University of Richmond Athletics
Columbia In Town For Three-Game Series At Pitt Field This Weekend
03/12/2010 | Baseball
March 12, 2010
GAME 13 • vs. Columbia • Friday, March 12
First Pitch: 2 p.m. ET
Richmond Starter: Matt Zielinski, LHP (2-1)
Columbia Starter: Pat Lowery, RHP (0-1)
Audio: None
Video: SpiderTV (free)
Live Stats: RichmondSpiders.com
GAME 14 • vs. Columbia • Saturday, March 13
First Pitch: 2 p.m. ET
Richmond Starter: Ian Marshall, RHP (1-0)
Columbia Starter: Dan Bracey, RHP (0-1)
Audio: None
Video: SpiderTV (free)
Live Stats: RichmondSpiders.com
GAME 15 • vs. Columbia • Sunday, March 14
First Pitch: 1 p.m. ET
Richmond Starter: Matt Trent, RHP (0-2)
Columbia Starter: Stefan Olson, RHP (0-0)
Audio: None
Video: SpiderTV (free)
Live Stats: RichmondSpiders.com
QUICK HITTERS
• Fresh off a midweek split at High Point, the Spiders are back home this weekend to host Columbia in a three-game set at Pitt Field. Friday's first pitch is set for 2 p.m.
• Saturday's game starts at 2 p.m., with Sunday's finale slated for 1 p.m. Gametracker and SpiderTV coverage is available for each game. Rain may alter the weekend schedule -- please stay tuned to RichmondSpiders.com for details.
• The Spiders have won five of their last six games and split a hotly-contested two-game midweek series at High Point -- dropping Tuesday's game 5-4, but taking the Wednesday game 2-1. The Panthers were 7-2 overall, hitting .361 as a team and averaging 11.1 runs/game entering the series.
• Junior DH/RHP Billy Barber was named the College Baseball Insider Regional Pitcher of the Week for his perfomance last week in collecting two wins and throwing 5.2 scoreless innnings of relief in victories over George Mason and Lafayettte.
• Sophomore C Chris Cowell is swinging the Spiders' hottest bat with a .615 average (8-of-13) over Richmond's last five games with three homers and seven RBI. He carries a team-best seven-game hitting streak into the Columbia series.
• Richmond's team ERA has dropped to 2.72 over the last six games and Spider starting pitchers are averaging 5.1 innings/start over that span.
• Third-year head coach Mark McQueen needs one more victory to earn the 50th of his career.
