Big West Baseball Week 1: Tuesday, February 10, 2015

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1 Standings Baseball Contact: Julie St.Cyr, Director of Communications - jstcyr@bigwest.org Mailing Address: 2 Corporate Park, Suite 206, Irvine, CA Phone: (949) Fax: (949) Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. Hm Rd Neut. Cal Poly Cal State Fullerton CSUN Long Beach State UC Davis UC Riverside UC Irvine UC Santa Barbara Hawai i This Week s Schedule Friday, February 13 BYU at No. 16 UC Santa Barbara Utah Valley at CSUN Cal State Fullerton at South Florida$ UC Davis at Texas State No. 13 Cal Poly at Baylor Portland at UC Riverside Michigan at Long Beach State UC Irvine at Fresno State No. 15 Oregon at Hawai i 4 pm 4 pm 4:30 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6:30 pm 8:30 pm Big West Baseball Week 1: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 Cal Poly Cal State Fullerton CSUN Long Beach State UC Davis UC Irvine UC Riverside UC Santa Barbara Hawai i Schedule Last Week s Results Player Of The Week The Big West Player of the Week award will begin Monday, Feb. 16, which follows the first week of competition. Nominees and winners are selected by school sports information directors. Saturday, February 14 Gonzaga at CSUN UC Davis at Texas State BYU at No. 16 UC Santa Barbara (DH) Cal State Fullerton vs. Alabama State$ Portland at UC Riverside (DH) No. 13 Cal Poly at Baylor Michigan at Long Beach State Utah Valley at CSUN No. 15 Oregon at Hawai i UC Irvine at Fresno State 10 am Noon 3 pm 6:30 pm Pitcher Of The Week The Big West Player of the Week award will begin Monday, Feb. 16, which follows the first week of competition. Nominees and winners are selected by school sports information directors. Sunday, February 15 Cal State Fullerton vs. Louisville$ No. 13 Cal Poly at Baylor UC Davis at Texas State Michigan at Long Beach State UC Irvine at Fresno State Portland at UC Riverside Gonzaga at CSUN No. 15 Oregon at Hawai i 8 am 10 am 3 pm $ Clearwater Tournament (Tampa, Fla.) DH - Doubleheader; Big West teams in bold; All times Pacific

2 Big West BASEBALL Players of the week Date Player Team Position Year Feb. 17 Feb. 24 March 3 March 10 March 17 March 24 March 31 April 7 April 14 April 21 April 28 May 5 May 12 May 19 May 26 Pitchers of the week Date Player Team Year Feb. 17 Feb. 24 March 3 March 10 March 17 March 24 March 31 April 7 April 14 April 21 April 28 May 5 May 12 May 19 May 26 Big west in the Polls (Highest ranking among the five polls used in this release is denoted) CP CSF CSUN LBSU UCD UCI UCR UCSB UH RV Feb. 17 Feb. 24 March 3 March 10 March 17 March 24 March 31 April 7 April 14 April 21 April 28 May 5 May 12 May 19 May 26 June 2 Final RV - Receiving Votes Big West Tid Bits It looks as if the Cal State Fullerton Titans are primed to reclaim the Big West Conference title in 2015 after losing the crown to Cal Poly last year, according to the nine conference coaches that voted on the 2015 Big West baseball preseason poll. The Titans earned five first-place votes en route to a total of 74 points with defending champion Cal Poly one point back in second place after securing three first-place votes and a 73 point-total. Picking up the final first-place vote and grabbing the third spot in the poll were the Gauchos of UC Santa Barbara with a total of 62 points, while UC Irvine secured 56 points for fourth place. Receiving 48 points, Long Beach State clinched the fifth spot and CSUN secured a 25 point-total to place sixth. UC Riverside and Hawai i found themselves knotted in the seventh slot with 24 points while UC Davis rounded out the nine-team field with a total of 19 points. A trio of Big West schools open the new year ranked in various preseason Top 25 polls. Cal Poly earned its highest ranking of 13th by Collegiate Baseball, which also awarded UC Santa Barbara the 16th slot. Cal State Fullerton, which is the only Big West school ranked in every poll, claimed the 17th spot by Collegiate Baseball for its highest mark. USA Baseball released its 50-players preseason Golden Spikes Award watch list this week and Cal State Fullerton s pitching duo of Thomas Eshelman and Justin Garza represented the Big West Conference. Eshelman was a semifinalist for this honor in The award is given to the top amateur baseball player in the country in a trophy presentation on Tuesday, June 23. Last fall Collegiate Baseball announced its annual evaluation of the NCAA Division I recruiting classes and Cal State Fullerton and Long Beach State landed on the elite list. The Titans secured the 10th spot while the Dirtbags grabbed the 18th slot. Other Big West teams recognized as having notable recruiting classes were Cal Poly, UC Irvine, UC Riverside and UC Santa Barbara. The CBN s ranking uses only players who joined their respective programs for the school year and excludes all signees who decided to sign a professional contract. A selection of Big West baseball games will be carried on ESPN3 this season with all games originating from Southern California member institutions Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State, UC Irvine and UC Riverside. Every Big West team will make an appearance on the televised baseball schedule. Through the Big West s new mobile production facility, each game will be produced by the Conference utilizing full ESPN production standards, including graphics, replay and on-air crew. It is the first fully operational mobile production unit of its kind that expands upon what ESPN Emerging Technology has already done at the institutional level. Every game on ESPN s platforms is available through WatchESPN, accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app, through ESPN on Xbox LIVE to Gold members, on Apple TV and Roku to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider.

