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WCC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS: 2009, 2013, 2016 , 2017

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WCC SERIES/TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS: 2009

2017 GONZAGA BASEBALL

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GAME 50: Bulldogs Open Posteason Play vs. Saint Mary’s

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May 25, 2017 | Stockton, Calif. |Banner Island Ballpark

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2017 SCHEDULE

#1 Gonzaga (31-18, 20-7 West Coast)

BULLDOGS

#4 Saint Mary’s (37-18, 18-9 West Coast)

GAELS

SERIES OVERVIEW LAST RESULT: L, 9-2 at Fresno State LAST RESULT: W, 14-3 vs. Santa Clara STREAK/LAST 5 GAMES: L1 / LWWWW STREAK/LAST 5 GAMES: W5 / WWWWW HEAD COACH: Mark Machtolf (14th Season) HEAD COACH: Eric Valenzuela (Fourth Season) RUNS PER GAME: 5.41 RUNS PER GAME: 6.31 RUNS ALLOWED PER GAME: 4.10 RUNS ALLOWED PER GAME: 5.07 Thursday, May 25:

PROBABLES RHP Eli Morgan (9-2, 2.85 ERA) vs. LHP Ken Waldichuk (3-3, 1.36 ERA)

BULLDOGS VS. BULLDOGS: - Gonzaga saw its final WCC Championships tune-up Monday, May 22 at Fresno State, falling 9-2 to the more southerly Bulldogs...Fresno State took an early lead, but the Zags remained within two runs until the home team scored four unearned runs for a 7-2 advantage...a two-run home run in the seventh put the score at its final. WE’RE NO. 1 (AT THE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT): - This is the second time the Zags have been the championship’s top seed, also taking No. 1 in the very first tournament in 2013...Gonzaga has reached Banner Island Ballpark four times in the competition’s five-year history... Gonzaga and BYU are the only two schools to qualify for four WCC tournaments. - After also winning a share of the WCC regular season title last season (with BYU and Saint Mary’s), the Bulldogs have won back-to-back conference titles for the first time since 1980-81...that was when Gonzaga was part of the NorPac Conference. - Gonzaga has now won four WCC regular season titles (2009, 2013, 2016, 2017)...in 2001, they also finished atop the WCC Coast Division standings. IN MAC WE TRUST: - Gonzaga head coach Mark Machtolf was named WCC Coach of the Year on Tuesday, his third career honor... Mac also earned the award in 2009 and 2013 after leading the Zags to WCC pennants. - The 14-year head coach earned his 400th career win April 7 versus San Diego...his 415 wins are the sixth-most by any manager in WCC history and third-most among active coaches. LAST GAME’S STARTING LINEUP: Pos. No. Name Yr. Notable C 23 Jake Roberts Sr. Led team with 24 Rs, 24 RBIs, 11 XBH, .538 slugging in WCC play. 1B 22 Jake Vieth Jr. Involved with both Gonzaga runs at Fresno State Monday (R, RBI, BB). 2B 37 Justin Jacobs Sr. .440/.576/.600 slash, 6 Rs, 5 RBIs in last seven games (since May 12). 3B 17 Jeff Bohling RSr. Eight of 22 RBIs on the year have come since May 12. SS 6 Gunnar Schubert Jr. .984 fielding percentage with just two errors in WCC play. LF 11 Sam Brown RSr. Fourth in GU history with 243 career hits...T-fifth with 209 GP. CF 16 Tyler Frost Jr. Hit .333 (6x18) with 4 Rs, 2 RBIs, 2 HRs in 2016 WCC Championships. RF 3 Branson Trube Jr. Seven hits, .412 average, .524 ob% 3 Rs, 2 RBIs in last seven games. DH 21 Troy Johnston Fr. Career-high four hits May 19 vs. BYU...three late game-winning hits.

TRACK THE GAMES: LIVE STATS, AUDIO FOR WCC CHAMPIONSHIPS:

- Links for live stats and video for today’s game may be found at www.GoZags.com. Also, Tom Hudson will broadcast on 1510 AM.

FEBRUARY 17 vs. Duke # 17 vs. Indiana # 18 vs. Duke # 19 vs. Indiana # 24 at UCLA 25 at UCLA 26 at UCLA MARCH 3 at California 4 at California 4 at California 5 at California 10 at #7/11 Cal State Fullerton 11 at #7/11 Cal State Fullerton 12 at #7/11 Cal State Fullerton 13 at Cal Poly 14 at UC Riverside 17 PACIFIC* 18 PACIFIC* 19 PACIFIC* 21 #22 WASHINGTON 22 #22 WASHINGTON (SWX) 25 SAN FRANCISCO* 25 SAN FRANCISCO* 26 SAN FRANCISCO* 31 at Pepperdine* APRIL 1 at Pepperdine* 2 at Pepperdine* 3 at UC Santa Barbara 7 #19/20 SAN DIEGO* (SWX) 8 #19/20 SAN DIEGO* 9 #19/20 SAN DIEGO* 13 at Santa Clara* 14 at Santa Clara* 15 at Santa Clara* 17 WASHINGTON STATE (SWX) 21 at Portland* 22 at Portland* 23 at Portland* 25 at Washington State (Pac-12 Net.) 28 SAINT MARY’S* (SWX) 29 SAINT MARY’S* 30 SAINT MARY’S* MAY 12 #23 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT* 13 #23 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT* 14 #23 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT* 18 #18 BYU* (SWX) 19 #18 BYU* 20 #18 BYU* (ESPNU) 22 at Fresno State 25 Saint Mary’s $ 26 WCC Championships $ 27 WCC Championships $

W, 6-1 L, 12-3 W, 4-1 L, 5-1 W, 2-1 (10) L, 6-1 L, 5-4 W, 5-2 L, 8-7 (13) W, 8-3 L, 9-5 W, 1-0 L, 4-3 L, 3-2 L, 6-1 W, 10-3 W, 4-0 W, 9-0 W, 9-4 L, 5-4 W, 7-6 W, 4-3 (16) W, 8-1 L, 7-2 W, 2-1 L, 5-3 L, 2-1 W, 4-1 W, 9-2 W, 3-0 L, 4-1 W, 7-6 W, 13-6 W, 9-8 W, 9-4 W, 13-0 W, 7-4 (10) W, 3-2 W, 7-3 L, 7-3 L, 9-8 (10) W, 12-11 (10) W, 6-3 L, 4-0 W, 6-5 W, 10-2 W, 10-4 W, 6-2 L, 9-2 3:00 p.m. TBD TBD

All times Pacific HOME GAMES in bold and played at Patterson Baseball Complex & Washington Trust Field * WCC game # Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic $ WCC Championships (Stockton, Calif.)


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