DONS’ PROBABLE LINEUP: 1. #29 Jason Mahood 2B .233 BA, 15 R, 24 H, 4 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 5 BB, 4 SB* 2. #5 Connor Bernatz RF .260 BA, 14 R, 26 H, 3 2B, 1 3B, 8 RBI, 12 BB, 5 SB* 3. #20 Pete Lavin CF .339 BA, 18 R, 37 H, 7 2B, 3 3B, 12 RBI, 20 BB, 14 SB* 4. #28 Adam Clear SS .361 BA, 10 R, 35 H, 7 2B, 13 RBI, 3 BB, 1 SB* 5. #12 Stephen Yarrow 3B .236 BA, 8 R, 235 H, 9 2B, 17 RBI, 17 BB* 6. #3 Tom Barry LF .279 BA, 8 R, 17 H, 2 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 4 BB* 7. #22 Travis Higgs C .208 BA,16 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 2HR, 8 RBI, 7 BB, 4 HBP* 8. #45 Nik Balog 1B .270 BA, 6 R, 24 H, 6 2B, 9 RBI, 7 BB* 9. #17 Mason Morioka DH .258 BA, 4R, 8 H, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 4 BB* *2011 Season Statistics BASEBALL CONTACT: Stacy Hicklin, Asst. Director, Media Relations [email protected](415) 422-6161 (office); (415) 422-2929 (fax) GAME NOTES USF Reaches Halfway Point of 2011 Season San Francisco hosts Cal Poly in non-conference tilt; Dons open West Coast Cconference season against Saint Mary’s THIS WEEK: USF plays a non-conference game against Cal Poly at 3 p.m. on April 5 at Benedetti Diamond before opening the West Coast Conference season at home against Saint Mary’s. Game one against the Gaels is set for 3 p.m. on Friday, April 8 with 1 p.m. games on Saturday and Sunday, April 9-10. LOOKING AHEAD: USF plays four games on the road next week, beginning with a 6 p.m. game on Tuesday, April 12 against San Jose State at Municipal Stadium. The Dons then continue WCC play with a trip to Portland April 15-17. Game one of the series is set for 3 p.m. with the second and third starting at 1 p.m. Before returning home, USF will play a 1 p.m. game at Oregon on Monday, April 18. LOOKING BACK: The Dons played a tough schedule last week, losing 4-0 to No. 13 California and then dropping two games, 5-3 and 4-3, to No. 9 Fresno State before beating the Bulldogs 4-3 in the final game of the series. LIVE RADIO/STATS: Fans can visit http://sports.yahoo.com/top/collegebroadcast/teams/saf to lis- ten to all four games this week. Visit http://usfdons.com/sports/m-basebl/2010-11/schedule for the links for live stats and/or game tracker for this week’s action. TOP DOG: USF right-handed pitcher Garrett Luippold’s appearance in the fourth inning of the Dons’ game against No. 13 California on March 29th made him USF’s all-time appearances leader. With 89 appearances to his resume, Luippold moved past Patrick McGuigan’s 88 appearances from 2003-06. The senior also took the mound in two games against No. 9 Fresno State to bring him to a total of 91 career appearances. SAN FRANCISCO 2011 BASEBALL Record: 12-16 Home: 3-1 Road: 5-11 Neutral: 4-4 WCC: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Road: 0-0 Neural: 0-0 2011 BASEBALL SCHEDULE DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME FEBRUARY (2-5) 18 Fri. No.1 UCLA L 0-1 19 Sat. No.1 UCLA L 1-4 20 Sun. No.1 UCLA L 0-3 21 Mon. Cal State Bakersfield L 2-6 26 Sat. UC Davis L 2-4 27 SUN. UC DAVIS W 6-2 27 SUN. UC DAVIS W 8-4 MARCH (9-9) CARDINAL CLASSIC - BEAUMONT, TX 3 Thurs. Lamar W 3-1 (11) 4 Fri. New Mexico State W 12-1 5 Sat. New Mexico State L 6-7 5 Sat. Cal State Northridge L 2-3 (10) 8 TUE. SACRAMENTO STATE W 3-2 CAL BASEBALL CLASSIC - AT&T PARK 11 Fri. UC Santa Barbara W 3-2 12 Sat. Long Beach State L 4-5 13 Sun. Louisiana-Lafayette W 4-0 DANTE BENEDETTI CLASSIC - AT&T PARK 15 Tue. San Jose State W 10-0 16 Wed. No. 15 California W 7-6 (11) 19 Sat. No. 11 Arizona L 0-14 20 Sun. No. 11 Arizona L 0-7 21 Mon. No. 