April 12, 2016
SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- The San Diego State baseball team will visit Fowler Park this evening to take on the University of San Diego in a game scheduled to get underway at 6:00 p.m.
The Toreros come into the contest with a record of 18-17 overall and 5-7 in the West Coast Conference after defeating UNLV, 13-7, last night. They have yet to name a starting pitcher for tonight's game.
USD has defeated the Aztecs in two previous meetings this season. In a neutral site affair played in Lake Elsinore in late February, the Toreros were victorious by a score of 9-6. Five days later they defeated SDSU, 4-2, in a contest at Tony Gwynn Stadium.
San Diego State, victorious in three of its last four outings, enters the day with a record of 9-20 overall and 4-8 in the Mountain West. SDSU is currently tied with UNLV for fifth in the conference standings.
The Aztecs are expected to send junior left-hander Dominic Purpura (0-1, 6.35) to open this evening's contest.
Two Aztecs have been hot at the plate over SDSU's last 10 games. Left fielder Spencer Thornton is hitting .395 over that period with two doubles, two home runs, five RBI and eight runs scored. Third baseman David Hensley, meanwhile, has an average of .381 in the last 10 contests with two doubles, two RBI and eight runs scored.
Alan Trejo continues to pace the Aztec hitter with a .347 batting average. He leads or is tied for the team lead in hits, RBI and runs scored. Hensley's .308 average puts him second on the squad after having a 13-game hitting streak stopped on Sunday in the series finale vs. UNLV.
Following tonight's game, the Aztecs will prepare to travel to Lubbock, Texas, where they will face No.10 Texas Tech in a three-game series that gets underway on Friday, April 15, at 6:30 p.m. (CT) at the Red Raiders' Dan Law Field.