WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — William & Mary baseball continues its homestand with a three-game series against Lafayette this weekend. First pitch times are scheduled for 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday with a 1 p.m. matinee on Sunday.
Live audio will be available for all three games on the Tribe Sports Network. For live updates, follow @WMTribeBaseball on X/Twitter and Instagram.
DOUBLE TROUBLE
W&M won a pair of conference awards this week as INF
Jamie Laskofski was named the CAA Player of the Week while INF
Matthew Kosuda earned CAA Rookie of the Week honors.
Laskofski batted .545 (6-for-11) with two triples, four runs and five RBI in the Tribe's series win over Binghamton. For the year, he leads the team with a .455 AVG and eight RBI.
Kosuda went .500 (5-for-10) in the series, adding a double, homer, and six RBI. The redshirt freshman went deep in Friday's contest with a three-run homer before following up with a pair of multi-hit games in Saturday's doubleheader.
CHOPPIN' EM DOWN
LHP
Tom Bourque set a career-high in strikeouts (six) and innings pitched (4.0) in his start on Saturday. The redshirt junior shut out the Bearcats and allowed just one hit with no walks in the Tribe's 5-4 win.
TRIPLES ALLEY
The Tribe hit three triples in game one of Saturday's contest against Binghamton. It was the most triples in a game since slugging out four on Feb. 22, 2020 against Fairleigh Dickinson. W&M's five triples as a team ranks fourth in Division I.
STAT NUGGETS
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Witt Scafidi had a career-best day at the plate on Saturday, going 4-for-5 with a double and two runs as he achieved his first 4-hit game.
- RHP
Jack Pye has yet to be tagged for a run, pitching 6.1 scoreless innings over two appearances. He's struck out five with a .167 BAA.
- W&M has scored first in all six of its games this season. They've held a lead in the seventh inning or later in four of those games.
STEADY EDDY
OF
Chase Ecker has a hit in all five games to begin his collegiate career. The freshman has added two stolen bases and three RBI in his last three games.
WELCOME INTRODUCTION
DH
Liam O'Neil went yard in his first at-bat as a member of the Tribe, blasting a two-run homer in the second inning at Virginia Tech. He became the first Tribe player to hit a home run in his first AB with the team since Nic Britt did it on Feb. 28, 2021 at Charlotte.
PRESEASON NOTES
JAMIE 2.0
INF
Jamie Laskofski returns after a dazzling freshman campaign that saw him earn CAA Second Team and All-Rookie honors. During the regular season, Laskofski led all CAA freshmen in average (.360), hits (77), runs (54), and stolen bases (12).
2025 IN REVIEW
W&M made numerous strides under first-year head coach
Rob McCoy, posting a 14-13 CAA record in conference despite missing numerous key starters. The Tribe posted its highest team batting average (.311) since 2008 while leading the league in average and hits and ranking second in OBP. Four W&M players were named to the all-conference team, including OF
Ben Parker, who was named CAA Co-Player of the Year and the 10th All-American in program history.
CARDIAC TRIBE
W&M had 16 come-from-behind wins in 2025 out of their 21 total victories. The Green & Gold won six games in which they trailed by at least four runs, in addition to three walk-off wins.
MAXIMIZING PRODUCTION
Under the new staff, W&M increased its team batting average by .041 points from 2024 to 2025, the ninth-largest rise in Division I. The Tribe produced four all-conference hitters, more than the previous two years combined, including All-American OF
Ben Parker.
IRON MAN RETURNS
RHP
Daniel Lingle is back in the bullpen. Last year, the redshirt freshman led the nation during the regular season and tied a school record with 34 appearances.
BACK IN THE FOLD
W&M will welcome back a pair of talented pitchers in RHP
Zack Potts and RHP
Owen Pierce, who missed significant time last season with injuries. Potts had a 3.84 ERA in 2024 and led the CAA with a 1.79 BB/9 innings. Pierce is a two-time NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List selection after recording five saves in 2024 with a 3.77 ERA.
WALK IT OUT
INF
Anthony Greco led the team with 34 walks last year despite having the seventh-most plate appearances. A 2024 CAA All-Rookie Team selection, Greco has a .408 career OBP.
Z-BO
RHP
Zach Boyd will look to build upon his 2025 campaign that saw him rank second on the team with 53.2 IP and post an impressive 2.5 K/BB ratio as a freshman. On April 28, 2025, the Richmond, Va. native was named CAA Pitcher of the Week after tossing a complete-game shutout against Stony Brook, the first complete game thrown by a W&M pitcher since 2019 and the first shutout since 2013.
DRAFT BUZZ
W&M had players named to Perfect Game's Top CAA Draft Prospects list. RHP
Luke Calveric was named the league's No. 10 prospect for 2026 class, while INF
Jamie Laskofski was tabbed the No. 2 prospect for the 2027 class.
DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAM
The Tribe has had a player selected in the MLB Draft each of the last three seasons. Its six total draft picks over that span equals the third-most in the CAA, and the five picks taken in the top-10 rounds is the most.
