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William and Mary Athletic Communications ● William & Mary Hall ● 751 Ukrop Way ● Williamsburg, Va. 23185 Contact: Andrew Phillips ● (O) 757.221.3344 ● (C) 804.840.4439 ● (F) 757.221.2048 ● [email protected] 2017 William & Mary Schedule/Results ON TAP Date Day Opponent Time/Result • William & Mary finishes out its mid-week schedule at in- Feb. 17 Friday at No. 3 Florida L, 4-5 state rival George Mason on Wednesday, April 26. William & Mary George Mason Feb. 18 Saturday at No. 3 Florida L, 1-8 • First pitch is slated for 3 p.m. The Tribe looks to extend its TRIBE PATRIOTS Feb. 19 Sunday at No. 3 Florida L, 6-11 winning streak to four in a row. Feb. 24 FRIDAY LAFAYETTE W, 5-4 Web: TribeAthletics.com Web: GoMason.com Feb. 25 SATURDAY LAFAYETTE W, 16-1 Location: Williamsburg, Va. Location: Fairfx, Va. Feb. 26 SUNDAY LAFAYETTE W, 6-5 SCOUTING THE PATRIOTS Conference: CAA Conference: A-10 Feb. 28 Tuesday at Virginia L, 11-3 • George Mason is seeking its second straight win after 2017 Record: 22-20 2017 Record: 18-23 March 1 Wednesday at VMI Postponed closing out an A-10 series against St. Bonaventure with a 1-0 March 3 Friday vs. Monmouth^ W, 6-5 win on April 23. The Patriots enter mid-week action at 18-23 Head Coach: Brian Murphy Head Coach: Marlin Ikenberry March 4 Saturday vs. Dayton^ W, 7-0 overall. 109-103 (fourth season at W&M) 970-873-7 (35th season at GMI) March 5 Sunday vs. Rhode Island^ W, 2-1 970-873-7 (35th season overall) March 7 Tuesday at Maryland L, 9-8 • GMU is hitting .250 as a team. Nelin Tyler, a .297 batter, 109-103 (fourth season overall) March 8 WEDNESDAY VIRGINIA TECH W, 19-10 leads the offense in hits (44), doubles (11), home runs (7) March 10 FRIDAY ST. JOSEPH’S L, 3-2 and RBI (29). >> SETTING THE SCENE March 11 SATURDAY YALE W, 10-3 • On the mound, the Patriots own a 4.71 team ERA. Projected Date ...................................................................... April 26, 2017 March 12 SUNDAY YALE W, 7-6 Stadium...............................................Spuhler Field (900) March 14 TUESDAY NORFOLK STATE POSTPONED starter Bryce Nightengale has tossed 30.2 innings with 21 March 16 THURSDAY UMASS LOWELL L, 13-6 strikeouts. Location............................................... ............ Fairfax, Va. March 17 FRIDAY RHODE ISLAND W, 11-2 • Bill Brown is in his 35th season as head coach of his alma March 18 SATURDAY RHODE ISLAND W, 7-3 mater. He holds a 970-873-7 record during his tenure at GMU March 19 SUNDAY RHODE ISLAND CANCELLED Live Stats ................................................... www.GoMason.com March 21 Tuesday at Virginia Tech L 3-2 Live Video .................................................www.Atlantic10.com March 22 WEDNESDAY VMI W, 7-0 SERIES HISTORY Live Audio ................................................. www.GoMason.com March 24 Friday at UNCW* L, 11-1 • W&M and GMU will square off for the 98th time in all-time March 25 Saturday at UNCW* L, 6-5 series history on Wednesday afternoon. March 26 Sunday at UNCW* W, 10-9 >> CURRENT STREAKS • The Patriots lead the all-time series 63-34. Overall 22-20 March 28 TUESDAY NORFOLK STATE W, 6-1 CAA 7-5 March 29 WEDNESDAY OLD DOMINION L, 11-6 • However, the Tribe took two from the Patriots during their Home 15-5 April 1 Friday at Delaware* W, 8-2 2013 three-game series. W&M won the series lid-lifter, 11-2, Away 4-15 April 1 Saturday at Delaware* L, 8-5 and claimed the finale with a 7-1 triumph. Neutral 3-0 April 2 Sunday at Delaware* L, 5-4 (11) Current Streak: W3 April 4 Tuesday at VCU W, 5-1 Last 5 game 4-1 April 7 FRIDAY ELON* W, 8-2 ON DECK Last 10 games 4-6 April 8 SATURDAY ELON* W, 14-6 • W&M travels to Towson for a CAA three-game series this Last 15 games 7-8 April 9 SUNDAY ELON* L, 7-6 weekend. Last 20 games 10-10 April 11 Tuesday at Old Dominion L, 6-3 • The set begins on Friday, April 28th at 3 p.m., continues on Longest Winning Streak W3 April 12 Wednesday at Norfolk State L,9-3 Saturday, April 29 at 2 p.m. and concludes on Sunday, April Longest Losing Streak L6 April 14 Friday at East Tennessee State L, 15-3 30 at 1 p.m. April 15 Saturday at East Tennessee State L, 9-3 >> PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP April 16 Sunday at East Tennessee State L, 8-6 • The Tribe will look to extend its three-game conference April 18 Tuesday at Richmond W, 11-10 winning streak. Wednesday, April 26 | 3:00 PM | Fairfax, Va. April 19 WEDNESDAY MARYLAND L, 6-0 April 21 FRIDAY JAMES MADISON* W, 14-8 Bryce Nightengale, RHP, R-So. April 22 SATURDAY JAMES MADISON* W, 8-7 (10) WALK THIS WAY 1-3, 7.92 ERA, 30.2 IP, 21 K’s April 23 SUNDAY JAMES MADISON* W, 7-6 • The Green and Gold registered back-to-back walk-off RBI April 26 Wednesday at George Mason 3 PM singles to complete a CAA sweep of James Madison last Jamie Sara, RHP, Fr. April 28 Friday at Towson* 3 PM weekend (April 21-23). 