LMU BASEBALL NOTES
2018 SCHEDULE
Page Stadium | One LMU Drive | Los Angeles, Calif. 90045 | www.LMULions.com | @LMULions @LMLionsBaseball | Baseball Contact: Tyler Geivett | tgeivett@lmu.edu | (310) 338-7638
Date Day Opponent
LMU LIONS (0-0, 0-0 WCC) vs. OREGON | vs. INDIANA STATE | at UNLV Friday, February 16 - Sunday, February 18, 2018 | Earl E. Wilson Stadium | Las Vegas, Nev. MARUCCI DESERT CLASSIC
GAME 1-3 OF 52
LMU: Has played for the WCC Championship three of the last four years (losses to Pepperdine in 2014 and 2015, loss to BYU in 2017) ... last earned an NCAA berth in 2000 ... is picked to finish fifth in the WCC Preseason Coaches’ Poll ... is also picked ffith according to D1Baseball.com ... is 6-3 on Opening Day under head coach Jason Gill (lost to #19 UCSB in 2017) ... also 7-2 in Opening Weekend series under Gill (only losses against then-No. 7 UC Irvine in 2010 and #11 TCU in 2016). LION TRACKS: LMU earned a share of the 2017 WCC Championship to record the program's seventh WCC title and the first since 2000 ... was picked to finish seventh in the 2017 WCC Preseason Coaches’ Poll ... carried a #27 national ranking according to Collegiate Baseball into the WCC Championship ... was ranked as high as #23 in the nation according to D1Baseball on May 8 ... won 10 of last 14, 16 of last 21, 27 of last 35, and 30 of last 40 ... had seven players named to All-WCC teams, headlined by Cory Abbott being named WCC Pitcher of Year ... dropped one weekend series (11-1-1) and lost back-to-back games just three times ... did not lose consecutive road games all season ... 13 of 18 losses were decided by 3 runs or less, but one more loss came on a walk-off grand slam ... went 10-7 in one-run games ... offensively, led the WCC in hit-by-pitches, stolen bases and triples, and was second in batting average and onbase percentage ... on the mound, was first in ERA, shutouts, WHIP and hits allowed per nine, and second in walks per nine and strikeout-to-walk ratio ... recorded its third of six shutouts this year on 3/25 vs. BYU as Cory Abbott tossed first perfect game in LMU and WCC history to beat Cougars, 2-0. THIS WEEK: LMU will open the 2018 season on the road at the Marucci Desert Classic hosted by UNLV in Las Vegas ... the Lions begin the season against Oregon on Friday before clashing with Indiana State on Saturday ... the opening weekend concludes on Sunday with a game against the host Rebels ... LMU last played in a regular-season tournament in 2013, competing in the UNLV Rebel Classic ... links to live coverage of this weekend's games can be found at LMULions.com.
NIKO DECOLATI: Has been tabbbed a Perfect Game Preseason All-WCC selection ... ranks #58 on the D1Baseball Top-100 Prospects list. CODIE PAIVA: Has been tabbbed a Perfect Game Preseason All-WCC selection. JAMEY SMART: Has been tabbbed a Perfect Game Preseason All-WCC selection and was named to WCC's Preseason All-Conference by WCC coaches ... returns after being named first team All-WCC in 2017. A WHOLE NEW STAFF: LMU returns just 154.2 innings from last year's pitching staff that logged a combined 502.1 (31%) ... in addition, 12 of those returning innings came from players who are not expected to pitch in 2018 (Steven Chavez and Niko Decolati) ... LMU's staff also returns only nine of its 56 starts from a year ago, with all nine coming outside of a traditional three-game weekend series. TICKET PACKAGES ARE ON SALE: Season ticket packages for the 2018 season are now on sale ... new ticket plans start at $50 for a General Admission season ticket, while Reserved season tickets can be purchased for $99 ... members of LMU’s Little Lions Club also get into all LMU home baseball games as part of the membership, while students, faculty and staff with a valid One Card also receive free General Admission access to every home game ... Reserved season tickets behind home plate include a nameplate on your chair identifying your seat(s) ... fans can also package a mini plan to include any five home games this year, with prices starting at $30 ... General Admission mini plans provide access to all General Admission areas of Page Stadium, while a Reserved mini plan secures a seat in the chair-back sections behind home plate ... General Admission mini plans can be purchased for $30, while Reserved mini plans cost $50 ... to purchase season tickets, mini plans or single-game tickets, please contact the LMU Box Office at 310-338-5466 or visit LMULions.com/ tickets.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE | PROBABLE STARTERS DATE
OPPONENT
Fri., 2/16 vs. Oregon Sat., 2/17 vs. Indiana State Sun., 2/18 at UNLV
TIME
LMU PROBABLE
OPPONENT PROBABLE
2:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 3:00 p.m.
