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For Immediate Release • April 8, 2009 SID Contact: Adam Linnman • Office Phone: (503) 943-7731 • Cell Phone: (503) 860-9494 • Fax: (503) 943-7242 • Email: [email protected] 2009 Schedule/Results Date Opponent Time/Result Pilots Host Santa Clara in First WCC Home Series Feb. 20 Utah Valley W, 4-2 Feb. 21 Utah Valley W, 7-2 Pilots (17-13, 2-4 WCC) vs. Santa Clara (10-17, 0-6 WCC) Feb. 21 Utah Valley L, 5-6 (11) Feb. 26 Brigham Young L, 2-10 April 9-11, 2009 • Portland, Ore. • Joe Etzel Field (1,000) Feb. 27 Brigham Young W, 8-3 (10) Series: SCU leads 38-20 • Live Audio/Stats: portlandpilots.com Feb. 28 Brigham Young L, 3-10 Mar. 2 Southern Utah L, 7-8 PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Mar. 2 Southern Utah W, 11-8 Mar. 3 Southern Utah W, 3-0 Thursday, April 9 - 3:00 p.m. Mar. 6 UC Davis W, 4-2 POR - Mark Triolo (R, Sr., 3-4, 4.57)* Mar. 7 UC Davis W, 10-9 SCU - Nate Garcia (R, Jr., 4-3, 4.01) Mar. 7 UC Davis W, 5-3 Saturday, April 11 - 1st Game - 9:00 a.m. Mar. 9-14 Pepsi/Johnny Quick Classic (Fresno, Calif.) POR - Scott Burris (L, So., 4-1, 3.40) Mar. 9 #24 Fresno State L, 0-7 SCU - Thain Simon (R, So., 2-3, 4.46) Mar. 10 Buffalo L, 7-9 Mar. 11 Cal State Bakersfi eld L, 7-9 2nd Game - 12:00 p.m. Mar. 12 #24 Fresno State W, 4-2 POR - Kyle Kraus (R, Fr., 3-2, 2.72) Mar. 13 Buffalo W, 19-6 SCU - TBA Mar. 14 Cal State Bakersfi eld W, 10-6 *(R/L, Yr., W-L, ERA) Mar. 20-22 Rose City Invitational (Portland - PGE Park) Mar. 20 Hawaii W, 13-2 This Week in Pilots Baseball... Mar. 20 Oregon (CSN) W, 4-0 After opening the West Coast Conference slate with two straight series on the road, Mar. 21 Washington L, 5-2 Mar. 22 Hawaii L, 8-9 (12) the Portland Pilots (17-13, 2-4 WCC) return home to host the Santa Clara Broncos (10-17, Mar. 24 Corban College W, 12-2 0-6 WCC) for a three-game set at Joe Etzel Field this week. First pitch for the series-open- Mar. 27 Saint Mary’s* L, 0-10 er is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Pilots and Broncos will then play a double Mar. 28 Saint Mary’s* L, 9-10 header on Saturday, which will begin at 9:00 a.m. Mar. 29 Saint Mary’s* W, 3-1 Mar. 31 Oregon W, 3-1 Catch All of the Action at Home Live Apr. 3 Loyola Marymount* L, 6-11 A free audio broadcast for all baseball home games this season is available at Apr. 4 Loyola Marymount* L, 5-17 portlandpilots.com. Simply click on the ‘Multimedia” tab at the top of UP’s main athletics Apr. 5 Loyola Marymount* W, 7-3 (11) website, or visit the baseball schedule on portlandpilots.com to access audio for every Pilot Apr. 9 Santa Clara* 3:00 p.m. Apr. 11 Santa Clara* (DH) 9:00 a.m. home game in 2009. In addition, UP provides live, in-game statistics for all home games, Apr. 14 Oregon 3:00 p.m. which can also be accessed on portlandpilots.com. Apr. 17 Gonzaga* 3:00 p.m. Apr. 18 Gonzaga* 1:00 p.m. A Brief Look Back Apr. 19 Gonzaga* 1:00 p.m. The Pilots avoided a three-game sweep at Loyola Marymount last weekend with a 7-3 Apr. 21 Washington 3:00 p.m. win over the Lions in 11 innings on Sunday. Portland scored four runs in the top of the 11th Apr. 24 San Diego * 3:00 p.m. to win it. Sophomore OF Craig Smith knocked in two runs with a single during the decisive Apr. 25 San Diego* 1:00 p.m. four-run 11th. Sophomore RHP Zach Varce retired LMU in order in the bottom half of the Apr. 26 San Diego* 12:00 p.m. May 1 Concordia 3:00 p.m. frame to pick up the win. Varce, who went 3.0 innings, combined with freshman starter May 5 Oregon State 3:00 p.m. Kyle Kraus to hold the Lions to three runs on fi ve hits. UP had 16 hits on the day, which May 8 Pepperdine* 3:00 p.m. included a solo home run from senior 1B/DH Chase Powell in the top of the tenth. May 9 Pepperdine* 1:00 p.m. LMU took the opener 11-6 on Friday before cruising to a 17-5 win on Saturday. On Fri- May 10 Pepperdine* 1:00 p.m. day, the Pilots scored three runs in the top of the seventh to pull within 9-6, but LMU plated May 12 Washington State 5:30 p.m. runs in bottom of the seventh and in the eighth to seal the win. Smith went 2-for-4 with two May 13 Washington State 2:00 p.m. RBI’s for the Pilots, who had 10 hits on the day. May 15 San Francisco* 3:00 p.m. May 16 San Francisco* 1:00 p.m. On Saturday, the Lions took a 10-1 lead through six innings en route to the win. Senior May 17 San Francisco* 1:00 p.m. 1B/DH Cort Carpenter had three hits for UP. *WCC game Home games in Bold All times are Pacifi c and subject to change 2009 UP RESULTS: home: 6-1 away: 7-8 neutral: 4-4 vs. ranked: 1-1 • Portland Baseball • April 8, 2009 • Page 2 • www.portlandpilots.com • About Santa Clara The Broncos have lost ten straight games, including an 8-4 loss to No. 23 Hawaii at home on Tuesday. Santa Clara opened conference play by getting swept at home by both LMU and San Diego. The Broncos are batting .295 as a team and are led by junior catcher/infi elder Geoff Klein, who is batting .378 with three home runs and 36 RBI’s. Freshman infi elder Andrew Biancardi is hitting .354 and senior outfi elder Matt Long has a .315 average with three homers and 23 RBI’s. • QUICK FACTS • SCU’s staff ERA is 6.83 and opposing hitters are batting .308. Junior RHP Nate Garcia is 4-3 on General Information the season with a 4.01 ERA. He’s holding opposing hitters to a .243 average. Sophomore RHP Mailing Address: .................5000 N. Willamette Blvd. Thain Simon is 2-3 with an ERA of 4.46. .................................... Portland, OR 97203-5798 Mike O’Brien is in his eighth season as head coach of the Broncos. Last season, Santa Website: ................................www.portlandpilots.com Clara was 33-22 and fi nished third in the WCC with a 13-8 league mark. Six position starters National Affi liation: ............................NCAA Division I returned this year. Conference: .............................................West Coast Founded: ........................................................... 1901 The Pilots/Broncos Series Enrollment: ....................................................... 3,300 Santa Clara claims a 38-20 advantage in the all-time series against Portland. Last season, Nickname: ..........................................................Pilots the Pilots took two of three from the Broncos in Santa Clara, Calif. The Broncos won two of Colors: ............................................Purple and White three against the Pilots in 2007, the last time these two teams met in Portland. Home Field (capacity): ........... Joe Etzel Field (1,000) Home Field Dimensions: .....LF 350, CF 390, RF 340 Statistical Comparison President: .... Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., J.D. POR Category SCU Athletics Director: ................................Larry Williams .302.........................................................Batting Avg. ........................................................... .295 Athletic Department Phone: ................. 503-943-7117 .278.................................................... Opp. Batting Avg. ....................................................... .308 Coaching Information 4.92.....................................................Earned Run Avg. ...................................................... 6.83 Head Coach: ....................Chris Sperry (Portland ’89) .965........................................................ Fielding Pct. ........................................................... .963 Career Record/Years: .............213-396-1 (.350) /12th 6.3....................................................... Runs Per Game .......................................................... 5.9 Record at School/Years: .................................. SAME 10.5...................................................... Hits Per Game ......................................................... 10.3 WCC Record: ....................................92-213-1 (.302) 68...............................................................Doubles ................................................................. 77 Baseball Offi ce Phone: ........................503-943-7732 7..................................................................Triples .................................................................... 6 Assistants: .. Larry Casian (3rd year, Western Baptist ‘04) 31............................................................Home Runs ...............................................................11 ...... Tucker Brack (1st year, Western Oregon ‘06) .470........................................................Slugging Pct. .......................................................... .425 Strength Coach: .................................. Bradford Scott Athletic Trainer: ........................................ Joel Marick .382....................................................... On-Base Pct. .......................................................... .371 26-36 .............................................Stolen Bases-Attempts ................................................. 19-30 Program Information All-Time Overall Record: .........1,295-1,401-14 (.480) Recapping the Rose City Started Baseball: ............................................... 1923 During the weekend of March 20-22, the Pilots welcomed the Oregon Ducks, Wash- All-Time WCC Record: ............107-250-1 (.300)/13th ington Huskies and Hawaii Rainbows to town for the inaugural Rose City Invitational at Joe Etzel Field Record/Years: ....205-229 (.472)/23rd PGE Park in downtown Portland. Hawaii took the tourney title with a 3-1 record. UP was 2009 Overall Record: ..............................17-13 (.567) second at 2-2, UW was also 2-2 and fi nished third, while the Ducks