The Matchup: Towson (15-25, 5-3 CAA) @ Northeastern (19-6, 7-0 CAA)
The Game: April 30, 3 p.m. | May 1, 11 a.m. (DH) | May 2, 1 p.m.
Place: Friedman Diamond – Brookline, Mass.
Broadcast: FloBaseball ($) / NESN+ ($)
Live Stats: nuhuskies.com
 
BROOKLINE, Mass. – The Towson University baseball team is ready for an important CAA series this weekend, heading to Massachusetts to take on Northeastern for a four-game series from April 30-May 2.
 
The game will be broadcast online on FloSports/FloBaseball as well as NESN+, each available via subscription.  Live stats will be available via nuhuskies.com.
 
These two teams stand first and second in the CAA North, with Northeastern in first at 7-0 and Towson behind at 5-3.
 
Towson is looking to snap a three-game losing streak, falling to La Salle 16-11 on Tuesday, to hold a 15-25 overall record.  Northeastern has won nine games in a row, including a series sweep over Delaware this weekend, to have an overall record of 19-6.
 
Towson and Northeastern have played every year since 2011 and all but one year since the Huskies joined the CAA in 2005.  Northeastern holds a 34-26 all-time series lead, taking two of three in 2019.  Towson's 11-6 win on May 18, 2019 broke an eight-game losing streak against Northeastern.
 
Projected Starting Rotation - Towson:
Game 1 - Josh Seils, RHP (2-4, 7.01 ERA, 51.1 IP, 39/33 K-BB)
Game 2 - Nick Janowicz, RHP (2-1, 6.92 ERA, 40.1 IP, 33/19 K-BB)
Game 3 - Nick Ramanjulu, RHP (1-4, 6.61 ERA, 32.2 IP, 28/13 K-BB)
Game 4 - Danny Madden, LHP (1-2, 4.76 ERA, 39.2 IP, 38/30 K-BB)
Projected Starting Rotation - Northeastern:
Game 1 - Cam Schlittler, RHP (3-0, 1.95 ERA, 37.0 IP, 45/10 K-BB)
Game 2 - Kyle Murphy, RHP (3-0, 3.67 ERA, 34.1 IP, 46/11 K-BB)
Game 3 - Sebastian Keane, RHP (3-1, 4.84 ERA, 35.1 IP, 46/9 K-BB)
Game 4 - Wyatt Scotti, RHP (3-1, 1.71 ERA, 21.0 IP, 22/6 K-BB)
 
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 COMEBACK FALLS SHORT VS. LA SALLE
Towson's top offensive game of the year was not enough to come back from down nine early vs. La Salle, falling on Tuesday 16-11.
Key stat:
--Towson scored combined 10 runs in fifth & sixth
Top Towson batter:
--#3 Danny Becerra: 4-for-5, 2B, 3 R
Top Towson pitcher:
--#11 Jake Pecilunas: 1 IP, 0 R, 1 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 127 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 57 bases in 75 attempts.  Javon Fields is 15-for-19 on stolen bases while Danny Becerra is 10-for-13.  As of April 27, Towson is tied for 26th 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.
 
WE ARE TAKING FIRST
Towson has shown great patience at the plate this season, combining for 259 free passes off 197 walks and 62 hit-by-pitches.  197 walks are 13th in the NCAA while 62 hit-by-pitches is 11th, with each leading the CAA.
 
NEWCOMERS ADD TO THE LINEUP
Several newcomers have been key parts to the Towson lineup in 2021.  Billy Godrick, grad transfer from Fordham, locks down right field and hits .254 with 37 free passes and eight steals.  Danny Becerra, transfer from San Diego Mesa, is the team's starting shortstop and is second on the team with 10 stolen bases and a .261 average.  Illinois State transfer Nolan Young is the second baseman, hitting .248 with 19 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:
Northeastern is the CAA leader in each batting average at .290 and ERA at 3.21.  Redshirt sophomore outfielder Jared Dupere is second in the CAA with 10 home runs, hitting .333 with 24 RBI while classmate Danny Crossen hits .356 with 14 RBI.  The team's top starter is redshirt freshman Cam Schlittler, who sports a 3-0 record, 1.95 ERA and 45 strikeouts.