Thursday, March 14
Provo, Utah
5 p.m. PST
Gonzaga University
at
Brigham Young
Photo by: Zachary Lucy
Baseball Opens WCC at BYU
3/13/2019 3:56:00 PM | Baseball
Zags-BYU series moved to Provo
Gonzaga (6-8, 0-0) at BYU (12-3, 0-0)
March 14-16 | Provo, Utah | Miller Park
Thursday, March 14 | 5 p.m. PT/6 p.m. MT
TBA vs. RHP Jordan Wood (2-0, 1.88)
Live Video | Live Stats
Friday, March 15 | 5 p.m. PT/6 p.m. MT
TBA vs. RHP Jarod Lessar (2-1, 5.28)
Live Video | Live Stats
Saturday, March 16 | 12 p.m. PT/1 p.m. MT
TBA vs. RHP Justin Sterner (3-1, 1.77)
Live Video | Live Stats
Series Switch
- The Gonzaga-BYU series being played in Provo, Utah, this year is a switch from the original schedule that was released at the beginning of the season. The teams swapped the 2019 and 2020 series locations due to late winter weather in Spokane.
Pac-12 Foes Aplenty
- In the second of 11 games this season against Pac-12 opponents, Gonzaga took a 5-3 win at Utah on Tuesday. The Zags got 4.1 innings from lefty starter Matthew Henckel (2 R, 7 H) and 4.2 innings from the bullpen (combined 1 R, 6 H), and Nick Nyquist his a three-run homer with the Zags down 2-1 in the sixth to put them ahead for good.
Fast Start, Tough Finish
- Gonzaga got off to a great start in the series at No. 20/22 Texas A&M with a Friday win, but the Aggies took the final two games of the series.
- The win in game one gave GU three straight wins over ranked opponents when combined with the two the previous weekend at then-No. 23 Southern Miss.
- Casey Legumina earned the win with 5.0 innings of work and Alek Jacob worked a 3.0 inning save to help GU to a 6-4 win. Austin Pinorini was 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored.
- In the second game, A&M put up 14 runs, but GU came back on Sunday and held them to just three in a 3-1 loss.
- The bright spot in the finale was Nick Trogrlic-Iverson, who worked 5.0 innings of one-run relief.
Zags Take Sweep at Southern Miss
- Gonzaga enters the Texas A&M series fresh off a two-game sweep at then-No. 23 Southern Miss last weekend.
- In a weather-filled trip, the Friday game was postponed to Saturday, making a doubleheader which the Zags won 4-2 and 10-8 (10). Sunday's game began and played into the fourth with USM leading 7-1, but weather caused a delay, which turned into a cancellation. The game officially went down as a no contest.
Offense Coming
- Gonzaga has at least seven hits in each of its last eight games, including at least 11 in four of those games.
- Mason Marenco has been a boost to the Gonzaga offense. In his first five career games, he has nine hits and is batting .474 with a double, an RBI and three runs scored.
- Ernie Yake has been the most clutch hitter for GU, going 6-for-13 (.462) with runners in scoring position, and Josh Bristyan isn't far behind at 5-for-12 (.417).
- Troy Johnston has also produced in big situations, tying Sullivan for the team lead with 11 RBI on the year.
Streaks
- CF Guthrie Morrison is currently riding an eight-game hit streak.
- C/OF Austin Pinorini has reached base in eight straight games.
- INF Mason Marenco is on a five-game hit streak.
Sullivan Continues to Mash
- Newcomer Ryan Sullivan has a team-high six home runs on the year, including a solo shot in the last game at Texas A&M. He had three in the four-game series at CSUN.
- He leads the team with a .316 batting average, and .702 slugging percentage. He also has a team-leading 18 hits, 16 runs and 11 RBI.
- He hit .389 with a 1.000 slugging percentage at CSUN in four games, totaling three homers, six RBI and nine runs scored in that series alone.
Rising 'Pen
- Along with Trogrlic-Iverson's breakout day with 5.0 innings of one-run work against Texas A&M and Jacob's emergence as the closer, Mason Wells put up solid numbers. The freshman out of Spokane has made four appearances and allowed hitters to bat just .125 against him. Walks have hurt his numbers a bit, but he worked 1.0 inning of perfect relief with two strikeouts against Texas A&M on Sunday.
- Michael Spellacy also had a solid outing in his time on the mound at Texas A&M. In the second game, Spellacy worked 3.2 shutout innings in relief and has allowed just one run over his last 6.2 innings out of the bullpen.
Newcomers Stepping Up
- Along with Sullivan's big weekend at CSUN, Gonzaga newcomers Guthrie Morrison also stepped up. Sullivan joined the Zags from Iowa Western CC, while Morrison came from Edmonds [Wash.] CC.
- At CSUN, Morrison hit .375 with six hits in four games, knocking in three and scoring three times.
- He then went 6-for-9 against Southern Miss with two doubles, a triple and three runs scored.
New Closer
- At Southern Miss, Gonzaga head coach Mark Machtolf tabbed Alek Jacob with the closing duties, and Jacob responded by earning the save in both games of a doubleheader.
- Jacob then picked up his third save of the season in the series opener at Texas A&M and fourth save at Utah.
- He totaled 2.2 innings over the two games at Southern Miss, allowed zero runs, three hits and struck out four.
Lights Out Legumina
- Casey Legumina, who returned to GU after being drafted in the 35th round of the MLB Draft last summer, is torching hitters with 29 strikeouts in 24.0 innings pitched with just eight walks across four starts.
