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SAN DIEGO STATE BASEBALL Media Relations Contact: Jim Solien | [email protected] | O: 619-594-2576 | C: 619-341-9082 | www.GoAztecs.com | @GoAztecs SIX-TIME MOUNTAIN WEST TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS 2000, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 2021 SCHEDULE Game Week Preview 2021 Record: 11-5; Mountain West 6-3 San Diego State (11-5, 6-3 MW) at San José State (0-0, 0-0 MW) (Home: 9-4; Away: 2-1) Saturday, March 27 | 1 p.m. PT | Excite Ballpark Sunday, March 28 | 1 p.m. PT | Excite Ballpark Coverage: Live Stats | MW Network Coverage: Live Stats | MW Network Day/Date .................. Opponent ........ Time/Result SDSU: Michael Paredes, RHP (2-0, 2.20 ERA, 32.2 IP) SDSU: Ricky Tibbett, RHP (0-0, 4.85 ERA, 13.0 IP) Friday, February 19 ..........San Diego ............................. W ..........14-7 SJSU: Jonathan Clark, RHP (1-1, 2.25 ERA, 12.0 IP)* SJSU: Keaton Chase, RHP (0-1, 8.53 ERA, 6.1 ERA)*^ Saturday, February 20.......San Diego .............................W ..19-18 (10) Sunday, February 21 ........at San Diego ..........................L ........12-16 Saturday, March 27 | 4:30 p.m. PT | Excite Ballpark Friday, February 26 ..........UC San Diego^ ......................W ..........10-4 Coverage: Live Stats | MW Network SDSU: Troy Melton, RHP (3-1, 3.14 ERA, 28.2 IP) Saturday, February 27 ......UC San Diego^ .......................L ............3-9 SJSU: Spencer Long, RHP (0-2, 4.79 ERA, 20.2 IP)* * - 2020 stats; ^ - at Oregon Sunday, February 28 ........at UC San Diego (Gm 1)^ ...... W ......7-5 (11) Sunday, February 28 ........at UC San Diego (Gm 2)^ ...... W ..........13-6 SJSU (2020 stats) Statistical Comparison SDSU Saturday, March 6 ............Fresno State (Gm 1)* ..............L ............2-3 .254...........................................................................Batting Average ................................................................... .326 5.30....................................................................... Earned Run Average .................................................................4.75 Saturday, March 6 ............Fresno State (Gm 2)* .............W .....17-0 (7) .336........................................................................On Base Percentage ................................................................. .393 Sunday, March 7 ...............Fresno State* ........................ W ..........12-7 .323....................................................................... Slugging Percentage ................................................................ .433 Saturday, March 13 ..........UNLV (Gm 1)* ....................... W ............3-1 1.79 ......................................................................Strikeout/Walk Ratio .................................................................1.66 Saturday, March 13 ..........UNLV (Gm 2)* ........................L ............1-5 .290 ..................................................................Opponent Batting Average ............................................................ .260 .972 .......................................................................Fielding Percentage ................................................................. .960 Sunday, March 14 .............UNLV* ...................................W ............8-6 Saturday, March 20 ..........Air Force (Gm 1)* ..................W ............9-2 All-Time Series Record: San Diego State leads, 79-32 Saturday, March 20 ..........Air Force (Gm 2)* ..................W ............5-1 WHAT’S ON TAP FOR AZTEC BASEBALL Sunday, March 21 .............Air Force* ...............................L ..........9-13 > San Diego State will make its fi rst true road trip of the 2021 campaign this weekend when it heads to the Bay Area for a three- Saturday, March 27 ..........at San José State (DH)* ................1 p.m. PT game series with San José State, March 27-28, at Excite Ballpark in San Jose. Sunday, March 28 .............at San José State* ........................1 p.m. PT > The Aztecs and Spartans will clash in a doubleheader on Saturday, beginning at 1 p.m. PT, before squaring off in a single game on Sunday with another 1 p.m. starting time. Friday, April 2...................New Mexico (DH)*........................1 p.m. PT > Links to live stats and streaming video via the Mountain West Network will be available for all three games on GoAztecs.com. Saturday, April 3...............New Mexico* ...............................1 p.m. PT > This weekend's set will mark the fi rst time the Scarlet and Black will compete beyond the San Diego County line in 2021. SDSU is 2-1 away from Tony Gwynn Stadium this season after dropping a 16-12 decision at USD's Fowler Park on Feb. 21. One week later, Saturday, April 10.............Nevada (DH)* ..............................1 p.m. PT the Aztecs came back to sweep at doubleheader at UC San Diego's Triton Ballpark in La Jolla on Feb. 28. Sunday, April 11 ...............Nevada* ......................................1 p.m. PT > SJSU will be making its 2021 season debut this weekend after pausing all team-related activities on Feb. 15 due to COVID-19 protocols. Saturday, April 17.............at Fresno State (DH)* .............. 