WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The William & Mary baseball team will take a brief hiatus from home with a mid-week trip to in-state rival VCU on Tuesday, March 19^th at 6:30 pm.

The contest will be broadcasted on ESPN+ for paying subscribers.
 

Game Day Information - Game 18
When	Tuesday, March 19 - 6:30 PM
Where	Richmond, Va.
Venue	The Diamond
How to Follow	Tuesday - Live Stats | Live Video
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Stats	William & Mary | VCU | CAA
Game Notes	William & Mary | VCU
Tickets	VCUAthletics.com | Tickets

W&M News and Notes
• W&M and VCU will continue its long-standing rivalry with the 95^th meeting in all-time series history on Tuesday evening. The Rams hold an all-time series lead of 52-41-1. During last year's meeting, the Tribe was unable to complete a comeback bid in a 4-3 decision. However, W&M claimed a 5-1 victory in its previous visit to VCU (April 4, 2017).
 
• The Tribe claimed its second Power Five win of the season after splitting a doubleheader with West Virginia on Saturday. The Green and Gold scored five late runs to rally for a 6-4 win. It was the first time the Tribe defeated the Mountaineers since 1968. W&M defeated its first Power Five opponent at Virginia (2/26), 9-3.
 
• The W&M pitching staff ties first in its conference behind a 3.61 ERA. The Tribe has held an opponent to three runs or less on 10 occasions. Key factors in the success are the fewest walks (60) and earned runs allowed (73) in the CAA.
 
•  Competing in hostile environments has not phased the Tribe, sporting a 5-1 away record. W&M opened the season with its best road start in program history at 5-0. In road games, the Green and Gold has batted .324 (20-for-47) and scored 47 runs as a team. Sophomore Matt McDermott has shined the brightest with a .519 batting average (14-for-27), three doubles and eight RBI.
 
• Rookie Zach Tsakounis will make his third-consecutive mid-week start at VCU. The freshman sensation ranks 16^th in the NCAA with a 0.77 ERA. He is the only CAA pitcher with both three wins and a save. The Arlington, Va., native totals 10.1 innings pitched, 11 strikeouts, four hits and two runs (one earned) in the first two starts of his career.
 
• Senior Hunter Smith homered twice in a game for the second time this season. It was also the second occasion of his four-year career. The two home runs and a double led to a season-high RBI in the win over West Virginia. The catcher ranks first in the CAA with five total home runs. He ties 15^th in program history with 21 career home runs. Smith also leads the CAA in slugging percentage (.672).
 
• Junior Chris Farrell has enjoyed a lot of success as the closer. He totals three saves in six of his game finished. The Great Falls, Va., native totals 7.1 scoreless innings of four-hit ball with 11 strikeouts. Farrell also owns a .160 opponent batting average.
 
• Tuesday night will be the fourth time the Tribe clashes with an in-state rival this season. So far, W&M holds a 2-1 record against Commonwealth opponents. The Tribe will face an in-state rival seven more times. The remaining matchups consist of Old Dominion (3/26), Norfolk State (3/27), James Madison (4/12-14), George Mason (4/23) and Richmond (4/24).

• W&M has had three players collect CAA Weekly Awards in the first four weeks of the season. Two freshmen pitchers in Tristan Snyder and Tsakounis garnered CAA Rookie of the Week honors. The other award went to McDermott as the CAA Player of the Week for the week of March 8.