RHP Josh Agnew (10-4, 2.60 ERA at LBCC) RHP Nick Frasso (Freshman | Palos Verdes Peninsula HS) LHP Matt Voelker (Freshman | Granite Bay HS)
RHP Matt Mercer (6-7, 2.51 ERA in 2017) TBA RHP Trevor Horn (5-6, 4.10 ERA at Scottsdale CC)
PRESEASON POLL
AHEAD IN THE WEST COAST CONFERENCE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16
BYU at Cal State Northridge Louisiana Tech at Pepperdine Gonzaga vs. Cal Poly San Francisco at UTSA Boston College at Santa Clara Cincinnati at San Diego Pacific at Seattle University Portland at UCLA Saint Mary's at Long Beach
2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18
BYU at CSUN (DH) 11:00 a.m. Louisiana Tech at Pepperdine (DH) 11:00 a.m. Gonzaga vs. Oregon State 12:00 p.m. San Francisco at UTSA 12:00 p.m. Boston College at Santa Clara 1:00 p.m. Pacific at Seattle U (DH) 1:00 p.m. Portland at UCLA 2:00 p.m. Saint Mary's at Long Beach 2:00 p.m. California at San Diego 6:00 p.m.
San Francisco at UTSA 11:00 a.m. Boston College at Santa Clara 12:00 p.m. Cincinnati at San Diego 12:00 p.m. BYU at Cal State Northridge 1:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech at Pepperdine 1:00 p.m. Pacific at Seattle University 1:00 p.m. Portland at UCLA 1:00 p.m. Saint Mary's at Long Beach 1:00 p.m. Gonzaga vs. New Mexico 4:00 p.m.
2017 WEST COAST CONFERENCE STANDINGS SCHOOL
WCC %
GB
LMU Gonzaga BYU Saint Mary's San Diego San Francisco Santa Clara Pepperdine Pacific Portland
20-7 .741 20-7 .741 20-7 .741 18-9 .667 18-9 .667 11-16 .407 9-18 .333 8-19 .296 6-21 .222 5-22 .185
- - - 2 2 9 11 12 14 15
OVERALL % STRK
38-18 .679 33-20 .623 38-21 .644 37-20 .649 35-18 .660 29-28 .509 13-40 .245 20-32 .385 18-35 .340 10-41 .196
L2 L2 L1 L2 W3 W2 L5 L4 L3 L7
NO
SCHOOL (1ST)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
BYU (5) San Diego (4) Saint Mary's (1) Gonzaga LMU San Francisco Pepperdine Santa Clara Pacific Portland
PTS
74 71 66 57 53 36 35 27 19 12
WCC PLAYER OF WEEK
WCC PITCHER OF WEEK
DATE PLAYER
DATE PLAYER
2/20
2/20
Phil Caulfield (LMU)
ALL: 0-0 | WCC: 0-0 | HM: 0-0 | RD: 0-0 | NEU: 0-0
Nick Sprengel (USD)
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Time/Result
vs. Oregon ! 2:05 p.m. vs. Indiana State ! 1:05 p.m. at UNLV ! 3:00 p.m. UC Irvine 6:00 p.m. Oregon 6:00 p.m. Oregon 6:00 p.m. Oregon 1:00 p.m. at USC 6:00 p.m. at Hawai'i 9:35 p.m. at Hawai'i 9:35 p.m. at Hawai'i 9:35 p.m. at Hawai'i 4:05 p.m. at UCLA 6:00 p.m. Valparaiso 6:00 p.m. Valparaiso 6:00 p.m. Valparaiso 1:00 p.m. USC 6:00 p.m. at BYU * 5:00 p.m. at BYU * 5:00 p.m. at BYU * 12:00 p.m. Long Beach State 6:00 p.m. Pepperdine * 6:00 p.m. Pepperdine * 6:00 p.m. Pepperdine * 1:00 p.m. at UC Irvine 6:30 p.m. at Pacific * 6:00 p.m. at Pacific * 6:00 p.m. at Pacific * 1:00 p.m. UCLA 6:00 p.m. at San Diego * 6:00 p.m. at San Diego * 5:00 p.m. at San Diego * 1:00 p.m. at UC Santa Barbara 3:00 p.m. San Francisco * 6:00 p.m. San Francisco * 6:00 p.m. San Francisco * 1:00 p.m. at Long Beach State 6:00 p.m. Portland * 6:00 p.m. Portland * 6:00 p.m. Portland * 1:00 p.m. CSU Bakersfield 6:00 p.m. at Gonzaga * 6:00 p.m. at Gonzaga * 6:00 p.m. at Gonzaga * 12:00 p.m. at CSU Bakersfield 6:00 p.m. at Santa Clara * 6:00 p.m. at Santa Clara * 1:00 p.m. at Santa Clara * 12:00 p.m. Grand Canyon 6:00 p.m. Saint Mary's * 6:00 p.m. Saint Mary's * 6:00 p.m. Saint Mary's * 1:00 p.m. WCC Championship Series TBA WCC Championship Series TBA WCC Championship Series TBA
Home Games | ! - Marucci Desert Classic (Las Vegas) | * - WCC Game