Baseball Hosts Saint Mary's on Senior Weekend

Friday, May 9

Spokane, Wash.

6 p.m.

Gonzaga University

Saint Mary's

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5/8/2025 2:06:00 PM | Baseball

Gonzaga Notes Saint Mary’s Notes

Gonzaga remains one game back of first place in the West Coast Conference standings

- Gonzaga will host Saint Mary's for senior weekend Friday-Sunday.

- The second-place Zags and fourth-place Gaels will battle atop the WCC.

- Gonzaga dropped two out of three at Saint Mary's last year in Moraga.

- GU knocked Saint Mary's out of the WCC Tournament, 11-5 last season.

- The Gaels are coming off a series sweep at Pacific and two losses at Oregon.

- Gonzaga took two of three at LMU last weekend in Los Angeles.

- The Gaels finished 34-22 in 2024 and 16-8 in WCC play (third place).

- GU pitching is allowing 8.80 hits per 9.0 IP, is 1st in the WCC (63rd in D-I).

- Gonzaga's 1.49 WHIP leads the WCC and ranks 79th in NCAA Division-I.

- The Bulldogs' .977 fielding percentage is first in the WCC and 32nd in D-I.

- Mark Machtolf earned his 600th career win on March 14 at Washington, becoming just the second coach in Gonzaga and WCC history to reach that mark.

- In the West Coast Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll, GU was picked to finish third behind San Diego and Portland. Just five points are what separated Portland (2nd), Gonzaga (t-3rd), Santa Clara (t-3rd), and Saint Mary's (5th).

- Tommy Eisenstat, Justin Feld were named to the All-WCC Preseason team.

- 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 Zags 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 six All-WCC honorees from 2024: Tommy Eisenstat, Justin Feld, Miles Gosztola, Erik Hoffberg, Payton Knowles, and Vincent Temesvary.

SCOUTING THE GAELS

- Saint Mary's swept Pacific last weekend at home to jump into fourth place in the West Coast Conference standings.

- The Gaels then traveled to Eugene to face #5 Oregon, where they dropped both games Tuesday and Wednesday.

- 1B/OF Eddie Madrigal leads the Gaels with a .352 batting average, .682 slugging, 16 home runs, and 63 hits.

- Among the WCC ranks, Madrigal is fifth in average, first in slugging, first in runs batted in, and first in home runs.

- Through 48 games, Saint Mary's is batting .286 and is averaging 7.0 runs per game and 9.5 hits per game.

- SMC leads the WCC in team average, ranks fourth in ERA, and is fifth in fielding percentage.

- Gaels pitching owns a 6.01 ERA, striking out 363 and walking 238 over 409.0 innings pitched.

- In 2024, Saint Mary's finished 34-22 with a 16-8 record in West Coast Conference play (third place).

SENIOR SUNDAY

- Gonzaga will recognize 13 seniors (ten players and three managers) on Sunday at Patterson Baseball Complex.

- Ryan Hernandez, Ty Yukumoto, Jace Phelan, Gage Mestas, Max Coupe, Vincent Temesvary, Josh Hankins, Garrett Gores, Tommy Eisenstat, and Kai Francis will be recognized prior to the 3 p.m. first pitch on Sunday.

FINAL HOME GAME AND WCC SERIES ON DECK

- Gonzaga will host Washington State at 6 p.m. on Tuesday to wrap their 2025 home schedule.

- The Bulldogs have taken two out of the previous three meetings with the Cougars this season.

- GU will then conclude the regular season Thursday-Saturday on the road at Portland in the final WCC weekend.

- The Zags and Pilots will battle for a top two seed at the WCC Tournament, while GU fights for a WCC title.

TICKET PUNCHED TO VEGAS

- With Sunday's win over LMU, Gonzaga clinched their spot in the West Coast Conference Tournament May 21-24.

- The Bulldogs will make their WCC-leading eighth-straight tournament appearance (POR/USD will each make 4th).

- Since moving to a tournament format in 2013, GU leads the WCC with ten appearances (LMU will make their 8th).

- Gonzaga has qualified for ten of the 11 West Coast Conference tournaments, only missing the mark in 2015.

TOUGH REMAINING WCC SCHEDULE

- Gonzaga's second half of their WCC slate includes four teams currently in the top five of the standings.

- The Zags will face San Diego and Saint Mary's at home and will travel to Loyola Marymount and Portland.

- The West Coast Conference Tournament will be played at Las Vegas Ballpark, home to the AAA Aviators (ATH).

- The top two seeds in the WCC Tournament receive a bye, while the remaining four face off in two play-in games.

ZAGS RALLY IN EXTRAS TO CLINCH SERIES AT LMU

- Gonzaga battled back after trailing by two in the eighth inning on Sunday at LMU to defeat the Lions 9-7 in ten.

- After opening the series with a 5-4 win and falling 7-1 in game two, GU took the deciding rubber match Sunday.

- With the win, GU remains in second place in the WCC with a two-game lead over third-place Portland.

