- W&M and George Mason play for the 96th time in series history on Tuesday afternoon. Mason leads the all-time series 61-34, but it will be the first meeting since 2017. The Tribe has won the last two in the series, including a 4-2 win in the visit to Fairfax on April 26, 2017. Senior
Owen Socher went 2-for-5 with a run scored and RBI in the victory.
- The Tribe will then meet Richmond for the 159th time in series history and the first time since 2017 on Wednesday afternoon. The Spiders lead the all-time series of former CAA foes 103-54. However, W&M has won the last two games, including an 11-10 triumph at Pitt Field on April 2017. Now seniors
Owen Socher and Kyle Wright led the Tribe in that game. Socher went 3-for-6 with two runs scored and an RBI, while Wrighte added two hits.
- This week, the Tribe will play games four and five of six scheduled games against Atlantic 10 opponents. The Tribe is currently 2-1 against the A-10 with a win over VCU and splitting the series with George Washington. The Tribe travels to Saint Joseph's for its final game against the A-10 the last week of the regular season.
- Senior
Owen Socher led the Tribe last weekend against Elon going 4-for-10 with two doubles and his first homer of the season. He drove in two runs, while scoring three of his own. Since starting 15 of the last 17 games, Socher is hitting .306 (15-for-49) with five doubles, two triples, a homer, five RBI, and 13 runs scored.
- The Green and Gold played its first extra-inning game of the season on April 20 in the first game against Elon. The Tribe fell in the contest 11-9 in 10 innings in its first extra-inning game since May of 2018. Head coach
Brian Murphy is 11-13 in extra-inning games in his Tribe career.
- The Tribe had its first walk off of the season in its 2-1 triumph of the season against George Washington Wednesday night at Plumeri. It was the first walk-off for the Tribe since March 18, 2018, against East Tennessee State. The Tribe now has 13 walk-off wins under
Brian Murphy.
- W&M's 2-1 victory against George Washington was its 10th one-run game of the season. The Tribe is 6-4 in those contests this season, and the win snapped a three-game losing streak in those ball games.
- Following his complete game against James Madison on April 12, junior
Wade Strain was named the CAA Pitcher of the Week for the week of April 15. The righty allowed one run on three hits with a career-high seven strikeouts. He also retired 16 Dukes in a row from the fourth to the ninth. The award gives W&M five weekly awards as
Matt McDermott has been named the CAA Rookie of the Week and freshmen
Zach Tsakounis (twice) and
Tristan Snyder have been named Rookie of the Week.
- W&M turned double plays in the third and eighth innings at George Washington (April 10) marking the eighth time this season the Tribe recorded multiple double plays in a game. For the season, the Tribe pitching staff and defense has turned 31 double plays, which ranks second in the CAA and 50th nationally.
- Senior
Bodie Sheehan has been one of the Tribe's all-time most consistent pitchers during his career. The senior has turned three of his best starts the last four times out, getting into the seventh inning each time. He has recorded six quality starts in his 10 starts this season. The Virginia Beach, Va. native has now made 54 starts and will break the school record on Saturday afternoon at Towson. Sheehan also became the seventh W&M pitcher to surpass 300 career innings and the 13th to eclipse 200 career strikeouts.
- Redshirt junior
Chris Farrell has been one of the sharpest arms out of the Tribe bullpen this season. Farrell owns a 2.01 ERA while throwing 22.1 innings with 33 strikeouts against just 13 walks. The redshirt junior leads the team with four saves.
- On the offensive end, the Tribe is fourth in the CAA with 229 runs scored. The team has put at least eight runs on the scoreboard in 12 games, going 10-2. W&M ranks 50th in the NCAA with 77 doubles, while its 17 triples are good for 10th in the NCAA.
- Senior
Hunter Smith became the 20th player in school history to record 200 career hits in the doubleheader on Saturday against Elon. The senior ranks second in the CAA with 10 homers, while his 26 career bombs are good for a tie for ninth in W&M history.
- Classmate
Zach Pearson is enjoying a strong close to his Tribe career. He leads the team and ranks seventh in the CAA with a .319 batting average this year. The senior also leads the team in multi-hit games with 13, including one in the series finale against Elon. Pearson has added 12 doubles, two triples, and 24 RBI.
- Plumeri Park, the home of the Tribe Baseball, turns 20 this spring. The anniversary will be celebrated and recognized over the course of the season. The facility was constructed in large part due to the generous donation by Mr. Joseph J. Plumeri II in the autumn of 1996. It is now considered one of the finest baseball facilities in the region, consistently receiving upgrades over the course of time. W&M has enjoyed a lot of success at Plumeri Park with a 391-204 (.657) since its completion.