3 Baseball America Poll 2. LSU Houston Virginia Texas Tech Florida TCU Oklahoma State Miami Texas UCLA Louisville South Carolina Mississippi State Rice Maryland North Carolina Arizona State Kennesaw State Oregon Florida State Central Florida Cal State Fullerton Clemson Liberty NCBWA Poll 2. Virginia TCU LSU Florida Texas Houston Oklahoma State UCLA Louisville South Carolina Texas Tech Miami North Carolina Rice Florida State Oregon Cal State Fullerton Ole Miss Maryland Arizona State Mississippi State Cal Poly Stanford Texas A&M Kennesaw State Clemson Alabama Tennessee Liberty DI Baseball Poll 2. Florida Virginia UCLA South Carolina North Carolina Houston TCU LSU Texas Louisville Oklahoma State Rice Maryland Miami Texas Tech Texas A&M Mississippi Cal State Fullerton Alabama Florida State Oregon Nebraska Arizona State Tennessee Collegiate Baseball Poll 2. TCU Virginia LSU Oklahoma State Florida Texas Houston Texas Tech UCLA Florida State Louisville Cal Poly Miami Oregon UC Santa Barbara Cal State Fullerton Stanford Arizona State Mississippi State South Carolina Rice Liberty North Carolina College of Charleston Georgia Tech Kennesaw State Clemson St. John s Kent State USA TODAY Poll 2. Virginia TCU LSU Florida Texas T7. Louisville T7. Oklahoma State UCLA South Carolina Houston Florida State Texas Tech Miami North Carolina Oregon Rice Mississippi Cal State Fullerton Maryland Arizona State Stanford Texas A&M Cal Poly Mississippi State Big West Coaching Records (Records consist of their tenure in the Big West only - sorted by conference wins) Conf. Overall Coach, School (Yrs.) W-L W-L Larry Lee, CP (12) Doug Smith, UCR (10) Mike Gillespie, UCI (7) Troy Buckley, LBSU (4) Rick Vanderhook (CSF) (3) Andrew Checketts, UCSB (3) Matt Vaughn, UCD (3) Mike Trapasso, UH (2) Greg Moore, CSUN (1) Big West Coaches Poll 1. Cal State Fullerton (5) Cal Poly (3) UC Santa Barbara (1) UC Irvine Long Beach State CSUN 25 T7. UC Riverside 24 T7. Hawai i UC Davis 19

4 America East Atlantic Coast Atlantic Sun Atlantic Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big Colonial Conference USA Great West Horizon IVY Metro Atlantic Mid-American Mid-Eastern Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Pac Patriot Southeastern Southern Southland Southwestern Summit Sun Belt West Coast Western Athletic Independents Non-Division I Reclassifying Big West Conference vs. Nonconference Opponents (0-0,.000)

5 Big West BASEBALL Cal Poly 0-0 (0-0) A First For The Mustangs: Cal Poly enters the 2015 season in a position they have never been in before... defending champions. Last season the Mustangs captured their first Big West Conference baseball championship with a 19-5 mark. Along the way, they recorded a school-best 47 overall wins. This year, Cal Poly, who was picked second in the Big West preseason poll, enters the year with 19 returning letter winners, including six position starters, three starting pitchers and two of last year s three All-Americans. /Results Fri. 2/13 at Baylor 4:30 