15 Arizona L 5-8 23 WED. OREGON L 1-6 25 Fri. Pacific W 11-3 26 Sat. PACIFIC W 4-2 27 SUN. PACIFIC L 0-3 29 TUE. No. 13 CALIFORNIA L 0-4 APRIL (1-2) 1 Fri. No. 9 Fresno State L 3-5 2 Sat. No. 9 Fresno State L 3-4 3 Sun. No. 9 Fresno State W 4-3 5 TUE. CAL POLY SLO 3:00 P.M. 8 FRI. SAINT MARY’S* 3:00 P.M. 9 SAT. SAINT MARY’S* 1:00 P.M. 10 SUN. SAINT MARY’S* 1:00 P.M. 12 Tues. San Jose State 6:00 p.m. 15 Fri. Portland* 3:00 p.m. 16 Sat. Portland* 1:00 p.m. 17 Sun. Portland* 1:00 p.m. 18 Mon. Oregon 1:00 p.m. 21 THUR. SANTA CLARA* 3:00 P.M. 22 FRI. SANTA CLARA* 3:00 P.M. 23 SAT. SANTA CLARA* 1:00 P.M. 26 TUE. SAN FRANCISCO STATE 2:00 P.M. 29 FRI. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT* 3:00 P.M. 30 SAT. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT* 1:00 P.M. MAY (0-0) 1 SUN. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT* 1:00 P.M. 6 Fri. San Diego* 3:00 p.m. 7 Sat. San Diego* 1:00 p.m. 8 Sun. San Diego* 1:00 p.m. 13 FRI. PEPPERDINE* 3:00 P.M. 14 SAT. PEPPERDINE* 1:00 P.M. 15 SUN. PEPPERDINE* 1:00 P.M. 17 Tue. Stanford 5:30 p.m. 24 TUE. CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 3:00 P.M. 27 Fri. Gonzaga* 6:00 p.m. 28 Sat. Gonzaga* 1:00 p.m. 29 Sun. Gonzaga* 1:00 p.m. *West Coast Conference Game All times listed in Pacific Time (PT) ALL HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS AT BENEDETTI DIAMOND PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS: TUESDAY: Fr. RHP Alex Balog vs. Soph. RHP Joey Wagman FRIDAY: Sr. LHP Matt Lujan vs. Jr. RHP Mark Anderson SUNDAY: Soph. RHP Kyle Zimmervs.Soph.RHP Martin Agosta SUNDAY: Sr. RHP Matt Hiserman vs.Jr. RHP Kyle Barraclough Saint Mary’s @ USF Games 30-32 Friday-Sunday, April 8-10 Benedetti Diamond San Francisco, Calif. Cal Poly @ USF Game 29 Tue., April 5 • 3 p.m. Benedetti Diamond San Francisco, Calif.
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USF Reaches Halfway Point of 2011 SeasonSan Francisco hosts Cal Poly in non-conference tilt;Dons open West Coast Cconference season against Saint Mary’s
THIS WEEK: USF plays a non-conference game against Cal Poly at 3 p.m. on April 5 at Benedetti Diamond before opening the West Coast Conference season at home against Saint Mary’s. Game one against the Gaels is set for 3 p.m. on Friday, April 8 with 1 p.m. games on Saturday and Sunday, April 9-10.
LOOKING AHEAD: USF plays four games on the road next week, beginning with a 6 p.m. game on Tuesday, April 12 against San Jose State at Municipal Stadium. The Dons then continue WCC play with a trip to Portland April 15-17. Game one of the series is set for 3 p.m. with the second and third starting at 1 p.m. Before returning home, USF will play a 1 p.m. game at Oregon on Monday, April 18.
LOOKING BACK: The Dons played a tough schedule last week, losing 4-0 to No. 13 California and then dropping two games, 5-3 and 4-3, to No. 9 Fresno State before beating the Bulldogs 4-3 in the final game of the series.
LIVE RADIO/STATS: Fans can visit http://sports.yahoo.com/top/collegebroadcast/teams/saf to lis-ten to all four games this week. Visit http://usfdons.com/sports/m-basebl/2010-11/schedule for the links for live stats and/or game tracker for this week’s action.
TOP DOG: USF right-handed pitcher Garrett Luippold’s appearance in the fourth inning of the Dons’ game against No. 13 California on March 29th made him USF’s all-time appearances leader. With 89 appearances to his resume, Luippold moved past Patrick McGuigan’s 88 appearances from 2003-06. The senior also took the mound in two games against No. 9 Fresno State to bring him to a total of 91 career appearances.
