WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The William & Mary baseball team welcomes Towson to Plumeri Park for a three-game Colonial Athletic Association series this weekend. The set gets underway on Friday, May 6 at 6 p.m., continues on Saturday, May 7 at 4 p.m., and then concludes with Senior Day on Sunday, May 8 at 1 p.m.

TribeAthletics.com caught up with head coach Brian Murphy to discuss the series victory over Delaware, the senior class, and this weekend's series against Towson. The video feature is available through the above link, or by clicking here.
 

Game Day Information - Game 42-44 - Towson
When	Friday, May 6 - 6 PM Sunday, May 7 - 4 PM Sunday, May 8 - 1 PM
Where	Williamsburg, Va.
Venue	Plumeri Park
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Stats	William & Mary | Towson | CAA
Game Notes	William & Mary | Towson | CAA
Probable Pitchers (Tribe vs. Opponent)	RHP Nick Brown vs. RHP Skyler Morris LHP Bodie Sheehan vs. RHP Kevin Ross RHP Daniel Powers vs. TBA
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ON TAP
• The William & Mary baseball team welcomes Towson to Plumeri Park for a three-game Colonial Athletic Association series and its final home weekend of the season. The set gets underway Friday, May 6 at 6 p.m., continues Saturday, May 7 at 4 p.m., and concludes with Senior Day on Sunday, May 8 at 1 p.m.
• The Green and Gold is looking to get back into the win column after faltering in the final game of the series against Delaware last weekend.
 
SERIES HISTORY
• William & Mary and Delaware meet for the 39th-41st time this weekend at Plumeri Park. The Tribe leads the all-time series with a 23-15 record, including taking the set last season at Towson.
• Last season, senior Charley Gould led the Tribe against the Tigers hitting .583 (7-for-12). He added four homers and seven RBI. Classmate Josh Smith also had a steller weekend in Maryland going 6-for-14 (.429) with a double, two triples, and three RBI.
 
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
• Towson enters the weekend coming off of a series victory over the College of Charleston last weekend at home. They own 17-28 overall record, but are right in the thick of the CAA race with a 7-8 league mark.
• As a team, he has posted a .272 batting average. Brady Policelli leads the offense with a .367 batting average adding 12 doubles, three triples, and seven homers, and 39 RBI. His home run and RBI numbers lead the team, while Richie Palacios is second with five homers. Chris Henze and A.J. Gallo are tied for second with 29 RBI apiece.
• On the mound, the Tigers have combined for a 5.17 ERA this season. Kevin Ross anchors the rotation with a 4.75 ERA, tossing 53 innings, and striking out 28. Kyle Stricker leads the team with 15 appearances this season, all in relief. TU has gone closer by committee this season with Lee Lawler picking up three saves, and David Marriggi with two. Three other pitcher have also recorded saves this season for the Tigers.
• Mike Gottlieb is in his 29th season at the helm of his alma mater. He owns a 710-727 record during in his tenure in Maryland.
 
ON DECK
• The Green and Gold closes its regular season with six striaght on the road starting at West Virginia with a doubleheader on Friday, May 13 at 4 p.m.
• W&M's final weekend CAA series will come at College of Charleston.  The set gets underway on Thursday, May 19 at 6 p.m.
 
WHAT CAN BROWN DO FOR YOU
• Junior Nick Brown has been nothing short of spectacular in his last two starts for the Green and Gold. In each game he's equaled a season-high going eight innings without allowing a run. The Bristow, Virginia native has run his scoreless innings streak to 16.1 innings.
• The junior has won back-to-back pitcher of the week honors for his efforts.
• For the season, Brown has a 5.28 ERA, with 59.2 innings pitched and 59 punchouts.
 
LETS PLAY TWO!
• W&M has already played three doubleheaders this season, with the last coming last weekend they tangoed with Delaware for two.
• The final double dip will come on May 13 at West Virginia.
• W&M is currently 2-4 in doubleheader games.
 
