For Immediate Release • March 5, 20092009 SID Contact: Adam Linnman • Office Phone: (503) 943-7731 • Cell Phone: (503) 860-9494 • Fax: (503) 943-7242 • Email: [email protected] 2009 Schedule/Results Date Opponent Time/Result Pilots Return Home to Host UC Davis Feb. 20 Utah Valley W, 4-2 Feb. 21 Utah Valley (DH) W, 7-2 Feb. 21 Utah Valley L, 5-6 (11) Pilots (5-4) vs UC Davis (2-5) Feb. 26 Brigham Young L, 2-10 March 6-8, 2009 • Portland, Ore. • Joe Etzel Field (1,000) Feb. 27 Brigham Young W, 8-3 (10) Feb. 28 Brigham Young L, 3-10 Series: POR leads 7-4 • Live Audio/Stats: portlandpilots.com Mar. 2 Southern Utah L, 7-8 Mar. 2 Southern Utah W, 11-8 PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Mar. 3 Southern Utah W, 3-0 Friday, March 6 - 2:00 p.m. Mar. 6 UC Davis 2:00 p.m. POR - Scott Burris (L, So., 2-0, 2.08)* Mar. 7 UC Davis 1:00 p.m. Mar. 8 UC Davis 11:30 a.m. UCD - Jeremy McChesney (R, Sr.,Sr., 0-2, 12.91) Mar. 9-14 Pepsi/Johnny Quick Classic (Fresno, Calif.) Saturday, March 7 - 1:00 p.m. Mar. 9 Fresno State 6:00 p.m. POR - Matthew Lange (R, Sr., 0-1, 5.59) Mar. 10 Buffalo 2:00 p.m. Mar. 11 Cal State Bakersfi eld 2:00 p.m. UCD - Andy Suiter (L, Jr., 0-2, 12.71) Mar. 12 Fresno State 6:00 p.m. Sunday, March 8 - 11:30 a.m. Mar. 13 Buffalo 2:00 p.m. POR - Mark Triolo (R, Sr., 2-1, 4.41) or Mar. 14 Cal State Bakersfi eld 2:00 p.m. Kyle Kraus (R, Fr., 0-1, 3.18) Mar. 17 George Fox 3:00 p.m. Mar. 20-22 Rose City Invitational (Portland - PGE Park) UCD - Tom Briner (R, So., 0-0, 5.19) Mar. 20 Washington vs. Hawaii 12:00 p.m. *(R/L, Yr., W-L, ERA) Mar. 20 Hawaii 3:30 p.m. Mar. 20 Oregon 7:00 p.m. This Week in Pilots Baseball... Mar. 21 Oregon vs. UW 11:00 a.m. The Portland Pilots (5-4) return home this week to host the UC Davis Aggies (2-5) for a three- Mar. 21 Hawaii vs. Oregon 2:30 p.m. Mar. 21 Washington 6:00 p.m. game series at Joe Etzel Field. The Pilots and Aggies open with a 2:00 p.m. game on Friday. Mar. 22 3 vs. 4 12:00 p.m. Saturday’s tilt is set for 1:00 p.m., while the series fi nale on Sunday is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Mar. 22 1 vs. 2 3:30 p.m. Mar. 25 Lewis & Clark 3:00 p.m. Catch All of the Action at Home Live Mar. 27 Saint Mary’s* 3:00 p.m. Portland will once again provide a free audio broadcast for all baseball home games this sea- Mar. 28 Saint Mary’s* 1:00 p.m. son on portlandpilots.com. Simply click on the ‘Multimedia” tab at the top of UP’s main athletics Mar. 29 Saint Mary’s* 1:00 p.m. website, or visit the baseball schedule on portlandpilots.com to access audio for every Pilot home Mar. 31 Oregon 3:00 p.m. Apr. 3 Loyola Marymount* 3:00 p.m. game in 2008. In addition, UP will provide live, in-game statistics for all home games, which can Apr. 4 Loyola Marymount* 1:00 p.m. also be accessed on portlandpilots.com. Apr. 5 Loyola Marymount* 1:00 p.m. Apr. 9 Santa Clara* 3:00 p.m. A Brief Look Back Apr. 11 Santa Clara* (DH) 9:00 a.m. The Pilots went an even 3-3 during a six-game road trip though Utah. UP took one out of Apr. 14 Oregon 3:00 p.m. three from Brigham Young in Provo before winning two of three against Southern Utah in Cedar Apr. 17 Gonzaga* 3:00 p.m. Apr. 18 Gonzaga* 1:00 p.m. City. On Friday, Feb. 27, the Pilots bounced back from a series-opening 10-2 loss with an 8-3 win Apr. 19 Gonzaga* 1:00 p.m. in ten innings over the Cougars. Senior Bryant Kraus went 3-for-4 and knocked in four runs. The Apr. 21 Washington 4:00 p.m. outfi elder belted a home run and smacked two doubles. Sophomore LHP Scott Burris improved to Apr. 24 San Diego * 3:00 p.m. 2-0 in just his second collegiate start. Burris allowed three earned runs on just fi ve hits. He struck Apr. 25 San Diego* 1:00 p.m. Apr. 26 San Diego* 12:00 p.m. out six in 6.0 innings. BYU took the fi nale 10-3 on Saturday. May 1 Concordia 3:00 p.m. UP and Southern Utah then split a double header on Monday. After coming up just short dur- May 5 Oregon State 3:00 p.m. ing an 8-7 series-opening loss, the Pilots won the second half of the double dip 11-8. UP scored May 8 Pepperdine* 3:00 p.m. four times during the last two innings to pick up the win. Portland sophomore Zach Varce worked May 9 Pepperdine* 1:00 p.m. May 10 Pepperdine* 1:00 p.m. the game’s fi nal three innings to record his fi rst win of the season. Varce held the Thunderbirds May 12 Washington State 5:30 p.m. scoreless, while surrendering three hits and striking out fi ve. Freshman SS Kris Kauppila, sopho- May 13 Washington State 2:00 p.m. more OF Craig Smith and senior 1B Cort Carpenter each had three of UP’s 18 hits. May 15 San Francisco* 3:00 p.m. In the series fi nale on Tuesday, Portland senior right-hander Mark Triolo tossed 8.0 scoreless May 16 San Francisco* 1:00 p.m. May 17 San Francisco* 1:00 p.m. innings and allowed just four hits as the Pilots won 3-0. Triolo struck out eight and walked just two. *WCC game Home games in Bold All times are Pacifi c and subject to change 2009 UP RESULTS: home: 2-1 away: 3-3 neutral: 0-0 vs. ranked: 0-0 • Portland Baseball • March 5, 2009 • Page 2 • www.portlandpilots.com • About UC Davis The Aggies two wins