2016 LMU Baseball Notes - at CSUB

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

LMU LIONS (17-19) | CSU BAKERSFIELD ROADRUNNERS (7-27) April 20, 2016 | Bakersfield, Calif. | Game 37 | Away 25

QUICK HITS ◊ LMU has won 11 of its last 18 games, but has dropped 3 of its last 4, and 4 of its last 6 ... has played just 12 home games this year ... 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 ... is averaging 4.64 runs per game this year ... owns an RPI of 109 (NCAA) and a strength of schedule of 19 (Boyd’s World) ... has used 32 different batting lineups in 36 games this year ... is picked to finish tied for third in the WCC Preseason Coaches’ Poll ... is picked fifth according to D1Baseball.com ... 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 ... began the year on the road for the first time since 2010 ... has been shut out six times this year, including in consecutive games twice (2/20 - 2/21; 3/11 - 3/12) ... prior to this year, LMU was last shut out in back-to-back games on February 9-10, 1985 ... has managed three shutouts of its own ... did not play a non-conference home weekend series this year after playing just one non-conference road weekend series last year, and none in 2014 ... 33 wins last year were the most since recording 40 in 2000 (40-19) ... reached 30 wins for the fourth time in seven years under Gill ... has played for the WCC Championship the last two years (both losses to Pepperdine) ... last earned a WCC Championship and NCAA berth in 2000. ◊ TED BOEKE hit .375 (3x8) with three runs scored and two doubles against Portland after going hitless (0x16) over previous five games ... hit LMU’s first HR of the year on 2/23 vs. #21 USC (solo HR | B3) ... made it back-to-back games with a HR on 2/26 at SJSU. ◊ CASSIDY BROWN collected four RBI in LMU’s 8-0 shutout victory at USC on 3/29 ... leads the team with 17 multi-hit games, and has managed multiple hits in 8 of his last 13 ... has posted 15 RBI in the last 19 games ... hit safely in 10 straight games from 2/21 - 3/6, including posting multiple hits in seven of the 10 (.500 (19x38) | 6 R | 4 2B | HR | 6 RBI) ... batted .583 (7-for-12) with four runs scored, two doubles, a homer and five RBI in three games at SJSU ... had three career extra-base hits over first two seasons (73 games | 210 AB), but has 17 this year (36 games | 144 AB) ... was named to Johnny Bench Award watch list. ◊ J.D. BUSFIELD is 37th in the nation (second in WCC) in walks per nine innings (1.24) and 64th3rd in WCC) in strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.00) ... is a third team Louisville Slugger Preseason All-American according to Collegiate Baseball. ◊ PHIL CAULFIELD is hitting .343 (12x35) with a double, two triples, 5 runs and 6 RBI over last 10 games ... batting .429 (18x42) with seven runs scored, a double, two triples, 10 RBI and four stolen bases in WCC play ... hit in 11 straight games (.450 | 18x40 | 7 R | 8 RBI | 2B | 3B | 4 BB | 5 SB) from 3/19 - 4/8. ◊ RYAN ERICKSON has batted .375 (15x40) with 8 runs scored, 4 doubles, 2 triples and a homer over his last 14 games played (13 starts). ◊ NIKO DECOLATI is batting .563 (9x16) with two doubles and a homer over his last five games after hitting .042 (1x24) over his previous eight ... is hitting .364 (12x33) with two runs scored, three doubles, a homer and four RBI in WCC play. ◊ JASON GILL recorded his 200th victory as head coach of the Lions on 2/19 at #11 TCU ... now 216-205-1 ... will serve as an Assistant Coach for USA Collegiate National Team this summer. ◊ AUSTIN MILLER has started every game in his collegiate career (147 straight) ... has hit in 13 straight games (.385 (20x52) | 12 R | 11 RBI | 2 2B | 2 HR | 5 BB) ... hitting .389 with four runs scored, two doubles and two RBI over last five games, and .410 (16x39) with 9 runs scored, two doubles, two homers and 10 RBI over last 10 games ... batted .412 (7x17) with five runs scored, two homers and five RBI last week ... has collected 12 runs scored and 11 RBI in WCC play ... belted game-winning two-run home run in the B8 to hand LMU a 2-1 victory over UC Riverside on 4/5 ... hit safely in 11 straight games from 3/4 - 3/19 (.327 | 16x49 | 5 R | 3B | HR | 3 RBI) ... is a preseason All-WCC selection. ◊ BLAKE REDMAN ranks 35th in the nation (2nd in WCC) in strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.00) and is 26th (1st in WCC) in walks-per-nine (1.11) ... has won four of last five starts. ◊ MICHAEL SILVA was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 25th round of the 2015 MLB Draft. ◊ JAMEY SMART has reached base safely in 33 straight games, and all but one contest this year (0x4 on 2/21 at #11 TCU) ... batted .364 (4x11) with two runs scored, a homer and four RBI over three games at BYU ... drove in all four of LMU’s runs on 3/26 at BYU. ◊ SEAN WATKINS was tabbed a preseason All-WCC selection ... hit first homer of the year at #23 BYU on 3/25 ... a freshman All-American as a utility player last year. ◊ BILLY WILSON is 3 for his last 34 (.088) with 16 strikeouts, but had a clutch two-RBI single as a pinch hitter on 4/12 at UCLA. THIS WEEK Having played only 12 of its first 36 games at home this year, LMU will continue on the road this week when it travels to CSU Bakersfield on Wednesday for a 6 pm game ... the Lions will then travel to Northern California to pay a visit to Pacific for a three-game West Coast Conference series starting on Friday at 7 pm ... all four games can be followed live online at LMULions.com. LION TRACKS LMU dropped its second West Coast Conference series of the year last weekend, falling in the first and final games of a three-game series against PCH Cup rival Pepperdine at home ... the Waves chased LMU starters in both setbacks, with Lion ace, J.D. Busfield, surrendering six runs (four earned) over 3.2 innings and Blake Redman giving up six over 2.2 on Sunday ... while the bookend starters were hit hard, Saturday’s starter, Cory Abbott, cruised through eight shutout innings, scattering four hits and two walks with six punchouts ... offensively, LMU hit an impressive .309, led by Niko Decolati who batted .700 (7x10) with a double and a homer over the three games ... Jamey Smart and Cassidy Brown also homered on the weekend, while Austin Miller extended his hitting streak to 13 games.

