LMU BASEBALL NOTES
2017 SCHEDULE ALL: 4-5 | WCC: 0-0 | HM: 4-5 | RD: 0-0 Date Day Opponent Time/Result
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LMU LIONS (4-5) AT ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS (5-3) Friday, March 1 - Sunday, March 3, 2017 | Phoenix Municipal Stadium | Phoenix, Ariz. GAME 10-12 OF 53
ROAD GAME 1-3 OF 26
LMU: Is picked to finish seventh in the WCC Preseason Coaches’ Poll ... is also picked
seventh according to D1Baseball.com ... leads the WCC in hits, on-base percentage, runs scored and stolen bases, and is second in average ... posted a season-high 18 runs on 20 hits on 2/25 vs Washington State ... committed six errors on 2/22 vs Tennessee - the fifthmost since 1998, and the most since committing seven on 3/5/14 vs. Cal State Northridge ... was scheduled to begin the year on the road, but rain forced the series from UCSB to LMU and moved the start date up to February 16 ... is 7-2 in Opening Weekend series under Jason Gill (only losses against then-No. 7 UC Irvine in 2010 and #11 TCU in 2016) ... has played for the WCC Championship two of the last three years (losses to Pepperdine in 2014 and 2015) ... last earned a WCC Championship and NCAA berth in 2000. IN 2016, LMU: Dropped 6 of its last 8 overall ... earned five All-WCC selections ...
played just two extra-inning games (1-1) and just 21 home games (9-12) ... used 48 different batting lineups in 53 games ... began the year on the road for the first time since 2010 ... did not play a non-conference home weekend series ... was shut out seven times, including in consecutive games twice (2/20 - 2/21; 3/11 - 3/12) ... prior to 2016, LMU was last shut out in back-to-back games on February 9-10, 1985 ... managed four shutouts of its own ... scored a season-high 17 runs on 4/20 at CSU Bakersfield and followed that up with a 13-2 win on 4/25 in a Monday contest against Hawaii... drew 10 walks in the game vs. CSUB - the most since drawing 10 against Santa Clara on 4/22/06 ... six straight losses from 3/11 - 3/18 was the longest winless streak since dropping six straight from 2/18 - 3/1/14 ... averaged 2.17 runs per game and hit .202 over the losing streak ... played in front of a crowd of 1,037 in home opener on 2/23 vs. #21 USC - the largest home crowd since at least 1998. THIS WEEK: Hitting the road for the first time this year, LMU will travel to Arizona State
for a three-game non-conference series with the Sun Devils ... Friday and Saturday night’s contests will be played at 6:30 p.m. before Sunday’s finale at 12:30 p.m. ... a free video stream and live stats for each contest, provided by ASU, and an audio-only broadcast by LMU can be found at LMULions.com.
TED BOEKE: Has not allowed a hit over his first 6.2 innings on the hill. PHIL CAULFIELD: Was named WCC Player of the Week on 2/20 after hitting .500
(6x12) with 3 R, 3 SB, 2 RBI in series vs. #19 UCSB ... was picked as a preseason All-WCC selection. BILLY WILSON: Has swiped at least one base in four of the last five games (five total
stolen bases over the span) ... ranks first in the WCC and fourth in the nation in stolen bases with seven (national leaders have nine) to help LMU to sixth in the nation (20). LION TRACKS: Finishing a nine-game home stand on Wednesday night, LMU ran into
trouble early as Michigan came out swinging to the tune of seven runs on five hits and two errors in the top of the first en route to sinking the Lions, 14-2 ... four Wolverine hitters finished with multiple hits, including Ako Thomas and Michael Brdar with three each ... Thomas, hitting out of the leadoff spot, finished 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI, while Brdar was 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, two runs scored and one driven in ... Harrison Wenson made the most of his two hits, finishing the contest 2-for-4 with two runs scored, a double, a homer and four RBI ... Miles Lewis also homered in the game, part of a 1-for-2 night that featured two runs scored and two RBI ... Left-hander William Tribucher got the start and earned the victory on a staff day, contributing 3.0 innings and allowing just one run with three strikeouts ... Tribucher improved to 1-1 with the decision ... the Lions punched out 11 times in the setback while managing just five hits ... sophomore starter Steven Skolarz, who took the loss and fell to 0-2, lasted just 1.1 innings, surrendering nine runs (seven earned) on six hits and three walks before handing the ball over to the bullpen. FREE PASSES: Free passes were aplenty in the series against Washington State, as LMU drew 26 walks while issuing 22 of its own ... Phil Caulfield drew seven walks for LMU, while three other Lions collected three ... the Lions drew seven on Friday and Sunday, and eight more on Monday to finish the series ... on the other side, LMU walked seven in each of the first two games, and four in each of the final two contests.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE | PROBABLE STARTERS DATE
OPPONENT
TIME
LMU PROBABLE
OPPONENT PROBABLE
Fri., 3/3 Sat., 3/4 Sun., 3/5
at Arizona State at Arizona State at Arizona State
6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m.