- His last two times out, he's defeated a Top-25 team in then-No. 23 Southern Miss and then-No. 20 Texas A&M
- He's allowed hitters to bat just .159 against him and has a 0.92 WHIP and 1.50 ERA on the season so far.
March 14-16 | Provo, Utah | Miller Park
Thursday, March 14 | 5 p.m. PT/6 p.m. MT
TBA vs. RHP Jordan Wood (2-0, 1.88)
Live Video | Live Stats
Friday, March 15 | 5 p.m. PT/6 p.m. MT
TBA vs. RHP Jarod Lessar (2-1, 5.28)
Live Video | Live Stats
Saturday, March 16 | 12 p.m. PT/1 p.m. MT
TBA vs. RHP Justin Sterner (3-1, 1.77)
Live Video | Live Stats
Series Switch
- The Gonzaga-BYU series being played in Provo, Utah, this year is a switch from the original schedule that was released at the beginning of the season. The teams swapped the 2019 and 2020 series locations due to late winter weather in Spokane.
Pac-12 Foes Aplenty
- In the second of 11 games this season against Pac-12 opponents, Gonzaga took a 5-3 win at Utah on Tuesday. The Zags got 4.1 innings from lefty starter Matthew Henckel (2 R, 7 H) and 4.2 innings from the bullpen (combined 1 R, 6 H), and Nick Nyquist his a three-run homer with the Zags down 2-1 in the sixth to put them ahead for good.
Fast Start, Tough Finish
- Gonzaga got off to a great start in the series at No. 20/22 Texas A&M with a Friday win, but the Aggies took the final two games of the series.
- The win in game one gave GU three straight wins over ranked opponents when combined with the two the previous weekend at then-No. 23 Southern Miss.
- Casey Legumina earned the win with 5.0 innings of work and Alek Jacob worked a 3.0 inning save to help GU to a 6-4 win. Austin Pinorini was 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored.
- In the second game, A&M put up 14 runs, but GU came back on Sunday and held them to just three in a 3-1 loss.
- The bright spot in the finale was Nick Trogrlic-Iverson, who worked 5.0 innings of one-run relief.
Zags Take Sweep at Southern Miss
- Gonzaga enters the Texas A&M series fresh off a two-game sweep at then-No. 23 Southern Miss last weekend.
- In a weather-filled trip, the Friday game was postponed to Saturday, making a doubleheader which the Zags won 4-2 and 10-8 (10). Sunday's game began and played into the fourth with USM leading 7-1, but weather caused a delay, which turned into a cancellation. The game officially went down as a no contest.
Offense Coming
- Gonzaga has at least seven hits in each of its last eight games, including at least 11 in four of those games.
- Mason Marenco has been a boost to the Gonzaga offense. In his first five career games, he has nine hits and is batting .474 with a double, an RBI and three runs scored.
- Ernie Yake has been the most clutch hitter for GU, going 6-for-13 (.462) with runners in scoring position, and Josh Bristyan isn't far behind at 5-for-12 (.417).
- Troy Johnston has also produced in big situations, tying Sullivan for the team lead with 11 RBI on the year.
Streaks
- CF Guthrie Morrison is currently riding an eight-game hit streak.
- C/OF Austin Pinorini has reached base in eight straight games.
- INF Mason Marenco is on a five-game hit streak.
Sullivan Continues to Mash
- Newcomer Ryan Sullivan has a team-high six home runs on the year, including a solo shot in the last game at Texas A&M. He had three in the four-game series at CSUN.
- He leads the team with a .316 batting average, and .702 slugging percentage. He also has a team-leading 18 hits, 16 runs and 11 RBI.
- He hit .389 with a 1.000 slugging percentage at CSUN in four games, totaling three homers, six RBI and nine runs scored in that series alone.
Rising 'Pen
- Along with Trogrlic-Iverson's breakout day with 5.0 innings of one-run work against Texas A&M and Jacob's emergence as the closer, Mason Wells put up solid numbers. The freshman out of Spokane has made four appearances and allowed hitters to bat just .125 against him. Walks have hurt his numbers a bit, but he worked 1.0 inning of perfect relief with two strikeouts against Texas A&M on Sunday.
- Michael Spellacy also had a solid outing in his time on the mound at Texas A&M. In the second game, Spellacy worked 3.2 shutout innings in relief and has allowed just one run over his last 6.2 innings out of the bullpen.
Newcomers Stepping Up
- Along with Sullivan's big weekend at CSUN, Gonzaga newcomers Guthrie Morrison also stepped up. Sullivan joined the Zags from Iowa Western CC, while Morrison came from Edmonds [Wash.] CC.
- At CSUN, Morrison hit .375 with six hits in four games, knocking in three and scoring three times.
- He then went 6-for-9 against Southern Miss with two doubles, a triple and three runs scored.
New Closer
- At Southern Miss, Gonzaga head coach Mark Machtolf tabbed Alek Jacob with the closing duties, and Jacob responded by earning the save in both games of a doubleheader.
- Jacob then picked up his third save of the season in the series opener at Texas A&M and fourth save at Utah.
- He totaled 2.2 innings over the two games at Southern Miss, allowed zero runs, three hits and struck out four.
Lights Out Legumina
- Casey Legumina, who returned to GU after being drafted in the 35th round of the MLB Draft last summer, is torching hitters with 29 strikeouts in 24.0 innings pitched with just eight walks across four starts.
- His last two times out, he's defeated a Top-25 team in then-No. 23 Southern Miss and then-No. 20 Texas A&M
- He's allowed hitters to bat just .159 against him and has a 0.92 WHIP and 1.50 ERA on the season so far.
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