2017 MEDIA ALMANAC 2017 LMU LIONS 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 PHIL CAULFIELD NATHAN KEAVY BRANDON SHEARER JIMMY HILL III TYLER COHEN NICK SOGARD BRAYDON SALZMAN INF | 5'8 | 172 | SR | L/R C | 6-1 | 195 | RS SO | R/R INF | 6'0 | 185 | SO | L/R OF | 5'11 | 190 | SR | R/R RHP | 6'1 | 205 | SR | R/R INF | 6'1 | 165 | FR | S/R RHP | 5'10 | 170 | FR | R/R Burlingame, Calif. Visalia, Calif. Agoura Hills, Calif. Seaside, Calif. Woodland Hills, Calif. Sacramento, Calif. Huntington Beach, Calif. 9 12 16 17 18 19 20 COOPER UHL TREVIN ESQUERRA TED BOEKE CODIE PAIVA ERIK OWENSON BILLY WILSON JAMEY SMART C | 5'11 | 185 | FR | R/R INF | 6'1 | 215 | FR | S/S INF/RHP | 6'3 | 200 | SR | R/R RHP | 6'5 | 195 | SO | R/R OF | 6'2 | 200 | SR | R/R OF | 6'1 | 200 | JR | L/R INF | 6'4 | 230 | JR | L/L Mission Viejo, Calif. San Diego, Calif. La Crescenta, Calif. Pearl City, Hawaii Sonoma, Calif. Tolleson, Ariz. San Ramon, Calif. 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 STEVEN CHAVEZ BLAKE REDMAN SPENCER ERDMAN ROB DIAZ RYAN KAWANO KEVIN JORDAN NIKO DECOLATI INF | 6'5 | 220 | SO | R/R RHP | 6'3 | 165 | SR | R/R INF | 5'10 | 175 | SR | R/R C | 6'3 | 215 | SO | R/R INF | 5'5 | 145 | FR | S/R INF | 6'1 | 185 | SO | R/R OF/RHP | 6'1 | 215 | SO | R/R Playa Del Rey, Calif. Camarillo, Calif. San Jose, Calif. Fullerton, Calif. San Diego, Calif. Brisbane, Australia Las Vegas, Nev. 29 32 33 34 35 36 37 BRENTON ARRIAGA KYLE DOZIER DYLAN HIRSCH SEAN PAQUET GIUSEPPE BENEDETTI TIM PEABODY JACK BRKICH LHP | 6'5 | 215 | SR | L/L OF/LHP | 6'0 | 195 | SR | L/L OF | 5'8 | 167 | FR | R/R LHP | 6'2 | 195 | FR | L/L RHP | 6'5 | 200 | FR | R/R RHP | 6'2 | 220 | SR | L/R RHP | 6'6 | 190 | RS SO | L/R Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Saratoga, Calif. West Hills, Calif. Fullerton, Calif. Mountain View, Calif. Tustin, Calif. Tustin, Calif. 40 41 42 43 46 47 49 CORY ABBOTT JOSH BLANK BRENDAN KAWAJA JOE MURRAY DAVID BARTA HARRISON SIMON MARK FINKELNBURG RHP | 6'2 | 210 | JR | R/R INF | 6'3 | 212 | JR | R/R RHP | 6'5 | 175 | FR | R/R INF | 5'8 | 185 | SR | R/R LHP | 6'5 | 235 | FR | L/L RHP | 6'4 | 210 | RS JR | R/R LHP | 6'8 | 220 | SO | L/L San Diego, Calif. Huntington Beach, Calif. Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. Davis, Calif. Burbank, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif. Portland, Ore. 50 6 13 14 15 22 STEVEN SKOLARZ SCOTTIE GRAHAM JASON GILL MATT FLORER BOBBY ANDREWS RONNIE PRETTYMAN MATT KOCH RHP | 6'7 | 240 | SO | R/R C | 5'10 | 180 | JR | L/R Head Coach Volunteer Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Undergraduate Assistant Chicago, Ill. Seattle, Wash. Ninth Season Third Season Fifth Season Second Season First Season CONFERENCE TITLES: ‘73 • 86 • '90 • '98 • '99 • '00 | NCAA APPEARANCES: ‘73 • '86 • '88 • '89 • '90 • '98 • '99 • '00 TABLE OF CONTENTS INSIDE THE LIONS ........................................................................... BASEBALL HISTORY ................................................................... 76 2017 Speed Chart ......................................................................................................Inside Cover Postseason Play ...........................................................................................................................77 Table of Contents ...........................................................................................................................3 The 1986 College World Series ..................................................................................................78 Quick Facts......................................................................................................................................5 Lions in the MLB Draft.................................................................................................................79 2017 Schedule.................................................................................................................................6 Lions in Major League Baseball ................................................................................................81 2017 Roster ......................................................................................................................................7 Lions in The Minor Leagues .......................................................................................................84 Pronunciation Guide ......................................................................................................................7 Retired Jersey #10 | Jerry Stone ...............................................................................................86 Retired Jersey #44 | Billy Bean ..................................................................................................87 THE PLAYERS ............................................................................... 8 Retired Jersey #54 | Tim Layana ................................................................................................88 #1 Phil Caulfield ..............................................................................................................................9 Matt Muller Lion Award ..............................................................................................................89 #2 Nathan Keavy ..........................................................................................................................10 All-Time Roster .............................................................................................................................90 #3 Brandon Shearer.....................................................................................................................11 All-Time Honors ............................................................................................................................94 #4 Jimmy Hill III ............................................................................................................................12 Year-by-Year Results ...................................................................................................................97 #5 Tyler Cohen ..............................................................................................................................13 All-Time Series Records ...........................................................................................................113 #7 Nick Sogard .............................................................................................................................14 #8 Braydon Salzman ....................................................................................................................15 BASEBALL RECORDS ................................................................ 127 #9 Cooper Uhl................................................................................................................................16 The Last Time it Happened... ....................................................................................................128 #12 Trevin Esquerra .....................................................................................................................17 Overall Records - Game/Season/Career ...............................................................................130 #16 Ted Boeke ...............................................................................................................................18 Team Records - Game/Season ................................................................................................132 #17 Codie Paiva ............................................................................................................................19 Individual Career Top-10 Records ...........................................................................................133 #18 Erik Owenson .........................................................................................................................20 Batting ...................................................................................................................................133 #19 Billy Wilson ............................................................................................................................21 Pitching/Fielding ..................................................................................................................135 #20 Jamey Smart ..........................................................................................................................22 Individual Season Top-10 Records ..........................................................................................138 #21 Steven Chavez .......................................................................................................................23 Batting ...................................................................................................................................138 #23 Blake Redman........................................................................................................................24 Pitching/Fielding ..................................................................................................................140 #24 Spencer Erdman....................................................................................................................25 Individual Game Top-10 Records .............................................................................................143 #25 Rob Diaz ..................................................................................................................................26 Batting ...................................................................................................................................143