LMU BASEBALL NOTES
2017 SCHEDULE ALL: 8-8 | WCC: 0-0 | HM: 4-6 | RD: 4-2 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 (8-8) VS USC TROJANS (10-5) Tuesday, March 14, 2017 | Page Stadium | Los Angeles, Calif. GAME 17 OF 53
HOME GAME 11 OF 27
LMU: Is picked to finish seventh in the WCC Preseason Coaches’ Poll ... is also picked
seventh according to D1Baseball.com ... has not dropped a weekend series this year (3-01) ... is first in the WCC in walks and triples, second in stolen bases and on-base percentage, and fourth in hits ... 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 Pol (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. THIS WEEK: LMU will host USC on Tuesday in the final game before West Coast Con-
ference play begins this weekend in San Francisco ... the Lions and Trojans will clash at 6 p.m. from Page Stadium in the only contest between the two teams this year ... links to a free video stream and live stats 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 11 of 16 games this year, registering seven multi-hit games (2 H 1x, 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. BILLY WILSON: Ranks second in the WCC and 24th in the nation in stolen bases with eight (national leader has 17) to help LMU to 28th in the nation (26) ... also leads the team in runs, doubles and RBI.
GOOD IN A PINCH: LMU has a handful of players who have been stellar 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 .280 average and a .394 on-base percentage. LION TRACKS: LMU won its third weekend series of the year last weekend, taking the
first two games of a three-game series at Cal Poly ... the Lions posted their second shutout of the year on Friday before coming from behind to post a 6-5 win on Saturday in 10 innings ... the Saturday contest was the first extra-inning affair of the year for the Lions ... Phil Caulfield led the way offensively, going 6-for-12 (.500) with two runs scored and two RBI over the three games ... Steven Chavez hit .455 with a double and a run scored, while Nick Sogard posted a double and a triple ... Blake Redman threw the first 7.0 scoreless innings in Friday's shutout win, setting a new career best in strikeouts with 10. 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., 3/14 USC Fri., 3/17 at San Francisco Sat., 3/18 at San Francisco
TIME
LMU PROBABLE
OPPONENT PROBABLE
6:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
LHP Kyle Dozier (0-0, 4.50 ERA) RHP Blake Redman (1-3, 2.70 ERA) LHP Brenton Arriaga (2-0, 1.75 ERA)
RHP CJ Stubbs (0-0, 0.00 ERA) TBA TBA
AHEAD IN THE WEST COAST CONFERENCE TUESDAY, MARCH 14
Portland at Air Force Saint Mary’s at UC Davis Stony Brook at Pepperdine Gonzaga at UC Riverside New Mexico State at BYU San Diego State vs. San Diego USC at LMU UCONN at Santa Clara
2:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
FRIDAY, MARCH 17
Portland at Air Force 1:00 p.m. San Francisco vs. Fresno State 3:00 p.m.
Saint Mary’s at CSUN Grand Canyon at Pepperdine LMU at San Francisco UCONN at BYU Pacific at Gonzaga San Jose State at Pacific Purdue at Santa Clara
THURSDAY, MARCH 16
UCONN at BYU Purdue at Santa Clara
5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
2017 WEST COAST CONFERENCE STANDINGS SCHOOL
San Diego San Francisco Saint Mary’s Pacific BYU LMU Pepperdine Gonzaga 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
PRESEASON POLL
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15
- - - - - - - - - -
OVERALL % STRK
10-3 .769 W4 10-6 .625 L1 10-5 .667 L1 8-7 .533 L1 7-7 .500 W3 8-8 .500 L1 6-7 .462 L3 6-9 .400 L3 3-12 .200 L5 2-11 .154 L2
NO
2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
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
2/20 2/27 3/6 3/13
Phil Caulfield (LMU) Jackson Thoreson (SMC) Eddie Haus (SMC) Jay Schulyer (USD)
Nick Sprengel (USD) Troy Conyers (USD) 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. 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 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 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. USC
OVERALL HOME ROAD
All-Time Record Current Streak Last 5 Last 10 Notable
23-67 9-27 14-38 W1 L6 W1 1-4 0-5 2-3 2-8 1-9 4-6 USC has won 7 of last 23 played at Page
DATE SITE RESULT
3/29/16 2/23/16 3/25/14 3/11/14 4/16/13 2/20/13 4/10/12 4/19/11
USC LMU LMU USC LMU USC USC LMU
W, 8-0 L, 4-3 L, 4-2 L, 6-1 L, 5-2 L, 2-1 W, 8-5 L, 7-4