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2015 GAME NOTES
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LMU LIONS (7-4) | LONG BEACH STATE DIRTBAGS (8-3) BLAIR FIELD | MARCH 3, 2015
2015 SCHEDULE
Overall: 7-4 | WCC: 0-0 | H: 6-3 | A: 1-1 | N: 0-0
Date Feb. 13 Feb. 14 Feb. 15 Feb. 17 Feb. 20 Feb. 21 Feb. 21 Feb. 24 Feb. 27 Feb. 28 Mar. 1 Mar. 3 Mar. 6 Mar. 7 Mar. 8 Mar. 10 Mar. 13 Mar. 14 Mar. 15 Mar. 17 Mar. 20 Mar. 21 Mar. 22 Mar. 24 Mar. 25 Mar. 27 Mar. 28 Mar. 29 Mar. 31 Apr. 2 Apr. 3 Apr. 4 Apr. 7 Apr. 9 Apr. 10 Apr. 11 Apr. 14 Apr. 17 Apr. 18 Apr. 19 Apr. 21 Apr. 24 Apr. 25 Apr. 26 Apr. 28 May 1 May 2 May 3 May 12 May 15 May 16 May 17 May 21 May 22 May 23
Day Opponent Time/Result Fri. San Jose State W, 5-2 Sat. San Jose State W, 3-1 Sun. San Jose State W, 16-4 Tue. San Diego State L, 7-6 Fri. Saint Joseph’s L, 2-1 Sat. Saint Joseph’s (GM 1) W, 7-3 Sat. Saint Joseph’s (GM 2) W, 10-0 Tue. UC Riverside W, 5-2 Fri. Nebraska W, 4-1 Sat. Nebraska L, 8-1 Sun. Nebraska L, 5-1 Tue. Long Beach State 6:00 p.m. Fri. Arkansas 1:05 p.m. Sat. Arkansas TBA Sun. Arkansas 11:05 a.m. Tue. TCU 6:00 p.m. Fri. Santa Clara * 6:00 p.m. Sat. Santa Clara * 6:00 p.m. Sun. Santa Clara * 1:00 p.m. Tue. San Diego State 6:00 p.m. Fri. Pepperdine * 3:00 p.m. Sat. Pepperdine * 1:00 p.m. Sun. Pepperdine * 1:00 p.m. Tue. UC Santa Barbara 6:00 p.m. Wed. Hawaii 6:00 p.m. Fri. Gonzaga * 6:00 p.m. Sat. Gonzaga * 6:00 p.m. Sun. Gonzaga * 1:00 p.m. Tue. Grand Canyon 6:30 p.m. Thu. Saint Mary’s * 3:00 p.m. Fri. Saint Mary’s * 3:00 p.m. Sat. Saint Mary’s * 1:00 p.m. Tue. UC Riverside 6:00 p.m. Thu. BYU * 6:00 p.m. Fri. BYU * 6:00 p.m. Sat. BYU * 2:00 p.m. Tue. UNLV 6:00 p.m. Fri. Pacific * 6:00 p.m. Sat. Pacific * 6:00 p.m. Sun. Pacific * 1:00 p.m. Tue. Long Beach State 6:00 p.m. Fri. Portland * 3:00 p.m. Sat. Portland * 1:00 p.m. Sun. Portland * 1:00 p.m. Tue. UC Santa Barbara 3:00 p.m. Fri. San Diego * 6:00 p.m. Sat. San Diego * 6:00 p.m. Sun. San Diego * 1:00 p.m. Tue. UC Irvine 6:30 p.m. Fri. San Francisco * 3:00 p.m. Sat. San Francisco * 1:00 p.m. Sun. San Francisco * 1:00 p.m. Thu. WCC Championship Tournament TBA Fri. WCC Championship Tournament TBA Sat. WCC Championship Tournament TBA
BOLD – Home Game at Page Stadium | * - WCC Game
QUICK HITS
◊ LMU is picked to win the WCC according to the preseason coaches poll, Perfect Game and D1Baseball.com ... has lost two straight games after winning previous four ... starting pitchers are 6-3 with a 2.29 ERA and 56 strikeouts over 63 innings his year ... has been hit by 26 pitches and has drawn 31 walks through 11 games this year ... pitching staff registered 18 strikeouts in finale vs. Saint Joseph’s, the most since at least 1998 (previous: 17 - 2x; last vs. Portland on 5/17/03) ... is hitting .444 (8-for-18) in the pinch this year ... has had 6 of its 11 games this year decided by 3 runs or less after having 35 of its 56 decided by the same margins last year ... will play only 1 non-conference weekend road series this year (did not play a non-conference weekend series on road last year) ... will not play a regular-season game against the Pac-12 Conference for first time since at least 1970 (has played USC at least once each year over span) ... reached 30 wins (32-24) for the third time in six years under Gill last year ... 32 wins were the most since recording 32 in 2004 (32-22-1) ... had four first team AllWCC selections last year (Miller, Fletcher, Welmon, Dahlson) - the most since 2000 (5) ... earned the WCC Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight year (Fletcher and Colton Plaia) en route to posting an LMU record .973 fielding percentage ... Fletcher and Miller also earned first team Freshman All-American honors, including becoming the first duo to be tabbed in the same year by Baseball America ... Fletcher was also tabbed 2nd team ABCA All-West Region ... earned WCC Freshman of the Year (Miller) for the first time since 2010 (Matt Lowenstein) ... won 8 of its final 9 home games last year, and has now won 14 of last 18 ... went 9-4 in weekend series last year ... is 7-7 in weekend series against ranked-opponents under Gill ... ◊ TANNER DONNELS batted .500 (11-for-22) with 4 multi-hit games, 4 runs scored, 8 RBI, 4 doubles, 5 walks and 2 stolen bases over a 7-game hitting streak that ended on 2/21 ... has recorded 3 multi-hit games and 3 multi-RBI performances this year ... has reached in 10 of LMU’s 11 games this year ... ◊ DAVID FLETCHER is a preseason All-WCC selection ... earned Freshman All-American last year ... 