2020 SCHEDULE/RESULTS PORTLAND PILOTS (0-0) Overall: 0-0 • WCC: 0-0 H: 0-0 • A: 0-0 • N: 0-0 WEEK 1 GAME NOTES Extras: 0-0 • vs. Ranked: 0-0 vs. Nevada Wolf Pack Comparing Stats (2019) POR NEV DATE OPPONENT TIME Batting Avg. ..................... .245 .............269 Feb. 14 Nevada - DH (Ridgefield) 11 AM (0-0) Dates: .......... Fri-Sun, Feb. 14-16, 2019 Opp. Batting Avg. ............. .248 .............266 Feb. 15 Nevada 1 PM ERA .................................. 4.24 ............4.60 Feb. 16 Nevada (Ridgefield) 11 AM First Pitches: ........11 AM/1 PM/11 AM Fielding Pct. ..................... .965 .............975 Feb. 20 Utah Valley (Hillsboro) 1 PM Location: ................. Ridgefield, Wash. Feb. 21 Utah Valley - DH (Hillsboro) 11 AM Runs Per Game ................. 5.6 ...............5.5 Feb. 22 Utah Valley (Hillsboro) 1 PM Ballpark: .... Ridgefield Sports Complex Hits Per Game ................... 8.2 ...............9.1 Feb. 28 Stephen F. Austin (Ridgefield) 1 PM Video: ............................................N/A Doubles .............................94 ..............109 Feb. 29 Stephen F. Austin - DH (Ridge.) 11 AM Live Audio/Stats: ..PortlandPilots.com Triples .................................8 .................17 Mar. 1 Stephen F. Austin (Ridgefield) 1 PM Home Runs ........................52 ................53 Mar. 3 Washington 6:05 PM Series: ............................ NEV leads 4-2 Slugging Pct ..................... .397 .............427 Mar. 6 Omaha - DH 11 AM Last: ...March 10 & 12, 2006 at Nevada On-Base Pct ..................... .347 .............357 Mar. 7 Creighton 11 AM ..................................NEV 9-2, POR 7-4 Stolen Bases-Attempts ... 41-60 ........ 51-72 Mar. 8 Creighton 10 AM Mar. 13 San Diego* (Corvallis) 6 PM Mar. 14 San Diego* (Corvallis) 3 PM PROBABLE STARTERS (2019 W-L, ERA) Mar. 15 San Diego* (Corvallis) 1 PM Friday • Feb. 14 • 11 AM • Game 1 Mar. 17 Boise State 5:35 PM Mar. 18 Boise State 12:05 PM POR: RHP Eli Morse (2-8, 3.52) Mar. 20 Gonzaga* 6 PM NEV: RHP Owen Sharts (3-8, 5.96) Mar. 21 Gonzaga* 6 PM Mar. 22 Gonzaga* 12 PM Mar. 25 Seattle (Concordia) 1 PM Friday • Feb. 14 • Appx. 2 PM • Game 2 Mar. 26 Pacific* (Hillsboro) 6 PM POR: RHP Christian Peters (2-4, 3.12) Mar. 27 Pacific* (Hillsboro) 6 PM RHP Jake Jackson (1-3, 7.36) Mar. 28 Pacific* (Hillsboro) 12 PM NEV: Mar. 30 Washington St (Concordia) 12 PM Apr. 2 BYU* 6 PM Saturday • Feb. 15 • 1 PM Apr. 3 BYU* 3 PM Apr. 4 BYU* 1 PM POR: RHP Nate Packard (3-1, 5.73) Apr. 9 Pepperdine* 3 PM NEV: RHP Shane O’Malley (N/A) Apr. 10 Pepperdine* 3 PM Apr. 11 Pepperdine* 1 PM Apr. 13 Oregon 4 PM Sunday • Feb. 16 • 11 AM Apr. 14 Oregon 6 PM POR: TBA Apr. 17 Loyola Marymount* 6 PM Apr. 18 Loyola Marymount* 6 PM NEV: TBA Apr. 19 Loyola Marymount* 1 PM Apr. 21 Oregon State (Hillsboro) 5 PM Apr. 24 San Francisco* 6 PM Apr. 25 San Francisco* 3 PM Apr. 26 San Francisco* 1 PM May 5 Seattle 4 PM May 6 Seattle 3 PM May 8 Santa Clara* 6 PM May 9 Santa Clara* 1 PM May 10 Santa Clara* 12 PM May 12 Oregon State 5:05 PM May 15 Saint Mary’s* 6 PM May 16 Saint Mary’s* 3 PM May 17 Saint Mary’s* 1 PM May 23-26 WCC Championships (Stockton, Calif.) @UPPilotBaseball Home game in bold; *WCC Game; All times Pacific SID CONTACT: ADAM LINNMAN • O: 503-943-7731 • C: 503-860-9494 • E: [email protected] PortlandPilots.com @PortlandPilots facebook.com/PortlandPilots PortlandPilots 2020 Portland Baseball • Week 1 • PortlandPilots.com • Page 2 THIS WEEK IN PILOTS BASEBALL • The Pilots open the 2020 season with a four-game non-conference series against the Nevada Wolf Pack at the Ridgefield Outdoor Recreation Complex in Ridgefield, Wash. • Weather has forced the Pilots and Wolf Pack to adjust the schedule as they’ll open the series with a double header on Friday, with the first game set for 11 a.m. 2020 QUICK FACTS • The Pilots and Wolf Pack will then play one game on Saturday at 1:00, and Sun- Started Baseball:...................................................... 1923 day’s series finale is scheduled for 11 a.m. All-Time Overall Record: ..............1,504-1,742-15 (.464) • Links for live audio and live stats for all four games can be found at All-Time WCC Record/Years: .......... 196-427-1 (.314)/24 Joe Etzel Field Record/Years: .............311-372 (.455)/32 PortlandPilots.com. 2020 Overall Record: ........................................0-0 (.000) 2020 WCC Record: ............................................0-0 (.000) THIS SEASON IN PILOTS BASEBALL 2019 Overall Record: ....................................25-27 (.480) 2019 WCC Record: ..........................................7-19 (.269) • Due to the on-going construction of Joe Etzel Field the Pilots will be playing 2019 Postseason:.......................................................N/A “home” games throughout the greater Portland area and Southwest Washington. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ...............................19/12 • The Pilots will be playing two series at the Ridgefield Outdoor Recreation Com- Position Starters Returning/Lost: ...............................4/5 plex in Ridgefield, Wash. (Feb. 14-16 & Feb. 28-March 1), two series at Ron Tonkin Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost: ...............................2/2 Newcomers: ................................................................ 16 Field in Hillsboro (Feb. 20-22 & March 26-28), and they’ll play one series at Goss Head Coach: ......... Geoff Loomis (5th year, Portland ‘94) Stadium in Corvallis, Ore. (March 13-15). Career Record/Years: ................402-332-3 (.547)/17 • Additionally, the Pilots will be playing two games at Concordia University (March Record at School/Years: .................75-135-1 (.358)/4 25 & 30) and another at Ron Tonkin Field (April 21). WCC Record/Years: ............................ 27-80 (.252)/4 Assistants: .. Jake Valentine (5th year, Hawai’i Pacific ‘09) • All other home games will be played at Joe Etzel Field, with berm seating only for .........Connor Lambert (3rd year, Washington St. ‘10) games in April. Graduate Assistants: .....Daniel Lopez (1st year, Port. ’19) • Ridgefield Notes: Admission will not be charged and concessions will not be avail- .................Cameron Richman (1st year, Portland ’19) able. Team Manager:.............................................. Matt Kollas Strength Coach: ...Bryant Ferate (3rd year, Wash. St. ‘13) • Hillsboro Notes: Admission will be charged ($5 for everyone and seating is all Athletic Trainer: ..Chris Jackson (1st year, Oregon St. ‘16) general admission) and concessions will be available for purchase; this does not GENERAL INFO apply to the game vs. Oregon State on April 21, and for more ticket information on Location: ....................................................Portland, Ore. that game please visit PortlandPilots.com/tickets. Website: .................................. www.PortlandPilots.com National Affiliation: ................................ NCAA Division I • Corvallis Notes: Admission will not be charged. Conference: ................................................... West Coast Founded: ................................................................. 1901 NEXT WEEK IN PILOTS BASEBALL Enrollment: ............................................................. 4,164 • The Pilots host the Utah Valley Wolverines next week at Ron Tonkin Field in Nickname: .............................................................. Pilots Colors: .................................................... Purple & White Hillsboro for a four-game set. Home Field (Capacity): ..................Joe Etzel Field (1,000) • The series begins with one game on Thursday at 1 p.m., a double header is sched- Dimensions: ..... 325 LF, 370 LC, 390 CF, 370 RC, 325 RF uled for Friday at 11 a.m., and Saturday’s finale will start at 1 p.m. President: ........................Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C. Vice President for Athletics: ....................... Scott Leykam Athletic Department Phone: .....................503-943-7117 ABOUT THE PILOTS MEDIA INFO • 2020 marks the fifth year for head coach Geoff Loomis, a Portland baseball alum Baseball SID: ............................................ Adam Linnman and UP Athletics Hall of Fame member who still holds the UP program career re- E-mail:.................................................. [email protected] cord for batting average (.376). Office Phone: .............................................503-943-7731 Cell Phone: ................................................503-860-9494 • The Pilots won 25 games overall last season, which was the most wins since 2012. Joe Etzel Field Press Box Phone: ................503-943-7253 • Portland features 19 returning letterwinners and 16 newcomers. • Junior shortstop Chad Stevens was voted to the 2020 All-West Coast Conference Preseason Team. • Stevens landed on the All-WCC Second Team and was placed on the initial Brooks Wallace Award Watch List last year; he hit .284 as a sophomore and collected 13 doubles, a triple, 12 stolen bases, and 36 runs scored, which are the ninth most in a single season in Portland program history. • Sophomore Tracye Tammaro also earned all-conference recognition last year, landing on the league’s all-freshman team after hitting .261 overall with five home runs, 26 RBI’s, a triple, and 11 doubles in his first year with the Pilots. • Tammaro’s on-base percentage of .407 was a team-high, and his 409 putouts at first base rank 10th on the program’s single-season chart. • During one stretch last season Tammaro homered in four straight games. • Portland features a deep pitching staff, led