Wednesday, March 11
San Diego, Calif.
6:00 PM
California Baptist University
at
San Diego
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BSB PREVIEW: Four More in Store for Lancers
3/9/2020 9:47:00 AM | Baseball
RIVERSIDE – California Baptist University will play its first mid-week game of the season at the University of San Diego -- weather permitting -- and turn right around to host UC Davis this weekend.
The Lancers are coming off a 2-2 series split at the University of Nevada after a 13-4 win in Reno on Sunday. CBU has now won five of its last seven to end the fourth week of the season with a 7-7 record.
San Diego won its last two games to secure the series victory at Indiana over the weekend, and bring its record to 11-4 this year. The Toreros own impressive wins over Oregon (6-5) and UC Irvine (9-1) this season, as well.
UC Davis is coming off a home-series win over Mount St. Mary's (Md.), and will face Saint Mary's on Tuesday before making the trip down to Riverside. UC Davis is off to a 7-5 start to the season and owns a series win over Utah, North Dakota State, along with an impressive 4-3 win over Loyola Marymount.
CBU's offense has come into its own over the last two series, as the team is hitting .356, slugging .540 and posting a .464 on-base percentage, with 12 steals over the last seven games. Six Lancers with at least 10 at-bats, are hitting above .300 over that stretch: Chad Castillo (.516), Kyle Oyama (.500), Ulises Caballero (.423), Damon Keith (.409), Harrison Spohn (.385) and Nick Plaia (.323).
Castillo (.710), Oyama (.813), Caballero (.731), Keith (.682) and Spohn (.577) are all slugging above .500, as well. Spohn (nine), Castillo and Keith (.seven) are all averaging at least an RBI a game, as well.
The Lancers' pitching staff is also logging a 2.51 ERA and .219 batting average against over the last seven games.
GAME INFORMATION
Opponent: San Diego
Dates/Times: Wednesday, 6 p.m.
Location: Fowler Park and Cunningham Field (San Diego, Calif.)
Watch: WatchStadium.com
Radio: CBULancers.com/radio
Live Stats: USDToreros.com/sidearmstats
The Toreros have been a force in Southern California over the last eight seasons. They've posted six 30-plus win seasons, including last year's 32-21 run, and reached the NCAA Regionals twice over that span.
Offense has been the strength of USD so far, as the team is batting .279 and has a .372 OBP this season, while its pitching staff has a 4.70 ERA and .254 batting average against on the year.
Shane McGuire (.483), Caleb Ricketts (.377), Paul Kunst (.375), Thomas Luevano (.364) and Adam Lopez (.314) all hitting above .300 for the Toreros, who also have seven players maintaining OBPs of .400 or above.
Notables:
SERIES INFORMATION
Opponent: UC Davis
Dates/Times: Friday, March 13 (6 p.m.); Saturday, March 14 (5 p.m.); Sunday, March 15 (1 p.m.)
Location: Totman Stadium (Riverside, Calif.)
Watch: WAC Digital Network
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
UC Davis went 19-31 and 9-15 in the Big West Conference last season, but defeated Cal State Fullerton in three-game series, swept Long Beach State and also defeated then second-ranked Stanford, 8-6.
As a team, the Aggies are hitting .297 and led by Spencer Gedestad, who is hitting .421. Michael Campagna (.385), Colton Evans (.375), Tanner Murray (.324), Logan Denholm (.316) and Jalen Smith (.303) are all batting over .300, as well.
The pitching staff has a 4.05 ERA and .248 BAA, and is led by a strong starting rotation. Brett Erwin has a 2.14 ERA over 21 innings and four starts, Nolan Meredith has a 2.95 ERA and Jake Spillane is maintaining a 3.81 ERA, 1.08 WHIP over 26 innings.
Three Aggies have at least one save this year. Nick Johnson is the go-to arm out of the pen, with a 0.82 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, .162 BAA and two saves, while Kaden Riccomini and Nate Freeman each have a save, as well.
Notables:
The Lancers are coming off a 2-2 series split at the University of Nevada after a 13-4 win in Reno on Sunday. CBU has now won five of its last seven to end the fourth week of the season with a 7-7 record.
