TOWSON, Md. – Due to anticipated weather problems, the Tigers and Georgia State University have adjusted the schedule for their three-game Colonial Athletic Association series this weekend at John B. Schuerholz Park.

Instead of playing three single games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the Tigers and the Panthers will play a doubleheader (two nine-inning games) on Friday, April 20 starting at 1:30 p.m. Towson and Georgia State will try to complete the three-game series on Saturday, April 21 at 2:00 p.m. If the teams can’t play on Saturday, they will try again on Sunday, April 22 at 1:00 p.m.

Georgia State comes into the series with a 16-21 record and a 7-8 mark in the CAA. The Panthers, who won the 2009 CAA championship, are coming off a solid weekend against William and Mary, winning two of three games from the Tribe. Georgia State is seventh in the CAA with a 7-8 record, two games behind Towson in the CAA standings.

Junior Drew Shields leads the Panthers with a .331 batting average and 28 runs scored. Veteran Brandon Williams is batting .286 with 7 homers and 29 RBI’s. Senior righthander Ben Marshall leads the Panthers’ pitching staff with a 4-3 record and a 2.83 E.R.A. He was named as the CAA Pitcher of the Week last week after throwing a one-hit shutout in a 1-0 victory over William and Mary.

The Tigers, who have a 19-18 overall record, enter the weekend with a 9-6 record in CAA play. Towson is fifth in the CAA standings, one-half game behind George Mason (25-13, 11-7) and Delaware (19-18, 11-7). The Tigers, who are 11-3 at Schuerholz Park this season, have won five of six CAA games at home. Towson swept a three-game series from George Mason and took two out of three from Old Dominion two weeks ago.

Junior righthander Michael Trionfo and sophomore righthander Brandon Gonnella lead the Tiger pitching staff. They are both ranked among the CAA leaders in E.R.A.  Trionfo has a 6-1 record and is tied for the CAA lead in victories. His 2.72 E.R.A. ranks him sixth in the CAA. Gonnella is 3-2 with a 2.66 E.R.A. He is fifth in the CAA in E.R.A.      

Freshman Peter Bowles is the Tigers’ top hitter with a .356 batting mark. Last week’s CAA Rookie of the Week, he has been hot over the last six games. During that stretch, he is batting .600 with eight runs scored and 11 RBI’s.

Sophomore Dominic Fratantuono is batting .330 with three home runs and 20 runs batted in. Junior catcher Andrew Parker leads Towson with four homers and 24 RBI’s after hitting a grand slam against Mount St. Mary’s earlier this week.

Towson and Georgia State have been staging a very competitive series the last six years. The teams have played 18 times and Georgia State owns a 10-8 series lead. Six of the 18 games have been decided by one run. In 2010, Towson swept a three-game series from the Panthers here at Schuerholz Park, winning each game in the final at bat. Last year, Georgia State returned the favor, sweeping three in Atlanta, including a pair of one-run victories.