DATE DAY OPPONENT TIMEFEBRUARY (2-5)18 Fri. No.1 UCLA L 0-119 Sat. No.1 UCLA L 1-420 Sun. No.1 UCLA L 0-321 Mon. Cal State Bakersfield L 2-626 Sat. UC Davis L 2-427 SUN. UC DAVIS W 6-227 SUN. UC DAVIS W 8-4MARCH (9-9) CARDINAL CLASSIC - BEAUMONT, TX3 Thurs. Lamar W 3-1 (11)4 Fri. New Mexico State W 12-15 Sat. New Mexico State L 6-75 Sat. Cal State Northridge L 2-3 (10)8 TUE. SACRAMENTO STATE W 3-2 CAL BASEBALL CLASSIC - AT&T PARK11 Fri. UC Santa Barbara W 3-212 Sat. Long Beach State L 4-513 Sun. Louisiana-Lafayette W 4-0 DANTE BENEDETTI CLASSIC - AT&T PARK15 Tue. San Jose State W 10-016 Wed. No. 15 California W 7-6 (11)19 Sat. No. 11 Arizona L 0-1420 Sun. No. 11 Arizona L 0-721 Mon. No. 15 Arizona L 5-823 WED. OREGON L 1-625 Fri. Pacific W 11-326 Sat. PACIFIC W 4-227 SUN. PACIFIC L 0-329 TUE. No. 13 CALIFORNIA L 0-4APRIL (1-2)1 Fri. No. 9 Fresno State L 3-52 Sat. No. 9 Fresno State L 3-43 Sun. No. 9 Fresno State W 4-35 TUE. CAL POLY SLO 3:00 P.M.8 FRI. SAINT MARY’S* 3:00 P.M.9 SAT. SAINT MARY’S* 1:00 P.M.10 SUN. SAINT MARY’S* 1:00 P.M.12 Tues. San Jose State 6:00 p.m.15 Fri. Portland* 3:00 p.m.16 Sat. Portland* 1:00 p.m.17 Sun. Portland* 1:00 p.m.18 Mon. Oregon 1:00 p.m.21 THUR. SANTA CLARA* 3:00 P.M.22 FRI. SANTA CLARA* 3:00 P.M.23 SAT. SANTA CLARA* 1:00 P.M.26 TUE. SAN FRANCISCO STATE 2:00 P.M.29 FRI. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT* 3:00 P.M.30 SAT. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT* 1:00 P.M.MAY (0-0)1 SUN. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT* 1:00 P.M.6 Fri. San Diego* 3:00 p.m.7 Sat. San Diego* 1:00 p.m.8 Sun. San Diego* 1:00 p.m.13 FRI. PEPPERDINE* 3:00 P.M.14 SAT. PEPPERDINE* 1:00 P.M.15 SUN. PEPPERDINE* 1:00 P.M.17 Tue. Stanford 5:30 p.m.24 TUE. CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 3:00 P.M.27 Fri. Gonzaga* 6:00 p.m.28 Sat. Gonzaga* 1:00 p.m.29 Sun. Gonzaga* 1:00 p.m.*West Coast Conference Game All times listed in Pacific Time (PT)ALL HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS AT BENEDETTI DIAMOND
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS:
TUESDAY:
Fr. RHP Alex Balog vs. Soph. RHP Joey Wagman
FRIDAY:
Sr. LHP Matt Lujan vs. Jr. RHP Mark Anderson
SUNDAY:
Soph. RHP Kyle Zimmervs.Soph.RHP Martin Agosta
SUNDAY:
Sr. RHP Matt Hiserman vs.Jr. RHP Kyle Barraclough
Saint Mary’s @ USFGames 30-32
Friday-Sunday, April 8-10 Benedetti Diamond San Francisco, Calif.
Cal Poly @ USFGame 29
Tue., April 5 • 3 p.m. Benedetti Diamond San Francisco, Calif.
GENERAL INFORMATIONSchool Name......................University of San FranciscoLocation............................................2130 Fulton Street, ................................San Francisco, CA 94117-1080Religious Affiliation..........................Roman Catholic (Jesuit)Year Founded..........................................................1855 Enrollment..............................................................8,000Conference...............................West Coast ConferenceNational Affiliation..............................NCAA Division INickname................................................................DonsColors.........................................................Green & GoldHome Field...........................Benedetti Diamond (1,000)President...............................Fr. Stephen J. Privett, S.J.VP, Business and Finance....................Charlie CrossInterim Athletic Director..................Dr. Gary NelsonWebsite............................................www.USFDons.com
USF BASEBALL STAFFNino Giarratano.........................................Head Coach ...............................13th Year (William Jewell, 1985) Phone................................................(415) 422-2934 Email.......................................giarratano@usfca.eduGreg Moore ...............................Associate Head Coach ...................................................9th Year (USF, 2001) Phone.................................................(415) 422-2393 Email.........................................gsmoore@usfca.eduTroy Nakamura ...................................Assistant Coach ...............................................13th Year (USF, 1998) Phone.................................................(415) 422-6881 Email......................................nakamurat@usfca.eduGreg Revelli..........................Volunteer Assistant Coach ..............................................3rd Year (CCSF, 1989) Phone.................................................(415) 422-2933 Email..........................................gtrevelli@usfca.eduAnthony D’Albora..............Director of Player Relations .....................................3rd Year (Chico State, 2008) [email protected] Zahn.............Sr. Director of Baseball Operations ..........................................................1st Year (USF) Email.............................................bzahn@usfca.eduBaseball Fax.........................................(415) 422-2510 Tim Fischer .............................................Baseball TrainerDr. Ken Akizuki.................................Team Orthopedist Dr. William Montgomery....................Team Orthopedist
QUICK FACTSGiarratano At USF..................................336-345, (12) Giarratano Career Record in D-I........336-345, (12)Giarratano Record (all levels).............646-527, (20)2010 Overall/WCC (Finish)..............28-28/10-11 (4th)Letter-winners Returning/Lost..........................24/8Position Players Returning/Lost.......................11/5Pitchers Returning/Lost......................................12/3Utility Players Returning/Lost.............................1/0Newcomers...................................................................8NCAA Appearances/Last.................................1/2006NCAA Regional Record..........................................1-2Baseball SID..............................................Stacy Hicklin Work Phone........................................(415) 422-6161 Cell Phone.........................................(608) 469-1022 Email.........................................smhicklin@usfca.edu
