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 (13-15, 6-3 WCC) AT SAN DIEGO TOREROS (13-16, 4-5 WCC) Friday, April 6 - Sunday, April 8, 2018 | Fowler Park | San Diego, Calif. GAME 29-31 OF 52
ROAD GAME 15-17 OF 26
LMU: Carries an RPI of 113 into Thursday of this week ... has lost three straight and four of the last five ... won seven straight games from 3/9 - 3/20 ... seven-game win streak was longest since winning eight straight from 3/24/17 - 4/4/17 ... started the season 3-10 for the first time since 2010 ... 2010 squad then won its next five straight and 10 of next 11 ... LMU went 9-2 over next 11 this year ... is outscoring opponents 27-9 in the first inning this year ... is 29-for-41 in stolen bases, and started the year 11-for-11 ... had a string of eight of nine games decided by two runs or less from 2/18 - 3/3 (2-6 in those eight) ... LMU is 3-5 in one-run games this season and 2-2 in extra-inning affairs ... played consecutive extra-inning affairs on 2/18 and 2/20 for the first time since playing 10 and 9 (scheduled for 7) at UCSB and at Texas on March 4 and March 11, 2012 ... last played consecutive 10+-inning extra-inning affairs on April 30 and May 1, 2011 at San Francisco ... 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 fifth according to D1Baseball.com.
THIS WEEK: LMU will return to West Coast Conference play this weekend, traveling to San Diego to open a three-game WCC series with the Toreros on Friday at 6:05 p.m. ... the two teams will then play at 5 p.m. on Saturday before Sunday's 1 p.m. finale ... live links to follow the action can be found at LMULions.com. NIKO DECOLATI: Has managed seven multi-hit games ... second on the team in runs scored (19), triples (2), homers (2) and stolen bases (6), and is third in doubles (6).
JAMEY SMART: Named a candidate for Senior CLASS Award ... has hit safely in 22 of 28 games this year with 10 multi-hit games ... had multiple hits in 7 games over 12-game hit streak from 3/9-3/29 ... batted .444 (24x54) with 3 R, 5 2B and 21 RBI over hit streak ... batting .300 (6x20) with three doubles and five RBI over the last five games and .341 (14x41) with five doubles and 12 RBI over the last 10 games ... batted .571 (8x14) with a run scored, a double and five RBI in the sweep over Valpo ... named Rawlings WCC Player of the Week on 3/26 after batting .312 with two doubles and seven crucial RBI in helping LMU to a 3-1 week the previous week ... leads the LION TRACKS: #20 UCLA scored four times in the first inning to set the tone in team in RBI (27), and is second in doubles (7) ... batting .390 with 13 RBI through nine a 13-1 Bruin victory over LMU on Tuesday night ... UCLA sent all nine players to the WCC games ... returns after being named first team All-WCC in 2017. plate in the first inning en route to taking a 4-0 lead ... the Bruins then added two in the fourth, one in the fifth, three in the sixth, two in the seventh, and one more in the nick sogard: Has posted multiple hits in 6 of his last 10 games and has collecteighth to win 13-1 ... the Lions scored one run on four hits, as Niko Pacheco punched ed team-best 11 multi-hit games overall ... has hit safely in 20 of his 26 games played an RBI-single through the left side to chase home Trevin Esquerra in the second inning this year ... batted .692 (9x13) with three runs scored, a homer and two RBI while ... both starters factored into the decision, as UCLA’s Kyle Mora earned the victory after stealing a pair of bases over four games against Long Beach State and Pepperdine from tossing 5.2 innings and allowing one run on three hits and a walk with eight strikeouts 3/20 - 3/25 ... hit .455 (5x11) with two runs scored, two doubles and four RBI in the ... LMU starter CJ Fernandezees took the loss after surrendering four runs on four hits sweep of Valpo ... batting .485 (16x33) with seven runs scored, a double, a homer and and four walks over 1.1 innings ... five UCLA batters finished with multiple hits, includ- two RBI over the last 10 ... hit safely in six straight from 3/16-3/25 (.500 (12x24), 6 ing Daniel Amaral with three hits ... the leadoff man in the order went 3-for-5 with four R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI) ... batting .394 through nine WCC games. runs scored, a walk and a double.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE | PROBABLE STARTERS DATE
OPPONENT
TIME
LMU PROBABLE
OPPONENT PROBABLE
Fri., 4/6 Sat., 4/7 Sun., 4/8 Tue., 4/10
at San Diego at San Diego at San Diego at UC Santa Barbara
6:05 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.
RHP Codie Paiva (3-3, 3.51 ERA) RHP Josh Agnew (3-2, 3.89 ERA) RHP Nick Frasso (3-3, 3.93 ERA) TBA
RHP Paul Richan (2-4, 4.40 ERA) LHP Chris Murphy (3-2, 4.10 ERA) LHP Nick Sprengel (1-1, 7.78 ERA) TBA
PRESEASON POLL
AHEAD IN THE WEST COAST CONFERENCE THURSDAY, APRIL 5
Santa Clara at BYU
5:00 p.m.
