2016 LMU Baseball Notes - Long Beach State by LMU Athletics

LMU LIONS (26-26) | #25 LONG BEACH STATE DIRTBAGS (31-18) May 17, 2016 | Page Stadium | Game 53 | Home 21

QUICK HITS ◊ LMU has lost 5 of its last 7 overall ... has played just two extra-inning games this year (1-1) ... has been shut out seven 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 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 ... has played just 20 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 5.04 runs per game this year ... owns an RPI of 118 (NCAA) and a strength of schedule of 47 (Boyd’s World) ... has used 47 different batting lineups in 52 games this year ... was picked to finish tied for third in the WCC Preseason Coaches’ Poll ... was 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 ... 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 ... 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 launched third homer of the year on 4/20 at CSUB ... 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 was named WCC Player of the Week on 4/25 after batting .412 (7x17) with three runs scored, four doubles, five RBI and two walks to help guide LMU to a 3-1 week ... collected nine extra-base hits and 17 RBI in WCC play ... batted 4-for-5 with 2 doubles, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored at CSUB on 4/20 ... leads the team with 23 multi-hit games, and has managed multiple hits in 14 of his last 29 ... has posted 30 RBI in the last 35 games ... collected four RBI in LMU’s 8-0 shutout victory at USC on 3/29 ... 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 (7for-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 24 this year (52 games | 206 AB) ... named to Johnny Bench Award watch list. ◊ J.D. BUSFIELD was named WCC Pitcher of the Week on 5/9 after complete game vs. Saint Mary’s on 5/8 (9.0 IP | 7 H | 3 ER | B | 8 K) ... is a third team Louisville Slugger Preseason All-American according to Collegiate Baseball. ◊ PHIL CAULFIELD batted .375 (36x96) with 17 runs scored, 2 doubles, 2 triples, 14 RBI and 4 stolen bases in WCC play ... hit safely in 11 of his last 12 WCC contests ... hit in 11 straight games (.450 | 18x40 | 7 R | 8 RBI | 2B | 3B | 4 BB | 5 SB) from 3/19 - 4/8. ◊ NIKO DECOLATI has seen his average fall from .340 to .306 over the last 10 games (9x41 over span). ◊ SPENCER ERDMAN is batting .368 (7x19) with 4 runs scored over the last 5 games ... has scored 8 runs and has posted 2 doubles over last 10 games ... had a six-game hit streak snapped on 4/26 vs CSUB (.478 (11x23) | 5 R | 6 RBI | 3 2B | 2 BB). ◊ RYAN ERICKSON snapped a 0-for-11 with a 2-for-4 night against CSU Bakersfield on 4/26 ... hit .372 (16x43) with 10 runs scored, 4 doubles, 2 triples and a homer over the previous 15 games played (14 starts) leading into 0-for-11 stretch. ◊ JASON GILL recorded his 200th victory as head coach of the Lions on 2/19 at #11 TCU ... now 225-212-1 ... will serve as an Assistant Coach for USA Collegiate National Team this summer. ◊ JIMMY HILL is hitting .350 (7x20) with 4 runs scored, a double, 2 homers and 5 RBI over his last six games. ◊ AUSTIN MILLER has started 156 of 163 games in collegiate career, including first 147 straight (streak ended on 4/20 at CSUB) ... had a 15 game hit streak snapped on 5/6 vs. Saint Mary’s (.373 (22x59) | 12 R | 12 RBI | 2 2B | 2 HR | 6 BB) ... is hitting .400 (8x20) with 3 runs scored and a double over the last 5 games ... collected 15 runs scored, three doubles, a homer and 15 RBI while hitting .310 (27x87) in 23 WCC games ... 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) ... was a preseason All-WCC selection. ◊ CODIE PAIVA pitched to a 1.15 ERA over 8 appearances and 15.2 IP in WCC play (2 ER | 11 K). ◊ MICHAEL SILVA was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 25th round of the 2015 MLB Draft. ◊ JAMEY SMART has posted 4 doubles and 6 RBI over the last 10 games ... collected go-ahead three-RBI triple in T7 at Pacific as LMU earned the victory and the series win ... had a string of reaching base safely snapped at 34 straight on 4/22 at Pacific ... has reached in all but four contests this year ... 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 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 hit safely in 6 straight games (.583 | 14x24 | 4 R | 3 RBI | 6 2B | 3B) ... is 12 for his last 17 overall ... went 3-for-3 and was a HR shy of cycle on 5/13 vs. Gonzaga ... is hitting .462 (18x39) with 7 runs scored, 8 doubles, a triple and 4 RBI over last 10 games ... batted .301 (22x73) with 13 runs scored, 9 doubles, a triple and 5 RBI in WCC play. THIS WEEK LMU will conclude the 2016 season Tuesday when it welcomes #25 Long Beach State to Page Stadium for a game at 6 p.m. ... LMU dropped the first game between the two teams, 6-4, on March 15 when the Dirtbags carried a #24 ranking ... fans can follow the action on LMULions.com.

2016 SCHEDULE

OVERALL: 26-26 | WCC: 13-14 | H: 9-11 | A: 17-15 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 W, 17-5 Apr. 22 Fri. at Pacific * L, 7-1 Apr. 23 Sat. at Pacific * W, 9-1 Apr. 24 Sun. at Pacific * W, 7-4 Apr. 25 Mon. Hawai’i W, 13-2 Apr. 26 Tue. CSU Bakersfield W, 7-3 Apr. 29 Fri. at Santa Clara * L, 9-1 Apr. 30 Sat. at Santa Clara * W, 11-8 May 1 Sun. at Santa Clara * W, 5-0 May 6 Fri. Saint Mary’s * L, 8-3 May 7 Sat. Saint Mary’s * L, 9-3 May 8 Sun. Saint Mary’s * W, 5-3 May 10 Tue. at UC Riverside W, 5-4 May 13 Fri. Gonzaga * L, 4-1 May 14 Sat. Gonzaga * L, 4-0 May 15 Sun. Gonzaga * L, 9-7 (12) May 17 Tue. #25 Long Beach State 6:00 p.m. * - WCC Game

DATE Tue., 5/17

UPCOMING SCHEDULE | PROBABLE STARTERS

TIME 6:00 pm

OPPONENT Long Beach State

LMU PROBABLE RHP Blake Redman (6-4, 4.12 ERA)

OPPONENT PROBABLE LHP Lucas Jacobsen (0-1, 3.10 ERA)