Old Dominion (25-9) at William & Mary (17-15)
Game Info – Tuesday, April 19 at 5 p.m.
Location – Plumeri Park (Williamsburg, Va.)
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NORFOLK, Va. – The Old Dominion baseball team caps a run of five-straight road games on Tuesday, when it faces William & Mary at 5 p.m. The game is streaming live on FloBaseball.
Around the Horn
The Monarchs picked up their third Conference USA series win of the year by taking two-of-three at UAB on Thursday and Friday. ODU took the opener 13-2 behind a pair of Matt Coutney home runs and five shutout innings from Blake Morgan (3-0) before splitting a Friday doubleheader to win the series. Old Dominion hit three more homers in a 9-5 win in game one of the twin bill, including another from Coutney, before dropping the final contest 7-4.
Coutney received C-USA Hitter of the Week honors on earlier on Monday after going 8-of-17 (.471) over the past week with five homers, a double and 11 RBIs. The senior from Edmonton, Alberta enters the week second in the nation with 16 home runs and leads C-USA with a .794 slugging percentage. Additionally, he is top-five in the conference in average (.359, fifth), on-base percentage (.469, fourth), runs scored (39, second), runs batted in (39, fourth) and total bases (104, fourth).
Tommy Gertner (2-3, 7.14 ERA) will draw another start on Tuesday and is looking to replicate his last outing. He allowed two runs on four hits over 4.2 innings to pick up the win over No. 5-ranked Virginia.
As a team, ODU tops the conference in hitting (.311), hits (384), homers (75), on-base percentage (.410), runs scored (325), scoring (9.6), slugging (.572) and stolen bases (56).
Scouting William & Mary
The Tribe suffered a road sweep at Charleston over the weekend, but two of the three games were decided by no more than two runs.
Three W&M batters are hitting .300 or better this season, led by Cole Ragone (.340) who also shares the team lead with seven homers. Matt Thomas also has seven home runs and a team-best 28 RBIs.
Zach Tsakounis (4-1, 3.19 ERA) is expected to start for the Tribe on Tuesday. He struck out four while allowing three runs, one earned, on five hits over three innings at Charleston on Friday.
The Series
ODU is 85-54 all-time against the Tribe and has won the last three meetings, including an 8-2 decision last March. Both Andy Garriola and Kyle Battle knocked three-run homers in the win, and Lincoln Ransom added a double and a home run.
What's Next?
The Monarchs entertain Florida Atlantic for a C-USA series this Friday through Sunday.
Commonwealth Classic Alumni Event
The Old Dominion University Alumni Association is hosting an event during the Commonwealth Classic game against Virginia at Harbor Park on April 26. The event will take place in a private space in left field. The price of the event is $30 per person and includes a ticket to the game and a buffet. Additionally, beer and wine will be available for purchase. Click here to reserve your spot.
Voucher Books!
The 2021-22 Old Dominion voucher book is available for sale on ynottix.com. Each voucher book contains 25 tickets and is priced at $50, which is a 60 percent savings off the single-game ticket price. Vouchers are good for any regular season home game played at the Bud Metheny Baseball Stadium. Vouchers can be presented at the gate for admission. Single-game tickets can also be purchased for $5.
Click here to purchase the 2021-22 ODU voucher book.
The Extra Finnings Podcast
The Extra Finnings Podcast is back for the 2022 season, which features an in-depth look at the ODU baseball program. Catch the most recent episode of the Extra Finnings Podcast, here.
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