KEY RETURNERSSR RHP Matt HisermanSR INF Stephen Yarrow
2011 USF Baseball Team Leaders Hits ........................................................................................................................................... Pete Lavin (37)Batting average .......................................................................................................... Adam Clear (.361)Triples ........................................................................................................................................Pete Lavin (3)Doubles ......................................................................................................................... Stephen Yarrow (9)RBIs .............................................................................................................................. Stephen Yarrow (17)Slugging percentage ................................................................................................... Pete Lavin (.486)Wins ....................................................................................................... Matt Lujan & Matt Hiserman (3)E.R.A ............................................................................................................... Jonathan Abramson (1.66)Strikeouts ............................................................................................................................ Matt Lujan (42)Appearances .............................................................. Garrett Luippold & Jonathan Abramson(12)Games started...........................................................................................Three players (7)Innings pitched ..................................................................................................... Matt Hiserman (48.1)
FIELD(ING) OF DREAMS: USF leads all Division I baseball teams in fielding with a .986 fielding percentage. The Dons have committed just 15 errors in 28 games.
THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME: The Dons are set to play as many homes this week as they have played in the first seven weeks of the season. USF has played 28 games this season, but only four of them at home at Benedetti Diamond. The only West Coast Conference team that has played less is Saint Mary’s with three home games. Pepper-dine has played a league-most 19 home games. The average number of home games so far this season for WCC teams is 10.63.
A PLACE IN HISTORY: Senior pitcher Matt Lujan needs one more start to tie Kevin Rose (2001-04) for most career starts by a USF pitcher. That start is scheduled to come against Saint Mary’s on Friday, April 8. One more win and Lujan will tie Patrick Mc-Guigan and Dana Hendershott for career wins at USF (22).
LOOKING FINE AT NINE: After hitting three doubles this season, Connor Bernatz is now No. 9 in career doubles for the Green and Gold. He needs just seven more dou-bles to move into No. 6 all time for the Dons.
RECORD-SETTING SKIPPER: Head coach Nino Giarratano is just four wins away from collecting his 350th victory at USF. Another 13 West Coast Conference wins would give Giarratano the seventh most league wins in WCC history.
AMONG THE LEADERS: Senior Pete Lavin leads the West Coast Conference in hits (37), walks (20), stolen bases (14) and triples (3) and is seventh in batting average (.339). Junior Adam Clear is third with a .361 batting average, while Matt Hiserman and Matt Lujan are second in innings pitched (48.1) and strikeouts (42).
CAL POLYHead Coach................... Larry Lee (10)Collegiate Record (Years) 246-207-2 (9) School Record (Years) .............. Same2011 Record ................................ 10-132010 Record 23-32 (10-14, T-5 Big West)Last Meeting .......................... USF/7-4Series..................................... CP/24-13Series Streak.......................... USF/W2Website ...................... www.gopoly.com Live Stats ....................................... YesStreaming Audio/Video ................. Yes
SCOUTING THE MUSTANGS: Cal Poly and San Francisco have played two mu-tual teams for a total of three games. The Mustangs split a two-game series with UCLA, while the Bruins swept the Dons 3-0. USF took one game from Fresno State in a three-game series, while the Mustangs beat the Bulldogs 11-4 in their only meeting. San Francisco is the third WCC team Cal Poly has played this year, having split 2-2 against LMU and losing two games to Pep-perdine. USF is set to face right-handed pitcher Joey Wagman, who is 2-1 in six appearances. The sophomore has a 5.40 ERA with 14 strikeouts in 23.1 innings.
LAST TIME VS. CAL POLY: The teams played a three-games series in 2010. USF won 5-0 and 11-5 and the Mustangs won 7-3. The series was scheduled to be played at San Francisco, but was moved to Cal Poly because of weather.
2011 USF BASEBALL “IT’S TIME.”
SAINT MARY’SHead Coach.................... Jedd Soto (8)Career Record (Years)... 154-190-1 (7)School Record (Years) .............. Same2011 Record ................................ 12-122010 Record . 19-32-1 (8-13, T-6 WCC)Last Meeting .......................... USF/5-0Series Streak.......................... USF/W1Website ................. www.smcgaels.com Live Stats ....................................... YesStreaming Audio/Video ................. Yes
SCOUTING THE GAELS: The Dons and Gaels have played four of the same non-conference teams this season. Both teams lost to UCLA and both won against Sacramento State. USF beat San Jose State once and the Gaels lost to the Spartans three times. Saint Mary’s lost two of three games to Oregon, while USF has lost once against the Ducks. The Gaels swept the WCC awards this week with first baseman Troy Channing being named Player of the Week and sophomore pitcher Martin Agosta winning Pitcher of the Week.
