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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 17-19 • MAR. 24-26 • CSU BAKERSFIELD AT GRAND CANYON 11-5, 0-0 WAC • Mar. 24-7 p.m. WAC Digital Network • Mar. 25-2 p.m. • GCU.tv • Mar. 26-12 p.m. • GCU.tv EBRUARY ● Phoenix, Ariz. ● F EEK 17 Utah W, 6-5 18 Utah L, 7-5 W ROADRUNNERS ‘LOPES 19 Utah L, 15-3 S Interim Head Coach: Jeremy Beard Head Coach: Andy Stankiewcz 21 UC Santa Barbara W, 2-1 HI Record at CSUB: 11-5 (First Year) Career Record: 160-123-1 (5+) 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: 11-5 (0-0 WAC) 2017 Record: 6-13 (0-0 WAC) 25 Portland W, 7-5 MARCH PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS 2 BYU W, 5-4 #8 • MAX CARTER • 3-0 NOTES: 3.51 ERA...23 K’s, 25.2 IP...struck out a career 3 BYU L, 10-2 R-R ● 5-11 ● 185 • Sr. ● high 11 against Portland Feb. 23...is hitting .368 with 11 4 BYU W, 7-5 Bakersfield, Calif. ● Stockdale HS RBI’s...is 69th in D-1 in victories beginning week of 3/20. 7 at Cal Poly L, 9-7 17 at UC Riverside W, 15-9 NOTES: 4.34 ERA...16 K’s, 18.2 IP...recorded a career 18 at UC Riverside L, 11-2 #10 • MAHLIK JONES • 1-2 19 at UC Riverside W, 7-5 R-R ● 6-4 ● 175 • Sr. ● high eight strikeouts against Portland Feb. 24...hitting 21 Nebraska W, 8-6 Palmdale, Calif. ● Paraclete HS .380 with nine RBI’s 24 at Grand Canyon* 7 p.m. 25 at Grand Canyon* 2 p.m. #28 • ISAIAH MOTEN • 2-1 NOTES: 3.48 ERA...11 K’s, 20.2 IP...struck out a career 26 at Grand Canyon* 12 p.m. R-R ● 6-1 ● 220 • So. ● high nine in victory over then No. 24 UCSB Feb. 21. 29 at Loyola Marymount 6 p.m. Temecula, Calif. ● Temecula Valley HS 31 UTRGV* 6 p.m. OUT OF THE BULLPEN APRIL 1 UTRGV* 6 p.m. #21 • NAITHEN DEWSNAP • 3-0 NOTES: 3.31 ERA, 4 Saves...22 K’s, 16.1 IP...Begins 2 UTRGV* 12 p.m. R-R ● 6-4 ● 185 • Jr. ● week 32nd in Division I in saves. 4 at UC Irvine 6:30 p.m. Norco, Calif. ● Chaffey College 8 at Chicago State* 3 p.m. (CT) NOTES: 1 Save ...12 K’s, 10.2 IP. 9 at Chicago State* 3 p.m. (CT) #35 • KENNY JOHNSON • 0-1 10 at Chicago State* 12 p.m. (CT) R-R ● 6-0 ● 180 • Fr. ● 11 CSUN 6 p.m. Lancaster, Calif. ● Lancaster HS 13 Utah Valley* 6 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS 14 Utah Valley* 6 p.m. 15 Utah Valley* 12 p.m. #2 • JUNIOR FELIX • .172-0-3 #3 • JAKE ORTEGA • .370-0-6 18 Cal Poly 6 p.m. C R-R ● 5-11 ● 185 ● Sr. ● OR L-R ● 5-10 ● 170 ● So. ● 21 at Arizona State 6:30 p.m. Bakersfield, Calif. • Bakersfield College Mission Viejo, Calif. • Capistrano Valley HS 22 at Arizona State 6:30 p.m. 23 at Arizona State 12:30 p.m. #8 • MAX CARTER • .377-1-12 #10 • MAHLIK JONES • .415-0-12 25 at UC Santa Barbara 3 p.m. R-R ● 5-11 ● 185 • Sr. ● OR R-R ● 6-4 ● 175 • Sr. ● 28 at Sacramento State* 6 p.m. 1B Bakersfield, Calif. ● Stockdale HS Palmdale, Calif. ● Paraclete HS 29 at Sacramento State* 6 p.m. 30 at Sacramento State* 12 p.m. #15 • DAVID METZGAR •.349-0-11 NOTES: Begins week of Mar. 20, second in Division 2B R-R ● 5-8 ● 165 • Sr. ● I in SF’s (5)...is 24th in D-1 in toughest to strike out MAY Lancaster, Calif. ● Paraclete HS category (19.3). 2 UC Irvine 6 p.m. 5 Northern Colorado* 6 p.m. #24 • BRANDON HEINRICH • .158-0-2 #5 • AUSTYN TENGAN • .167-0-5 6 Northern Colorado* 6 p.m. 3B R-R ● 6-2 ● 170 • Jr. ● OR L-R ● 5-5 ● 140 • Fr. ● 7 Northern Colorado* 12 p.m. Laguna Nigel, Calif. ● Saddleback College Cypress, Calif. ● Tustin HS 9 at CSUN 3 p.m. 10 Loyola Marymount 6 p.m. #9 • RYAN GROTJOHN • .475-0-15 NOTES: Named WAC Hitter of the Week Mar. 20...tied or set 2 12 Seattle U* 6 p.m. L-R ● 6-2 ● 175 • Sr. ● school records at UCR 3/19...Begins week 7th in D-1 in hitting, 13 Seattle U* 6 p.m. SS Scottsdale, Ariz. ● Brophy College Prep 11th in hits (1.8) per game, and 18th in doubles per game (0.53). 14 Seattle U* 12 p.m. 18 at NM State* 6 p.m. (MT) #7 • ANDREW PENNER • .457-0-7 NOTES: Begins week of 3/20, 14th in Division I in hit- 19 at NM State* 6 p.m. (MT) R-R ● 5-10 ● 175 • Jr. ● ting...is 14th in Division I in on-base percentage (.540). 