Monday, April 22
Stanford, Calif.
1 p.m.
Gonzaga University
at
#3 Stanford
Photo by: Zachary Lucy
Baseball at No. 4 Stanford Monday, Home for WSU
4/21/2019 6:48:00 PM | Baseball
Gonzaga will play at 6 p.m. at home on Tuesday
Gonzaga (19-16) at No. 4 Stanford (27-6)
April 22 | 1:05 p.m. | Stanford, Calif.
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Gonzaga (19-16) vs. Washington State (8-27-1)
April 23 | 6:05 p.m. | Spokane, Wash.
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Zags Take Two of Three at Santa Clara
- Gonzaga dropped the opener 4-0 at Santa Clara, but bounced back to take the next two games and win the road series.
- Nick Nyquist had a huge second game, going 3-for-5 with a double, triple, home run and five RBI.
- Alek Jacob went 5.0 innings to get the win in that second game.
- On Sunday, Mac Lardner got the victory, going 8.1 innings, while Nick Trogrlic-Iverson got his first-career save.
Pac-12 Foes Aplenty
- Oregon was the fifth of 10 Pac-12 opponents this season, and GU is 2-3 so far heading into Monday's tilt at Stanford.
- Earlier this season, Gonzaga won 5-3 on the road at Utah. In that game, 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 hit a three-run homer with the Zags down 2-1 in the sixth to put them ahead for good.
- Three weeks ago, Gonzaga took down last year's College World Series participant Washington in a single-game midweek contest, 5-4. The Zags got out to leads of 3-0 and 4-3, before breaking a four-all tie in the bottom of the eighth. Ernie Yake knocked home Brett Harris with a hard-hit ball to the first baseman's left for the deciding run. Michael Spellacy came out in the ninth and went 1-2-3 for his first career save.
Johnston Named WCC Player of the Week (4/14)
- Junior outfielder Troy Johnston hit .643 (9-for-14) in three games, collecting at least two hits in each game. He had four doubles, scored four times and knocked in two runs.
- On Friday, Johnston went 2-for-5 with a double and scored a run in GU's 4-2 series-opening win. Then on Saturday, he helped GU to a 19-3 win with three hits, including two doubles, three runs and an RBI. Then on Sunday in an 11-inning, 4-3 GU win, he went 4-for-5 with a double and an RBI.
- For the week, he also had seven putouts in right field without an error and notched a slugging percentage of .929.
- Johnston's huge week moved him into the No. 1 spot nationally in doubles per game at 0.56, and third in total doubles with 18.
Jacob Has Done it All
- Gonzaga relief pitcher Alek Jacob has been the jack of all trades for Gonzaga this season.
- Starting out the year as a starter, but converting to the closer due to need, he has racked up eight saves, leads the team with five wins, and has 60 strikeouts in 54.2 innings pitched.
- The sophomore stepped back into the starting role against Santa Clara over the wekend and went 5.0 innings, earning a win.
- Jacob is holding opposing hitters to a .188 batting average and has a 1.65 ERA on the year.
Harris Breaks Out
- JuCo transfer 3B Brett Harris had eight hits (.444) across four games two weeks ago and then added a three-run homer -- his first as a Zag -- against Pacific on Friday.
- Harris' biggest game came in the series finale against San Diego with two doubles, four RBI and two walks. He got the Gonzaga rally started in the ninth inning with the team down by three when he ripped a two-run double to left, and GU went on to win in walk-off fashion.
- He also had a 3-for-4 day in GU's midweek win over Washington with a double, RBI and run scored.
- Harris had one hit against San Diego on Friday, then had two and a run scored in a 15-3 win on Saturday.
Team Notes
- Gonzaga has played in five extra-inning games this season and is 4-1 overall.
- Gonzaga has won six of its last eight games.
- GU is 5-3 at home and 13-10 in true road games.
- Gonzaga has 83 doubles to just 39 for opponents, but has 20 total homers compared to 38 for opponents.
- GU is sixth nationally in doubles per game at 2.39 with Troy Johnston's nation-leading 0.58 per game.
- Gonzaga is also good at taking pitches, getting HBPs 49 times on the year.
- GU has also struck out 45 less times than their opponents in total on the year - 253-208.
Offense Rolling
- Gonzaga has at least seven hits in 24 of its last 28 games, including at least 10 in 15 of those games. GU had at least 10 hits in 10 of the last 13.
- Nick Nyquist, Ernie Yake and Brett Harris have been the most clutch hitters for GU, with Nyquist going 17-for-40 (.425), Yake going 14-for-41 (.341) and Harris going 13-for-39 (.333) with runners in scoring position.
- Nyquist leads the way with 29 RBI on the season, while Troy Johnston and Austin Pinorini each have 21 and four others have at least 15.
Streaks
- Troy Johnston and Austin Pinorini each have current seven-game hitting streaks.
- Ernie Yake has reached base in each of the last seven games. .
Freshman Wells into Starting Role
- Mason Wells was moved into the Friday starting role as a freshman and has responded nicely.
- Wells has started five games and compiled a 3.99 earned-run average, while holding hitters to a .196 batting average.
- Wells went 7.0 innings at Portland last weekend, allowing just two runs on four hits with four strikeouts, to earn his first collegiate win.
Spellacy Rising
- Michael Spellacy earned his first-career save with a perfect ninth inning against Washington in a 5-4 win.
- This past week, he was moved into a Saturday starting role at Portland and gave the Zags 6.0 innings of one-run ball, allowing just three hits and striking out four with no walks.
- He pitched 2.0 innings of scoreless relief against Pacific, allowing just one base runner.