pm Sat. 2/14 at Baylor Sun. 2/15 at Baylor 10 am Tues. 2/17 at Fresno State 6:30 pm Fri. 2/20 Grand Canyon 6 pm Sat. 2/21 Grand Canyon 6 pm Sun. 2/22 Grand Canyon Tues. 2/24 Bakersfield 6 pm Fri. 2/27 at TCU 4:30 pm Sat. 2/28 at TCU Noon Sun. 3/1 at TCU Tues. 3/3 Santa Clara 6 pm Fri. 3/6 at Pacific 6 pm Sat. 3/7 at Pacific Sun. 3/8 at Pacific Tues. 3/10 at San Jose State 6 pm Fri. 3/13 Sacramento State 6 pm Sat. 3/14 Sacramento State 6 pm Sun. 3/15 Sacramento State Fri. 3/20 USC 6 pm Sat. 3/21 USC 6 pm Sun. 3/22 USC Mon. 3/23 Dartmouth 6 pm Fri. 3/27 at Oregon State 5 pm Sat. 3/28 at Oregon State 5 pm Sun. 3/29 at Oregon State Tues. 3/31 at Pepperdine 3 pm Thurs. 4/2 at Cal State Fullerton* 6 pm Fri. 4/3 at Cal State Fullerton* 7 pm Sat. 4/4 at Cal State Fullerton* Tues. 4/7 Pepperdine 6 pm Fri. 4/10 Hawai i* 6 pm Sat. 4/11 Hawai i* 6 pm Sun. 4/12 Hawai i* Tues. 4/14 Fresno State 6 pm Fri. 4/17 at UC Santa Barbara* 3 pm Sat. 4/18 at UC Santa Barbara* Sun. 4/19 at UC Santa Barbara* Tues. 4/21 at Santa Clara 6 pm Fri. 4/24 Long Beach State* 6 pm Sat. 4/25 Long Beach State* 6 pm Sun. 4/26 Long Beach State* Tues. 4/28 at CSU Bakersfield 6 pm Fri. 5/1 CSUN* 6 pm Sat. 5/2 CSUN* Sun. 5/3 CSUN* Tues. 5/5 San Jose State 6 pm Fri. 5/8 at UC Irvine* 6:30 pm Sat. 5/9 at UC Irvine* Sun. 5/10 at UC Irvine* Fri. 5/15 UC Riverside* 6 pm Sat. 5/16 UC Riverside* Sun. 5/17 UC Riverside* Thurs. 5/21 at UC Davis* 2:30 pm Fri. 5/22 at UC Davis* 2:30 pm Sat. 5/23 at UC Davis* * Big West Conference match, All times Pacific, Home matches in bold Cal State Fullerton 0-0 (0-0) Titans Open Season In Florida Tournament: The Big West preseason favorite, Cal State Fullerton, opens the 2015 season competing in the Clearwater in Tampa, Fla., where it faces host South Florida, Alabama State and Louisville. Top 10 Recruiting Class: On their quest to reclaim the conference title, the returning players are set to join forces with the 10th-best recruiting class, according to Collegiate Baseball. Fri. 2/13 at South Florida! 4:00 pm Sat. 2/14 vs. Alabama State! Sun. 2/15 vs. Louisville! 8 am Tues. 2/17 USC 6 pm Fri. 2/20 Stanford 7 pm Sat. 2/21 Stanford 7 pm Sun. 2/22 Stanford Fri. 2/27 Baylor 7 pm Sat. 2/28 Baylor 6 pm Sun. 3/1 Baylor Tues. 3/3 Pepperdine 6 pm Fri. 3/6 Texas Tech 7 pm Sat. 3/7 Texas Tech 7 pm Sun. 3/8 Texas Tech Tues. 3/10 San Diego 6 pm Fri. 3/13 at Indiana 1:30 pm Sat. 3/14 at Indiana Sun. 3/15 at Indiana 10 am Wed. 3/18 CSU Bakersfield 6 pm Fri. 3/20 at Long Beach State 6 pm Sat. 3/21 at Long Beach State Sun. 3/22 at Long Beach State Tues. 3/24 at Nebraska 4:30 pm Wed. 3/25 at Nebraska 11:30 am Fri. 3/27 at CSUN* 3 pm Sat. 3/28 at CSUN* Sun. 3/29 at CSUN* Thurs. 