2017 LMU Baseball Game Notes - BYU_21-23

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LMU BASEBALL NOTES

2017 SCHEDULE ALL: 11-9 | WCC: 2-1 | HM: 5-6 | RD: 6-3 Date Day Opponent Time/Result

Page Stadium | One LMU Drive | Los Angeles, Calif. 90045 | www.LMULions.com | @LMULions @LMLionsBaseball | Baseball Contact: Tyler Geivett | tgeivett@lmu.edu | (310) 338-7638

LMU LIONS (11-9, 2-1 WCC) VS BYU COUGARS (9-9, 0-0 WCC) Thursday, March 23 - Saturday, March 25, 2017 | Page Stadium | Los Angeles, Calif. GAME 21-23 OF 53

HOME GAME 12-14 OF 27

LMU: Is picked to finish seventh in the WCC Preseason Coaches’ Poll ... is also picked

CODIE PAIVA: Sports a 2-0 record with a 1.84 ERA and one save over six appearances

seventh according to D1Baseball.com ... has not dropped a weekend series this year (40-1) ... is 6-2 in one-run games and has won the last four such contests ... recorded its first walk-off win of the year on 3/14 vs. USC (Billy Wilson HR in B10) ... did not record a walk-off W last year (last: 4/18/15 vs Pacific) ... is first in the WCC in walks, second in triples, stolen bases and on-base percentage, and fourth in hits and runs scored ... began the year 7-for-18 (.389) in pinch-hit opportunities, but is 0 for its last 7 (7-for-25/.280) ... recorded its second shutout of the year on 3/10 at Cal Poly (also 2/18 vs. #19 UCSB) ... posted a season-high 18 runs on 20 hits on 2/25 vs Washington State ... committed six errors on 2/22 vs Tennessee - the fifth-most 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.

out of the bullpen ... Paiva has struck out 15 batters in 14.2 relief innings (20 K in 23.2 IP overall). BRANDON SHEARER: Launched a grand slam at San Francisco on 3/17, pushing him

to the team lead in RBI. BILLY WILSON: Ranks second in the WCC and 34th in the nation in stolen bases with nine (national leader has 20) to help LMU to 38th in the nation (28) ... also leads the team in runs, doubles and home runs ... launched a walk-off solo home run to beat USC in the bottom of the 10th on 3/14.

THIS WEEK: Having posted a WCC series win at San Francisco, LMU was scheduled to

LION TRACKS: LMU won another series last weekend, opening West Coast Conference play with a series win at San Francisco ... the Lions won the opener, 6-5, thanks to a grand slam by Brandon Shearer, but dropped game two, 4-0, after Brady Bate launched a walk-off grand slam to break a scoreless game in the bottom of the ninth ... LMU rebounded nicely to take the series on Sunday, claiming a 3-2 win behind 7.0 strong innings from right-hander Cory Abbott.

head home to host Cal State Northridge on Tuesday of this week, but rain postponed that contest until April 18 ... the Lions will now welcome BYU to LMU for three games starting on Thursday at 6 p.m. in a game sponsored by Bowlero ... Friday's contest will also be played at 6 p.m. before Saturday's 1 p.m. finale ... links to live coverage of the series can be found at LMULions.com.

WINS BY THE SLIMMEST OF MARGINS: LMU has shown an ability to win onerun games this year, going 6-2 in one-run contests so far ... the Lions have won four straight one-run decisions, including a pair of extra-inning affairs ... LMU has not played a two-run game, as is 1-3 in three-run games.

PHIL CAULFIELD: Was named WCC Player of the Week on 2/20 after hitting .500

WALK IT OFF, BILLY: Junior Billy Wilson crushed a walk-off solo home run right

(6x12) with 3 R, 3 SB, 2 RBI in series vs. #19 UCSB ... has hit safely in 13 of 20 games this year, registering eight multi-hit games (2 H 2x, 3 H 5x, 4 H 1x) ... had a string of 28 straight games reaching base safely (dating back to ‘16 season) snapped on 3/3 at Arizona State (0x5) ... was picked as a preseason All-WCC selection.

down the line in right field in the bottom of the 10th to hand LMU a 4-3 victory over USC on 3/14 ... the walk-off homer was the first for LMU since Chris Pettit left Saint Mary's on the field in a 16-14 victory on May 8, 2005 ... the walk-off win was also the first of the year for LMU (last: 4/18/15 vs. Pacific).

