NEWARK, Del. – The Towson University baseball team opens Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play as it travels to Delaware for a three-game series March 24-25. The series gets underway with a noon doubleheader on Saturday and concludes with a 1 p.m. first pitch on Sunday.
Probable Pitching Matchups
Saturday, March 24
RHP
Gavin Weyman (0-4, 5.49 ERA) vs. RHP Kyle Hinton (2-1, 1.53 ERA)
LHP
David Marriggi (1-2, 4.56 ERA) vs. RHP Billy Sullivan (2-0, 2.04 ERA)
Sunday, March 25
RHP
Michael Adams (0-2, 6.58 ERA) vs. TBA
Weekend Baseball
The Tigers return to action this weekend as they open CAA play on the road at Delaware. The series was originally scheduled to be played in Towson, but was moved due to field conditions. The series gets underway Saturday with a doubleheader at noon and concludes with a 1 p.m. first pitch on Sunday.
Weekend Weather
Weather will be a big factor in the series this weekend after heavy snow fell in the Towson area on Wednesday. Temperatures are expected to be in the low 40s all weekend.
Series History
The Tigers and Blue Hens have met 119 times prior with UD holding a 79-40 advantage in the series. The Blue Hens have won five-straight meetings, including sweeping the series a season ago. The teams split the previous two series played at Schuerholz Park.
CAA Openers
The Tigers have dropped nine of their last 10 CAA opening series. The lone series victory over that span came in 2016 when the Tigers took two of three from Hofstra.
Last Year at Delaware
Weather played a factor in the series a season ago as the team's played a doubleheader on Friday before finishing the series on Sunday.
7-Straight Against Regional Teams
The Tigers are in the midst of playing seven-straight games against teams who played in the 2017 NCAA Tournament. The stretch began with a midweek game against UMBC (Winston-Salem Regional) and continued with three games against Marist (Gainesville Regional) and three games against Delaware (Lubbock Regional). The streak would have been nine-straight, but the midweek series with Virginia was canceled.
Starting Pitching vs. Marist
Towson got its best weekend out if its starters against Marist as all three pitchers struck out at least eight hitters and went at least six innings.
Gavin Weyman fanned eight over 6.0 innings,
David Marriggi struck out nine over 6.1 innings and
Michael Adams had eight strikeouts over 7.0 innings.
Cabrera Delivers Pinch Hit Homer
Noah Cabrera picked a good time for his first career home run as the sophomore came in as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning on Sunday and belted a 1-0 pitch over the fence in left field to tie the game 2-2.
On Deck
The Tigers travel for a midweek game at George Washington on March 28. First pitch is set for 3 p.m.
