LA JOLLA, Calif. – The No. 3 University of California, San Diego baseball team will begin their 2020 campaign this weekend when they host Concordia Portland at Triton Ballpark. After the Tritons host Concordia Portland, they will take on local rival Point Loma in a three-game series. The first game of the series will be at Point Loma February 3 while the second will be at Triton Ballpark February 6. This season will be its final season as a Division II team.
DETAILS
Vs. Concordia Portland
Saturday, February 1 at 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 2 at noon
Triton Ballpark
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At (RV) Point Loma
Monday, February 3 at 2 p.m.
Carroll B. Land Stadium
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Vs. (RV) Point Loma
Thursday, February 6 at 5 p.m.
Triton Ballpark
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ATTENDING THE GAME
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LAST SEASON RECAP
The Tritons finished last season 41-16 and fell in the World Series. UC San Diego played their best at home and compiled a 25-5 record. At the conclusion of the season, the Tritons were ranked fourth.
RETURNING STAR POWER
While the Tritons lose several players from last year's world series team, they do return several key pieces for the 2020 campaign. After a year of earning multiple All-American honors,
Brandon Weed returns to the mound to lead a deep pitching staff.
Shay Whitcomb, who was recently named a player to watch as a Player of the Year Candidate, looks to build upon a season where he was named CCAA player of the year.
Blake Baumgartner started every game last season and earned NCBWA Preseason All-West Second Team honors. The Tritons also return All-CCAA honoree
Aaron Kim (First Team).
HEAD COACH ERIC NEWMAN
Head Coach
Eric Newman enters his ninth season as head coach for the Tritons. He has been named the American Baseball Coaches Association Division II Coach of the Year the last three seasons. Newman holds a record of 292-158 with the Tritons and has led them to the World Series the last three seasons.
PRESEASON ACCOLADES
The Tritons were picked second in the Collegiate Baseball preseason poll and third in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association preseason poll. The Tritons were also picked first in the West Region by the NCBWA as well as to finish first in CCAA.
Whitcomb and Weed were selected to the Preseason All-West Team by the NCBWA. The same publication picked Whitcomb as an Honorable All-American and Weed as a Third Team All-American.
FOLLOWING ON SOCIAL MEDIA
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#BIGWEST BOUND
UC San Diego is in its 20th and final year playing as an NCAA Division II team. In July of 2020, the entire athletics program will begin a four-year transition to NCAA Division I, culminating in full DI status as a member of the
Big West Conference for the 2024-25 academic year. At that time, all sports will be eligible for conference and NCAA postseason play.
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UP NEXT
The Tritons will close out their series with Point Loma with a Tuesday afternoon game on February 11 at Point Loma.
About UC San Diego Athletics
With 30 national team championships, nearly 150 individual titles and the top student-athlete graduation rate among Division II institutions in the United States, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program annually ranks as one of the most successful in the country. The Tritons sponsor 23 intercollegiate sport programs that compete on the NCAA Division I and II levels and, in summer 2020, will transition into full Division I status as a member of the Big West Conference. UC San Diego student-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent. A total of 82 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 37 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. In competition, more than 1,300 UC San Diego student-athletes have earned All-America honors.
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