Virginia (7-8) continues its homestand on Wednesday (March 17) when Towson (2-12) comes to Disharoon Park for a non-conference tilt. First pitch is set for 4 p.m. and the contest will air live on ACCNX.
Virginia comes into Wednesday’s meeting against Towson with a 19-game midweek winning streak that dates back to the 2019 season.
Virginia has won 15-straight games against Towson and own a 21-2 overall mark in the all-time series that was first played in 1982.
All 23 meetings between the two schools have occurred in Charlottesville and all but three games have occurred in the Brian O’Connor era.
No one on Virginia’s current roster was on the 2017 team that came away with a midweek sweep of the Tigers. Eight pitchers combined for a two-hitter in the series finale, an 8-4 Cavalier victory
Junior Billy Price will make his fifth career start on the mound the first since April 24, 2019 where he pitched the first 1.2 innings of a 2-1 victory over James Madison at Disharoon Park. The lefthander has not factored in a decision in his 14 collegiate appearances.
The Virginia pitching staff has 180 total strikeouts, the fifth most of any school in the country. The 12.9 strikeout/9 innings ratio is the eighth-highest in the country.
Through 15 games this season Virginia pitchers have struck out 10 or more batters 11 times.