FRIDAY, APRIL 6
Pacific at Pepperdine San Francisco at Saint Mary's Santa Clara at BYU LMU at San Diego Portland at Gonzaga
3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 7
SUNDAY, APRIL 8
Santa Clara at BYU 12:00 p.m. Pacific at Pepperdine 1:00 p.m. San Francisco at Saint Mary's 1:00 p.m. LMU at San Diego 5:00 p.m. Portland at Gonzaga 6:00 p.m.
Portland at Gonzaga 12:00 p.m. LMU at San Diego 1:00 p.m. Pacific at Pepperdine 1:00 p.m. San Francisco at Saint Mary's 1:00 p.m. MONDAY, APRIL 9
Nevada at Saint Mary's
2018 WEST COAST CONFERENCE STANDINGS SCHOOL
San Francisco LMU Saint Mary's Santa Clara Gonzaga San Diego Pepperdine Portland BYU Pacific
WCC %
8-1 6-3 5-4 4-5 4-5 4-5 4-5 4-5 3-6 3-6
.889 .667 .556 .444 .444 .444 .444 .444 .333 .333
GB
- 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
OVERALL % STRK
18-11 .621 13-15 .464 15-12 .556 15-11 .577 13-14 .481 13-16 .448 12-15 .444 10-16 .385 14-13 .519 11-16 .407
L3 L3 L2 L2 L3 L1 L1 W1 L2 W3
3:00 p.m.
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
2/19 2/26 3/5 3/12 3/19 3/26 4/2
2/19 2/26 3/5 3/12 3/19 3/26 4/2
Jake Brodt (SCU) Tora Otsuka (USD) Brock Hale (BYU) Beau Brundage (POR) Jake Brodt (SCU) Jamey Smart (LMU) Riley Helland (USF)
ALL: 13-15 | WCC: 6-3 | HM: 7-5 | RD: 6-8 | NEU: 0-2
Paul Richan (USD) Paul Richan (USD) Codie Paiva (LMU) Ken Waldichuk (SMC) Daniel Bies (GON) Chris Murphy (USD) Alek Jacob (GON)
Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 18 Feb. 20 Feb. 23 Feb. 24 Feb. 25 Feb. 27 Mar. 1 Mar. 2 Mar. 3 Mar. 4 Mar. 6 Mar. 9 Mar. 11 Mar. 11 Mar. 13 Mar. 15 Mar. 16 Mar. 17 Mar. 20 Mar. 23 Mar. 24 Mar. 25 Mar. 27 Mar. 29 Mar. 30 Mar. 31 Apr. 3 Apr. 6 Apr. 7 Apr. 8 Apr. 10 Apr. 13 Apr. 14 Apr. 15 Apr. 17 Apr. 18 Apr. 20 Apr. 21 Apr. 22 Apr. 24 Apr. 27 Apr. 28 Apr. 29 May. 8 May. 11 May. 12 May. 13 May. 15 May. 18 May. 19 May. 20 May. 24 May. 25 May. 26
Fri. Sat. Sun. Tue. Fri. Sat. Sun. Tue. Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun. Tue. Fri. Sun. Sun. Tue. Thu. Fri. Sat. Tue. Fri. Sat. Sun. Tue. Thu. Fri. Sat. Tue. Fri. Sat. Sun. Tue. Fri. Sat. Sun. Tue. Wed. Fri. Sat. Sun. Tue. Fri. Sat. Sun. Tue. Fri. Sat. Sun. Tue. Fri. Sat. Sun. Thu. Fri. Sat.
Time/Result
vs. Oregon ! L, 6-1 vs. Indiana State ! L, 8-2 at UNLV ! L, 11-10 (10) UC Irvine L, 6-5 (11) Oregon W, 4-2 Oregon L, 2-1 Oregon L, 9-7 (8) at USC L, 3-2 at Hawai’i W, 3-0 at Hawai’i W, 4-2 at Hawai’i L, 5-3 at Hawai’i L, 4-0 at #11 UCLA L, 12-1 Valparaiso W, 10-3 Valparaiso (1) W, 7-4 Valparaiso (2) W, 15-5 USC PSTPND (Fog) at BYU * W, 7-4 at BYU * W, 9-8 (12) at BYU * W, 9-4 Long Beach State W, 5-4 (10) Pepperdine * L, 6-2 Pepperdine * W, 5-3 Pepperdine * W, 4-3 at UC Irvine L, 10-2 at Pacific * W, 13-4 at Pacific * L, 3-2 at Pacific * L, 7-5 #20 UCLA L, 13-1 at San Diego * 6:05 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. USC 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
LMU VS. SAN DIEGO
OVERALL HOME ROAD
All-Time Record 95-78-1 56-32-1 35-44 Current Streak W2 W2 W1 Last 5 3-2 2-3 3-2 Last 10 5-5 5-5 6-4 Notable LMU has won 2 straight series and 6 of last 7 DATE SITE RESULT
4/30/17 4/29/17 4/28/17 4/3/16 4/2/16 4/1/16 5/21/15 5/3/15
LMU LMU LMU USD USD USD WCC Tournament LMU
W, 6-3 W, 10-3 L, 11-10 W, 8-5 L, 5-1 W, 7-2 W, 21-3 L, 7-5