ODU (19-21/6-12) VS. No. 14 FAU (31-9/13-5 )
April 24-26, 2015 , Boca Raton, FL. Listed to all three games live on STAR1310 AM 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. PROBABLE STARTERS Game 1 Sam Sinnen RHP (3-2/2.62 ) vs. Kyle Miller RHP (4-1/3.74)Game 2 Nick Hartman, RHP (0-4/6.05) vs. Sean Labsan LHP (2-1/3.03)Game 3 Adam Bainbridge, LHP (3-1/2.36) vs. Brandon Rhodes LHP (1-0/3.06)
Head Coach: Chris Finwood (VMI ’88)Record at ODU: 105-105 (4th season)Career Record: 347-356 (13th year)
ODU VS FAU SERIES
FAU leads the series, 2-1. The two played at ODU last year with the Owls winning, 9-4 and 8-7 and ODU taking the Sunday game, 12-1.
FAU LEADERS
Hitting: .350 by Brendon Sanger
RBI: 40 by Roman Collins
HR: 7 by Christian Dicks
SB: 13-20 by Stephen Kerr
W-L: 5-1 by Drew Jackson
SAVES: 4 by Bo Logan ODU LEADERS
Hitting: .370 by PJ Higgins
Runs: 31 by PJ Higgins
Hits: 64 by PJ Higgins
2B: 14 by Higgins and Eldridge
HR: 5 by Nick Walker
RBI: 33 by Taylor Ostrich
SLG: .510 by Ostrich
OBPCT:.465 by Ostrich
W-L:3 by Bainbridge, Sinnen, Tomchick and Diaz
Saves: 3 by Sinnen MONARCH NOTES
PJ Higgins has reached base 24 straight games
Higgins C-USA Player Of the Week (April 13)
Hartman pitched a 3-hitter vs. Marshall (4-19), retiring 26 of 27 batters after allowing 3 runs in 1st inning.
This is ODU’s sixth game vs. a top 20 team this year (No. 1 UVA, No. 8 Rice & No. 14 Maryland)
ODU has beaten Virginia two straight
ODU is 3-1 vs. national top 8 teams this year (beating Rice and UVA)
Finwood won his 100th career game at ODU Sun. vs. Charlotte
ODU is 12-5 when they score first
ODU is 15-2 when leading after seven innings
Higgins has played 3b(17 gms), 2b (17 gms), Catcher (5 gms)
Greg Tomchick was C-USA Co-Pitcher of the Week (3-17)
Josh Eldridge was C-USA Player of the Week (3-17), reached base 13 straight games
Connor Myers made a game saving diving catch in 9th vs. Bryant
ODU has lost seven games to the weather MONARCHS HOST VIRGINIA TUESDAY NIGHT AT HARBOR PARK ODU will host 2014 NCAA finalist Virginia on Tuesday, April 28 at Harbor Park at 7 p.m. The Monarchs knocked off then No. 1 ranked UVA 14-5 in Charlottesville earlier this season, and upset the Cavaliers at Harbor Park 8-1 last April, when they were also ranked No. 1 in the nation. Tickets for the contest are $5 in advance of the game by calling 757 683-4444, and $7 at the stadium gates on the day of the game. Groups of 10 or more can receive discount pricing by calling 757 683-7007. Tickets can also be purchased in advance at www.YNOTTix.com.