LAST TIME VS. SAINT MARY’S: USF won the West Coast Conference series against Saint Mary’s last season, 2-1. The Dons won the first game (played as the Dante Benedetti Classic at AT&T Park) 4-2, before the Gaels tied the series with a 5-1 win. USF claimed the series with a 5-0 win in game three.
the Week for March 8-13. During the Cal Baseball Classic this weekend, the senior hurler totaled a win and a save and gave up just two hits in nine innings of work. He pitched a scoreless ninth inning against UCSB to preserve the Dons’ 3-2 win and earned his first save of the season. On Sunday morning, Hiserman threw eight scoreless innings and gave up just two hits to lead USF it’s first shutout of the season by way of a 4-0 win against Louisiana-Lafayette.
SAVE THAT GAME BALL: Two USF pitchers earned their first collegiate wins on the mound against UC Davis. Sophomore right-hander Kyle Zimmer earned his victory in game one of the doubleheader on Sunday, Feb. 27 after pitching seven innings and giving up just two runs on six hits, while striking out eight. Later that afternoon, freshman right-hander Alex Balog was a winner after throwing a hitless seventh inning.
MOVIN’ ON UP: Senior third baseman Stephen Yarrow cracked USF’s top 10 all-time RBI list after collecting three RBIs in the Dons’ 8-4 win against UC Davis. He has totaled 118 thus far in his career, putting himself sixth in school history needs just five more to move into the top five all-time.
WCC PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Senior left-handed pitcher Matt Lujan earned his third career West Coast Conference Pitcher of the Week honor after an impressive season opener at No. 1 UCLA on Feb. 18. Lujan gave up just one run on four hits with nine strikeouts, while pitching a complete game for the Dons.
SAFE AT FIRST: Senior catcher Travis Higgs gets credit for the first hit of the 2011 season. His single to leftfield came during the fifth inning of the Dons’ first game of the season against UCLA.
HEAD OF THE CLASS: College Baseball Daily named Dons’ third baseman Stephen Yarrow one of their ten seniors to watch this season. Also included on this list were: Paul Hoilman (East Tennessee State), Chad Obernacker (Tennessee Tech), Mike McGee (Florida State), Jordan Ribera (Fresno State), Chad Arnold (Washington State), Cole Green (Texas), Mike Nemeth (Connecticut), Steve Maxwell (TCU) and Jerrud Sabourin (Indiana).
STANDING TALL: The Dons feature not only a hard-throwing and crafty pitching staff, but a physically imposing one as well. USF boasts 12 pitchers that stand 6-foot-2 or taller and four that are 6-foot-5 or taller.
SINGLED OUT: College Baseball Insider dubbed USF head coach Nino Giarratano the best game coach in the West Coast Conference.
DONS PICKED TO FINISH THIRD IN WCC: The Dons were picked to finish third in the West Coast Conference’s preseason coaches’ poll. The league coaches unanimously pick San Diego to repeat as WCC Champions with Pepperdine to come in second. USF was six points behind Pepperdine with Portland one points behind the Dons in fourth. USF hosts homestands Saint Mary’s, Santa Clara, Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine and goes on the road for series at Gonzaga, Portland and San Diego.
YOU ARE OUT: Junior Nik Balog is now fifth in all-time put outs at USF. The first baseman has amassed 802 put outs and leads the West Coast Conference with 247 putouts this season. He needs just 20 more to move into fourth.
ROCKING THE VOTE: USF has played 11 games against ranked teams this season, living up to the preseason ranking of the seventh toughest non-conference schedule in the country.
TAKING THE SERIES: USF won it’s second series of the season after beating Pacific in two of the three games the teams played. The Dons also won two out of three against UC Davis this year as well.
RUNNING WITH THE PAC (10): San Francisco may play in the West Coast Conference, but the Dons will play 20 percent of their games this season against Pac-10 teams. USF has already played three times against Arizona, twice against California and once against Oregon and will face the Ducks again in mid-April. The Dons will also make a trip to Stanford in mid-May.
TWICE AS NICE: USF has totaled 50 doubles this season, with 12 different players having notched a two-base hit. Senior Stephen Yarrow leads the team with nine, but Adam Clear and Pete Lavin are right on his heels with seven.
WALK THIS WAY: The Dons lead the West Coast Conference in walks, having totaled 89 free passes this season. A total of 14 different players have drawn walks with Pete Lavin leading the way with 20 and Stephen Yarrow drawing 17.
HOME RUNS FOR HEALTH: The Dons are up to nine home runs this season after Adam Clear, Pete Lavin and Tom Barry all homered last week against Fresno State. Keep donating to USF’s Home Runs for Health Campaign! Junior pitcher/outfielder Bob Mott and teammates Cameron Love, Nik Balog and Jared Denham dreamed up a fundraising campaign for the Nothing But Nets Foundation, which raises money to buy malaria nets for families in Africa. For each home run USF hits this season, the Dons plan to donate a malaria net to the Nothing But Nets Foundation. Each net costs $10. To donate, please visit nothingbutnets.net and search for the USF team page.