20 at NM State* 12 p.m. (MT) LF Frazier Mtn., Calif. ● LA Valley College 24-28 at WAC Tournament (Mesa, Ariz., Hohokam Stadium) #30 • MARK PENA • .305-0-12 NOTES: Is second on the team in RBI’s...has a .426 Bold=Home Game *WAC Game CF R-L ● 6-0 ● 190 • R-Jr. ● slugging and a .397 on-base percentage. Downey, Calif. ● Cerritos College WAC DIGITAL NETWORK Select Contests will be carried on the WAC #14 • COLE VALLETTA • .270-0-4 NOTES: Recorded first three-hit game of career at UC Digital Network with live video available at R-R ● 6-2 ● 180 • So. ● Riverside on Mar. 17. www.wacsports.com/live. RF Gilbert, Ariz. ● Mesquite HS ‘RUNNER STORYLINES ►CSU Bakersfield scored all eight runs against Nebraska Tuesday night with two outs as the Roadrunners came from behind to defeat the Cornhuskers 8-6. ►Ryan Grotjohn was named WAC Hitter of the Week after going 10-for-15 against UC Riverside last weekend. He tied or reset two school records against the Highlanders on Sunday after going 5-for-5 with three doubles and three RBI’s. Grotjohn posted hits in his first two at-bats against Nebraska Tuesday and raised his batting averaged to .475 entering the GCU series. ►Grand Canyon is 6-13 after losing a pair of weekday games at New Mexico this week. Friday night starter Jake Wong is the WAC leader in ERA at 1.41. ABOUT GCU: Grand Canyon is 6-13 after losing a pair 2-OUT SUCCESS: One of the keys to the hot CSUB start of weekday games at New Mexico this week. Austin Bull this seasons is the Roadrunner ability to score with two is the leading GCU hitter (.355). Garrison Schwartz has a outs. In the first 15 games, 46 of the 94 CSUB runs bat- team leading two home runs and is tied for the team lead in ted in have occurred with two outs. The Roadrunners are RBI’s (13) with Ian Evans. hitting .371 with two outs this season. Righty Jake Wong (2-1, 1.41 ERA) is scheduled to start on CARTER’S HOME RUN: Max Carter hit the first home run Friday night against CSUB’s Max Carter (3-0, 3.51 ERA). of the season for any CSUB player Mar. 21 against Nebras- Wong leads the WAC in ERA. ka,16 games into the 2017 season. Individually, this was Carter’s third career home run and his first since his fresh- On Saturday Lefty Jake Repavich (1-2, 4.26 ERA) is sched- man year when he homered at Oklahoma (Apr. 5, 2014) uled to start for GCU. Mahlik Jones (1-2, 4.34 ERA) could start for the ‘Runners on Saturday or could slide over to a Carter is a top two-way player for the Roadrunners. He is Sunday start. Both teams have not confirmed a Sunday hitting .377 (fourth on the team) with 12 RBI’s. Carter is starter. CSUB’s Friday night starting pitcher and has tallied a 3-0 record with a 3.51 ERA this season. He has struck ot 23 in GROTJOHN HAS A RECORD SETTING DAY: Senior 25.2 innings. shortstop Ryan Grotjohn had a record setting day Mar. 18 at UC Riverside. Grotjohn tied or reset two school records JONES’ TWO-WAY SUCCESS: Senior Mahlik Jones is against the Highlanders. having a successfull two-way season for CSUB. Jones is third on the team in hitting at .415 and is tied for second on He was a perfect 5-for-5 at the plate with three doubles the club (with two others) in RBI’s. with 12. and three RBIs, tying the CSUB record for most hits in a game and setting a new record for most doubles in a After never pitching before his junior year with the Road- game. runner program, Jones is the Saturday starter for the ‘Runners. On the bump, the 6-4 Palmdale native is 1-2 with On the weekend, he was 10-for-15 for a .667 average, also a 4.34 ERA. He has struck out 17 in 18.2 innings. posting a 1.000 slugging percentage with five doubles. He was 1-for-2 on stolen base attempts, scored four times and AN MLB COACHING CONNECTION: As part of the Road- drove in five RBIs.