San Diego won its last two games to secure the series victory at Indiana over the weekend, and bring its record to 11-4 this year. The Toreros own impressive wins over Oregon (6-5) and UC Irvine (9-1) this season, as well.
UC Davis is coming off a home-series win over Mount St. Mary's (Md.), and will face Saint Mary's on Tuesday before making the trip down to Riverside. UC Davis is off to a 7-5 start to the season and owns a series win over Utah, North Dakota State, along with an impressive 4-3 win over Loyola Marymount.
CBU's offense has come into its own over the last two series, as the team is hitting .356, slugging .540 and posting a .464 on-base percentage, with 12 steals over the last seven games. Six Lancers with at least 10 at-bats, are hitting above .300 over that stretch: Chad Castillo (.516), Kyle Oyama (.500), Ulises Caballero (.423), Damon Keith (.409), Harrison Spohn (.385) and Nick Plaia (.323).
Castillo (.710), Oyama (.813), Caballero (.731), Keith (.682) and Spohn (.577) are all slugging above .500, as well. Spohn (nine), Castillo and Keith (.seven) are all averaging at least an RBI a game, as well.
The Lancers' pitching staff is also logging a 2.51 ERA and .219 batting average against over the last seven games.
GAME INFORMATION
Opponent: San Diego
Dates/Times: Wednesday, 6 p.m.
Location: Fowler Park and Cunningham Field (San Diego, Calif.)
Watch: WatchStadium.com
Radio: CBULancers.com/radio
Live Stats: USDToreros.com/sidearmstats
The Toreros have been a force in Southern California over the last eight seasons. They've posted six 30-plus win seasons, including last year's 32-21 run, and reached the NCAA Regionals twice over that span.
Offense has been the strength of USD so far, as the team is batting .279 and has a .372 OBP this season, while its pitching staff has a 4.70 ERA and .254 batting average against on the year.
Shane McGuire (.483), Caleb Ricketts (.377), Paul Kunst (.375), Thomas Luevano (.364) and Adam Lopez (.314) all hitting above .300 for the Toreros, who also have seven players maintaining OBPs of .400 or above.
Notables:
- Torero starter Jake Miller was named the Rawlings West Coast Conference Player of the Week and Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week after throwing the team's first no-hitter since 2008 and seventh in team history against Monmouth.
- San Diego has produced a number of MLB draft picks and players, including Kris Bryant and Brian Matusz.
- In all, USD has made eight NCAA Tournaments, most recently in 2013.
SERIES INFORMATION
Opponent: UC Davis
Dates/Times: Friday, March 13 (6 p.m.); Saturday, March 14 (5 p.m.); Sunday, March 15 (1 p.m.)
Location: Totman Stadium (Riverside, Calif.)
Watch: WAC Digital Network
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
UC Davis went 19-31 and 9-15 in the Big West Conference last season, but defeated Cal State Fullerton in three-game series, swept Long Beach State and also defeated then second-ranked Stanford, 8-6.
As a team, the Aggies are hitting .297 and led by Spencer Gedestad, who is hitting .421. Michael Campagna (.385), Colton Evans (.375), Tanner Murray (.324), Logan Denholm (.316) and Jalen Smith (.303) are all batting over .300, as well.
The pitching staff has a 4.05 ERA and .248 BAA, and is led by a strong starting rotation. Brett Erwin has a 2.14 ERA over 21 innings and four starts, Nolan Meredith has a 2.95 ERA and Jake Spillane is maintaining a 3.81 ERA, 1.08 WHIP over 26 innings.
Three Aggies have at least one save this year. Nick Johnson is the go-to arm out of the pen, with a 0.82 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, .162 BAA and two saves, while Kaden Riccomini and Nate Freeman each have a save, as well.
Notables:
- UC Davis was a long-time member of NCAA Division II before it started its move to Division I in the 2003-04 season. The Aggies are a member of the ultra-competitive Big West Conference and made the NCAA Division I Tournament once in its first season of full postseason eligibility in 2008.
- The Aggies' 4-3 win over LMU this season took 24 innings, two days and six-and-a-half hours to complete.
- There are several Aggies still playing professionally, led by Daniel Descalso of the Chicago Cubs, who made his MLB debut in 2010 and has played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks.
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