RHP Blake Redman (0-2, 4.35 ERA) LHP Brenton Arriaga (2-0, 0.64 ERA) RHP Cory Abbott (1-0, 3.27 ERA)
LHP Eli Lingos (2-0, 1.42 ERA) LHP Spencer vsn Scoyoc (0-0, 1.08 ERA) RHP Jake Godfrey (1-0, 6.35 ERA)
AHEAD IN THE WEST COAST CONFERENCE FRIDAY, MARCH 3
SATURDAY, MARCH 4
San Francisco vs. Albany 7:00 a.m. Grand Canyon at Saint Mary’s 2:00 p.m. Pepperdine at Rice 4:30 p.m. Northwestern at Santa Clara 6:00 p.m. San Diego at USC 6:00 p.m. BYU at CSU Bakersfield 6:00 p.m. Portland at UC Irvine 6:30 p.m. LMU at Arizona State 6:30 p.m. Gonzaga at Cal 7:05 p.m. USF at Coastal Carolina 10:30 p.m.
San Francisco at Winthrop 7:00 a.m. BYU at CSU Bakersfield 12:00 p.m. Pepperdine at Rice 12:00 p.m. Grand Canyon at Saint Mary’s 1:00 p.m. Northwestern at Santa Clara 1:00 p.m. San Diego at USC 1:28 p.m. Portland at UC Irvine 2:00 p.m. UCLA at USC 2:00 p.m. Penn State at Pacific 2:00 p.m. Gonzaga at Cal 2:05 p.m.
2017 WEST COAST CONFERENCE STANDINGS SCHOOL
Saint Mary’s San Francisco San Diego Pacific Pepperdine Gonzaga LMU BYU Santa Clara Portland
WCC % GB ALL % L10 STRK
0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000
- - - - - - - - - -
5-2 .714 5-2 W2 6-3 .667 6-3 W1 4-2 .667 4-2 W3 4-3 .571 4-3 L1 4-3 .571 4-3 L2 3-4 .429 3-4 L2 4-5 .444 4-5 L1 3-5 .375 3-5 L2 1-6 .143 1-6 L5 1-6 .143 1-6 L5
PRESEASON POLL
LMU at Arizona State
6:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, MARCH 5
USF at Coastal Carolina 9:00 a.m. Pepperdine at Rice 11:00 a.m. Northwestern at Santa Clara 12:00 p.m. LMU at Arizona State 12:30 p.m. Portland at UC Irvine 1:00 p.m. Grand Canyon at Saint’ Mary’s 1:00 p.m. Penn State at Pacific 1:00 p.m. Gonzaga at Cal 1:05 p.m.