BULLDOGS AVENGE EXTRA-INNING LOSS TO WASHINGTON STATE

- Gonzaga avenged their 7-6 extra-inning loss to Washington State on Apr. 1, defeating the Cougars on Apr. 29.

- The Zags earned their own 7-6 extra-inning win in Pullman, scoring the winning run in the top of the tenth.

- Max Coupe laid down a suicide squeeze bunt to bring home Mikey Bell, the go-ahead run in the tenth.

COUPE MATCHES PATTERSON HOME RUN RECORD

- Max Coupe matched a Patterson Baseball Complex record on Apr. 27 against San Diego with three home runs.

- On a 3-for-3, 4 RBI, 4 R afternoon, Coupe became the first Bulldog with a three-homer game since 2023.

- Coupe's feat is the first done by a player at Patterson Baseball Complex since 2009 (Ryan Wiegand vs. LMU).

ZAGS TURNING IT AROUND

- After a 2-12 start to the 2025 season, Gonzaga won their next 16 out of 19 to get back above .500.

- The Bulldogs strung together three separate win streaks of four or more during that stretch.

- GU began their run with a three-game sweep at Washington and a midweek win at Seattle U.

- Gonzaga won five out their next six series, including sweeps over Washington, Pacific, and San Francisco.

ZAGS CONTINUE HOT WCC START, CLINCH SERIES OVER SANTA CLARA

- After back-to-back WCC sweeps, Gonzaga won their series over Santa Clara to improve to 10-2 in WCC play.

- The Bulldogs won the first two games before dropping a heartbreaker in game three.

- Mikey Bell was 7-for-12 in the series, extending his home run streak to four games after one in each contest.

HANKINS, BELL EARN BACK-TO-BACK WCC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS

- Josh Hankins (March 31) and Mikey Bell (Apr. 7) earned consecutive WCC Player of the Week honors this year.

- In four games, Hankins batted 10-for-16 (.625), adding a line of 6 R, 3 RBI, 3 2B, 1 HR, 2 SB, and a 1.632 OPS.

- Bell batted 7-for-9 (.778) performance in Gonzaga's sweep of San Francisco, where he compiled a 2.068 OPS.

BULLDOGS SWEEP SECOND-STRAIGHT WCC HOME SERIES

- Gonzaga's bats remained hot against San Francisco as they picked up their second straight WCC sweep Apr. 4-6.

- Despite trailing in games one and three, the Bulldogs battled back for two-run wins in each.

- In game two, the Zags put up 14 runs to earn the mercy rule win, their second of the season.

GONZAGA SWEEPS PACIFIC

- Gonzaga completed the three-game sweep of Pacific March 28-30 in their first WCC home series of the season.

- During that series, GU batted .370 and recorded a team OPS of 1.090 with a perfect 9-for-9 on stolen bases.

- The pitching staff combined for a 1.80 ERA with the Tigers hitting just .140 off the Bulldogs.

BULLDOGS OPEN WCC PLAY WITH SERIES WIN OVER PEPPERDINE

- After dropping the WCC opener at Pepperdine, Gonzaga battled back to win the series March 21-23 in Malibu.

- Sam Stem lifted a go-ahead home run in the tenth inning in game two despite entering late as a pinch-runner.

- Gonzaga's pitching staff combined for a 2.33 ERA in the series win, with the Waves batting .186 off of GU.

GONZAGA COMPLETES 4-0 WEEKEND IN SEATTLE

- After a stretch of eight consecutive losses, Gonzaga bounced back with a 4-0 weekend in Seattle March 14-17.

- The Bulldogs earned their first-ever road sweep of Washington at Husky Ballpark before defeating Seattle U.

- The Zags completed the weekend with a revenge win over Seattle U, who defeated the Bulldogs March 5.

MACHTOLF NOTCHES 600TH CAREER WIN

- Gonzaga Head Coach Mark Machtolf earned his 600th career win on March 14, a 4-3 victory over Washington.

- Machtolf becomes the second coach in Gonzaga and West Coast Conference history to eclipse 600 wins.

- Machtolf's win total ranks second in program history behind Steve Hertz, who holds the high mark with 637.

- Machtolf brings a .543 win percentage into his 22nd season in 2025, the third-highest in Gonzaga history.

SHUPE FIRST TO HOMER AGAIN

- For the second straight season, INF Hudson Shupe was the first on the team to hit a home run.

- On Feb. 16, Shupe hit a one-out solo home run at UC Davis to break the ice for the Zags.

- Exaclty one year prior, Shupe hit the first pitch of the season out to right field at UCLA on Feb. 16, 2024.

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 received 44 points, resulting in a tie for third with Santa Clara. Five points separated 2nd/5th place.

- San Diego topped the Preseason Poll with 64 points and eight first-place votes.

PAIR OF ZAGS PICKED PRESEASON ALL-WCC

- Tommy Eisenstat and Justin Feld were selected to the West Coast Conference Preseason Team on Feb. 6.

- Eisenstat led the Bulldogs in seven offensive categories in 2024: avg (.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 GU's leading returner in seven pitching categories and one of five All-WCC Honorable Mentions in 2024.

- 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.

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