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CSU BAKERSFIELD BASEBALL • 2013 WAC ChAmpion • 2015 WAC TournAmenT ChAmpion • 2015 nCAA TournAmenT ● WWW.GORUNNERS.COM • TWITTER--@CSUBATHLETICS • FACEBOOK.COM/CSUBROADRUNNERS • INSTAGRAM--@CSUBATHLETICS 2017 SCHEDULE GAMES 25-27 • APR. 7-9 • CSU BAKERSFIELD AT CHICAGO STATE 12-11, 1-5 WAC Fri., Apr. 7, 3 p.m. (CT) • Sat. Apr. 8, 3 p.m. (CT) ● Sun. Apr. 9, 12 p.m. (CT) EBRUARY Chicago, Ill. F EEK 17 Utah W, 6-5 18 Utah L, 7-5 W ROADRUNNERS COUGARS 19 Utah L, 15-3 S Interim Head Coach: Jeremy Beard Head Coach: Steve Joslyn 21 UC Santa Barbara W, 2-1 HI Record at CSUB: 13-11 (First Year) Career Record: 59-162-1 (4+) 23 Portland W, 11-4 T Career Record: Same Record at School: Same 24 Portland W, 7-3 24 Portland W, 6-3 2017 Record: 13-11 (1-5 WAC) 2017 Record: 6-19 (2-1 WAC) 25 Portland W, 7-5 MARCH STARTING PITCHERS 2 BYU W, 5-4 3 BYU L, 10-2 #8 • MAX CARTER • 4-1 #10 • MAHLIK JONES • 1-3 4 BYU W, 7-5 R-R ● 5-11 ● 185 • Sr. ● Bakersfield, Calif. ● Stockdale HS R-R ● 6-4 ● 175 • Sr. ● Palmdale, Calif. ● Paraclete HS 7 at Cal Poly L, 9-7 NOTES: 3.32 ERA...32 K’s, 40.2 IP...struck out a NOTES: 5.81 ERA...20 K’s, 26.1 IP...recorded a career 17 at UC Riverside W, 15-9 career high 11 against Portland Feb. 23. high eight strikeouts against Portland Feb. 24. 18 at UC Riverside L, 11-2 19 at UC Riverside W, 7-5 #28 • ISAIAH MOTEN • 2-3 #33 • GARRETT NIMMO • 0-2 21 Nebraska W, 8-6 R-R ● 6-1 ● 220 • So. ● Temecula, Calif. ● Temecula Valley HS R-R ● 6-0 ● 195 • Sr. ● Temecula, Calif. ● Temecula Valley HS 4.18 ERA...16 K’s, 28 IP...struck out a 24 at Grand Canyon* L, 3-2 NOTES: NOTES: 5.46 ERA...16 K’s, 28 IP...is third in school histo- 25 at Grand Canyon* L, 7-4 career high nine in victory over then No. 24 ry in career appearances (63). 26 at Grand Canyon* L, 8-3 UCSB Feb. 21. 29 at Loyola Marymount L, 10-7 31 UTRGV* W, 6-5 OUT OF THE BULLPEN APRIL #21 • NAITHEN DEWSNAP • 3-0 #12 • ANDREW HANSEN • 2-0 1 UTRGV* L, 13-12 R-R ● 6-4 ● 185 • Jr. ● Norco, Calif. ● Chaffey College R-R ● 6-2 ● 190 • So. ● Bakersfield, Calif. ● Centennial HS 2 UTRGV* L, 4-2 NOTES: 13 appearances...3.27 ERA, 5 Saves...27 NOTES: 7 APP-3 GS...5.13 ERA...16 K’s...26.1 IP. 4 at UC Irvine 6:30 p.m. K’s, 22 IP...46th in D-1 in saves. 7 at Chicago State* 3 p.m. (CT) 8 at Chicago State* 3 p.m. (CT) #34 • ISAAC MEZA • 1-0 #35 • KENNY JOHNSON • 0-2 9 at Chicago State* 12 p.m. (CT) R-R ● 6-3 ● 235 • Fr. ● Valencia, Calif. ● Birmingham HS R-R ● 6-0 ● 180 • Fr. ● Lancaster, Calif. ● Lancaster HS 11 CSUN 6 p.m. NOTES: 6 appearances...3.38 ERA...5 K’s, 8 IP. NOTES: 13 appearances...1 Save...16 K’s, 17 IP. 13 Utah Valley* 6 p.m. 14 Utah Valley* 6 p.m. 15 Utah Valley* 12 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS 18 Cal Poly 6 p.m. #2 • JUNIOR FELIX • .200-0-8 #3 • JAKE ORTEGA • .340-0-8 21 at Arizona State 6:30 p.m. R-R ● 5-11 ● 185 ● Sr. ● L-R ● 5-10 ● 170 ● So. ● 22 at Arizona State 6:30 p.m. C OR Bakersfield, Calif. • Bakersfield College Mission Viejo, Calif. • Capistrano Valley HS 23 at Arizona State 12:30 p.m. 25 at UC Santa Barbara 3 p.m. #8 • MAX CARTER • .371-1-19 #10 • MAHLIK JONES • .353-0-19 28 at Sacramento State* 6 p.m. 1B R-R ● 5-11 ● 185 • Sr. ● OR R-R ● 6-4 ● 175 • Sr. ● 29 at Sacramento State* 6 p.m. Bakersfield, Calif. ● Stockdale HS Palmdale, Calif. ● Paraclete HS 30 at Sacramento State* 12 p.m. #15 • DAVID METZGAR •.372-0-18 NOTES: Begins week of 4/3, 5th in Division I in SF’s (5), MAY 2B R-R ● 5-8 ● 165 • Sr. ● 75th in stolen bases (0.39), and is 93rd in toughest to 2 UC Irvine 6 p.m. Lancaster, Calif. ● Paraclete HS strikeout (11.3). 5 Northern Colorado* 6 p.m. 6 Northern Colorado* 6 p.m. #24 • BRANDON HEINRICH • .200-0-4 #5 • AUSTYN TENGAN • .152-0-5 7 Northern Colorado* 12 p.m. R-R ● 6-2 ● 170 • Jr. ● OR L-R ● 5-5 ● 140 • Fr. ● 9 at CSUN 3 p.m. 3B Laguna Nigel, Calif. ● Saddleback College Cypress, Calif. ● Tustin HS 10 Loyola Marymount 6 p.m. #9 • RYAN GROTJOHN • .424-0-21 NOTES: Named WAC Hitter of the Week Mar. 20 after 12 Seattle U* 6 p.m. tying or setting 2 school records at UCR 3/19...Begins 13 Seattle U* 6 p.m. L-R ● 6-2 ● 175 • Sr. ● SS Scottsdale, Ariz. ● Brophy College Prep week of 4/2 13th in D-1 in hitting, 25th in hits per game 14 Seattle U* 12 p.m. (1.61), and 57th in on-base % (.480). 