1:30 p.m. PT Sunday, April 18 ...............at Fresno State* ...................... 1:30 p.m. PT QUICK HITS Friday, April 23.................Dixie State ...........................................TBA > San Diego State (11-5, 6-3 MW) claimed its fi fth straight series victory last weekend after winning two of three games vs. Air Force at home. Behind a pair of solid pitching performances from Michael Paredes and Troy Melton, the Aztecs took both ends of a Saturday, April 24.............Dixie State ...........................................TBA doubleheader against the Falcons on Saturday by scores of 9-2 and 5-1. However, the Scarlet and Black could not make it through the Sunday, April 25 ...............Dixie State ...........................................TBA series unscathed, as Air Force emerged with a 13-9 triumph in Sunday's fi nale. > With the results, SDSU remains tied for the lead in the Mountain West race with UNLV. Both the Aztecs and Rebels own 6-3 records Saturday, May 1 ...............at Nevada (DH)* ..........................1 p.m. PT (.667) in conference play. Sunday, May 2 .................at Nevada* ..................................1 p.m. PT > Following the Air Force series, catcher Wyatt Hendrie garnered MW Player of the Week accolades for the fi rst time in his career . > Entering the weekend, San Diego State leads the MW with a .326 batting average and 9.0 runs per game for all contests, which Saturday, May 8 ...............San José State (DH)* ....................1 p.m. PT rank fourth and sixth in the nation, respectively. In addition, the Aztecs top the conference with 192 hits, which is best in the country Sunday, May 9 .................San José State* ............................1 p.m. PT for teams with under 16 games played and 23rd overall. Saturday, May 15 .............at UNLV (DH)* ..............................1 p.m. PT > Individually, Jaden Fein leads the nation with 2.12 hits per game and is tied for fi fth with 34 hits overall while tying forthe eighth spot with a .500 batting average, both of which are best in the country among competitors with 16 games played. Sunday, May 16 ...............at UNLV* ......................................1 p.m. PT Saturday, May 22 .............at Air Force (DH)* .....................11 a.m. MT PROJECTED AZTEC STARTERS (Based on last three games) Sunday, May 23 ...............at Air Force* ..................................Noon MT Position Players Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT Friday, May 28 .................at New Mexico (DH)* ....................1 p.m. PT C Wyatt Hendrie .339 59 22 20 1 1 5 19 7 10 0-0 Saturday, May 29 .............at New Mexico* ............................1 p.m. PT 1B Jacob Cruce .261 57 17 16 3 0 0 13 5 16 0-0 2B Caden Miller .311 61 12 19 3 0 0 10 4 13 2-2 SS Mike Jarvis .304 79 19 24 5 0 1 14 2 6 7-8 ^ - Tony Gwynn Legacy (San Diego, Calif.) 3B Cole Carrigg .243 37 12 9 1 1 0 6 7 5 1-1 * - Mountain West game LF Ryan Orr .328 58 5 19 1 1 0 10 3 4 1-2 CF Matt Rudick .397 68 23 27 0 1 1 9 9 2 7-8 RF Jaden Fein .500 68 18 34 7 0 1 23 4 12 5-6 DH Brian Leonhardt .311 61 11 19 4 0 1 19 6 12 0-1 Pitching Rotation ERA W-L G-GS-CG Sv IP H R ER BB SO B/Avg. Sat. Michael Paredes 2.20 2-0 5-5-0 0 32.2 23 9 8 4 28 .197 Sat. Troy Melton 3.14 3-1 5-5-1 0 28.2 22 12 10 12 30 .211 Sun. Ricky Tibbett 4.85 0-0 6-1-0 0 13.0 18 7 7 3 11 .340 Week 6: at San José State 2021 Record (11-5, 6-3 MW) GENERAL INFORMATION HEAD COACH MARK MARTINEZ Location .................................................................San Diego, Calif. > Mark Martinez is in his seventh season as head coach of the Aztecs and 16th overall as a member of the San Diego State staff after succeeding the late Tony Gwynn on August 20, 2014. He is just the fi fth head coach in SDSU history since baseball was elevated to major sport status in 1936. Founded ..................................................................................1897 > During his tenure as the Aztecs’ head coach, Martinez has compiled a 196-139 record (.584), highlighted by three Mountain West tournament Enrollment ...........................................................................33,870 championships in 2015, 2017 and 2018. He has also posted a 95-69 ledger (.579) in conference regular-season games. 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