University of Richmond Athletics
Baseball Showdown With George Washington This Weekend
04/16/2004 | Baseball
April 16, 2004
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - The top two teams in the Atlantic 10 West Division, the University of Richmond Spiders and the George Washington Colonials, meet this weekend April 17-18, for a doubleheader on Saturday (noon) and a single game on Sunday (noon) in Washington, D.C.
In the teams' last meeting, in the 2003 Atlantic 10 Tournament, the Spiders came out on top, 8-2 and they also own the all-times series 57-32. Saturday's first contest marks the 90th time the Spiders and Colonials have faced each other.
With a team-best .345 batting average Bobby LeNoir leads the Spiders with 38 hits and 32 runs. The shortstop is also third in the Atlantic 10 in stolen bases with 12.
Jason Bolinski, Thomas Martin and Rob Berzinskas will start on the mound for the Spiders this weekend and on the hill, facing UR batters will be GW's Dan Sullivan, Josh Wilkie and Anthony Smith. Bolinski is third in the conference with a 2.68 ERA and the Colonials lead the A-10 with 251 runs scored and 335 hits.
GAME NOTES
The Series
Saturday marks the 90th meeting between the George Washington Colonials and the Richmond Spiders. The Colonials defeated the Spiders, 5-4 in the teams' first meeting in 1934. In 2003, Richmond completed a four-game sweep of the Colonials, including a win during the A-10 Championships. UR leads the all-time series 57-32 and has won 10 of the last 15 meetings.
The Colonials...
Lead the Atlantic 10 with a 22-13 overall record and are tied with Rhode Island with the most conference wins (7). GW's eight-game winning streak was snapped by Saint Joseph's last Sunday, but prior to that loss the Colonials had won 13 of its last 15 contests. In 2003, George Washington finished the season 37-18 overall and 12-9 in the conference (fourth in the West).
The Coaches
Colonials head coach Tom Walter posts a 234-166 overall record in his seven seasons at the helm. Spider coach Ron Atkins has tallied a 26-7 record against GW and a 13-5 record against Walter.
