March 31, 2017
San Diego State will open a three-game home series against Mountain West foe San Jose State this evening at 6:00 p.m. at Tony Gwynn Stadium.
The Spartans enter the weekend with a record of 10-14 after dropping four games last weekend in Hawai'i. In league play, however, SJSU is 5-4 and in third place in the conference standings, just one game behind the Aztecs.
San Jose State is led by shortstop Aaron Pleschner (.348, 3 2B, 7 RBI) and center fielder Kellen Strahm (.341, 3 2B, 4 RBI). First baseman Shane Timmons leads the team with three home runs and 14 RBI. The Spartans are hitting .261 as a team with a 5.63 earned run average.
The visitors are expected to send right-hander Jake Swiech (1-2, 4.79) to the mound s to start tonight's game.
San Diego State enters the series with a mark of 16-9 overall and 6-3 in Mountain West play. SDSU finds itself in second place, three games behind New Mexico (6-0), which hosts Fresno State for three game in Albuquerque starting tonight.
The home side will start senior left-hander Brett Seeburger (4-1, 2.61).
Second baseman Alan Trejo is currently on a 15-game hitting streak during which he is batting .342 (26-for-76) with six doubles, three home runs, 10 RBI and 17 runs scored. He had a string of scoring at least once in 11 consecutive games end in the loss at USC on Tuesday (March 28). He has now done so in 14 of the last 16 contests. Trejo leads the team in runs scored, doubles and stolen bases.
Outfielder Tyler Adkison is hitting .585 (24-for-41) over SDSU's last 11 games with four doubles, a triple, six home runs, 23 RBI and 16 runs scored. His slugging percentage over that span in 1.171 and he has a .667 on-base mark in those games. Entering the week, he led NCAA Division I in batting average (.537), slugging percentage (1.074) and on-base percentage (.623).
Over the past 17 games, the SDSU pitching staff has posted a 12-5 record with a 2.87 earned run average. Opponents have hit .252 over those 17 contests. Included in that run are three shutout victories and three one-run wins. The Aztecs recorded only one shutout during the 2016 season.
San Diego State and San Jose State will continue their weekend series on Saturday (April 1) with a contest scheduled to get underway at 2:00 p.m. PT at Tony Gwynn Stadium.