No. 22 Old Dominion (24-6, 10-2 C-USA) vs. Rice (14-18-1, 2-9-1 C-USA)
Game Location – Bud Metheny Baseball Complex (Norfolk, Va.)
Game 1 - Friday, April 16 at 3 p.m. (LHP Tommy Gertner vs. RHP Roel Garcia)
Game 2 – Saturday, April 17 at 2 p.m.
Game 3 – Saturday, April 17 (DH)
Game 4 – Sunday, April 18 at 12 p.m.
Follow – Live Stats | CUSA.tv | Money Talk 1310
Notes - ODU | Rice
NORFOLK, Va. - The No. 22 Old Dominion (24-6, 10-2 C-USA) baseball team will return home to the Bud Metheny Baseball Complex for a four-game series against Rice (14-18-1, 2-9-1 C-USA) beginning on Friday, April 16 at 3 p.m.
All four games will be streamed on CUSA.tv and can be heard across the ODU Sports Radio Network.
To accommodate Monarch fans as a result of the difficult circumstances related to the pandemic, the ODU Athletics department is pleased to offer free admission to all ODU baseball games for the 2021 season. The Bud Metheny Baseball Complex will now welcome 750 fans on a first come, first served basis.
For the first time since 2017, ODU baseball is nationally ranked. They entered in the 22nd spot in this week's D1Baseball, USA Today, and NCBWA Top 25 Polls. The Monarchs are coming off a series win over Florida Atlantic, winning three of the four in Boca Raton. Chirs Finwood's Monarchs have won 12 of their last 14 games, and all three C-USA series, including the last two on the road. At the Bud, ODU owns a 13-5 mark.
The Monarch pitching staff has compiled 315 strikeouts and boasts a 3.73 ERA. Juniors Jason Hartline (0.84 ERA, 3-0) and Hunter Gregory (1.96 ERA, 4-0) were tabbed in D1 Baseball's Top 100 Pitchers, checking in at No. 31 and No. 68, respectively. As a club, ODU is hitting .300, led by freshman Carter Trice (.381, 43 H, 35 RBI, 9 HR), who was recently named to Baseball America's Freshman of the Year watch list.
Monarchs Support Pancreatic Cancer Awareness
Starting this weekend, and for the rest of the season, ODU baseball will show their support for the fight against pancreatic cancer by wearing purple ribbons on their batting helmets.
About Rice
Rice is coming off a midweek win over Incarnate Word by way of a three-run jack in the 10th inning. The Owls are led by Braden Comeaux (.347) offensively. Overall, Rice is hitting .268 as a team with a 6.24 ERA. The Owls were selected to finish third in the C-USA West preseason poll. On the road, Rice owns a 2-6 mark.
ODU last met Rice for a three-game series in 2019, dropping all three games at the Bud. ODU last took down the Owls in 2017, when they swept Rice in Norfolk.
Series History: Rice leads the series, 14-7
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