GOING THE EXTRA MILE: The Dons claimed their second extra inning win of the season on March 16 at No. 15 California. USF senior Stephen Yarrow fought off numerous pitches pitches, behind in an 0-2 count, before lacing a fastball into left field to score the eventual game-winning run. The Dons played in just three extra inning games last season and have already matched that total a third of the way into the 2011 season.
GUEST APPEARANCE: Dons fans listening to the audio broadcast of USF’s game at California were treated to a special surprise when Giants’ announcer Duane Kuiper stopped by the radio booth to do an inning with Anthony D’Albora, the voice of the Dons. Kuiper spoke at the team’s crab feed kickoff dinner and pledged to keep in touch with the team.
WCC PITCHER OF THE WEEK: USF senior right-handed pitcher Matt Hiserman was named West Coast Conference Pitcher of
2011 USF BASEBALL “IT’S TIME.”
2011 USF BASEBALL “IT’S TIME.”
2011 University of San Francisco Baseball RosterNo. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown/Previous School2 Aritz Garcia SS R/R 6-2 175 JR-RS Pamplona, Spain/Colby JC3 Tom Barry UTL R/R 6-1 185 JR-TR Tinley Park, IL/Phoenix College 5 Connor Bernatz OF R/R 6-3 185 SR-3V Newport Beach, CA/Mater Dei HS6 Josh Broussard OF L/L 5-10 160 FR-HS Agoura, CA/Agoura HS7 Nick Bietz OF R/R 5-10 190 FR-HS Reno, NV/Reno HS8 Jared Denham OF R/R 6-0 185 SO-1V Antioch, CA/Deer Valley HS9 Ted LeMasters OF/1B L/R 6-1 190 JR-RS Napa, CA/Sierra Junior College10 Kyle Zimmer RHP R/R 6-3 210 SO-1v La Jolla, CA/La Jolla HS11 Cameron Love RHP R/R 6-2 185 JR-2V Beaverton, OR/Jesuit HS12 Stephen Yarrow INF L/R 6-3 215 SR-3V S. Lake Tahoe, CA/S. Lake Tahoe HS13 Jordan Remer LHP L/L 6-2 210 JR-2V Piedmont, CA/Piedmont HS14 Matt Hiserman RHP R/R 5-10 180 SR-2V Mission Viejo, CA/Santa Clara Univ.15 Sean Burns RHP R/R 6-0 180 SR-3V Concord, CA/Clayton Valley HS16 Garrett Luippold LHP R/L 5-11 190 SR-3V Reno, NV/Reno HS17 Mason Morioka C R/R 5-10 185 JR-2V Torrance, CA/ West Torrance HS18 Jonathan Abramson RHP R/R 6-2 180 SR-3V Atherton, CA/Menlo Atherton20 Pete Lavin OF/LHP L/L 5-11 185 SR-1V Pico Rivera, CA/East LA JC21 Mike Sticklinski C R/R 6-1 200 FR-HS San Jose, CA/Bellarmine HS22 Travis Higgs C R/R 6-2 220 SR-3V Antioch, CA/Deer Valley HS23 Jordan Haseltine LHP L/L 6-6 210 FR-HS Vacaville, CA/Will C. Wood HS24 Matt Chavez INF/P R/R 6-2 220 JR-2V Burlingame, CA/Burlingame HS25 Haden Hinkle P/INF R/R 6-3 220 SO-1V Madera, CA/Madera HS26 Graeme Agate UTL R/R 5-11 180 JR-1V Albany, CA/Albany HS27 Elliott Waterman LHP L/L 6-5 215 SO-1V Martinez, CA/Alhambra HS28 Adam Clear INF R/R 6-0 190 JR-2V Novato, CA/Marin Catholic HS 29 Jason Mahood IF/C R/R 5-9 185 SO-1V San Rafael, CA/Terra Linda 31 Bob Mott LHP L/L 6-3 195 JR-2V San Luis Obispo, CA/Mission Coll. Prep33 Sheldon Lee LHP L/L 6-1 190 FR-HS Honolulu, HI/Iolani HS35 Abe Bobb RHP R/R 6-2 160 SO-1V Denver, CO/Geo. Washington HS38 Austin O’Such C R/R 6-1 215 FR-HS Los Altos Hills, CA/Los Altos HS40 Matt Lujan LHP L/L 6-1 205 SR-3V Stockton, CA/St. Mary’s HS43 Ben Graff LHP L/L 6-6 265 FR-HS Glen Ellen, CA/Sonoma Valley HS44 Alex Balog 1B/RHP R/R 6-5 210 FR-HA Saratoga, CA/Archbishop Mitty45 Nik Balog INF L/L 6-3 215 JR-2V Saratoga, CA/Archbishop Mitty
HEAD COACH: (32) Nino Giarratano, 13th Year (William Jewell, 1985)ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: (30) Greg Moore, 9th Year (USF, 2001)ASSISTANT COACH: (1) Troy Nakamura, 13th Year (USF, 1998)ASSISTANT COACH: (34) Greg Revelli, 3rd Year (CCSF, 1989)DIR. OF PLAYER RELATIONS: Anthony D’Albora, 3rd Year (Chico State, 2008) SENIOR DIR. OF BASEBALL OPS: Bryan Zahn, 1st Year (USF)
USF’s 2011 Season Record When...
