FRIDAY, MARCH 14 | 5:02 P.M. | HUSKY BALLPARK | SEATTLE, WASH.
SATURDAY, MARCH 15 | 5:02 P.M. | HUSKY BALLPARK | SEATTLE, WASH.
SUNDAY, MARCH 16 | 1:02 P.M. | HUSKY BALLPARK | SEATTLE, WASH.
MONDAY, MARCH 17 | 1 P.M. | BANNERWOOD PARK | BELLEVUE, WASH.
- Gonzaga continues their 12-game road trip at Washington (3) and Seattle U (1).
- GU and UW will make their 146th, 147th, and 148th all-time meetings Fri.-Sun.
- This will be their first three-game series meeting since 2006 (UW 3-0 in Seattle).
- In 2024, Washington won the lone meeting 8-2 on April 30 at Husky Ballpark.
- UW is coming off a series win at Nebraska (2-1) and midweek win at Portland.
- The Zags will stay an extra day to face Seattle U on Monday at Bannerwood Park.
- Gonzaga and Seattle will make their second meeting of the season and third ever.
- SU rallied late on March 5 to win at GU 10-8 in their first meeting of the season.
- The Redhawks will host Coppin State this weekend before greeting Gonzaga.
- In 2024, Seattle U tallied a 17-36 record and finished tenth in the WAC (10-20).
- Gonzaga is coming off a 21-32 (14-10 in WCC play) season and a third-place finish at the West Coast Conference Tournament in Las Vegas in 2024.
- This season, the Bulldogs return five of their starting eight position players, two of their three regular rotation starters, and three of their high-leverage bullpen arms. Six of Gonzaga's top seven hitters from 2024 also return this season.
- Gonzaga returns all six All-WCC honorees from 2024:
Tommy Eisenstat,
Justin Feld,
Miles Gosztola,
Erik Hoffberg,
Payton Knowles, and
Vincent Temesvary.
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
- Washington is coming off a 2-1 weekend at Nebraska (W 11-5, W 6-3, L 2-6) and a midweek win at Portland (11-6).
- OF AJ Guerrero's .396 batting average leads the team and ranks tenth in the Big Ten. His seven doubles rank third in the conference and 52nd nationally, averaging 1.62 hits per game (sixth in B1G and 71st nationally).Â
- C Colton Bower leads the team with four home runs and 19 runs scored, adding ten RBI a 1.016 OPS.
- Through 17 games, Washington is batting .266 and are averaging 6.4 runs per game and 9.1 hits per game.
- The Husky pitching staff has combined for a 6.03 ERA, striking out 134 batters over 143.1 innings pitched.
- In 2024, Washington finished with a 19-31-1 overall record, including a 10-20 record in Pac 12 play (ninth place).
- Saturday starter Jackson Thomas owns a 1.08 ERA across 16.2 IP in 2025, striking out 19 and walking seven.
- Washington's 14 double plays are most in the Big Ten and rank 15th in the nation.
SCOUTING THE REDHAWKS
- Seattle will host Coppin State for a three-game series this weekend before greeting Gonzaga on Monday.
- C Jake Wagoner's .328 batting average and 20 hits lead the team so far this season.
- INF Vicente Feliciano ranks second with a .322 average, leading SU in SLG% (.627), RBI (17), and HR (5).
- Through 16 games, Seattle U is batting .264 and are averaging 6.6 runs per game and 9.2 hits per game.
- The Redhawk pitching staff has combined for a 7.62 ERA, striking out 108 batters over 137.0 innings pitched.
- In 2024, Seattle finished with a 17-36 overall record, including a 10-20 record in WAC play (tenth place).
ON THESE DATES
- Gonzaga is 28-13 on March 14-17 under
Mark Machtolf: (3/14: 10-7, 3/15: 6-3, 3/16: 7-3, 3/17: 5-3)
- On March 14, 2021, Gonzaga clinched a series win at No. 11 TCU with a 10-7 win in extra innings.
- On March 14, 2023, GU and Minnesota played 15 innings at U.S. Bank Stadium, with GU winning 6-4.
- On March 15, 2007, Gonzaga opened the Patterson Baseball Complex with a 9-4 win over Rider.
ZAGS COMPLETE COMEBACK IN FINALE AT BAYLOR
- Gonzaga scored twice in the ninth and once in the tenth to defeat Baylor 8-7 on Sunday in Waco, Texas.
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Hudson Shupe was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI, scoring the winning run in the top of the tenth.
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Erik Hoffberg earned his first career win, throwing four innings in relief. (W, 4.0 IP, H, 2 R, 3 K, 4 BB).
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Michael Cunneely sealed the win with his second save of the season, striking out one over a scoreless inning.
BUCKLEY MAKES HISTORY AT BAYLOR
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Ethan Buckley, a native of Cape Town, South Africa, made history on Feb. 23 at Baylor by becoming the first ever South African native to play NCAA Division-I baseball.
- While others have played Major League Baseball, Buckley is now the first South African to play collegiately at the Division-I level.
- Buckley transferred to Gonzaga last fall from Linn-Benton Community College.
BRABEC DEALS IN DIVISION-I DEBUT
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Gabe Brabec made his first Division-I start in game one at Baylor, throwing five strong innings.
- Although a no decision, Brabec allowed one run on three hits and struck out seven while walking just three.
