NORFOLK, VA--The Monarchs hosts Marshall in a three-game C-USA series beginning Friday at 6 p.m. at the Bud Metheny Baseball Complex.
ODU (17-19/5-10) VS. Marshall (11-24/4-11)
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
RADIO:
Listen to all three contests live on Monarch Media with Ted Alexander providing the play-by-play. Fans can sign up for the audio stream on the ODU website (odusports.com) for $9.95 per month.
SERIES VS. MARSHALL
ODU leads the series, 5-2. ODU swept the three-game series played in Charleston, WVA last year, 6-3, 9-1 and 8-3. The two split two games at the Bud in 2013, and in 2009 in Wake Forest’s tournament.
PROBABLES:
Fri: Greg Tomchick, RHP (3-3/2.88) VS. Chase Boster, RHP (3-0/2.21)
Sat: Nick Hartman, RHP ( 0-3/6.38) VS. JD Hammer, RHP (0-3/4.50)
Sun: Adam Bainbridge, LHP (2-1/2.49) Vs. Michael Taylor, RHP (1-3/3.11)
ABOUT MARSHALL
The Thundering Herd are led by:
Hitting: Aaron Bossi (.370)
RBI:22 by TJ Diffenderfer
HR: 3 by Diffenderfer & Josh King
SB: 7-10 by Sergio Leon
ERA: 2.21 by Kolin Stanley and Chase Boster
ODU LEADERS
Hitting: .380 by Higgins (2nd in C-USA)
Runs: 28 by Higgins
Hit: 60 by Higgins (1st in C-USA)
2B: 13 by Higgins & Eldridge
3B: 2 by Ostrich & McMurray
HR: 4 by Walker and Ostrich
RBI: 32 Ostrich (7th in C-USA)
SB:(16-20) by Myers (2nd in C-USA)
SLG: .519 by Higgins
OBPCT:.450 by Ostrich (2nd in C-USA)
W-L: 3 by Tomchick, S.Sinnen, Busbice and Diaz.
APP: 17 by Josephs
SAVES:3 by S. Sinnen
SO: 39 by Tomchick
Chris Finwood:
Head Coach: Chris Finwood (VMI ’88)
Record at ODU: 102-103 (4th season)
Career Record: 344-354 (13th year)
ODU Baseball hosts 3rd Annual "Bark in the Park"For the third year, Old Dominion Baseball is partnering with the Norfolk SPCA to host "Bark in the Park" night at the Bud Metheny Baseball Complex. On Friday, April 17th, at 6pm the Baseball Monarchs will host the Marshall Thundering Herd and fans can bring their dogs into the game for the only time this season. A special area in Rally Alley will be reserved for pets and their owners. The game will be the first part of a three-game weekend series between the Monarchs and Marshall.