The Matchup: Towson (10-18, 3-1 CAA) vs. Richmond (11-6, 0-0 Atlantic-10)
The Games: April 10, 11 a.m. DH @ Richmond | April 11, 2 p.m. @ Towson
Place: Pitt Field – Richmond, Va. | John B. Schuerholz Park – Towson, Md.
Live Stats: statbroadcast.com
Broadcast (@ Richmond): ESPN+ ($)
Broadcast (@ Towson): Towson Sports Network
 
RICHMOND, Va. – The Towson University baseball team is set for its final non-conference weekend of 2021, playing Richmond in three games this weekend, playing in Virginia for an 11 a.m. doubleheader on Saturday, then returning to Towson for a 1 p.m. Sunday contest.
 
All games will be broadcast online.  The doubleheader at Richmond will be broadcast on ESPN+, available via subscription, while the single game at Towson will be on the Towson Sports Network.  Live stats will be available via statbroadcast.com.
 
After this weekend, Towson will play all CAA weekend games until the league tournament.
 
Towson suffered a 13-4 mid-week defeat to Navy on Wednesday to stand at 10-18 overall and 3-1 in the Colonial Athletic Association.  Richmond has not begun Atlantic-10 play yet, last falling in two of three to William & Mary to stand at 11-6 overall.
 
Towson and Richmond meet for the first time since 2018, with the Spiders sweeping a weekend series from Feb. 23-25.  Richmond leads the all-time series 26-10, with Towson last winning on Mar. 5, 2016 in a 3-2 midweek game.
 
Projected Starting Rotation - Towson:
Game 1 - Josh Seils, RHP (2-4, 7.13 ERA, 35.1 IP, 35/16 K-BB)
Game 2 - Nick Janowicz, RHP (2-0, 6.41 ERA, 26.2 IP, 23/11 K-BB)
Game 3 - Danny Madden, LHP (1-2, 4.32 ERA, 33.1 IP, 32/19 K-BB)
Projected Starting Rotation - Richmond:
Game 1 - Jeremy Neff, LHP (1-1, 3.46 ERA, 26.0 IP, 23/5 K-BB)
Game 2 - Jacob Marcus, RHP (1-1, 2.45 ERA, 22.0 IP, 25/16 K-BB)
Game 3 - Colby Wyatt, RHP (1-1, 6.98 ERA, 19.1 IP, 21/12 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 FALLS TO NAVY IN MIDWEEK
After taking three of four against Delaware, Towson fell to Navy 13-4 after the Mids scored eight unanswered in the last four innings.
Key stat:
--FIrst Towson start on the mound for Nolan Bolt
Top Towson batter:
--#4 Javon Fields: 1-for-2, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Top Towson pitcher:
--#20 Kody Reeser: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 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 123 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 46 bases in 57 attempts.  Javon Fields is 10-for-12 on stolen bases while Danny Becerra is 10-for-13.  As of March 29th, Towson is 11th 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 leads the team in batting average (.264).  Billy Godrick, grad transfer from Fordham, locks down right field and hits .260 with 23 free passes and seven steals. 
Illinois State transfer Nolan Young is the second baseman, hitting .250 with a team-best 16 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:
Towson head coach Matt Tyner was an assistant coach at Richmond before coming to Towson.  The Spiders hit .300, second-highest average in the Atlantic-10, led by redshirt junior infielder Dominic Toso, who hits .323 with three home runs and 16 RBI.  Redshirt freshman Jeremy Neff is the first starter, being 1-1 with a 3.46 ERA in 26 innings, striking out 23.