1-1, 5.28 ERA, 15.1 IP, 11 K’s April 29 Saturday at Towson* 2 PM • In the second game, senior Ryder Miconi recorded the first April 30 Sunday at Towson* 1 PM May 5 FRIDAY CHARLESTON* 6 PM walk-off single to lift the Tribe to an 8-7 victory in 10 innings. Friday, April 28 | 3:00 PM | Towson, Md. May 6 SATURDAY CHARLESTON* 4 PM • Freshman Patrick Ryan provided more late game heroics as TBD May 18 Thursday at Hofstra* 12 PM he carried W&M to a 7-6 win behind another walk-off single May 18 Thursday at Hofstra* 3 PM in the series finale. May 19 Friday at Hofstra* 3 PM Nick Raquet, LHP, R-So. May 24-27 Wed.-Sat. CAA Tournament% TBD 1-1, 3.53 ERA, 51.0 IP, 63 K’s June 2-5 Fri.-Mon. NCAA Regionals$ TBD LARGE AND IN CHARGE June 9-12 Fri.-Mon. NCAA Super Regionals TBD • Junior Cullen Large reached a new career milestone after June 17-28 Fri.-Wed. College World Series# TBD eclipsing 200 career hits during the three-game set with JMU Saturday, April 29 | 2:00 PM | Towson, Md. last weekend. TBD • Large finished the JMU series 6-for-11 to achieve 205 total * - Colonial Athletic Association game | ^ Irish Classic (Cary, N.C.) | % - CAA Tour- nament (Wilmington, N.C.) | $- NCAA Regionals (Campus Sites) | & - NCAA Super career hits. Regionals (Campus Sites) | # - College World Series (Omaha, Neb.) | Home games • He now needs 12 more to rank top 15 in the program’s Bodie Sheehan, LHP, So. 4-3, 5.03 ERA, 59.0 IP, 55 K’s in BOLD CAPS played at Plumeri Park | All times EST, dates and times subject all-time most hits list. to change • The Chesterfield, Va., native is also just four shy of recording his 50th career double. He currently ties 14th on W&M’s all-time most doubles list with 46. WILLIAM & MARY QUICK FACTS Location Williamsburg, Va. BRINGING OUT THE BROOMS • William & Mary recorded its third 3-0 weekend of 2017 following a series sweep of James Madison on April Founded 1693 21-23. Enrollment 8,200 • The JMU set was also the Tribe’s first CAA sweep. W&M brought out the brooms for the first time this season Nickname Tribe during its home opening series against Lafayette (Feb. 24-26). Colors Green, Gold, Silver • The Tribe went on to notch its second straight undefeated weekend at the Irish Classic on March 3-5, defeating non-conference foes Monmouth (W, 6-5), Dayton (7-0) and Rhode Island (2-1). Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Colonial Athletic Association MESS WITH THE BULL YOU GET THE ‘PEN Stadium Plumeri Park • The Tribe’s bullpen was critical in helping the team complete its first conference sweep of the season against Capacity 8,600 James Madison. • During the series, the bullpen combined to pitch 11 innings with three earned runs and nine strikeouts to hold W&M Athletic Ticket Office 757-221-3340 the Dukes in check down the stretch. • In the second game, senior Nick Brown tossed the last 3.1 innings to capture his fourth win, while classmate ADMINISTRATION Chase Bailey closed out the series finale in two innings for his first win. President W. Taylor Reveley, III WEEKLY AWARDS Alma Mater Princeton, ‘65 • The Tribe added its sixth conference weekly award of 2017 after Miconi was named Player of the Week for the Director of Athletics Terry Driscoll week of April 24. Alma Mater Boston College, ‘69 • Miconi batted .409 (9-for-22) with three doubles, six runs scored and nine RBI’s in William & Mary’s 4-1 week. • Brandon Raquet (Feb. 21, April 10) and Patrick Ryan (Feb. 28) combined for three Rookie of the Week awards, while Bodie Sheehan (March 7) and Daniel Powers (March 27) contributed Pitcher of the Week accolades. BASEBALL STAFF Head Coach Brian Murphy BEST IN THE LEAGUE Alma Mater, Year Merrimack College ‘03 • Junior Charlie Fletcher leads the Colonial Athletic Association with 23 appearances on the mound. • The reliever has pitched 22.1 innings with 12 strikeouts and a 2.82 ERA. Career Record/at W&M 87-86 (.503), 4th year/same • Classmate Ryan Hall not only tops the conference in sacrifice flies, but also ties for fourth in the nation with Assistant Coach Brian Casey (Tufts, ‘07) Assistant Coach Pat McKenna (Bryant ‘09) Assistant Coach Chad Marshall (Stony Brook, ‘11) 2017 WILLIAM & MARY BASEBALL ROSTER No.