UPCOMING SCHEDULE | PROBABLE STARTERS DATE

OPPONENT

Thu., 3/23 BYU Fri., 3/24 BYU Sat., 3/25 BYU

TIME

LMU PROBABLE

OPPONENT PROBABLE

6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.

RHP Blake Redman (2-3, 3.38 ERA) LHP Brenton Arriaga (2-0, 1.41 ERA) RHP Cory Abbott (3-1, 4.30 ERA)

RHP Maverik Buffo (2-3, 5.40 ERA) RHP Brady Corless (2-0, 4.35 ERA) LHP Hayden Rogers (1-0, 2.59 ERA)

AHEAD IN THE WEST COAST CONFERENCE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22

Pepperdine at Fresno State (DH) 4:00 p.m. Seattle at Portland 3:00 p.m. Washington at Gonzaga 6:00 p.m.

BYU at LMU Pepperdine at Pacific San Diego at Santa Clara

6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.

SATURDAY, MARCH 25 THURSDAY, MARCH 23

BYU at LMU

6:00 p.m.

FRIDAY, MARCH 24

Portland at Saint Mary’s San Francisco at Gonzaga

3:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.

BYU at LMU Portland at Saint Mary’s San Francisco at Gonzaga San Diego at Santa Clara Pepperdine at Pacific

#23 San Diego Gonzaga LMU San Francisco Pacific Portland Saint Mary’s Pepperdine BYU Santa Clara

WCC %

GB

3-0 1.000 - 3-0 1.000 - 2-1 .667 1 1-2 .333 2 0-3 .000 3 0-3 .000 3 0-0 .000 1.5 0-0 .000 1.5 0-0 .000 1.5 0-0 .000 1.5

San Francisco at Gonzaga Portland at Saint Mary’s Pepperdine at Pacific San Diego at Santa Clara

NO

12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.

2017 WEST COAST CONFERENCE STANDINGS SCHOOL

PRESEASON POLL

SUNDAY, MARCH 26

OVERALL % STRK

13-5 .722 L1 10-10 .500 L1 11-9 .550 W1 12-9 .571 W1 9-10 .474 W1 3-16 .158 W1 14-6 .700 W3 9-8 .529 W1 9-9 .500 W1 4-16 .200 L4

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 3/6 3/13 3/20

2/20 2/27 3/6 3/13 3/20

Phil Caulfield (LMU) Jackson Thoreson (SMC) Eddie Haus (SMC) Jay Schulyer (USD) Riley Adams (USD)

Nick Sprengel (USD) Troy Conyers (USD) Eli Morgan (GON) Eli Morgan (GON) Eli Morgan (GON)

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. 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. 18 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. Thu. Fri. Sat. Tue. Wed. Fri. Sat. Sun. Tue. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Thu. Fri. Sat. Tue. 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 L, 2-1 at Arizona State W, 3-2 at Arizona State W, 8-5 UC Irvine L, 7-6 at Cal Poly W, 4-0 at Cal Poly W, 6-5 (10) at Cal Poly L, 16-1 USC W, 4-3 (10) at San Francisco * W, 6-5 at San Francisco * L, 4-0 at San Francisco * W, 3-2 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. Cal State Northridge 6:00 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. BYU

OVERALL HOME ROAD

All-Time Record 9-11 6-5 3-6 Current Streak L1 W1 L1 Last 5 2-3 2-3 1-4 Last 10 4-6 5-5 3-6 Notable BYU has won every series 2-1 vs. LMU DATE SITE RESULT

3/26/16 3/25/16 3/24/16 4/11/15 4/10/15 4/9/15 4/19/14 4/18/14

BYU BYU BYU LMU LMU LMU BYU BYU

L, 7-4 W, 10-5 L, 4-1 W, 8-2 L, 4-2 L, 5-3 L, 4-2 L, 6-2


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