NO
SCHOOL (1ST)
1. San Diego (5) 2. Gonzaga (3) 3. Pepperdine (2) 4. BYU 5. Saint Mary’s 6. San Francisco 7. LMU 8. Pacific 9. Santa Clara 10. Portland
PTS
77 73 63 59 49 40 37 21 20 13
WCC PLAYER OF WEEK
WCC PITCHER OF WEEK
DATE PLAYER
DATE PLAYER
2/20 2/27
2/20 2/27
Phil Caulfield (LMU) Jackson Thoreson (SMC)
Nick Sprengel (USD) Troy Conyers (USD)
Feb. 16 Feb. 18 Feb. 19 Feb. 22 Feb. 24 Feb. 25 Feb. 26 Feb. 27 Mar. 1 Mar. 3 Mar. 4 Mar. 5 Mar. 7 Mar. 10 Mar. 11 Mar. 12 Mar. 14 Mar. 17 Mar. 18 Mar. 19 Mar. 21 Mar. 23 Mar. 24 Mar. 25 Mar. 28 Mar. 29 Mar. 31 Apr. 1 Apr. 2 Apr. 4 Apr. 7 Apr. 8 Apr. 9 Apr. 10 Apr. 13 Apr. 14 Apr. 15 Apr. 21 Apr. 22 Apr. 23 Apr. 25 Apr. 28 Apr. 29 Apr. 30 May 9 May 10 May 12 May 13 May 14 May 17 May 19 May 20 May 21 May 25 May 26 May 27
Thu. Sat. Sun. Wed. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Wed. Fri. Sat. Sun. Tue. Fri. Sat. Sun. Tue. Fri. Sat. Sun. Tue. Thu. Fri. Sat. Tue. Wed. Fri. Sat. Sun. Tue. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Thu. Fri. Sat. Fri. Sat. Sun. Tue. Fri. Sat. Sun. Tue. Wed. Fri. Sat. Sun. Wed. Fri. Sat. Sun. Thu. Fri. Sat.
#19 UC Santa Barbara L, 6-3 #19 UC Santa Barbara W, 1-0 #19 UC Santa Barbara W, 8-2 Tennessee L, 8-4 Washington State L, 6-3 Washington State W, 18-5 Washington State L, 7-4 Washington State W, 7-3 Michigan L, 14-2 at Arizona State 6:30 p.m. at Arizona State 6:30 p.m. at Arizona State 12:30 p.m. UC Irvine 6:00 p.m. at Cal Poly 6:00 p.m. at Cal Poly 6:00 p.m. at Cal Poly 1:00 p.m. USC 6:00 p.m. at San Francisco * 3:00 p.m. at San Francisco * 1:00 p.m. at San Francisco * 1:00 p.m. Cal State Northridge 6:00 p.m. BYU * 6:00 p.m. BYU * 6:00 p.m. BYU * 1:00 p.m. at UC Irvine 6:30 p.m. CSU Bakersfield 6:00 p.m. Pacific * 6:00 p.m. Pacific * 6:00 p.m. Pacific * 1:00 p.m. UC Riverside 6:00 p.m. Santa Clara * 6:00 p.m. Santa Clara * 6:00 p.m. Santa Clara * 1:00 p.m. Washington 6:00 p.m. at Saint Mary’s * 3:00 p.m. at Saint Mary’s * 3:00 p.m. at Saint Mary’s * 1:00 p.m. at Pepperdine * 3:00 p.m. at Pepperdine * 1:00 p.m. at Pepperdine * 1:00 p.m. at Cal State Northridge 3:00 p.m. San Diego * 6:00 p.m. San Diego * 6:00 p.m. San Diego * 1:00 p.m. at UC Riverside 6:00 p.m. at CSU Bakersfield 6:00 p.m. at Gonzaga * 6:00 p.m. at Gonzaga * 6:00 p.m. at Gonzaga * 3:00 p.m. at Oregon 6:00 p.m. at Portland * 6:00 p.m. at Portland * 6:00 p.m. at Portland * 1:00 p.m. WCC Championship Series TBA WCC Championship Series TBA WCC Championship Series TBA
LMU VS. ARIZONA STATE
OVERALL HOME ROAD
All-Time Record 6-24 0-0 6-24 Current Streak L11 -- L11 Last 5 0-5 0-5 0-0 Last 10 0-10 0-10 0-0 Notable Last LMU W 2/24/95 (8-5); LMU L 16 of last 17 DATE SITE RESULT
5/12/08 5/11/08 5/10/08 3/3/02 3/2/02 3/1/02 2/4/96 2/3/96
Away Away Away Away Away Away Away Away
L, 12-10 L, 11-3 L, 9-5 L, 10-5 L, 7-2 L, 15-2 L, 11-6 L, 10-2