- Spellacy also went 5.0 innings of relief at Pepperdine on Saturday of that series, allowing just one run on four hits.
- Spellacy had a solid outing in his time on the mound at Texas A&M. In the second game of the series, he worked 3.2 shutout innings in relief.
April 22 | 1:05 p.m. | Stanford, Calif.
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Gonzaga (19-16) vs. Washington State (8-27-1)
April 23 | 6:05 p.m. | Spokane, Wash.
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Zags Take Two of Three at Santa Clara
- Gonzaga dropped the opener 4-0 at Santa Clara, but bounced back to take the next two games and win the road series.
- Nick Nyquist had a huge second game, going 3-for-5 with a double, triple, home run and five RBI.
- Alek Jacob went 5.0 innings to get the win in that second game.
- On Sunday, Mac Lardner got the victory, going 8.1 innings, while Nick Trogrlic-Iverson got his first-career save.
Pac-12 Foes Aplenty
- Oregon was the fifth of 10 Pac-12 opponents this season, and GU is 2-3 so far heading into Monday's tilt at Stanford.
- Earlier this season, Gonzaga won 5-3 on the road at Utah. In that game, 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 hit a three-run homer with the Zags down 2-1 in the sixth to put them ahead for good.
- Three weeks ago, Gonzaga took down last year's College World Series participant Washington in a single-game midweek contest, 5-4. The Zags got out to leads of 3-0 and 4-3, before breaking a four-all tie in the bottom of the eighth. Ernie Yake knocked home Brett Harris with a hard-hit ball to the first baseman's left for the deciding run. Michael Spellacy came out in the ninth and went 1-2-3 for his first career save.
Johnston Named WCC Player of the Week (4/14)
- Junior outfielder Troy Johnston hit .643 (9-for-14) in three games, collecting at least two hits in each game. He had four doubles, scored four times and knocked in two runs.
- On Friday, Johnston went 2-for-5 with a double and scored a run in GU's 4-2 series-opening win. Then on Saturday, he helped GU to a 19-3 win with three hits, including two doubles, three runs and an RBI. Then on Sunday in an 11-inning, 4-3 GU win, he went 4-for-5 with a double and an RBI.
- For the week, he also had seven putouts in right field without an error and notched a slugging percentage of .929.
- Johnston's huge week moved him into the No. 1 spot nationally in doubles per game at 0.56, and third in total doubles with 18.
Jacob Has Done it All
- Gonzaga relief pitcher Alek Jacob has been the jack of all trades for Gonzaga this season.
- Starting out the year as a starter, but converting to the closer due to need, he has racked up eight saves, leads the team with five wins, and has 60 strikeouts in 54.2 innings pitched.
- The sophomore stepped back into the starting role against Santa Clara over the wekend and went 5.0 innings, earning a win.
- Jacob is holding opposing hitters to a .188 batting average and has a 1.65 ERA on the year.
Harris Breaks Out
- JuCo transfer 3B Brett Harris had eight hits (.444) across four games two weeks ago and then added a three-run homer -- his first as a Zag -- against Pacific on Friday.
- Harris' biggest game came in the series finale against San Diego with two doubles, four RBI and two walks. He got the Gonzaga rally started in the ninth inning with the team down by three when he ripped a two-run double to left, and GU went on to win in walk-off fashion.
- He also had a 3-for-4 day in GU's midweek win over Washington with a double, RBI and run scored.
- Harris had one hit against San Diego on Friday, then had two and a run scored in a 15-3 win on Saturday.
Team Notes
- Gonzaga has played in five extra-inning games this season and is 4-1 overall.
- Gonzaga has won six of its last eight games.
- GU is 5-3 at home and 13-10 in true road games.
- Gonzaga has 83 doubles to just 39 for opponents, but has 20 total homers compared to 38 for opponents.
- GU is sixth nationally in doubles per game at 2.39 with Troy Johnston's nation-leading 0.58 per game.
- Gonzaga is also good at taking pitches, getting HBPs 49 times on the year.
- GU has also struck out 45 less times than their opponents in total on the year - 253-208.
Offense Rolling
- Gonzaga has at least seven hits in 24 of its last 28 games, including at least 10 in 15 of those games. GU had at least 10 hits in 10 of the last 13.
- Nick Nyquist, Ernie Yake and Brett Harris have been the most clutch hitters for GU, with Nyquist going 17-for-40 (.425), Yake going 14-for-41 (.341) and Harris going 13-for-39 (.333) with runners in scoring position.
- Nyquist leads the way with 29 RBI on the season, while Troy Johnston and Austin Pinorini each have 21 and four others have at least 15.
Streaks
- Troy Johnston and Austin Pinorini each have current seven-game hitting streaks.
- Ernie Yake has reached base in each of the last seven games. .
Freshman Wells into Starting Role
- Mason Wells was moved into the Friday starting role as a freshman and has responded nicely.
- Wells has started five games and compiled a 3.99 earned-run average, while holding hitters to a .196 batting average.
- Wells went 7.0 innings at Portland last weekend, allowing just two runs on four hits with four strikeouts, to earn his first collegiate win.
Spellacy Rising
- Michael Spellacy earned his first-career save with a perfect ninth inning against Washington in a 5-4 win.
- This past week, he was moved into a Saturday starting role at Portland and gave the Zags 6.0 innings of one-run ball, allowing just three hits and striking out four with no walks.
- He pitched 2.0 innings of scoreless relief against Pacific, allowing just one base runner.
- Spellacy also went 5.0 innings of relief at Pepperdine on Saturday of that series, allowing just one run on four hits.
- Spellacy had a solid outing in his time on the mound at Texas A&M. In the second game of the series, he worked 3.2 shutout innings in relief.
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