4/2 Cal Poly* 6 pm Fri. 4/3 Cal Poly* 7 pm Sat. 4/4 Cal Poly* Tues. 4/7 at San Diego 6 pm Fri. 4/10 at UC Davis* 2:30 pm Sat. 4/11 at UC Davis* Sun. 4/12 at UC Davis* Tues. 4/14 at UCLA 6 pm Fri. 4/17 at Maryland 3:30 pm Sat. 4/18 at Maryland Sun. 4/19 at Maryland 10 am Wed. 4/22 at CSU Bakersfield 6 pm Fri. 4/24 UC Irvine* 7 pm Sat. 4/25 UC Irvine* 6 pm Sun. 4/26 UC Irvine* Tues. 4/28 at USC 6 pm Fri. 5/1 at UC Riverside* 6 pm Sat. 5/2 at UC Riverside* 6 pm Sun. 5/3 at UC Riverside* Fri. 5/8 UC Santa Barbara* 7 pm Sat. 5/9 UC Santa Barbara* 6 pm Sun. 5/10 UC Santa Barbara* Tues. 5/12 UCLA 6 pm Fri. 5/15 at Hawai i* 9:30 pm Sat. 5/16 at Hawai i* 1 Sun. 5/17 at Hawai i* 8 pm Thurs. 5/21 Long Beach State* 6 pm Fri. 5/22 Long Beach State* 7 pm Sat. 5/23 Long Beach State* * Big West Conference match,! Clearwater Tournament (Tampa, Fla.), All times Pacific, Home matches in bold CSUN 0-0 (0-0) CSUN Opens 2015 At Home: Under the helm of secondyear coach Greg Moore, the CSUN Matadors kick off the new year hosting Utah Valley and Gonzaga. The play each opponent twice over a three-day span. Top Talent Returns: CSUN, who was picked sixth in the preseason poll, returns a wealth of experience and talent from last season which includes hitter Nick Blaser (.302 BA, 23 R) and outfielder Chester Pak (.292 BA, 61 H, 28 RBI). Fri. 2/13 Utah Valley Sat. 2/14 Gonzaga 10 am Sat. 2/14 Utah Valley Sun. 2/15 Gonzaga Tues. 2/17 UCLA Fri. 2/20 at Seattle 5 pm Sat. 2/21 at Seattle (DH) Sun. 2/22 at Seattle Noon Tues. 2/24 Grand Canyon Fri. 2/27 at Saint Mary s Sat. 2/28 at Saint Mary s (DH) 10 am Sun. 3/1 at Saint Mary s Tues. 3/3 at UCLA 6 pm Tues. 3/10 at CSU Bakersfield 6 pm Fri. 3/13 George Washington Sat. 3/14 George Washington Sun. 3/15 George Washington Noon Tues. 3/17 Pepperdine Thurs. 3/19 Dartmouth Fri. 3/20 Dartmouth (DH) Sat. 3/21 Dartmouth 10 am Tues. 3/24 CSU Bakersfield Fri. 3/27 Cal State Fullerton* 3 pm Sat. 3/28 Cal State Fullerton* Sun. 3/29 Cal State Fullerton* Thurs. 4/2 at Long Beach State* 6 pm Fri. 4/3 at Long Beach State* 6 pm Sat. 4/4 at Long Beach State* Fri. 4/10 UC Santa Barbara* 3 pm Sat. 4/11 UC Santa Barbara* Sun. 4/12 UC Santa Barbara* Mon. 4/13 BYU 3 pm Fri. 4/17 at Hawai i* 9:30 pm Sat. 4/18 at Hawai i* 9:30 pm Sun. 4/19 at Hawai i* 4 pm Tues. 4/21 San Diego State 3 pm Fri. 4/24 UC Riverside* 3 pm Sat. 4/25 UC Riverside* Sun. 4/26 UC Riverside* Tues. 4/28 at San Diego State 6 pm Fri. 5/1 at Cal Poly* 6 pm Sat. 5/2 at Cal Poly* 6 pm Sun. 5/3 at Cal Poly* Tues. 5/5 at Fresno State 6:30 pm Fri. 5/8 at UC Davis* 2:30 pm Sat. 5/9 at UC Davis* Sun. 5/10 at UC Davis* Tues. 5/12 at Pepperdine 6 pm Fri. 5/15 at Washington 5 pm Sat. 5/16 at Washington Sun. 5/17 at Washington Thurs. 5/21 UC Irvine* 3 pm Fri. 5/22 UC Irvine* 3 pm Sat. 5/23 UC Irvine* *Big West Conference match, DH - Doubleheader, All times Pacific, Home matches in bold

6 Long Beach State 0-0 (0-0) A Busy Offseason: Last fall, Collegiate Baseball tabbed Long Beach State with the 18th-best recruiting class. The Dirtbags full incoming class consists of 19 new players freshmen and six junior college transfers. Live At Blair Field: The Dirtbags look for a strong start to the new year as they open the 2015 season playing 11 of their first 12 games in front of their hometown fans. Last season Long Beach State tallied a mark