2014 WCC Defensive Player of the Year ... 2nd team All-West Region in 2014 (ABCA) ... had a 19-game hitting streak dating back to 2014 snapped on 2/20 vs. Saint Joseph’s (0-for-2 | 2 BB) ... posted multiple hits in 10 games (.413 (31-for-75) | 12 R | 7 RBI | 2 2B | 3B | 11 SB) over span ... has recorded 3 multi-hit games this year ... has hit safely in 36 of his last 39, and 39 of the last 43 dating back to 2014 ... has reached in 25 of his last 26 games (25 game streak ended 3/1 vs. Nebraska), and 37 of the last 39 ... ◊ TREVOR MEGILL was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals (3rd round) in the 2014 MLB Draft ... ◊ TYLOR MEGILL earned WCC Pitcher of the Week on 2/23 for his 5 shutout innings and 11 strikeouts against Saint Joseph’s on 2/21 ... ◊ AUSTIN MILLER is a preseason All-WCC selection ... Freshman All-American last year ... 2014 WCC Freshman of the Year ... has reached in 22 of his last 25 games dating back to 2014 ... has posted 4 multi-hit games ... ◊ SEAN WATKINS reached safely and batted .273 with 7 runs scored, 3 2B, a triple, 2 homers, 2 walks and 9 RBI over his first 9 games as a Lion (0-for-6 with 3 K since) ... first career homer came on 2/17 at San Diego State, with second coming on 2/21 vs. Saint Joseph’s (G1) ... ◊ COLIN WELMON is one of 50 players on USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award watch list ... favorite to win WCC Pitcher of the Year according to Perfect Game and D1Baseball.com ... is a preseason AllWCC selection ... listed as the 4th-best senior prospect according to Perfect Game ... was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates (34th round) in the 2014 MLB Draft ... has tossed 6.0+ innings in 35 of his 44 career starts ... has completed 5.0+ innings in all but two starts ... registered four complete games in 2014, including each of his final 3 starts, and 4 of his last 5 ... ◊ BILLY WILSON hit safely in each of his first 6 games as a Lion (.400 with 7 runs scored, 2 2B, a homer, 2 stolen bases and 3 RBI), and has reached safely in 10 of 11 this year ... has recorded 4 multihit games en route to a team-high .366 average, 12 runs scored, 4 doubles and a homer ... first career homer came on 2/17 at San Diego State ...
LMULIONS.COM GAMEDAY
Game........................................................................................................ LMU (7-4) at Long Beach State (8-3) Date | Time...............................................................................................................................March 3 | 6:00 pm Starters........................................ LHP Brenton Arriaga (1-0, 1.64 ERA) vs. RHP Ryan Cruz (0-1, 1.29 ERA) Location..............................................................................................................Blair Field | Long Beach, Calif. Live Audio/Stats...........................................................................................................................LMULions.com
TONIGHT
Looking to get back on the winning track after dropping the final two games of a three-game series against Nebraska, LMU (7-4) will head to Long Beach State (8-3) tonight for a game at 6 p.m…live audio and stats for the game can be found at LMULions.com…after the game on Tuesday, LMU will head to Arkansas for a three-game series with the Razorbacks…
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