The Matchup: Towson (4-15) vs. George Mason (3-8)
The Games: March 26 – 3 p.m. @ Towson | March 27 – 12 p.m. DH @ George Mason | March 28 – 1 p.m. @ Towson
Place: John B. Schuerholz Park – Towson, Md. / Spuhler Field – Fairfax, Va.
Broadcast: Towson Sports Network (Towson) | ESPN+ ($) (George Mason)
Live Stats: towsontigers.com/gomason.com
 
TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University baseball team and George Mason are set for a four-game series from March 26-28, splitting between the two home fields.
 
The two Towson home games will be broadcast via the Towson Sports Network while the two George Mason games will be available via subscription on ESPN+.
 
Towson begins the series at home on March 26 at 3 p.m.  The two teams head to Fairfax for a noon doubleheader on March 27, then return to Towson on March 28 at 1 p.m.
 
Towson, from the Colonial Athletic Association, split a four-game home series with UMass to come into the weekend at 4-15 overall.  George Mason, out of the Atlantic-10 Conference, has fallen in its last two, the last a 12-5 defeat to Richmond on Sunday, for a 3-8 record.
 
In a series that dates back to 1981, Towson and George Mason had played each year since 2003 except for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  In 2019, the two teams split the series.  It is the first weekend series since Apr. 12-14, 2013.
 
Projected Starting Rotation - Towson:
Game 1 - Josh Seils, RHP (2-3, 8.62 ERA, 24.0 IP, 22/10 K-BB)
Game 2 - Nick Janowicz, RHP (1-0, 5.50 ERA, 18.0 IP, 14/8 K-BB)
Game 3 - Danny Madden, LHP (0-2, 4.24 ERA, 23.1 IP, 20/11 K-BB)
Game 4 - Nick Ramanjulu, RHP (0-4, 10.05 ERA, 14.1 IP, 13/5 K-BB)
Projected Starting Pitcher - George Mason:
TBA
 
FIELDS NAMED PRESEASON HM ALL-CAA
Javon Fields was selected as 2021 Preseason Honorable Mention All-CAA in the preseason coaches poll.  Fields was previously 2020 Preseason All-CAA and 2019 CAA All-Rookie Team.
 
He has started nearly every game in his Towson career as the team's centerfielder, hitting .293 last season.
 
LAST TIME: TOWSON SPLITS VS. UMASS
Playing in its first home weekend of 2021, Towson took the first two games of the four-game set vs. UMass to split the series.
Key stat:
--Five Towson batters hit over .300 vs. UMass
Top Towson batter:
--#4 Javon Fields: .364, 3B, 2B, RBI, 2 BB
Top Towson pitcher:
--#30 Josh Seils: W (2-3), 7.0 IP, 3 H, R, 10 K
 
SEILS, CAMPER NAMED TOP-10 CAA DRAFT CLASS PROSPECTS
Two Tigers, Josh Seils and Burke Camper, were ranked in the top-10 among CAA players in their respective Major League Baseball classes by Perfect Game USA.  Among CAA players, Seils is ninth in the 2021 draft class while Camper is ninth in the 2022 draft class.
 
Seils was eligible for the MLB Draft last year but returned to Towson.  The junior pitcher is Towson's Friday starter, has 100 career strikeouts and threw 6.1 innings with two runs against #7 Miami last year.
 
Camper was one of the CAA's top freshmen last year, hitting .314 with three doubles and 11 RBI in 15 games, split between catcher and designated hitter.
 
GO!
Towson has had a strong start on the basepaths, stealing 36 bases in 44 attempts.  Javon Fields is 8-for-9 on stolen bases while Danny Becerra is 7-for-9.  As of March 22nd, Towson is eighth in DI in total stolen bases.
 
REPPING THE HOME STATE
14 who suit up for the Black & Gold hail from the Old Line State of Maryland.  This includes several players from the Baltimore metropolitan area: Nick Brown, Alex Parker, Trent Gast-Woodard, Bryce Frederick and Ryan Schechner.
 
BRING BACK THE STAFF...
Towson returns 12 pitchers who accounted for 127.2 of the 128 innings thrown during the 2020 season.  They combined for a 4.29 team ERA under pitching coach Miles Miller, 1.3 points better than in 2019.  Two Tigers, Austin Weber and Nick Ramanjulu, ranked top-10 in the CAA in ERA at 2.94 and 3.22 respectively.
 
NEWCOMERS ADD TO THE LINEUP
Several newcomers have been key parts to the Towson lineup in 2021.  Danny Becerra, transfer from San Diego Mesa, is the team's starting shortstop and lead the team in batting average (.280).  Billy Godrick, grad transfer from Fordham, locks down right field and hits .242 with 14 free passes and five steals.  Illinois State transfer Nolan Young is the second baseman, hitting .227 with a team-best 10 RBI.
 
TIGERS IN THE PROS
Towson has two players in the minor leagues.  Richie Palacios, a third round pick by Cleveland in 2018, is the #31 rated-prospect in the system, missing 2019 due to shoulder surgery.  Brady Policelli, a 13th round draft pick by the Detroit Tigers in 2016, was a spring training invite in 2019 and 2020 after earning FSL All-Star honors in 2019. Gavin Weyman pitched in the independent United Shore Professional Baseball League in 2020 for the second straight year.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT:
As a team, George Mason is batting .267.  One of the top batters in the Atlantic-10, senior first baseman Scott Morgan is hitting .378 with three home runs, five doubles and 13 RBI.  So far in the season, the team's top starting pitcher is junior right-hander Jared Lyons, who is 1-1 with a 4.76 ERA in 22.2 innings, striking out 24.