at home. Fri. 2/13 Michigan 6 pm Sat. 2/14 Michigan Sun. 2/15 Michigan Tues. 2/17 Pepperdine 6 pm Fri. 2/20 Utah Valley 6 pm Sat. 2/21 Utah Valley Sun. 2/22 Utah Valley Tues. 2/24 at UCLA 6 pm Fri. 2/27 Wichita State 6 pm Sat. 2/28 Wichita State Sun. 3/1 Wichita State Tues. 3/3 Loyola Marymount 6 pm Fri. 3/6 at Arizona State 5:30 pm Sat. 3/7 at Arizona State 5:30 pm Sun. 3/8 at Arizona State 12:30 pm Tues. 3/10 San Diego State 6 pm Wed. 3/11 George Washington 6 pm Fri. 3/20 Cal State Fullerton 6 pm Sat. 3/21 Cal State Fullerton Sun. 3/22 Cal State Fullerton Fri. 3/27 at UC Santa Barbara* 3 pm Sat. 3/28 at UC Santa Barbara* Sun. 3/29 at UC Santa Barbara* Tues. 3/31 UNLV 6 pm Thurs. 4/2 CSUN* 6 pm Fri. 4/3 CSUN* 6 pm Sat. 4/4 CSUN* Mon. 4/6 at San Diego State 6 pm Fri. 4/10 at UC Irvine* 6:30 pm Sat. 4/11 at UC Irvine* Sun. 4/12 at UC Irvine* Tues. 4/14 at San Diego 6 pm Fri. 4/17 UC Riverside* 6 pm Sat. 4/18 UC Riverside* Sun. 4/19 UC Riverside* Tues. 4/21 at Loyola Marymount 6 pm Fri. 4/24 at Cal Poly* 6 pm Sat. 4/25 at Cal Poly* 6 pm Sun. 4/26 at Cal Poly* Tues. 4/28 UCLA 6 pm Fri. 5/1 Hawai i* 6 pm Sat. 5/2 Hawai i* Sun. 5/3 Hawai i* Tues. 5/5 at UNLV 6 pm Fri. 5/8 at Indiana 3 pm Sat. 5/9 at Indiana Sun. 5/10 at Indiana 10 am Tues. 5/12 San Diego 6 pm Fri. 5/15 UC Davis* 6 pm Sat. 5/16 UC Davis* Sun. 5/17 UC Davis* Thurs. 5/21 at Cal State Fullerton* 6 pm Fri. 5/22 at Cal State Fullerton* 7 pm Sat. 5/23 at Cal State Fullerton* *Big West Conference match, DH - Doubleheader, All times Pacific, Home matches in bold UC Davis 0-0 (0-0) Road Warriors: UC Davis is jet-setting right from the start as it visits the Lone Star State opening weekend to battle Texas State, marking the first time UCD has opened season on the road since The Aggies may be homesick this year with 32 of their 57 games (56%) scheduled away from Dobbins Field. Welcome Back: UC Davis returns 19 letterwinners, including Tanner Bily (.372), Kevin Barker (.335) and Nick Lynch (.308), from last season s team that finished overall -- a four-game improvement in the win column from Fri. 2/13 at Texas State 4 pm Sat. 2/14 at Texas State Sun. 2/15 at Texas State Tues. 2/17 Santa Clara Fri. 2/20 Gonzaga Sat. 2/21 Gonzaga (DH) Sun. 2/22 Gonzaga Tues. 2/24 Eastern Michigan Wed. 2/25 Eastern Michigan Fri. 2/27 at Portland Sat. 2/28 at Portland Sun. 3/1 at Portland Tues. 3/3 at Nevada 3 pm Fri. 3/6 at Seattle 6 pm Sat. 3/7 at Seattle Sun. 3/8 at Seattle Tues. 3/10 Nevada 2:30 pm Fri. 3/13 at Fresno State 6:30 pm Sat. 3/14 at Fresno State 6:30 pm Sun. 3/15 at Fresno State Tues. 3/24 at San Francisco 3 pm Fri. 3/27 UC Riverside* 2:30 pm Sat. 3/28 UC Riverside* Sun. 3/29 UC Riverside* Tues. 3/31 Saint Mary s 2:30 pm Thurs. 