Office at 683-4444.
NEXT UP FOR ODU
The Monarchs host the Penn Quakers in a three-game series beginning Friday at the Bud Metheny Complex.