LA JOLLA, Calif. – The No. 3 University of California, San Diego baseball team will stay at Triton Ballpark all weekend when they host Cal State East Bay.
DETAILS
Vs. Cal State East Bay
March 13 – 6 p.m.
March 14 – 3:30 and 7 p.m.
March 15 – 1:00 p.m.
Triton Ballpark
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ABOUT THE TRITONS
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 17-4
Home: 11-1
Away: 6-3
Conference: 12-4
NCBWA Ranking: 3
Collegiate Baseball: 1
Perfect Game: 9
ABOUT THE PIONEERS
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 11-9
Home: 4-4
Away: 7-5
Conference: 7-9
ATTENDING THE GAME
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UC SAN DIEGO AND COVID-19
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OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION
The offensive went off for 54 runs in the series against San Marcos. It was the most runs recorded in a series this season and most runs in a series since 2018 when the Tritons tallied 69 against Cal State San Bernardino.
PATIENCE AT THE PLATE
The Tritons rank second in the nation in base on balls with 146 and are just three off from first.
Blake Baumgartner leads the Tritons with 21, followed by
Michael Fuhrman with 18.
HOME RUN HITTING DUO
UC San Diego has two players who have hit at least 20 career home runs.
Shay Whitcomb has 21 while Baumgartner reached 20 career home runs last weekend against Cal State Marcos.
PITCHING PROWESS
The Triton's pitching staff ranks ninth in the country with an ERA of 2.86.
Brandon Weed and
Cameron Leonard have been steady on the mound and have ERAs of 2.17 and 2.30 respectively.
Michael Mitchell and
Luke Mattson have been outstanding in relief and have ERAs of .75 and .78 respectively. Matson leads the team with. 35 strikeouts.
MR. 500 x3
Three different players his for over .500 against Cal State San Marcos.
Anthony Lucchetti (.583),
Michael Fuhrman (.545) and
Shay Whitcomb (.533) combined for 21 hits.
STEALING BASES
The Tritons have had early success looking for extra bases. So far, the Tritons have 28 stolen bases, one more than all of 2019 and one off of 2018's total.
Brandon Stewart has a team high 14.
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
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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
The Tritons will have a week off for finals. They will be back in action March 27 against Stanislaus State.
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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