4/2 at Hawai i* 8:30 pm Fri. 4/3 at Hawai i* 8:30 pm Sat. 4/4 at Hawai i* 3 pm Sun. 4/5 at Hawai i 3 pm Tues. 4/7 Sacramento State 2:30 pm Fri. 4/10 Cal State Fullerton* 2:30 pm Sat. 4/11 Cal State Fullerton* Sun. 4/12 Cal State Fullerton* Tues. 4/14 San Francisco 2:30 pm Fri. 4/17 at UC Irvine* 6:30 pm Sat. 4/18 at UC Irvine* Sun. 4/19 at UC Irvine* Tues. 4/21 San Jose State 2:30 pm Fri. 4/24 Pacific 2:30 pm Sat. 4/25 at Pacific 6 pm Sun. 4/26 at Pacific Tues. 4/28 at Santa Clara 6 pm Fri. 5/1 at UC Santa Barbara* 3 pm Sat. 5/2 at UC Santa Barbara* Sun. 5/3 at UC Santa Barbara* Tues. 5/5 at Sacramento State 6:30 pm Fri. 5/8 CSUN* 2:30 pm Sat. 5/9 CSUN* Sun. 5/10 CSUN* Tues. 5/12 at Saint Mary s 3 pm Fri. 5/15 at Long Beach State* 6 pm Sat. 5/16 at Long Beach State* Sun. 5/17 at Long Beach State* Thurs. 5/21 Cal Poly* 2:30 pm Fri. 5/22 Cal Poly* 2:30 pm Sat. 5/23 Cal Poly* *Big West Conference match, All times Pacific, DH - Doubleheader, % Gael Invitational (Moraga, Calif.), $ Jack Gifford Tournament (Santa Clara, Calif.); Home matches in bold UC Irvine 0-0 (0-0) Road Trippin Anteaters: UC Irvine opens the 2015 season with a seven-game, road trip, the longest of all nine Big West schools. The Eaters kick things off with three-game series at Fresno State this weekend. Pitching Power: The pitching duo of Elliot Surrey (2.32 ERA, 76K, IP) and Evan Manarino (2.66 ERA, 4-4) are expected to lead the team in Manarino shined in the postseason last year, where he held the opposition to a.182 batting average in nine games while boasting a 1.46 ERA. Fri. 2/13 at Fresno State 6:30 pm Sat. 2/14 at Fresno State 6:30 pm Sun. 2/15 at Fresno State Fri. 2/20 at California 7 pm Sat. 2/21 at California (DH) Sun. 2/22 at California Fri. 2/27 Tennessee 6:30 pm Sat. 2/28 Tennessee Sun. 3/1 Tennessee Tues. 3/3 San Diego State 6:30 pm Fri. 3/6 at UTSA 4 pm Sat. 3/7 at UTSA Sun. 3/8 at UTSA Tues. 3/10 USC 6:30 pm Fri. 3/13 San Jose State 6:30 pm Sat. 3/14 San Jose State Sun. 3/15 San Jose State Fri. 3/20 CSU Bakersfield 6:30 pm Sat. 3/21 CSU Bakersfield Sun. 3/22 CSU Bakersfield Fri. 3/27 Hawai i* 6:30 pm Sat. 3/28 Hawai i* Sun. 3/29 Hawai i* Tues. 3/31 San Diego 6:30 pm Thurs. 4/2 at UC Riverside* 6 pm Fri. 4/3 at UC Riverside* 6 pm Sat. 4/4 at UC Riverside* Tues. 4/7 at San Diego State 6 pm Fri. 4/10 Long Beach State* 6:30 pm Sat. 4/11 Long Beach State* Sun. 4/12 Long Beach State* Tues. 4/14 at San Diego State 6 pm Fri. 4/17 UC Davis* 6:30 pm Sat. 4/18 UC Davis* Sun. 4/19 UC Davis* Tues. 4/21 at UCLA 6 pm Fri. 4/24 at Cal State Fullerton* 7 pm Sat. 4/25 at Cal State Fullerton* 6 pm Sun. 4/26 at Cal State Fullerton* Tues. 4/28 at San Diego 6 pm Fri. 5/1 at Minnesota 4:30 pm Sat. 5/2 at Minnesota 4 pm Sun. 5/3 at Minnesota Tues. 5/5 at USC 6 pm Fri. 5/8 Cal Poly* 6:30 pm Sat. 5/9 Cal Poly* Sun. 5/10 Cal Poly* Tues. 5/12 Loyola Marymount 6:30 pm Fri. 5/15 at UC Santa Barbara* 3 pm Sat. 5/16 at UC Santa Barbara* Sun. 5/17 at UC Santa Barbara* Tues. 5/19 UCLA 6:30 pm Fri. 5/21 at CSUN* 3 pm Sat. 5/22 at CSUN* 3 pm Sun. 5/23 at CSUN* *Big West Conference match, All times Pacific, Home matches in bold