Day Games..........................................10-11Night Games.......................................2-5vs. LHP Starter....................................5-2vs. RHP Starter....................................7-141-Run Games.......................................4-52-Run Games.......................................2-25+Run Games......................................3-3Extra Innings........................................2-1Shutouts................................................2-6When USF..................................Dons AreScores 0-2 Runs...................................0-11Scores 3-5 Runs...................................6-4Scores 6-9 Runs...................................3-1Scores 10+ Runs..................................3-0When Opponent.....................Dons AreScores 0-2 Runs...................................8-1Scores 3-5 Runs...................................3-9Scores 6-9 Runs....................................1-5Scores 10+ Runs..................................0-1USF Scores First...................................10-4Opponent Scores First......................2-12Hit 0 Home Runs.................................8-13Hit 1 Home Run....................................2-3Hit 2+ Home Runs...............................2-0Out-Hit Opponent..............................10-5USF is Out-Hit by Opponent...........2-10Hits Tied.................................................0-1USF Commits 0 Errors.......................9-8USF Commits 1 Error..........................3-5USF Commits 2+ Errors.....................0-3
PB - Team (4), HIGGS 4, Opp (7). Pickoffs - Team (3), LOVE 1, ABRAMSON 1, LUJAN 1, Opp (5). SBA/ATT - HIGGS (22-29), ZIMMER(5-9), HISERMAN (4-6), MORIOKA (3-6), REMER (4-5), WATERMAN (3-5), LUJAN (3-5), ABRAMSON (1-4), LUIPPOLD (2-3), HINKLE (1-2),BURNS (1-1), A.BALOG (1-1), LOVE (0-1).
2011 USF BASEBALL “It’s Time.”
USF GAME HIGHSBattingAt bats:....................... 46..............at California (3/6)Runs scored:............... 12............. vs. New Mexico St. (3/4) Hits:............................ 17............. vs. UC Davis (2/27) & San Jose St. (3/15)RBIs:...........................10............. vs. New Mexico St. (3/4) & San Jose St. (3/15)Doubles:......................6............... vs. San Jose St. (3/15)Triples:........................1............... (7 times)Home runs:................. 2............... at Pacific (3/25) & Fresno St. (4/3)Total bases:................. 28..............vs. San Jose St. (3/15)Walks:.........................8................vs. UC Davis (2/27) & Pacific (3/25)Strikeouts:..................15.............. vs. California (3/29)Sac. Hits:.................... 2................at Lamar (3/3) & at Cal (3/16)Sac. Flies:................... 2................(4 times) Stolen bases:...............6................vs. UC Davis (2/27) Hit by pitch:................4................vs. UC Davis (2/27)Caught stealing:..........2................vs. UC Davis (2/27) & at Pacific (3/26)Runners LOB:.............16............. vs. UC Davis (2/27) Hit into DP:................ 3................at Arizona (3/21) & Fresno St. (4/3)FieldingPutouts:.......................33..............at Lamar (3/3/11) & Cal (3/16/11)Assists:....................... 18..............vs. New Mexico St. (3/4/11)Errors:.........................3................at Arizona (3/20)Passed balls:................1............... (4 times)DPs turned:.................3................vs. Sacramento St. (3/7) & at Cal (3/16)PitchingInnings pitched:.......... 11.0........... at Lamar (3/3) & at Cal (3/16)Runs allowed:.............14..............at Arizona (3/19)Earned Runs:...............14..............at Arizona (3/19)Walks allowed:........... 9................at Cal (3/16)Strikeouts:...................12..............at Fresno St. (4/2)Hits allowed:...............17............. at Arizona (3/19)Doubles allowed:........4................vs. N. Mex. St. (3/5), Cal (3/29), Freso St. (4/1)Triples allowed:..........2................vs. UCSB (3/11)Homers allowed:.........2................vs. Arizona (3/19)Wild pitches:...............1................(8 times)Hit batters:.................. 4................vs. UC Davis (2/27)
