LA JOLLA, Calif. – The No. 3 University California, San Diego baseball team will take on crosstown foe Cal State San Marcos San Marcos March 6-8. The Tritons will play the first two games at Cal State San Marcos and the last two games at home. The second half of the series will kick-off a 12 game homestand.
DETAILS
At Cal State San Marcos
March 6 – 2 p.m.
March 7 – Noon
CSUSM Baseball Field
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Vs. Cal State San Marcos
March 8 – 1 pm/4pm
Triton Ballpark
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ABOUT THE TRITONS
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 13-4
Home: 9-1
Away: 4-3
Conference: 8-4
NCBWA Ranking: 3
Collegiate Baseball: 2
Perfect Game: 10
ABOUT THE COUGARS
Roster |
Schedule |
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Overall: 4-14
Home: 3-9
Away: 1-5
Conference: 3-9
ATTENDING THE GAME
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MATCH-UP HISTORY
Since 2007, The Tritons hold a 16-3 record against the Cougars. They have not lost a game to Cal State San Marcos since 2016.
CCAA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Junior shortstop
Shay Whitcomb was named CCAA athlete of the week after the Triton's series win over SF State. He went 5-for-16 from the plate with four of his hits going for home runs. He now ranks tenth in program history with 20 career home runs.
KINGS OF THE MOUND
The Triton's ERA of 2.79 sits atop of the CCAA and tenth in the NCAA. Three UC San Diego pitchers rank atop the CCAA with Mattson leading the conference with a .86 ERA.
Brandon Weed sits in second with an ERA of 1.23 and
Cameron Leonard is in sixth with an ERA of 2.13. Both Weed and Mattson have allowed a conference low 13 hits.
Nationally, the pitching staff ranks fourth in shutouts (three), 10
th in strikeout-to-walk tatio (3.45) and 12
th in WHIP (1.16).
STOLEN BASES
Brandon Stewart ranks second in the CCAA and 12
th in the NCAA in stolen bases with 11. The team has already record 24 stolen bases this season and is on pace to break the total from the 2019 season (29) and 2018 season (27).
WALK IT OFF
The Tritons have been patient at the plate and have been walked 113 times, good for second in the nation.
Blake Baumgartner leads the Tritons with 18 walks on the season.
Michael Fuhrman is right behind him with 14.
FAMILIAR FACES
Cougars freshman Luc Stuka is the younger brother of former Triton
Ted Stuka, who now plays for the Detroit Tigers organization. Cal State San Marcos assistant coach Eric Hutting was on the staff for Gold West College in 2018 when
Luke Mattson was on the team.
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
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FOLLOW ALONG ON SOCIAL
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UP NEXT
The Tritons will welcome Cal State East Bay to Triton Ballpark from March 13-15. First pitch will take place on March 13 at 6:00 p.m.
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 the summer of 2020, begin a four-year transition into full Division I status as a member of the Big West Conference. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's pre-eminent 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, almost 1,400 UC San Diego scholar-athletes have earned All-America honors.
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