TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University baseball team begins a busy week with a pair of road games on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Tigers will travel to face Bucknell on April 10 at 3:30 p.m. before playing host to Coppin State on April 11 at 3 p.m.
 
Pitching Matchups
Tuesday, April 11
RHP Dean Stramara (1-1, 3.42 ERA) vs. TBA
 
Wednesday, April 12
RHP Kody Reeser (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. TBA
 
Midweek Weather
The forecast is calling for temperatures in the mid 40s for Tuesday and the mid 50s on Wednesday.
 
Series History vs. Bucknell
The Tigers lead the all-time series 28-16 and have won three of the last four meetings. The only loss over that stretch came in the last meeting, a 7-6 Bison victory in 2015.
 
Series History vs. Coppin State
The Tigers hold a 9-0-1 advantage in the series that dates back to 1986. Towson won 7-5 last season after an 8-7 victory in 2016.
 
Reeser to Make Return Wednesday
Redshirt freshman Kody Reeser will make his season debut when he gets the start against Coppin State. He has not pitched since being injured on March 26, 2017 at East Carolina.
 
Game Time Change at The Citadel
The game time for the series opener at The Citadel has been changed from 6 p.m. to a 3 p.m. first pitch.
 
Big Dirty Mike
Right hander Michael Adams has been living up to his twitter name as the senior allowed just one unearned run on three hits over seven innings against William & Mary. In three starts in CAA play, Adams is 3-0 with a 0.75 ERA and 28 strikeouts.
 
Palacios Keeps Swinging
Shortstop Richie Palacios keeps swinging a hot bat as he went 8-for-16 with three doubles, two home runs and five RBIs in four games last week.
 
Weyman Out of the Bullpen
Gavin Weyman came out of the bullpen against William & Mary and did not allow a run over 3.1 innings. He allowed four hits and struck out six.
 
Sleeping In Your Own Bed
The Towson baseball team had not had an overnight stay in a hotel since leaving Richmond on Feb. 25. The Tigers finally stayed in a hotel for their series at William & Mary. The stretch of 40 days is the longest in recent history for the program.
 
On Deck
The Tigers step out of CAA play as they travel to face The Citadel in a three-game series April 13-15. The series is set to start at 3 p.m. on Friday.