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHSBattingAt bats:....................... 6................Higgs, Yarrow, N. Balog at Cal (3/16)Runs scored:............... 4................Lavin at N. Mex. St. (3/4) & Mahood at Cal (3/16)Hits:............................ 4................Lavin vs. UC Davis (2/27)RBIs:...........................4................Barry vs. New Mexico State (3/4)Doubles:......................2................(4 times) Triples:........................1................(8 times)Home runs:................. 1................(9 times)Total bases:................. 6................Mahood at Pacific (3/25)Walks:.........................4................Yarrow at Lamar (3/3)Strikeouts:.................. 4................Yarrow at Arizona (3/19)Sac. Hits:.....................1............... (11 times)Sac. Flies:................... 2................Yarrow vs. San Jose St. (3/15)Stolen bases:...............2................(5 times)Hit by pitch:................2................LeMasters Davis (2/27), Mahood at F. St. (4/3)Caught stealing:..........1................(13 times)Runners LOB:.............6............... Higgs at Cal (3/16)FieldingPutouts:.......................15..............Balog vs. Cal (3/29)Assists:........................7............... Mahood at Pacific (3/27)Errors:.........................2................Clear at Arizona (3/20)Passed balls:................1............... (4 times)PitchingInnings pitched:.......... 8.0.............Lujan (2-UCLA/UCSB) & Hiserman (Lou.Laf.)Runs allowed:.............8................Lujan at Arizona (3/19)Earned Runs:.............. 8................Lujan at Arizona (3/19)Walks allowed:........... 5................Lujan vs. UCSB (3/11)Strikeouts:...................9................Lujan at UCLA (2/18)Hits allowed:...............10............. Lujan/Zimmer/Hiserman at Arizona (3/19-3/21)Doubles allowed:........4................Lujan at Frenso St.(4/1)Triples allowed:..........2................Lujan vs. UCSB (3/11)Homers allowed:.........1................(8 times)Wild pitches:...............1................(9 times)Hit batters:.................. 3................Hiserman at UCLA (2/20)
PLAYERFeb. 21 Riley Henricks, PORFeb. 28 Matt Lowenstein, LMUMar. 7 Bret Dahlson, LMUMar. 14 Alex Guthrie, LMUMar. 21 Billy Moon, GONMar. 28 Harrison Kain, PEPApr. 4 Troy Channing, SMCApr. 11 Apr. 18 Apr. 25 May 2 May 9 May 16 May 23 May 30
Muno, D. 3b 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 0Gowens, B. cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 0Weber, G. ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0Robinson, D. rf 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1Ribera, J. 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 9 0 0Mallory, C. dh 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 Wise, K. ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Judge, A. lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0Wynns, A. c 2 0 1 1 2 0 12 1 0Hutcheson, P 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 5Gonzalez, G. p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Harlan, T. p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Garrison, Ta p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Robertson, C p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 31 5 8 4 4 10 27 9 7
Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H ESan Francisco 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 9 2Fresno State 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 X 5 8 1
E - YARROW(2); LUJAN(1); Gowens, B.(2). LOB - USF 7; Fresno State 7. 2B - LAVIN 2(6); LEMASTERS(2); Muno,D.(6); Ribera, J. 2(9); Wynns, A.(5). 3B - CLEAR(1). HR - Muno, D.(2). SH - Weber, G.(3).
San Francisco ip h r er bb so ab bf np
LUJAN, Matt 6.2 8 5 5 3 8 26 30 96
ABRAMSON, Jonathan 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 4 5 18
LUIPPOLD, Garrett 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4
Fresno State ip h r er bb so ab bf np
Gonzalez, G. 6.1 9 3 3 1 7 28 29 89
Harlan, T. 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 10
Garrison, Ta 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 9
Robertson, C 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 7
Win - Gonzalez, G. (6-0). Loss - LUJAN (3-3). Save - Robertson, C (9).Pitches/strikes: LUJAN 96/62; ABRAMSON 18/12; LUIPPOLD 4/3; Gonzalez, G. 89/68; Harlan, T. 10/6; Garrison, Ta 9/7;Robertson, C 7/5.
Umpires - HP: Ryan Kilby 1B: Tom Galdos 3B: Greg SchoonardStart: 6:05 pm Time: 2:25 Attendance: 2104Weather: sunny 82deg wind E 2 mph
LAST WEEK’S BOX SCORES 2011 USF BASEBALL “IT’S TIME.”
The Automated ScoreBookSan Francisco at #9 Fresno State
Win - Kendall, C. (3-0). Loss - LUIPPOLD (0-2). Save - None.HBP - by Haley, J. (MAHOOD). PB - Wynns, A.(3). Pitches/strikes: ZIMMER 77/51; WATERMAN 39/25; HINKLE 24/14;LUIPPOLD 14/9; ABRAMSON 12/2; Haley, J. 92/54; Poytress, J. 40/30; Kendall, C. 6/3.
Win - HISERMAN (3-3). Loss - Harlan, T. (2-2). Save - REMER (2).HBP - by Harlan, T. (MAHOOD); by HISERMAN (Muno, D.); by Kendall, C. (MAHOOD). BK - HISERMAN(1). Pitches/strikes:HISERMAN 110/81; REMER 17/8; Harlan, T. 44/29; Garrison, Ta 33/17; Kendall, C. 50/32.
Umpires - HP: Greg Schoonard 1B: Ryan Kilby 3B: Tom GaldosStart: 1:08 Time: 2:30 Attendance: 2185Weather: 66deg mostly sun nw wind 9mph