The Games: Towson (9-27, 0-9 CAA) vs. Hofstra (17-15, 7-5 CAA)
When: Friday, April 22 – 3 p.m. | Saturday, April 23 – 1 p.m. | Sunday, April 24 – 1 p.m.
Where: John B. Schuerholz Park – Towson, Md.
Broadcast: FloSports ($)
Series: Towson leads 63-40
 
TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University baseball team returns to CAA play this weekend for series against rival Hofstra from April 22-24 at Schuerholz.  Game times are set for 3 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.
 
Admission for Towson games is free for the public.  See the attached parking flyer for information on coming to campus for Friday's game.
 
The game will be streamed on FloSports.  Visit FloSports.tv/CAA to view the full Colonial Athletic Association schedule and sign up today.
 
Towson forced extra innings against the #21 team in the country on Tuesday but fell in the tenth 4-3 vs. Maryland to stand at 9-27 overall and 0-9 in the CAA.  Hofstra won a mid-week affair at Fairfield 9-3 on Tuesday to be 16-15 overall and 7-5 in the CAA.
 
Towson and Hofstra played eight games last year as CAA Northern Division teams, with the teams splitting each series to be a combined 4-4.  Towson leads the all-time series 63-40, having won or tied every series played since 2013.
 
Projected Starting Rotation - Towson:
Nolan Bolt, RHP (0-1, 4.33 ERA, 27.0 IP, 15/6 K-BB)
Nate Nabholz, RHP (1-4, 8.49 ERA, 35.0 IP, 31/10 K-BB)
TBD
 
Projected Starting Rotation - Hofstra:
Mark Faello, RHP (4-2, 3.24 ERA, 50.0 IP, 35/23 K-BB)
John Mikolaicyk, RHP (0-1, 5.19 ERA, 17.1 IP, 18/7 K-BB)
Brad Camarda, RHP (5-0, 3.20 ERA, 50.2 IP, 43/14 K-BB)
 
CAMPER EARNS CBN NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Burke Camper had a huge week from Mar. 14-20, hitting .545 with five home runs and 10 RBI in four games to be one of 10 players across the country to be named Collegiate Baseball News National Player of the Week.
 
Camper also had a 1.909 slugging percentage, four walks and seven runs scored.
 
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.
 
LAST TIME: TOWSON FALLS IN EXTRAS TO #21 MARYLAND
    Towson forced extra innings on a ninth inning home run by Chandler Castleberry against #21 Maryland, but fell in the tenth 4-3.
Key stat:
--Towson pitching allowed just one earned run
Top Towson batter:
--#4 Jack McLaughlin: 3-for-5, R, RBI
Top Towson pitcher:
--#6 Brett Seils: 2.2 IP, 0 R, 3 K
 
WELCOME NEW STAFF
Two new coaches joined the team for the 2022 season.  Blake Nation is the new pitching coach after three years at Hofstra, where he coached Jim Joyce, a 16th round pick in the 2021 MLB Draft. 
 
Also joining is volunteer assistant coach Paul Benoit, who coached four all-league players at Ottawa University.
 
In addition, head coach Matt Tyner elevated Tanner Biagini to associate head coach in his fifth year with the team.
 
JACK ATTACK
Jack McLaughlin stands as one of the top hitters in the CAA with a .371 batting average, standing third in the league.  He is on pace to have the highest batting average for a Towson player since Gary Helmick hit .430 in 2009 and Brady Policelli who hit .375 in 2016.  McLaughlin can get into the top-10 in Towson single season history if he bats above .390 this season.
 
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.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT:
Under first-year head coach Frank Catalanotto, Hofstra currently stands tied for third place in the CAA.  Senior outfielder Brian Morrell is the leading batter, hiting .322 with three home runs, nine doubles and 22 RBI.  Classmate Mark Faello is the Friday starter, being 4-2 with a 3.24 ERA, striking out 35 in 50 innings thrown.