HOW TO SAVE A GAME
• With his save against Northeastern on April 23, senior Joseph Gaouette recorded his 15th career, which passed John Farrell for the school record. Gaouette has recorded nine saves this season, and is now two saves away from breaking the single-season record of 10 saves.
• For the year, the Reston, Virginia native owns a 3.32 ERA, pitching 21.2 innings, and recording 24 strikeouts.
 
SHEEHAN BODES WELL FOR THE TRIBE
• Freshman Bodie Sheehan has made his transition into the weekend rotation look seamless, so far. In his four weekend starts, he has posted a 5.34 ERA, tossing 32.0 innings, with 16 strikeouts, while opposing hitters are only batting .212 against him.
• Furthermore in his two CAA starts, he has just a 4.44 ERA, tossing 26.1 innings, fanning 16, while limiting opposing batters to a .200 batting average.
• For the season, Sheehan owns a 3-3 record with a 5.12 ERA, heaving 58.0 innings, with 29 strikeouts.
 
POWERED BY POWERS
• For the third time this season, a Daniel Powers start ended up as a Tribe shutout as the junior went seven innings allowing just five hits as W&M completed the sweep at Northeastern.
 • Against James Madison he tossed a then-career-high 7.1 innings, scattering just three hits, after at Charlotte, Powers nearly did the same thing blanking the 49ers for the first seven innings.
• For his efforts, the Vienna, Va. native was named CAA Pitcher of the Week for the week of April 18.
• Powers has a team-best six wins to go along with 28 strikeouts in 54.2 innings.
 
TRIBE IN THE PROS
• With Opening Day taking place this week all around Major League Baseball, the Tribe has four players on the road to the show.
• Ben Guez is starting his season with the Colorado Sky Socks (AAA – Milwaukee Brewers). Nick Thompson is with the Palm Beach Cardinals (Advanced A – St. Louis Cardinals). Michael Katz is with the St. Lucie Mets (Advanced A – New York Mets), while Ryan Hissey starts with the Lansing Lugnuts (A – Toronto Blue Jays)
 
DOUBLING DOWN
• W&M again is up in the national statistical rankings in doubles and doubles per game. The Tribe ranks 27th in the NCAA with 93 doubles, and 30th with 2.1 doubles a game.
 
GOING, GOING GONE
• William & Mary has had two players have multiple home run games this season. Both Josh Smith and Junior Charles Ameer belted two homers in the same game. 
• As a team, W&M is 7-0 when they hit two, or more, homers in the same game.
 
SCORING IN BUNCHES
• The Tribe ranks 51st in the country with 6.6 runs per game, but when the team starts scoring the runs usually come in bunches. W&M has had 26 innings this season, where they have plated four, or more runs.
• Furthermore, the Green and Gold have had five games where they have scored four, or more, runs in multiple innings.
• The most runs W&M has scored an inning this season has been 7 on April 3 against Georgetown, but the Tribe has also scored six runs an inning five times this season. 
 
WALK THIS WAY
•Senior Josh Smith has had some flair for the dramatic this season with both of the Tribe's walk-off hits this season. Against Holy Cross he lifted a sacrifice fly to centerfield that scored Kyle Wrighte on a sacrifice fly. On Saturday against Georgetown, Josh Smith launched a walkoff homer over the centerfield wall sending the Tribe home winners.
 
GETTING ON BASE
• Sophomore Cullen Large currently leads the team with a 28-game on-base streak, which is also tied for the longest on the team. He is third Tribe player to have an on-base streak reach 20-plus games joining junior Ryder Miconi (28 games) and senior Charley Gould (27 games).
• Senior  Josh Smith (18 - 16 game active),  freshman Kyle Wrighte (15), sophomore Ryan Hall (14), and junior Charles Ameer (10) have all strung together double-digit on-base streaks.
 
GRAND OLE TIME
• Sophomore Cullen Large launched his and William & Mary's first grand-slam of the season against Richmond March 22.
• Last season the Tribe combined for three grand-slam homers.