7 UC Riverside 0-0 (0-0) New Face On Campus: Over the summer, 14-year major leaguer Troy Percival returned to UC Riverside as the fifth head baseball coach in UC s six decades NCAA competition. Percival played at UCR for three years and was drafted after his junior year by the California Angels in the sixth round of the 1990 Amateur Draft. Highlanders Hope To Carry Over Momentum: The Highlanders look to build upon the success they created last year where they posted a Big West mark to tie for fifth place, their best finish since 2011 where it also ranked fifth. Fri. 2/13 Portland 6:00 pm Sat. 2/14 Portland (DH) Noon Sun. 2/15 Portland Thurs. 2/19 at San Diego State 6 pm Fri. 2/20 at San Diego State 6 pm Sat. 2/21 San Diego State 3 pm Sun. 2/22 San Diego State Tues. 2/24 Loyola Marymount 6 pm Thurs. 2/26 at Washington State 6 pm Fri. 2/27 at Washington State 6 pm Sat. 2/28 at Washington State Sun. 3/1 at Washington State Noon Tues. 3/3 at San Diego 6 pm Fri. 3/6 at San Francisco Sat. 3/7 at San Francisco Sun. 3/8 at San Francisco Wed. 3/11 CSU Bakersfield 6 pm Fri. 3/13 North Dakota 6 pm Sat. 3/14 North Dakota 6 pm Sun. 3/15 North Dakota Fri. 3/20 Tulane 6 pm Sat. 3/21 Tulane Sun. 3/22 Tulane Tues. 3/24 Oregon 6 pm Wed. 3/25 Oregon 3 pm Fri. 3/27 at UC Davis* 2:30 pm Sat. 3/28 at UC Davis* Sun. 3/29 at UC Davis* Tues. 3/31 CSU Bakersfield 6 pm Thurs. 4/2 UC Irvine* 6 pm Fri. 4/3 UC Irvine* 6 pm Sat. 4/4 UC Irvine* Tues. 4/7 at Loyola Marymount 6 pm Fri. 4/17 at Long Beach State* 6 pm Sat. 4/18 at Long Beach State* Sun. 4/19 at Long Beach State* Tues. 4/21 UNLV 3 pm Fri. 4/24 at CSUN* 3 pm Sat. 4/25 at CSUN* Sun. 4/26 at CSUN* Tues. 4/28 at UNLV 3 pm Fri. 5/1 Cal State Fullerton* 6 pm Sat. 5/2 Cal State Fullerton* 6 pm Sun. 5/3 Cal State Fullerton* Thurs. 5/7 Hawai i* 6 pm Fri. 5/8 Hawai i* 6 pm Sat. 5/9 Hawai i* 6 pm Wed. 5/13 San Diego 6 pm Fri. 5/15 at Cal Poly* 6 pm Sat. 5/16 at Cal Poly* Sun. 5/17 at Cal Poly* Thurs. 5/21 UC Santa Barbara* 6 pm Fri. 5/22 UC Santa Barbara* 6 pm Sat. 5/23 UC Santa Barbara* * Big West Conference match, All times Pacific, Home matches in bold UC Santa Barbara 0-0 (0-0) Home Is Where The Win Is: The Gauchos open the new year with a stretch of 12 out of the first 13 games being played at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. This is great for the Gauchos seeing how they went at home a year ago, the highest home winning percentage in the league. Gauchos Earning Love: UCSB, who recorded the highest nonconference winning percentage in school history last year at.851 (22-5-1), enters 2015 ranked 15th in the Collegiate Baseball preseason poll. Fri. 2/13 BYU Sat. 2/14 BYU (DH) Mon. 4/16 BYU Fri. 2/20 Kentucky Sat. 2/21 Kentucky Sun. 2/22 Kentucky Tues. 2/24 at Pepperdine Fri. 2/27 Oregon Sat. 2/28 Oregon Sun. 3/1 Oregon Noon Tues. 3/3 USC Fri. 3/6 at Sacramento State Sat. 3/7 at Sacramento State Sun. 3/8 at Sacramento State Noon Fri. 3/13 at Wichita State TBA Sat. 3/14 at Wichita State Noon Sun. 3/15 at Wichita State Fri. 3/20 Texas-Arlington 3 pm Sat. 3/21 Texas-Arlington Sat. 3/21 Dartmouth 3 pm Tues. 3/24 at Loyola Marymount 6 pm Fri. 3/27 Long Beach State* 3 pm Sat. 3/28 Long Beach State* Sun. 3/29 Long Beach State* Wed. 4/1 Fresno State 3 pm Thurs. 