Spider of the Week: Jacob Mayers
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Senior Jacob Mayers starred in the University of Richmond baseball team's victory over The College of William and Mary Tuesday, providing pivotal pitching and offense.
After opening the season by winning 14 of 17 games, the University of Richmond baseball team has recently found it harder to win, as the level of competition has increased and key players have been unable to play because of injuries or illness, coach Mark McQueen said.
The Richmond baseball team kept its winning streak alive against Old Dominion University on Tuesday with two strong offensive innings and the best outing of freshman relief pitcher Peter Bayer's college career, coach Mark McQueen said.
The Spiders baseball team extended its winning streak to four games and completed its second sweep of the season against the Wagner Seahawks with solid pitching and strong offense last weekend.
After recovering from two close losses in Jacksonville, a strong early lead helped the Spiders take a sweeping victory against the Coppin State Eagles on Wednesday.
The Spiders remain undefeated after winning their fourth straight game to begin the season with a win over Virginia Military Institute on Wednesday.
For a team that was supposed to be weakened by its lack of experience and offense, the Spider baseball team defied all preseason expectations in its opening series against Bucknell University.
In Coach Mark McQueen's six years of coaching the University of Richmond baseball team, he has never had a bigger turnover year. With the departure of seven seniors, five of whom were key starters, at the end of last season, McQueen was left with a lot of holes in his lineup. But as the team prepares to open its 2013 season, McQueen is confident that this year's players can fill those holes, he said.
The University of Richmond baseball team dropped its first of three games Friday against Atlantic-10 opponent, George Washington, 9-4.
Right-handed pitcher Jacob Mayers threw a career-high 10 complete innings on Friday afternoon in Richmond's 2-1 walk-off victory over Xavier University. Mayers allowed just two hits and struck out 11 of the 36 batters he faced.
The University of Richmond baseball team lost, 15-10, to Northeastern University today in the first of a three-game series this weekend.
The University of Richmond baseball team's 11-game winning streak ended last week after losing to the George Mason Patriots.
After losing in a high-scoring contest Saturday, the Richmond Spiders had a similar performance on Sunday as they lost the third and final game of the series against Princeton University, 15-9.
The University of Richmond baseball team gave up eight runs in the final two innings to lose, 12-10, to George Mason University on Tuesday, ending its 11-game winning streak.
Coming off a string of postponements and cancellations, the University of Richmond baseball team continued its first home games Saturday in a double-header against Niagara University.
A few days before the MLB Amateur Draft, University of Richmond right fielder Mike Mergenthaler made a prophetic purchase at a Richmond Flying Squirrels game.
Two University of Richmond baseball players may have to become rivals after they were selected in the 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
University of Richmond freshman pitcher Andrew Brockett had plenty of time but he threw it all away -- literally -- as his sixth-inning error led to a three-run inning for La Salle University in its 7-5 win Sunday at Pitt Field.
Earlier this season, the University of Richmond struggled to make contact when it had runners in scoring position, often time striking out and preventing any chance of scoring a run. But after weeks of trying to get his players ready to hit in these situations, Richmond manager Mark McQueen saw his players explode for eight runs in the fourth inning to carry it to a 9-2 victory Saturday afternoon over La Salle.