this season came against No. 12 Pepperdine and then-No. 12 UCLA. UC Davis’ last game was a 4-3 win over Pepperdine on Feb. 28. Senior IF Grant Hirneise hit a walk-off single to win it for the Aggies. Sophomore OF Daniel Cepin and freshman utility player Eric Johnson are both batting a team-high .333 this season. Junior OF Kyle Mihaylo has the team’s only home run and Hirneise has knocked in a team-leading three runs. On the hill, senior right-hander Adam Bennett and • QUICK FACTS • freshman left-hander Dayne Quist, both relievers, are both 1-0 with ERA’s of 1.69 and 2.08, General Information respectively. Mailing Address: .................5000 N. Willamette Blvd. Head coach Rex Peters is in his seventh season at the helm of the UC Davis baseball .................................... Portland, OR 97203-5798 program. 15 letterwinners and three position starters returned from a team that was 35-24 last Website: ................................www.portlandpilots.com season. The Aggies fi nished sixth in the Big West Conference with a 13-11 league record. National Affi liation: ............................NCAA Division I Conference: .............................................West Coast The Pilots/Aggies Series Founded: ........................................................... 1901 Portland owns a 7-4 advantage in the all-time series with UC Davis. Last season, the Pilots Enrollment: ....................................................... 3,300 scored fi ve runs during the fi nal two innings to defeat the Aggies 11-10 in Davis, Calif. Then- Nickname: ..........................................................Pilots senior Cory Wiltshire led Portland’s 15-hit attack with four hits and fi ve RBI’s. This will be the Colors: ............................................Purple and White Aggies fi rst trip to Joe Etzel Field. Home Field (capacity): ........... Joe Etzel Field (1,000) Home Field Dimensions: .....LF 350, CF 390, RF 340 Statistical Comparison President: .... Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., J.D. POR Category UCD Athletics Director: ................................Larry Williams .306.........................................................Batting Avg. ........................................................... .189 Athletic Department Phone: ................. 503-943-7117 .281.................................................... Opp. Batting Avg. ....................................................... .306 Coaching Information 4.16.....................................................Earned Run Avg. ...................................................... 6.64 Head Coach: ...Chris Sperry (12th year, Portland ’89) .953........................................................ Fielding Pct. ........................................................... .981 Career Record/Years: .............201-387-1 (.342) /12th 5.5....................................................... Runs Per Game .......................................................... 2.6 Record at School/Years: .................................. SAME 10.4...................................................... Hits Per Game ........................................................... 5.7 WCC Record: ....................................90-209-1 (.302) 26...............................................................Doubles ................................................................. 10 Baseball Offi ce Phone: ........................503-943-7732 1..................................................................Triples .................................................................... 0 Assistants: .. Larry Casian (3rd year, Western Baptist ‘04) 8..............................................................Home Runs ................................................................ 1 ...... Tucker Brack (1st year, Western Oregon ‘06) .476........................................................Slugging Pct. .......................................................... .250 Strength Coach: .................................. Bradford Scott .366....................................................... On-Base Pct. .......................................................... .286 Athletic Trainer: ........................................ Joel Marick 6-11 ................................................Stolen Bases-Attempts ..................................................... 3-7 Program Information All-Time Overall Record: .........1,283-1,392-14 (.480) A Brief Look Ahead Started Baseball: ............................................... 1923 There’s no rest for the Pilots who follow their three-game series against UC Davis at All-Time WCC Record: ............105-246-1 (.300)/13th home with a trip to Fresno, Calif., for the Pepsi/Johnny Quick Classic, hosted by reigning Joe Etzel Field Record/Years: ....201-229 (.467)/23rd national champion Fresno State. The Pilots are set to play the Bulldogs on Monday, March 2009 Overall Record: ..................................5-4 (.556) 9, before taking on Buffalo on Tuesday and Cal State Bakersfi eld on Wednesday.