18 at NM State* 6 p.m. (MT) 19 at NM State* 6 p.m. (MT) #7 • ANDREW PENNER • .438-0-10 NOTES: Begins week of 4/3, fifth in Division I in hitting, 20 at NM State* 12 p.m. (MT) R-R ● 5-10 ● 175 • Jr. ● ninth in on-base percentage (.528), and 22nd in hits per 24-28 at WAC Tournament LF Frazier Mtn., Calif. ● LA Valley College game (1.62). (Mesa, Ariz., Hohokam Stadium) Bold=Home Game *WAC Game #30 • MARK PENA • .275-0-15 NOTES: Begins week of 4/3, 10th in Division I in triples R-L ● 6-0 ● 190 • R-Jr. ● per game (0.17) and 11th in triples (4). WAC DIGITAL NETWORK CF Downey, Calif. ● Cerritos College Select Contests will be carried on the WAC Digital Network with live video available at #1 • CHRISTIAN DEATON • 231-0-4 #14 • COLE VALLETTA • .271-0-6 www.wacsports.com/live. L-L ● 5-7 ● 160 • Jr. ● OR R-R ● 6-2 ● 180 • So. ● RF Bakersfield, Calif. ● Frontier HS Gilbert, Ariz. ● Mesquite HS ‘RUNNER STORYLINES ►CSU Bakersfield broke a 10-game losing streak again UC Irvine Tuesday night when CSUB defeated UCI 14-2. ►Andrew Penner (.438) and Ryan Grotjohn (.424) are one and two respectively in the WAC in hitting. Penner is fifth in Division I in the category while Grotjohn is 13th. ►Chicago State is coming off a bye week in Western Athletic Conference play. The Cougars opened the league slate by winning two of three at Seattle U Mar. 24-26. Chicago State is 6-19 overall after going 0-5 in non-conference play last week. ►Matt Paciello leads the Cougars in hitting (.330), doubles (7), triples (3), home runs (1), RBI’s (21), and slugging per- centage (.485). ABOUT CSU: Chicago State is coming off a bye week in PENNER A NATIONAL LEADER: Junior Andrew Penner Western Athletic Conference play. The Cougars opened has become a national leader in batting average for CSUB the league slate by winning two of three at Seattle U Mar. this season. Entering the week of Apr. 3, Penner is fifth in 24-26. Chicago State is 6-19 overall after going 0-5 in Division I in batting with a .447 average. He leads the WAC non-conference play last week. in the category as well. Matt Paciello leads the Cougars in hitting (.330), doubles Penner is ninth in on-base percentage (.528), and 22nd in (7), triples (3), home runs (1), RBI’s (21), and slugging per- hits per game (1.62). centage (.485). Entering the UC Irvine game, Penner has a 14-game hitting CSUB has defeated Chicago State eight of the nine times streak. He is one of four players (the others being Max Car- the teams have played since the Cougars joined the WAC ter, David Metzgar and Ryan Grotjohn) who have recorded in 2014. 10 or more multi-hit games this season. On Friday night, the Roadrunners will send Max Carter to DEWSNAP SAVES: Naithen Dewsnap has emerged as face Jake Perkins (R, 2-2). CSUB has not named a proba- the CSUB closer this season. He has pitched in 13 games ble starter for either Saturday or Sunday’s games. Chicago this season and is 3-0 with five saves. His five saves are State’s probable Saturday starter is Brad Moore (R, 0-4) tied (with three others) for the second most in a season by while the Cougars’ Sunday probable starter is Grant Trower a CSUB pitcher. (R, 1-2). 2-OUT SUCCESS: One of the keys to the hot CSUB start GROTJOHN HAS A RECORD SETTING DAY: Senior this seasons is the Roadrunner ability to score with two shortstop Ryan Grotjohn had a record setting day Mar. 18 outs. In the first 24 games, 64 of the 141 CSUB runs batted at UC Riverside. Grotjohn tied or reset two school records in have occurred with two outs. The Roadrunners are hit- against the Highlanders. ting .339 with two outs this season. He was a perfect 5-for-5 at the plate with three doubles CARTER’S HOME RUN: Max Carter hit the first home run and three RBIs, tying the CSUB record for most hits in of the season for any CSUB player Mar.