ODU (12-4) at Richmond (5-3)
Game Info – Saturday, March 20 at 1 p.m. (LHP Tommy Gertner vs. LHP Jeremy Neff)
Location – Pitt Field (Richmond, Va.)
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NORFOLK, Va. – The Old Dominion baseball team will face Richmond for a road test on Saturday, March 20 at 1 p.m. The contest marks ODU's second-straight in-state matchup.
Saturday's game will be streamed on ESPN+.
After winning five consecutive contests, ODU dropped a midweek game to VCU by a 12-5 score on Wednesday afternoon. Despite the Monarchs' loss, ODU leads Conference USA in wins (12), runs scored (130), hits (169), RBIs (123), doubles (40), home runs (29) and total bases (302). Freshman Robbie Petracci continues to lead the league (.390) in hitting, while Andy Garriola has produced a nation-leading 27 RBIs.
On the mound, lefty Tommy Gertner (2-0, 0.71 ERA) will get the ball on Saturday for his third start of 2021. He has struck out 12 batters in 12.2 innings of work.
About Richmond
The Spiders (5-3) opened its 2021 campaign with a four-game sweep of Mount St. Mary's. Since then, Richmond has gone 1-3. Drew Blakely paces the Spiders with 12 hits and a .429 average. Starting for Richmond on the bump, Jeremy Neff (1-0, 2.00 ERA) has racked up nine strikeouts in 9.0 innings of action. He is set to make his first start of 2021 on Saturday.
ODU last met with Richmond in 2018, when ODU won 4-2 at the Bud Metheny Baseball Complex. In 2017, ODU visited the Spiders at Pitt Field, dropping a 5-1 contest.
Series History: ODU leads, 66-61
The Extra Finnings Podcast
The Extra Finnings Podcast is back for the 2021 season, which features an in depth look at the ODU baseball program. Catch the most recent episode of the Extra Finnings Podcast, here.
Monarch Fan Cutouts
Due to popular demand, the Old Dominion University athletics department has made Monarch Fan Cutouts available for baseball!
The "Monarch Cutouts", presented by Chartway, are available for $59 and will be in attendance at all home games for the 2021 season. Photos of the fan cutouts will be posted on social media throughout the season.
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