WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — William & Mary will conclude the regular season with a three-game series at Towson this weekend as it hopes to clinch a CAA Tournament bid. The action will get underway with an early 3 p.m. start on Thursday, followed by a 3 p.m. Friday game and 1 p.m. Saturday contest. All games will be streamed on FloSports.
LAST TIME OUT
The Tribe was swept by Northeastern over the weekend. LHP
Nick Lottchea was a bright spot, tossing five scoreless innings in his Friday start with five strikeouts and no walks.
INTO THE RECORD BOOKS
OF
Ben Parker saw his program record 34-game hitting streak come to an end on Friday against Charleston. The streak stands tied for the all-time CAA record and is the second-longest in Division I this season (Missouri State's Nick Rodriguez is at 36 games). The Los Altos, Calif. native ranks third nationally in hits (89), fifth in doubles (23), and 10th in batting average (.416), all tops in the CAA. He's also the conference leader in on-base percentage (.500) and total bases (150).
WIN AND YOU'RE IN
To clinch a spot in the CAA Tournament next weekend, the Tribe simply needs to win one game against Towson. They can also get in if Campbell wins their series against Delaware.
The Green & Gold currently sits in a four-way tie for third place in the CAA standings at 13-11, along with Charleston, Elon, and Campbell. The top six teams make the tournament. W&M can be seeded anywhere from third to sixth, depending on the tiebreaker scenarios.
SWIFT RETURN
Since returning to the lineup on May 7 after a three-month absence, INF
Henry Jackson is hitting .313 (5-for-16) with a pair of RBI. He's also been perfect in the field, converting all 17 chances at second base.
JERRY ROLL
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Jerry Barnes III has thrown out 19 runners attempting to steal, which ranks tied for the CAA lead along with Charleston's Dylan Johnson. It's also tied for the fourth-most caught stealing by in single-season program history. The junior backstop has also contributed with his bat, hitting a two-run homer in a 2-for-4 day against Northeastern on Sunday.
IRON MAN
RHP
Daniel Lingle leads the nation with 30 games pitched. The sophomore hurler has racked up 25 strikeouts in 33.2 innings of work.
TWENTY-TWENTY CLUB
W&M is one of two teams in Division I (Dayton) with multiple players that have posted hitting streaks of 20+ games, with Parker (34 games) and OF
Lucas Carmichael (23) both reaching that plateau.
CARDIAC TRIBE
W&M has 15 come-from-behind wins this year out of their 20 total victories. The Tribe has won five games in which they trailed by at least four runs, in addition to three walk-off wins.
STAT NUGGETS
- W&M leads the CAA in batting average (.313), hits (554), slugging percentage (.467), and on-base percentage (.395).
- OF Christian Rush is tied for the third-most homers in the CAA with 13.
- OF Lucas Carmichael ranks 19th in Division I in hits (79) and 93rd in total bases (124)
- In his last three starts, LHP Nick Lottchea has a 3.00 ERA and a 10/2 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
- Freshman RHP Tyler Kelly has notched three straight scoreless outings on the mound.
- INF Jamie Laskofski leads all CAA rookies in average (.344), hits (67), runs (50), and stolen bases (10).
SERIES HISTORY
The Tribe owns a commanding 47-24 lead all-time against Towson. W&M has won eight of the last 10 matchups and taken nine consecutive series from the Tigers dating back to 2014.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Fans can watch each game live on FloSports and follow along live stats in the schedule links. For live updates, follow @WMTribeBaseball on X/Twitter and Instagram.
