Baseball Heads to Annapolis for Baseball Star Series

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Star Series presented by USAA renews this weekend in Annapolis. This time, its Army West Point Baseball seeking to Beat Navy.

The Black Knights head south to the banks of the Severn for a three-game series against the Navy Midshipmen at Max Bishop Stadium.

Army takes a two-game winning streak to Navy, and a razor-thin edge in the all-time series history.

Saturday will feature a doubleheader between the rivals, with a Game 1 start time of 1:00 p.m. Sunday's series finale is also scheduled for a 1:00 p.m. first pitch. All three games will be streamed on ESPN+. The series also serves as both teams' Patriot League openers.

Notes and Storylines

» Army has won the Star Series over Navy three years in a row. In 2024, Army secured a thrilling series win over Navy April 26-28, in a series Baseball America described as the best in the country that weekend.

Game 1 saw Justin Lehman deliver a complete-game, 129-pitch shutout with eight strikeouts as the Black Knights scored their only run on a fifth-inning squeeze bunt from Coleson Titus. It was enough to win 1-0.

After falling in Game 2, Army rallied in Sunday's Game 3 to claim the Baseball Star. Addison Ainsworth doubled in the tying run in the ninth inning before Chris Barr's walk-off base knock to the right-center gap scored pinch-runner Zac Farrell.

» Later in 2024, Army won the Patriot League Championship Series, two games to none over Navy May 19-20. Army extended its lead in the all-time series vs. Navy to 133-131, taking a lead in the overall series for the first time since 1974.

» The teams last faced each other in Annapolis on March 24, 2024, with the sides splitting a doubleheader.

» The program is 14-3 in its past 17 games against Navy. Army has also won 18 of its past 24 games over Navy and Air Force, and has won by run rule in two of its past four games vs. Air Force.

Star Series Notes

» Army leads the all-sport competition over Navy, 11-8. The Black Knights recently took the Wrestling star with a 22-10 dual win over Navy at West Point, February 16. One day earlier in Annapolis, the academies split the Basketball stars, with Army winning the Women's matchup and Navy securing the Men's contest.

» Women's Tennis and Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field serve as the next stars on the line after baseball, with all three events taking place April 5 at West Point. The series then concludes April 12, with Men's Tennis and Women's Lacrosse at Army, and Men's Lacrosse at Navy.

» Army will face Navy once again in baseball with a March 29 doubleheader at West Point, but those contests won't factor into the Star Series.

Next Up

Army is back at home Wednesday to face Maine, before returning to Patriot League play with doubleheaders at Lehigh and at Lafayette next weekend.

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Baseball Heads to Annapolis for Baseball Star Series

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Players Mentioned

Addison Ainsworth

Chris Barr

Zac Farrell

Justin Lehman

Coleson Titus

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