No matter where you go, you will find people complaining about the weather, but I think people in Maryland really have a strong argument. Especially this time of year, you just don’t know what you’re going to get from week to week. Take today, for instance; in Baltimore it’s in the mid 40’s, a little cooler than the average temperature of 58°. But if you look back over the last 10 years, today’s high temperature has fluctuated between 70 and 37 degrees. When you live in Maryland you wait a few extra weeks before putting away the winter coats…but, yeah, go ahead and take out the shorts and flip flops, too.
That crazy weather threw a loop in Towson’s schedule, as their mid-week games at University of Virginia were cancelled and their weekend series was moved from Towson to Delaware. Yes, that means the weather was a little nicer in Delaware. I said it was crazy.
Delaware came into the series led by two starting pitchers, Kyle Hinton and Billy Sullivan IV, with sub-2.00 earned run averages. Disappointingly, neither disappointed, especially Sullivan IV, who pitched six shutout innings with 10 strikeouts against one walk. Finally, on Sunday, Towson broke out the bats against starter Nick Spadafino and two Blue Hen relievers and won 10-2, snapping their six game losing streak.
The Tigers are now 1-2 in conference play, tied for third place (take it where you can get it). The Colonial Athletic Association looks like it could be a slog this year, with only two teams currently under .500, but if the pitching improvements hold up and they get a little more consistency on offense, Towson could make life hard on their competition. Just get hot by tournament time, right?
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After a thrilling victory on Saturday, Towson got a brilliant performance by senior Michael Adams on Sunday, delivering a 1-0 victory with a complete game shutout over Hofstra. It was the Tigers’ first series win this season and they are now 3-3 in conference play.
