2015 LMU Baseball Notes - UCR

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2015 GAME NOTES

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LMU LIONS (5-2) | UC RIVERSIDE HIGHLANDERS (5-3) RIVERSIDE SPORTS COMPLEX | FEBRUARY 24, 2015

2015 SCHEDULE

Overall: 5-2 | WCC: 0-0 | H: 5-1 | A: 0-1 | 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 6:00 p.m. Fri. Nebraska 6:00 p.m. Sat. Nebraska 6:00 p.m. Sun. Nebraska 12:00 p.m. 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 ... starting pitchers are 4-1 with a 1.38 ERA and 39 strikeouts over 39 innings this year ... has been hit by 24 pitches and has drawn 23 walks through 7 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 .615 (8-for-13) in the pinch this 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 All-WCC 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) ... is 29-31 against ranked-opponents under Gill ... won 8 of its final 9 home games last year, and has now won 13 of last 15 ... went 9-4 in weekend series last year ... had 35 of its 56 games decided by 3 runs or less 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 Saturday ... has recorded 3 multi-hit games and 3 multi-RBI performances 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 33 of his last 35, and 36 of the last 39 dating back to 2014 ... has reached safely in 22 straight games ... ◊ 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 ... earned Freshman All-American last year ... 2014 WCC Freshman of the Year ... has reached base in 20 of his last 21 games dating back to 2014 ... ◊ SEAN WATKINS has reached safely and batted .308 with 5 runs scored, 2 2B, a triple, 2 homers, 2 walks and 7 RBI over his first 7 games as a Lion ... 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 34 of his 43 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 all 7 ... has recorded 3 multi-hit games this year ... first career homer came on 2/17 at San Diego State ...

SERIES HISTORY VS. UC RIVERSIDE

Overall | at LMU | at UC Riverside | Neutral:................................................................ 18-20 | 8-9 | 9-11 | 0-0 LMU Record Last Five | Ten:................................................................................................................... 2-3 | 5-5 Last Meeting:...................................................................................... May 13, 2014 at UCR | UCR Victory, 9-6 Last LMU Win:.................................................................................. April 9, 2013 at LMU | LMU Victory, 10-3 First Meeting:..................................................................................................................1973 | LMU Victory, 5-3 Notable:.................................................The two teams have alternated victories over the last six games

LMULIONS.COM GAMEDAY

Game................................................................................................................. LMU (5-2) at UC Riverside (5-3) Date | Time.........................................................................................................................February 24 | 6:00 pm Starters.................................LHP Brenton Arriaga (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. LHP Kevin Sprague (1-1, 4.91 ERA) Location.......................................................................................Riverside Sports Complex | Riverside, Calif. Live Audio......................................................................................................................................LMULions.com Live Stats.......................................................................................................................................LMULions.com

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