For Immediate Release • March 18, 20082008 SID Contact: Adam Linnman • Office Phone: (503) 943-7731 • Cell Phone: (503) 860-9494 • Fax: (503) 943-7242 • Email: [email protected] 2008 Schedule/Results Date Opponent Time/Result Pilots Host Southern Utah, Head to Seattle Feb. 22 Brigham Young L, 2-4 (11) Feb. 23 Brigham Young W, 12-1 Feb. 23 Brigham Young W, 8-7 (10) Pilots (12-8) vs. Southern Utah (6-9) Feb. 24 George Fox L, 2-3 Portland, Ore. • Joe Etzel Field (1,000) Feb. 26 Concordia W, 7-5 Live Audio/Stats: portlandpilots.com • Series: First Meeting Feb. 28 Northern Illinois (Surprise, AZ) W, 9-6 (16) Feb. 29 #8 Michigan (Surprise, AZ) W, 4-3 (10) PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Mar. 1 Hawaii (Surprise, AZ) W, 15-8 Wednesday, Mar. 19 - 3:00 p.m. Mar. 2 #1 Arizona State (Tempe, AZ) L, 2-5 Mar. 4 #12 Oregon State L, 0-16 POR - Mark Triolo (R, Jr., 3-0, 2.36)* Mar. 6 Utah Valley (Davis, CA) W, 4-3 SUU - Mac Nelson (R, Jr. 2-1, 2.76) Mar. 6 UC Davis (Davis, CA) W, 11-10 Thursday, Mar. 20 - 3:00 p.m. Mar. 7 Sacramento State (Sacramento, CA) W, 4-2 Mar. 8 San Jose State (Sacramento, CA) W, 5-3 POR - David Gruener (L, Sr., 1-2, 3.38) Mar. 10 Utah (Fresno, CA) L, 1-18 SUU - Dustin Wittwer (R, Sr., 2-2, 5.13) Mar. 11 Fresno State (Fresno, CA) W, 3-2 *(R/L, Yr., W-L, ERA) Mar. 12 Gonzaga (Fresno, CA) W, 12-7 Mar. 13 New Mexico State (Fresno, CA) L, 1-10 Mar. 14 Indiana (Fresno, CA) L, 0-7 Pilots (12-8) vs. Utah Valley (3-11-1) Mar. 15 Fresno State (Fresno, CA) L, 3-12 Seattle, Wash. • Husky Ballpark (1,500) Mar. 19 Southern Utah 3:00 p.m. Mar. 20 Southern Utah 3:00 p.m. Live Stats: gohuskies.com • Series: UV Leads 3-2 Mar. 21 Utah Valley (Seattle, WA) 1:00 p.m. Mar. 22 Washington 2:30 p.m. Pilots (12-8) at Washington (9-6) Mar. 26 Lewis & Clark 3:00 p.m. Seattle, Wash. • Husky Ballpark (1,500) Mar. 28 Loyola Marymount* 3:00 p.m. Mar. 29 Loyola Marymount* 1:00 p.m. Live Video/Stats: gohuskies.com • Series: UW Leads 82-44-1 Mar. 30 Loyola Marymount* 1:00 p.m. Mar. 31 Oregon State 5:00 p.m. Friday, Mar. 21 - 1:00 p.m. Apr. 1 Washington 5:00 p.m. POR - Ari Ronick (L, Sr., 1-2, 3.12)* Apr. 4 Santa Clara* 7:00 p.m. UV - Andy Jangard (L, Jr. 0-0, 2.25) Apr. 5 Santa Clara* 6:00 p.m. Apr. 6 Santa Clara* 1:00 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 22 - 2:30 p.m. Apr. 8 Washington 5:00 p.m. POR - TBA Apr. 11 San Diego* 3:00 p.m. UW - Cam Nobles (R, So., 1-0, 2.08) Apr. 12 San Diego* 1:00 p.m. *(R/L, Yr., W-L, ERA) Apr. 13 San Diego* 1:00 p.m. Apr. 15 Oregon State (PGE Park) 6:30 p.m. This Week in Pilots Baseball... Apr. 18 Gonzaga* 6:30 p.m. Apr. 19 Gonzaga* 1:00 p.m. The Portland Pilots are scheduled to play a pair of home games this week before heading Apr. 20 Gonzaga* 1:00 p.m. to Seattle, Wash., for two games this weekend. Portland is fi rst slated to host the Southern Utah Apr. 22 Washington 3:00 p.m. Thunderbirds at Joe Etzel Field at 3:00 p.m. on both Wednesday and Thursday. On Friday, the Apr. 23 Oregon State 5:00 p.m. Pilots will play the Utah Valley Wolverines in Seattle at 1:00 p.m. Portland is then scheduled to Apr. 25 San Francisco* 3:00 p.m. face the Washington Huskies at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, also in Seattle. Apr. 26 San Francisco* 1:00 p.m. Apr. 27 San Francisco* 1:00 p.m. May 6 Washington 3:00 p.m. Catch All of the Action at Home Live May 9 Pepperdine* 3:00 p.m. Portland will once again provide a free audio broadcast for all baseball home games this May 10 Pepperdine* 1:00 p.m. season on portlandpilots.com. Simply click on the broadcast link on the left panel of UP’s main May 11 Pepperdine* 1:00 p.m. athletics website, or visit the baseball schedule on portlandpilots.com to access audio for every May 12 Cal State Northridge 3:00 p.m. May 13 Cal State Northridge 1:00 p.m. Pilot home game in 2008. May 16 Saint Mary’s* 3:00 p.m. In addition, UP will provide live, in-game statistics for all home games, which can also be May 17 Saint Mary’s* 1:00 p.m. accessed on portlandpilots.com. May 18 Saint Mary’s* 1:00 p.m. *WCC game Home games in Bold All times are Pacifi c and subject to change 2008 UP RESULTS: home: 3-3 away: 3-2 neutral: 6-3 vs. ranked: 1-2 • Portland Baseball • March 18, 2008 • Page 2 • www.portlandpilots.com • About Southern Utah The Thunderbirds snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 5-3 win at San Diego State on Monday. Southern Utah scored all fi ve runs in the third inning, keyed by a three-run double by sophomore 1B Bucky Aona. As a team SUU is batting .271 this season, with junior OF Ray Wright hitting a team-high .364. Aona leads the Thunderbirds with 12 RBI’s, while senior 1B Joe Wright and junior 3B Chester Wilson have each belted two home runs. The Southern Utah pitching staff has a com- bined ERA of 7.00, while holding opposing hitters to a .322 average. • QUICK FACTS • Head coach David Eldredge is in his fourth year at the helm of SUU. General Information The Pilots/Thunderbirds Series Mailing Address: .................5000 N. Willamette Blvd. This is the fi rst meeting between Portland and Southern Utah. .................................... Portland, OR 97203-5798 About Utah Valley Website: ................................www.portlandpilots.com The Wolverines have lost three straight games. Five of Utah Valley’s last six losses have National Affi liation: ............................NCAA Division I been by one run, including two games where the Wolverines carried three-run leads into the Conference: .............................................West Coast Founded: ........................................................... 