The Game: Towson (4-11, 0-0 CAA) vs. Niagara (2-11, 0-0 MAAC)
When: March 16 – 3 p.m.
Where: John B. Schuerholz Park – Towson, Md.
Series: First meeting
TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University baseball team has scheduled a mid-week game for Wednesday, March 16 at 3 p.m. against Niagara.
Admission for Towson games is free for the public. See the attached parking flyer for information on coming to campus for Wednesday's game.
Each team is looking to make up games lost from inclement weather the past couple of days. Towson and Niagara each had weekend games called off this past weekend.
CAA member Towson is coming off a doubleheader split against Fairleigh Dickinson on Friday, winning game one 9-6 and falling in game two 12-5, to stand at 4-11 overall on the season. Niagara, out of the MAAC, defeated Bucknell 8-5 on Friday to snap a seven-game losing streak, to be at 2-11 overall this year.
This will be the first-ever meeting between Towson and Niagara. This is Towson's only game scheduled against a MAAC opponent while this is Niagara's lone game against a CAA foe this year.
TWO TIGERS NAMED PRESEASON ALL-CAA
A pair of Tigers were honored on preseason all-conference teams by different publications.
Nick Janowicz was selected as Preseason Honorable Mention All-CAA by the league's head coaches. Janowicz was second on the team last season in each strikeouts with 53 and innings pitched with 66.2.
Danny Becerra was named Preseason CAA All-Conference by Perfect Game USA at shortstop. He earned 19 multi-hit contests last year, finishing with 12 doubles, 24 RBI and 11 stolen bases.
COMING OFF CAA TOURNAMENT YEAR
Towson earned an important feat last season, making the CAA Tournament for the first time since 2013. The Tigers finished second in the CAA North at 11-12, including two series victories over Delaware. Towson picked up the 5-seed in the CAA Tournament.
NEWCOMERS MAKING A MARK
Several of Towson's newcomers are making their mark in the early weeks of the season. Four newcomers have the top batting averages (12-game minimum) on the team:
James Moses at .340 and
Jordan Peyton at .286 are the team batting average leaders.
TIGERS IN THE PROS
Towson has two players in the minor leagues.
Richie Palacios, a third-round pick by Cleveland in 2018, is the #9 rated-prospect in the Guardians system, hitting .297 with 33 doubles in the minors. Brady Policelli, a 13th round draft pick by the Detroit Tigers in 2016, was a spring training invite in 2019 and 2020 having spent five years in the minors.
Gavin Weyman has pitched in independent league ball the past three years, throwing for the Ogden Raptors in the Pioneer League in 2021.
TOWSON PICKED SEVENTH IN CAA PRESEASON POLL
Towson has been predicted to finish seventh in the CAA preseason coaches poll as the league returns to a round robin format. Reigning champion Northeastern is predicted to finish first followed by last year's southern division winner UNCW. The rest of the poll is filled out by Charleston, Elon, James Madison, W&M, Towson, Delaware and Hofstra.
