[RV] Old Dominion (19-5, 5-1 C-USA) at William & Mary (13-10, 1-2 CAA) | |||
Series | Wednesday: 6 p.m. | ||
Location | Williamsburg, Va. (Plumeri Park) | Weather Forecast | ||
Follow | Live Video | STAR 1310 | Live Stats | ||
Projected Starters | LHP Jake Josephs (1-0) vs. TBA |
NORFOLK, Va. -- Old Dominion travels to William & Mary for its fourth consecutive road game on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Plumeri Park. Wednesday's tilt will mark the 134th all-time meeting between the in-state foes, with ODU leading the all-time series, 81-52.
The game will be aired locally on STAR 1310 featuring commentary from Ted Alexander and Doug Ripley. In addition, live video and stats will be provided via TribeAthletics.com.
Old Dominion (19-5, 5-1 C-USA) enters Wednesday having won nine of its last 10 games, following a 4-1 week last week against Princeton at home and UTSA on the road. Overall, the Monarchs are 5-1 in midweek games this season, with the only loss coming in a 1-1 midweek split against James Madison.
At 7.5 runs per game, the Monarchs boast one of the top offenses in the nation. ODU ranks fourth in Conference USA and 30th in the country in scoring and have scored 10+ in seven games. Freshman Vinnie Pasquantino is batting a team-high .384, while Zach Rutherford and Culver Lamb share the team lead in RBIs with 20. Rutherford also leads the team in extra-base hits with 13, including a conference-leading 11 doubles.
William & Mary (13-10, 1-2 CAA) will host Norfolk State on Tuesday evening prior to welcoming the Monarchs on Wednesday. The Tribe are 9-2 at home this season and are on a three-game home winning streak. Ryan Hall leads the Tribe with a .383 average and Cullen Large is hitting .365 with a team-high 25 RBIs and 14 extra-base hits.
Senior Jake Josephs is projected to get the nod on the mound for ODU. In his last start, Josephs tied his career with five shutout innings in the win over Princeton last Wednesday. The Tribe's starting pitcher is yet to be announced.
For more insight on Old Dominion Baseball, check out Episode 7 of the ODU Baseball Podcast below. In this week's episode, Sam Sinnen joins the podcast to talk about his role as the Friday starter and his Virginia Beach roots.
BASEBALL VOUCHER BOOKS
Baseball voucher books can be purchased here for $50 and contain a total of 36 ticket vouchers. The ticket vouchers can be used at any of the 36 home ODU baseball games this season, including the Harbor Park game against Virginia Tech and the Key Dog Classic against VCU on May 10 at the Bud Metheny Complex.
FOLLOW ODU BASEBALL ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow @ODUBaseball on Twitter and like ODU Baseball on Facebook for the latest updates on the Monarch baseball program.