1901 ninth inning. Gonzaga defeated Utah Valley 9-3 in Spokane on Monday. Enrollment: ....................................................... 3,300 Jace Brinkerhoff is batting .375 with a home run and 16 runs batted in to lead the team, while Nickname: ..........................................................Pilots Ryan Jones hitting .359 on the season. Marcus Moore, who has tossed complete game this Colors: ............................................Purple and White season, leads Wolverine starters with a 3.60 ERA. Steve Gardner is in his 16th season as head Home Field (capacity): ........... Joe Etzel Field (1,000) coach of the Wolverines. Home Field Dimensions: .....LF 350, CF 390, RF 340 The Pilots/Wolverines Series President: .... Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., J.D. Portland defeated Utah Valley 4-3 last week in Sacramento, Calif. The Wolverines hold a 3-2 Athletics Director: ................................Larry Williams advantage all-time against the Pilots. Athletic Department Phone: ................. 503-943-7117 About Washington Coaching Information The Huskies have won fi ve of their last six games after taking four from Holy Cross in Seattle Head Coach: ... Chris Sperry (11th year, Portland ’89) last week. As a team, UW is batting .286 and has belted 15 home runs. Junior Bradley Boyer is Career Record/Years: .............187-358-1 (.343) /11th hitting .434 with two home runs, while freshman Troy Scott has a team-high 16 RBI’s. Wash- Record at School/Years: .................................. SAME WCC Record: ....................................87-191-1 (.314) ington’s team ERA is 3.73, while UW pitchers have combined to hold opposing hitters to a .261 Baseball Offi ce Phone: ........................503-943-7732 average. Assistants: .... Matt Hollod (5th year, Washington ’02) Head coach Ken Knutson is in his 16th season at the helm of the UW baseball program. .......Larry Casian (2nd year, Western Baptist ‘04) The Pilots/Huskies Series Volunteer Assistant: ...Jesse Rodgers (1st year, UP ‘07) This is the fi rst of fi ve scheduled meetings between the Pilots and Huskies this season. Strength Coach: .................................. Bradford Scott Washington claims an 82-44-1 all-time advantage over the Pilots. UW won three of fi ve against Athletic Trainer: ........................................ Joel Marick Portland last season. Program Information All-Time Overall Record: .........1,269-1,363-14 (.482) Statistical Comparison Started Baseball: ............................................... 1923 POR Category SUU UV UW All-Time WCC Record: ...............102-228-1 (.310)/12 .264.................................. Batting Avg. ..................................271 ................ .246 ................. .286 Joe Etzel Field Record/Years: ...196-217 (.475)/22nd 4.52.............................. Earned Run Avg. ............................7.00 ................ 6.40 ................. 3.73 2008 Overall Record: ................................12-8 (.600) .946..................................Fielding Pct. .................................967 ................ .957 ................. .971 2007 Overall Record: ..............................21-30 (.412) 5.3.................................Runs Per Game ..............................5.2 .................. 4.5 .................... 6.6 2007 WCC Record/Finish: ..................7-14 (.333)/7th 9.6..................................Hits Per Game ...............................8.9 .................. 8.5 .................... 9.9 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ............................. 19/5 31........................................ Doubles ..................................... 19 ....................27 ..................... 37 Returning Redshirts: ................................................ 3 3........................................... Triples ....................................... 1 ......................2 ........................ 2 Position Starters Returning/Lost: ....7 (includes DH)/3 15..................................... Home Runs ................................... 6 ......................2 ...................... 15 Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost: .......................... 2/2 Newcomers: ........................................................... 16 4.6.................................. RBI Per Game ...............................4.5 .................. 4.1 .................... 6.0 .377................................. Slugging Pct. .................................350 ................ .317 ................. .451 Sports Information .350................................. On-Base Pct. ................................340 ................ .321 ................. .362 Assistant SID (baseball contact): .....