WILLIAMSBURG, VA. - Fresh off Sunday's win over Charleston, William & Mary returns to action for a pair of midweek games beginning Tuesday at Plumeri Park. The Tribe will host Norfolk State Tuesday afternoon before visiting No. 10 ECU in Greenville, NC on Wednesday evening.
Tuesday's game will be broadcast on Flobaseball, while Wednesday's tilt will be live on ESPN+.
The Tribe will then visit 2022 CAA Champion Hofstra for three games over the weekend. The five-game week is the Tribe's third and final such week of the 2023 season.
As has been the case all season, the Tribe's pitching was outstanding over the past week allowing 11 runs over four games. The Green and Gold allowed just two earned runs per game in a three-game series against CAA-favorite Charleston and rank among the top-15 teams in the NCAA with a 3.10 ERA.
The Tribe leads the CAA in ERA, and batting average against, as well as strikeouts and fewest extra-base hits allowed.
Zach Tsakounis,
Nate Knowles, and
Cory Wall all rank in the top-10 in the CAA in ERA and batting average against.
In addition, reliever
Rojo Prarie has a sub 1.00 ERA and two saves on the season. Prarie went 5.1 innings last week, allowing just one earned run. The graduate student allowed just four hits and walked one man while striking out three last week.
Joe Delossantos enters the week riding a 21-game hitting streak dating back to the 2022 season. The senior has hit safely in all 16 games this season and had a career-high four hits on Sunday. Joe ranks tied for third in the CAA with 25 hits, is first with 22 runs scored, and 11 stolen bases.
Ben Williamson has been on an offensive tear over the last four games. The Tribe third baseman had five hits, scored five runs, and walked five times in four games last week. Williamson also knocked in four with a double and a pair of homers. The senior's .424 average is third best in the CAA, and he is also third with 25 hits, seventh with 18 runs scored, third in OBS, and second in the league in OPS.