April 7, 2017
SAN DIEGO - San Diego State resumes Mountain West play when it hosts conference foe Nevada in the opening contest of a three-game series this evening at 6:00 p.m. PT at Tony Gwynn Stadium.
The Wolf Pack enters the weekend with a record of 8-22 overall and 4-8 in league play where they sit in fifth place, one game behind San Jose State.
Nevada is led offensively by third baseman Jordan Pearce (.343, 3 HR, 15 RBI), second baseman Keaton Smith (.314, 4 HR, 17 RBI) and left fielder Grant Fennell (.312, 6 2B, 11 RBI). The Wolf Pack has a team batting average of .270 along with a 5.68 earned run average.
Nevada is expected to send right-hander Trevor Charpie (1-4, 5.81) to the mound to start tonight's game.
San Diego State's starter this evening will be senior lefthander Brett Seeburger (5-1, 2.60), whose earned run average leads the Mountain West this week.
The Aztecs' record stands at 21-9 overall and 9-3 in the Mountain West, two games behind first-place New Mexico in the conference standings. SDSU enters the series vs. Nevada on its third five-game win streak of the season, its longest of 2017.
Third baseman Andrew Brown continues to be one of the Aztecs' most consistent offensive players. Over the past 13 games he is hitting .393 (22-for-56) with a double, triple, 12 RBI and 10 runs scored. He is on an eight-game hitting streak, one game longer that the streak he had earlier in the season. During this streak he is 13-for-34 (.382) with a double, triple, nine RBI and four runs scored.
Outfielder Tyler Adkison has been named a second team Perfect Game/Rawlings Midseason All-American. He was one of the hottest hitters in the nation over a 10-game span from March 11-26. In those 10 contests, he batted .649 (24-for-37) with four doubles, a triple, six home runs, 23 RBI and 16 runs scored.
After redshirting during the 2016 season, senior Danny Sheehan has returned for his final year and claimed the starting shortstop role he held in 2015. He had a 13-game hitting streak end on Monday (April 3) vs. San Francisco. He singled in Tuesday's contest vs. UCLA and has now hit safely in 14 of the last 15 contests.
Over the past 11 games, the SDSU pitching staff has posted a 9-2 record with a 2.77 earned run average. Opponents have hit .256 over those 11 contests. Included in that run are a shutout victory and three one-run wins.
San Diego State and Nevada will continue this weekend's series on Saturday (April 8) with a contest scheduled to get underway at 2:00 p.m. PT at Tony Gwynn Stadium.