LA JOLLA, Calif. – The No. 4 University of California, San Diego baseball team returns to Triton Ballpark to host a California Collegiate Athletics Association series against San Francisco State.
DETAILS
VS San Francisco State
Friday, February 28 – 6:00 pm
Saturday, February 29 – 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm
Sunday, March 1 – 12:00 pm
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ABOUT THE TRITONS
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 10-3
Home: 6-0
Away: 4-3
Conference: 5-3
NCBWA Ranking: 3
Collegiate Baseball: 2
Perfect Game: 10
ABOUT THE GATORS
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 11-3
Home: 9-0
Away: 2-3
Conference: 5-3
ATTENDING THE GAME
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READ ACROSS AMERICA
The UC San Diego Campus will celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday on March 2
nd. Read Across America is a nationwide movement by the Dr. Seuss organization to encourage kids to read. UC San Diego Athletics will host a month-long reading competition for kids throughout the month. Reading logs can be picked up at the Sunday game and fans can donate books that day to support local schools.
PITCHER'S DUEL
Both teams feature pitching staffs that rank in the top 20 in ERA in the NCAA. The Tritons rank 11
th with an ERA of 2.44 while the Gators are just behind them with an ERA of 2.53.
Luke Mattson has been dominate in relief for the Tritons with 27 strikeouts and an ERA of .56. Through three starts,
Brandon Weed has 15 strikeouts, two walks and an ERA of 1.80.
GETTING ON BASE
The Tritons are second in the conference in on base percentage and are 19
th in the NCAA at .432. This is aided by a conference leading 94 base on balls, good for second in the country.
Blake Baumgartner has a team high 14 while
Devon Hawks and
Michael Fuhrman have 12. Last weekend against Sonoma, Tritons were walked a whopping 42 times.
WAKING UP THE BATS
The offense came to life against Sonoma, registering 48 hits runs against the Seawolves. It helped vault the Tritons to 19
th in the nation in runs. Against Sonoma, the Tritons double the number of homeruns on the season and hit four of them in the series.
BIG WEST 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.
GEAR
For the latest Triton apparel and accessories, visit the official team store of the Tritons
here.
FOR THE YOUNGER CROWD
Got some young Triton fans in your family? If they are eighth grade or under, check out the
Junior Triton Club. Membership includes a free t-shirt, admission to over 100 UC San Diego home athletic events, and much more!
FOLLOW ALONG ON SOCIAL
Fans can follow the Tritons on Instagram and twitter at UCSDbsb.
UP NEXT
Baseball's next home series will be against local CCAA opponent CSU San Marcos. The first two games will be away with first pitch set for 3 p.m on March 6.
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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