2017 LMU Baseball Game Notes - UCI_13

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LMU BASEBALL NOTES

2017 SCHEDULE ALL: 6-6| WCC: 0-0 | HM: 4-5 | RD: 2-1 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 (6-6) VS UC IRVINE ANTEATERS (6-4) Tuesday, March 7, 2017 | Page Stadium | Los Angeles, Calif. GAME 13 OF 53

HOME GAME 10 OF 27

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

seventh according to D1Baseball.com ... is second in the WCC in hits, on-base percentage, runs scored and stolen bases, and is third in average ... is 7-for-18 (.389) in pinch-hit opportunities ... posted a season-high 18 runs on 20 hits on 2/25 vs Washington State ... had not won a game in which it had trailed through 10 contests to start season, but has won the last two in comeback fashion ... 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. THIS WEEK: Following a three-game series victory at Arizona State last weekend, LMU will return home on Tuesday to host UC Irvine at 6 p.m. ... the Lions will then get back on the road, traveling to Cal Poly for three games starting on Friday ... links to a free video stream and live stats for all games this week can be found at LMULions.com. 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 ... has hit safely in eight of 12 games this year, registering five multi-hit games (3 H 4x, 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. BILLY WILSON: Ranks first in the WCC and 12th in the nation in stolen bases with

seven (national leaders have 10) to help LMU to 19th in the nation (21) ... also leads the team in runs, doubles and RBI.

GOOD IN A PINCH: LMU is hitting .389 (7-for-18) in pinch-hit opportunities this year ... Steven Chavez and Brandon Shearer are both 2-for-2, while Nick Sogard is 2-for-4 ... all three players have also drawn a walk in the pinch, as LMU has drawn six in such situations ... pinch hitters have combined to post a .500 on-base percentage. LION TRACKS: LMU went on the road last weekend and took two-of-three from Arizona

State ... the Lions played three close games, including pitcher's duels in the first two contests ... LMU dropped the opener, 2-1, before rallying for two runs in the ninth on Saturday to claim a 3-2 come-from-behind victory to even the series ... LMU then exploded for a six-run fourth inning on Sunday en route to earning the series win by way of an 8-5 decision ... Phil Caulfield (6x15) and Billy Wilson (4x10) each finished with .400 averages, as Caulfield had the game-tying RBI-triple on Saturday to highlight the comeback win ... Wilson, a native of Tolleson, Ariz., collected three doubles and drove in three against the Sun Devils ... on the mound, LMU pitched to a 2.77 team ERA with 22 strikeouts, limiting a team that was hitting .300 entering the series to just a .238 clip over the three games ... the series win over ASU was just the third in program history (1986 and 1987). 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.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE | PROBABLE STARTERS DATE

OPPONENT

Tue., 3/7 UC Irvine Fri., 3/10 at Cal Poly Sat., 3/11 at Cal Poly

TIME

LMU PROBABLE

OPPONENT PROBABLE

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

RHP Guiseppe Benedetti (0-0, 1.80 ERA) RHP Blake Remdan (0-3, 3.86 ERA) LHP Brenton Arriaga (2-0, 0.93 ERA)

RHP Chris Vargas (0-1, 18.00 ERA) TBA TBA

AHEAD IN THE WEST COAST CONFERENCE TUESDAY, MARCH 7

Nevada at Saint Mary’s Fresno State at Pepperdine San Diego at LSU Portland at Oregon State UC Irvine at LMU Pacific at San Jose State

THURSDAY, MARCH 9

2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5:35 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

UC Santa Barbara at BYU San Diego at Tulane Santa Clara at Oregon Northwestern at Portland

4:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.

FRIDAY, MARCH 10

UC Santa Barbara at BYU Saint Mary’s at Vanderbilt Cal at Pepperdine Northwestern at Portland

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

2017 WEST COAST CONFERENCE STANDINGS SCHOOL

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

WCC %

GB

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

- - - - - - - - - -

OVERALL % STRK

6-2 .750 W3 5-2 .714 W4 8-4 .667 W1 5-3 .625 W1 4-3 .571 L1 4-4 .500 W1 4-5 .444 W1 4-6 .400 L2 2-6 .250 W1 1-7 .125 L6

PRESEASON POLL

San Diego at Tulane UC Santa Barbara at BYU Pacific at Seattle Santa Clara at Oregon LMU at Cal Poly San Francisco at Grand Canyon Gonzaga at Cal State Fullerton

4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 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 3/6

2/20 2/27 3/6

Phil Caulfield (LMU) Jackson Thoreson (SMC) Eddie Haus (SMC)

Nick Sprengel (USD) Troy Conyers (USD) 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. 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 #19 UC Santa Barbara #19 UC Santa Barbara Tennessee Washington State Washington State Washington State Washington State Michigan at Arizona State at Arizona State at Arizona State UC Irvine at Cal Poly at Cal Poly at Cal Poly USC at San Francisco * at San Francisco * at San Francisco * Cal State Northridge BYU * BYU * BYU * at UC Irvine CSU Bakersfield Pacific * Pacific * Pacific * UC Riverside Santa Clara * Santa Clara * Santa Clara * Washington at Saint Mary’s * at Saint Mary’s * at Saint Mary’s * at Pepperdine * at Pepperdine * at Pepperdine * at Cal State Northridge San Diego * San Diego * San Diego * at UC Riverside at CSU Bakersfield at Gonzaga * at Gonzaga * at Gonzaga * at Oregon at Portland * at Portland * at Portland * WCC Championship Series WCC Championship Series WCC Championship Series

L, 6-3 W, 1-0 W, 8-2 L, 8-4 L, 6-3 W, 18-5 L, 7-4 W, 7-3 L, 14-2 L, 2-1 W, 3-2 W, 8-5 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. TBA TBA TBA

LMU VS. UC IRVINE

OVERALL HOME ROAD

All-Time Record 36-42-3 15-22-2 18-18-1 Current Streak W1 L1 W1 Last 5 3-2 2-3 2-3 Last 10 4-6 2-7-1 4-6 Notable LMU has W 3 of last 4 after L 9 of previous 10 DATE SITE RESULT

3/22/16 3/1/16 5/12/15 4/15/14 2/25/14 2/26/13 3/19/11 3/19/11

UC Irvine LMU UC Irvine LMU UC Irvine LMU LMU LMU

W, 7-2 L, 5-1 W, 5-1 W, 7-2 L, 3-2 L, 10-3 L, 4-1 W, 4-0


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