4/2 Fresno State 3 pm Fri. 4/3 Fresno State 3 pm Sat. 4/4 Fresno State Tues. 4/7 at USC 6 pm Fri. 4/10 at CSUN* 3 pm Sat. 4/11 at CSUN* Sun. 4/12 at CSUN* Fri. 4/17 Cal Poly* 3 pm Sat. 4/18 Cal Poly* Sun. 4/19 Cal Poly* Tues. 4/21 Pepperdine 3 pm Fri. 4/24 at Hawai i* 6:30 pm Sat. 4/25 at Hawai i* 8:30 pm Sun. 4/26 at Hawai i* Tues. 4/28 Loyola Marymount 3 pm Fri. 5/1 UC Davis* 3 pm Sat. 5/2 UC Davis* Sun. 5/3 UC Davis* Tues. 5/5 CSU Bakersfield 3 pm Fri. 5/8 at Cal State Fullerton* 7 pm Sat. 5/9 at Cal State Fullerton* 6 pm Sun. 5/10 at Cal State Fullerton* Tues. 5/12 at CSU Bakersfield 6 pm Fri. 5/15 UC Irvine* 3 pm Sat. 5/16 UC Irvine* Sun. 5/17 UC Irvine* Thur. 5/21 at UC Riverside* 6 pm Fri. 5/22 at UC Riverside* 6 pm Sat. 5/23 at UC Riverside* *Big West Conference match, $ Arizona Tournament (Tucson, Ariz.), All times Pacific, Home matches in bold Hawai i 0-0 (0-0) UH Opens Season With A Bang: Hawai i hosts nationally-ranked Oregon in a fourgame series to kick off the 2015 season. Last year the Rainbow Warriors were against ranked opponents. Head Coach Honored: University of Hawai i Rainbow Warrior baseball head coach Mike Trapasso was inducted into the Greater St. Louis Baseball Hall of Fame (ABHOF) last month. Coach Trapasso is the only inductee this year as both a player and a coach. Fri. 2/13 No. 15 Oregon 8:30 pm Sat. 2/14 No. 15 Oregon 3 pm Sun. 2/15 No. 15 Oregon 3 pm Mon. 2/16 No. 15 Oregon 3 pm Wed. 2/18 Hofstra 8:30 pm Thurs. 2/19 Hofstra 8:30 pm Fri. 2/20 Hofstra 8:30 pm Sat. 2/21 Hofstra (DH) 8:30 pm Thurs. 2/26 at Pepperdine Fri. 2/27 at Pepperdine Sat. 2/28 at Pepperdine Sun. 3/1 at Pepperdine Fri. 3/6 vs. Nebraska! 10 am Sat. 3/7 vs. Baylor! 10 am Sun. 3/8 at Houston! 4 pm Thurs. 3/12 Oklahoma 9:30 pm Fri. 3/13 Oklahoma 9:30 pm Sat. 3/14 Oklahoma 9:30 pm Sun. 3/15 Oklahoma 4 pm Thurs. 3/19 New Mexico State 9:30 pm Fri. 3/20 New Mexico State 9:30 pm Sat. 3/21 New Mexico State 9:30 pm Sun. 3/22 New Mexico State 4 pm Wed. 3/25 at Loyola Marymount 6 pm Fri. 3/27 at UC Irvine* 6:30 pm Sat. 3/28 at UC Irvine* Sun. 3/29 at UC Irvine* Thurs. 4/2 UC Davis* 9:30 pm Fri. 4/3 UC Davis* 9:30 pm Sat. 4/4 UC Davis* 9:30 pm Sun. 4/5 UC Davis* 6 pm Fri. 4/10 at Cal Poly* 6 pm Sat. 4/11 at Cal Poly* 6 pm Sun. 4/12 at Cal Poly* Fri. 4/17 CSUN* 9:30 pm Sat. 4/18 CSUN* 9:30 pm Sun. 4/19 CSUN* 4 pm Fri. 4/24 UC Santa Barbara* 9:30 pm Sat. 4/25 UC Santa Barbara* 9:30 pm Sun. 4/26 UC Santa Barbara* 4 pm Fri. 5/1 at Long Beach State* 6 pm Sat. 5/2 at Long Beach State* Sun. 5/3 at Long Beach State* Thurs. 5/7 at UC Riverside* 6 pm Fri. 5/8 at UC Riverside* 6 pm Sat. 5/9 at UC Riverside* 6 pm Fri. 5/15 Cal State Fullerton* 9:30 pm Sat. 5/16 Cal State Fullerton* 1 Sun. 5/17 Cal State Fullerton* 8 pm Sat. 5/23 vs. Abilene Christian$ Noon Sat. 5/23 at Arizona 6 pm Sun. 5/24 at Arizona Noon *Big West Conference match,!houston College Classic, $ at Tucson, Ariz., DH - Doubleheader, All times Pacific, Home matches in bold