Torrington at North Shore - June 23

The Twisters take to the road tonight to play the North Shore Navigators in Lynn, Mass.
Torrington is scheduled to start Josh Smith (Lipscomb). Smith is 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA. In 7 innings pitched at Danbury June 11, Smith has allowed 3 runs on 5 hits, striking out 8 while walking one. Opponents are hitting just .200 against Smith.
North Shore is projected to send Mike Adams (Franklin Pierce) to the hill. Adams is 0-2 in two starts this season. Adams has an ERA of 6.00 and has given up 8 runs on 13 hits in 12 innings. Opponents are hitting .295 against him this season.

Josh Smith to be part of Lipscomb's first NCAA team

Junior pitcher Josh Smith of Lipscomb University will be part of the first NCAA tournament team in school history for baseball, according to cbs.sportsline.com, which ran a story about the seedings announced for this year's tournament.
Lipscomb faces the University of Georgia, who is the No. 1 seed in the Athens, Ga. regional. The Bisons recently captured the Atlantic Sun tournament championship, according to the Bison Web site. Lipscomb defeated Gardner-Webb twice en route to the title. In the first matchup, Smith clinched a berth in the championship game for the Bisons in an 8-2 win, going seven innings. Smith gave up two runs (one earned) on seven hits, striking out three and walking four.