SHUPE FIRST TO HOMER AGAIN
- For the second straight season, INF
Hudson Shupe hit the first Gonzaga home run of the year.
- On Feb. 16, Shupe hit a one-out solo home run at UC Davis to break the ice for the Zags.
- In 2024, Shupe hit the first pitch of the season out to right field at UCLA, also on Feb. 16.
BULLPEN SHINES DESPITE SERIES LOSS AT UC DAVIS
- Despite dropping their season-opening season, Gonzaga's bullpen made a strong showing over UC Davis.
- Bulldog relievers combined for 11 and two-thirds innings, scattering six hits and just two runs while striking out ten and walking six.
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Ryan Hernandez appeared twice in the UC Davi series, combining for two and two-thirds innings without allowing a baserunner. The Cal Baptist graduate transfer needed just 27 total pitches, striking out two.
- In his lone relief appearance,
Finbar O'Brien threw two and two-thirds of shutout baseball, allowing just one baserunner on a walk while striking out two in game two.
- In the season opener,
Michael Cunneely threw four innings to close out a 6-1 win, picking up his first career save after allowing just one run on four hits and striking out four.
GRAHAM QUIETS AGGIE BATS IN SEASON-OPENING WIN
- In just his fourth-career start, RHP
Payton Graham threw five scoreless innings on Feb. 14 at UC Davis to earn his first win of the 2025 season.
- Graham allowed just two hits while striking out seven and walking two, paving the way for a four-inning save from
Michael Cunneely.
- In his final inning of work, Graham struck out the side on 15 pitches to qualify for the win in the fifth.
ZAGS PICKED THIRD IN WCC PRESEASON POLL
- Gonzaga was picked to finish third in the West Coast Conference Preseason Poll on Feb. 6.
- The Zags accumulated 44 points, resulting in a tie for third with Santa Clara.
- San Diego topped the Preseason Poll with 64 points and eight first-place votes.
- Just five points separated the poll's second-place and fifth-place teams.
PAIR OF ZAGS PICKED PRESEASON ALL-WCC
- Last season, Eisenstat led the Bulldogs in seven offensive categories, including average (.301), runs (34), hits (58), and RBI (30).
- Eisenstat also earned West Coast Conference Honorable Mention with one WCC Player of the Week honor.
- Feld is Gonzaga's leading returner in seven pitching categories.
- Amongst WCC ranks, Feld's 4.16 was tenth last season while allowing the fourth-fewest total earned runs (29). - Feld struck out 62 batters over 62.2 IP, averaging just under nine strikeouts per nine and was the second of five Bulldogs to earn All-WCC Honorable Mention in 2024.
IMPACT TRANSFERS
- Gonzaga's 2025 roster includes five transfers from four-year colleges: two pitchers and three position players.
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Cooper Ciesielski (OF) spent two seasons at UT Permian Basin, batting .349 with nine home runs and 46 RBI.
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Luca DiPaolo (C) arrives from Southern Cal., batting .107 in limited action over two seasons for the Trojans.
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Ty Yukumoto (INF) spent three seasons at Pacific University (OR), batting .329 with 156 hits and 75 RBI.
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Jared Glenn (RHP) spent two seasons at Arizona St. in '21-'22, appearing at the 2021 Austin Regional for ASU.
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Ryan Hernandez (LHP) is a gradute transfer from Cal Baptist, holding a career 2.50 ERA over 44 appearances.
ABOUT THE 2025 SCHEDULE
- Gonzaga's non-conference slate features teams from five different conferences, including five teams from the Big 12 and Big Ten. For the second straight season, the Bulldogs will not play any neutral site games during their non-conference schedule.
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Mark Machtolf is 408-315-1 all-time against the 2025 slate, including a 315-202 record against WCC opponents.
- Gonzaga's 2025 schedule spans six different states: Washington, Oregon, California, Utah, Arizona, Texas.
- Among the 2025 opponents, GU will face Baylor and Utah Tech for the first time under
Mark Machtolf.
GONZAGA TO JOIN THE PAC-12
- Gonzaga is headed to the Pac-12 Conference in all sports beginning July 1, 2026.
- The Zags will join Oregon State, Washington State, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State, and Utah State.
- Of the eight current members, five schools compete in baseball: Gonzaga, Oregon State, Washington State, Fresno State, and San Diego State.
- The final RPI rankings for those five teams from the 2024 season...
18. Oregon State 172. Gonzaga
176. Fresno State 194. Washington State
235. San Diego State
ZAGS IN THE PROS
- MLB Spring Training kicked off last month with seven former Zags reporting to big league camps.
- Brett Harris, Gabe Hughes, Alek Jacob, Troy Johnston, Casey Legumina, Wyatt Mills, and Eli Morgan reported.
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Liam Paddack is the most recent Zag to be drafted, selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 18th round (2024).
- Four former Bulldogs played in the big leagues in 2024: Gonzales, Eli Morgan, Alek Jacob, and Brett Harris.
- Two former Zags made MLB Playoff rosters in '24: Morgan (Cleveland Guardians) and Jacob (San Diego Padres).
- On Nov. 20, Eli Morgan was traded from the Guardians to the Chicago Cubs for prospect Alfonsin Rosario.
- After one season with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Marco Gonzales elected free agency and will enter 2025 unsigned.
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