Towson begins the last month of the 2018 regular season today, taking on George Washington University in a home game at Schuerholz Park. It is a beautiful day for baseball and you have no idea how badly I want to skip out on work and go catch the game, but, alas, I am a responsible adult. Sixteen year-old Dylan is very disappointed in me right now (this happens a lot).
The Tigers played GWU earlier this year (apparently they play every 22 games) and dropped a road contest 13-2. One thing these two teams have in common is that neither can seem to beat UMBC, going a combined 0-3 when playing the Retrievers. The Colonials are 24-18 on the season, but only 5-5 in their last 10 games. Towson just wrapped up a 7-12 April that saw them lose their last five games of the month. The Tigers have shown when they play sound, error-free baseball, they are capable of beating a lot of teams. On the flip-side, they can have games where the wheels come off and lose to just about anyone. Time to shave those goatees and let the good Tigers out.
Evil looking S.O.B., ain’t he?
Lineup
A few interesting things to note in today’s line-up. Craig Alleyne gets another start, something that has become a regularity of late. He actually didn’t start the last two games of the Northeastern series, but did get at bats in both games. He has clearly earned the coaches trust as the season has progressed and, when he hits, he adds another dimension to the Tiger’s attack. Mark Grunberg returns to the lead-off spot, while Dirk Masters slides down to the six-hole. Masters has generally been at one end of the order or the other, but I like putting his high on-base percentage a little closer to the middle of the order. With Alleyne, Grunberg, and Andrew Cassard all playing, there is a lot of speed in the outfield.
Kody Reeser gets his third start of the season. In each of his previous two, Reeser has thrown one scoreless, hitless inning. It would be great to see him extend that a bit, but it’s just good seeing the young man work his way back. Game time is 3 p.m. The online stream is here, live stats here, and Towson’s game notes are here. As always, I’ll be commenting on Twitter.
- Mark Grunberg, CF
- Richie Palacios, SS
- Billy Lennox, 3B
- Colin Gimblet, DH
- Craig Alleyne, LF
- Dirk Masters, 2B
- Andrew Cassard, RF
- Charlie Watters, 1B
- Tristan Howerton, C
SP– Kody Reeser, RHP
Musical Finale
This one goes out to the weather.
