Towson at William & Mary

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (Interstat) — The Towson Tigers and William & Mary Tribe will meet Saturday in a Colonial Athletic Association baseball game at Plumeri Park. First pitch is scheduled for the afternoon, with the game also extending into the evening. The forecast calls for 70-degree temperatures and cloudy skies.

Towson (17-29) enters the game after a 1-14 loss at Villanova on Wednesday. The Tigers have lost four of their last five games. William & Mary (20-26) is coming off a 15-14 home loss to George Mason on Tuesday. The Tribe have dropped four of their last six.

The teams played Friday, with William & Mary shutting out Towson.

Towson reliever Joey Tuttoilmondo is a player to watch. Over his last six appearances, the right-hander has a 7.45 ERA in 8 2/3 innings, allowing nine earned runs on six hits with eight strikeouts. He tossed a scoreless inning Wednesday against Villanova, and threw a scoreless inning with two strikeouts in a 12-0 win over George Washington on April 28. However, he allowed two earned runs in a loss at Hofstra on May 3, and gave up four earned runs on five hits over 3 1/3 innings in a loss to Stony Brook on April 24.

William & Mary catcher Witt Scafidi is the Tribe’s top offensive threat. In his last 10 games, Scafidi is batting .333 (12-for-36) with two home runs, 16 RBIs and six runs scored. He went 3-for-6 with four RBIs in Tuesday’s loss to George Mason. He also had a multi-hit, five-RBI game in a 21-7 win at North Carolina A&T on April 25, including a home run, and drove in three runs in a 14-5 win at North Carolina A&T on April 24.

The game is the second of a three-game series. The teams conclude the series Sunday.

Towson’s next 10 games include a home series against Northeastern beginning May 14. William & Mary’s next 10 include a road series at College of Charleston beginning May 14.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a 5-3 William & Mary victory.