DATE Wed., 4/20 Fri., 4/22 Sat., 4/23 Sun., 4/24

UPCOMING SCHEDULE | PROBABLE STARTERS

TIME 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 1:00 pm

OPPONENT at CSU Bakersfield at Pacific at Pacific at Pacific

LMU PROBABLE LHP Brenton Arriaga (0-4, 5.74 ERA) RHP J.D. Busfield (3-3, 3.72ERA) RHP Cory Abbott (4-3, 3.07 ERA) RHP Blake Redman (5-4, 3.51 ERA)

OPPONENT PROBABLE RHP Garrett Nimmo (1-3, 6.54 ERA) TBA TBA TBA

2016 SCHEDULE

OVERALL: 17-19 | WCC: 8-7 | H: 6-6 | A: 11-13 | N: 0-0 Date Day Opponent Time/Result Feb. 19 Fri. at #11 TCU W, 5-3 Feb. 20 Sat. at #11 TCU L, 1-0 Feb. 21 Sun. at #11 TCU L, 5-0 Feb. 23 Tue. #21 USC L, 4-3 Feb. 26 Fri. at San Jose State W, 13-4 Feb. 27 Sat. at San Jose State L, 8-5 Feb. 28 Sun. at San Jose State W, 4-3 Mar. 1 Tue. UC Irvine L, 5-1 Mar. 4 Fri. at Florida International W, 5-4 (12) Mar. 5 Sat. at Florida International (G1) W, 10-3 at Florida International (G2) L, 6-0 Mar. 6 Sun. at Florida International W, 8-4 Mar. 11 Fri. at Nebraska (G1) L, 6-4 at Nebraska (G2) L, 7-0 Mar. 12 Sat. at Nebraska L, 3-0 Mar. 13 Sun. at Nebraska L, 5-4 Mar. 15 Tue. at #24 Long Beach State L, 6-4 Mar. 18 Fri. Portland * L, 3-1 Mar. 19 Sat. Portland * W, 8-1 Mar. 20 Sun. Portland * W, 3-0 Mar. 22 Tue. at UC Irvine W, 7-2 Mar. 24 Thu. at #23 BYU * L, 4-1 Mar. 25 Fri. at #23 BYU * W, 10-5 Mar. 26 Sat. at #23 BYU * L, 7-4 Mar. 29 Tue. at USC W, 8-0 Apr. 1 Fri. at San Diego * W, 7-2 Apr. 2 Sat. at San Diego * L, 5-1 Apr. 3 Sun. at San Diego * W, 8-5 Apr. 5 Tue. UC Riverside W, 2-1 Apr. 8 Fri. San Francisco * (G1) W, 13-4 San Francisco * (G2) L, 4-3 Apr. 9 Sat. San Francisco * W, 5-1 Apr. 12 Tue. at UCLA L, 6-5 Apr. 15 Fri. Pepperdine * L, 6-0 Apr. 16 Sat. Pepperdine * W, 7-0 Apr. 17 Sun. Pepperdine * L, 9-8 Apr. 20 Wed. at CSU Bakersfield 6:00 p.m. Apr. 22 Fri. at Pacific * 7:00 p.m. Apr. 23 Sat. at Pacific * 7:00 p.m. Apr. 24 Sun. at Pacific * 1:00 p.m. Apr. 25 Mon. Hawai’i 6:00 p.m. Apr. 26 Tue. CSU Bakersfield 6:00 p.m. Apr. 29 Fri. at Santa Clara * 6:00 p.m. Apr. 30 Sat. at Santa Clara * 6:00 p.m. May 1 Sun. at Santa Clara * 1:00 p.m. May 6 Fri. Saint Mary’s * 6:00 p.m. May 7 Sat. Saint Mary’s * 6:00 p.m. May 8 Sun. Saint Mary’s * 1:00 p.m. May 10 Tue. at UC Riverside 6:00 p.m. May 13 Fri. Gonzaga * 6:00 p.m. May 14 Sat. Gonzaga * 6:00 p.m. May 15 Sun. Gonzaga * 1:00 p.m. May 17 Tue. Long Beach State 6:00 p.m. May 28 Sat. WCC Championships TBA May 29 Sun. WCC Championships TBA May 30 Mon. WCC Championships TBA * - WCC Game


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