2016 LMU Baseball Notes - Pepperdine

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LMU LIONS (16-17, 7-5 WCC) | PEPPERDINE WAVES (16-15, 6-6 WCC) April 15-17, 2016 | Los Angeles, Calif. | Game 34-36 | Home 10-12

QUICK HITS ◊ LMU has won 10 of its last 15 games ... has played just nine 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 4.61 runs per game this year ... owns an RPI of 86 (NCAA) and a strength of schedule of 12 (Boyd’s World) ... has used 31 different batting lineups in 33 games this year ... has pitched to a 2.89 ERA with two shutouts since the start of WCC play (16 games) ... 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 five 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 two 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 16 multi-hit games, and has managed multiple hits in 7 of his last 10 ... has posted 13 RBI in the last 16 games ... is hitting .370 (17x46) with eight runs scored, three doubles, a triple, two homers and 9 RBI over the last 10 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 16 this year (33 games | 131 AB) ... was named to Johnny Bench Award watch list. ◊ J.D. BUSFIELD is 5th in the nation (first in WCC) in walks per nine innings (.66) and 9th (1st in WCC) in strikeout-to-walk ratio (9.75) ... has tossed a quality start in 5 of his last 6 starts ... is a third team Louisville Slugger Preseason All-American according to Collegiate Baseball. ◊ PHIL CAULFIELD is hitting .378 (14x37) with a double, a triple, 5 runs and 5 RBI over last 10 games ... batting .469 (15x32) with a double, a triple, eight 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. ◊ SPENCER ERDMAN has batted .412 (7x17) with 5 runs over the last five games, and .406 (13x32) with 9 runs over the last 10. ◊ RYAN ERICKSON has batted .419 (13x31) with 6 runs scored, 3 doubles, 2 triples and a homer over his last 11 games played (10 starts). ◊ NIKO DECOLATI is 3 for his last 30 (.100), including a 2-for-3 vs. San Francisco on 4/9. ◊ JASON GILL recorded his 200th victory as head coach of the Lions on 2/19 at #11 TCU ... now 215-203-1. ◊ AUSTIN MILLER has started every game in his collegiate career (144 straight) ... has hit in 10 straight games (.357 | 15x42 | 10 R | 9 RBI | 2 HR | 4 BB | 2 SB) ... his hitting .381 with 6 runs scored, 2 homers and 5 RBI over the last 5 games ... batted .412 (7x17) with five runs scored, two homers and five RBI last week ... has collected 10 runs scored and nine 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 27th in the nation (3rd in WCC) in strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.80) and is 23rd (2nd in WCC) in walks-per-nine (.98) ... has won his last four 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 30 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. ◊ SEAVER WHALEN has batted .385 (5x13) with 2 doubles and 2 runs scored over his last four games played. ◊ 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 nine of its first 33 games at home this year, LMU will finally reach double digits in home contests when it concludes a stretch of seven of eight at home with a three-game series against WCC and Wells Fargo PCH Cup rival Pepperdine ... Friday and Saturday’s games will be played at 6 pm, with Sunday’s finale scheduled for 1 pm ... all three games can be followed live online at LMULions.com. BUSY WEEKEND AT PAGE STADIUM In conjunction with the heavily-anticipated three-game series against Pepperdine this weekend, LMU will hold a handful of pre-game and in-game promotions ... the first 100 students to Friday’s contest will receive an LMU baseball three-quarter sleeve shirt and a free hot dog courtesy of ASLMU ... LMU will then recognize the 30th Anniversary of LMU’s 1986 run to the College World Series on Saturday with a pre-game tailgate beginning at 4:30 pm in the LMU baseball picnic area ... Sunday will once again feature free hot dogs, as the first 50 students in attendance will receive the free food and a rally towel ... all fans are also encouraged to attend a free Yoga session courtesy of Yogaworks ... anyone with a yoga mat will receive free admission into the session, which will be held at 11:45 am with instructor David Romero on LMU’s Sullivan Field (soccer).

DATE Fri., 4/15 Sat., 4/16 Sun., 4/17 Wed., 4/20

UPCOMING SCHEDULE | PROBABLE STARTERS

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

OPPONENT Pepperdine Pepperdine Pepperdine at CSU Bakersfield

LMU PROBABLE RHP J.D. Busfield (3-2, 3.31 ERA) RHP Cory Abbott (3-3, 3.59 ERA) RHP Blake Redman (5-3, 2.54 ERA) TBA

OPPONENT PROBABLE RHP A.J. Puckett (5-2, 1.31 ERA) RHP Max Gamboa (1-4, 3.00 ERA) TBA TBA

2016 SCHEDULE

OVERALL: 16-17 | WCC: 7-5 | H: 5-4 | 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 * 6:00 p.m. Apr. 16 Sat. Pepperdine * 6:00 p.m. Apr. 17 Sun. Pepperdine * 1:00 p.m. 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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