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Gonzaga Baseball Has Three at UP, Home Monday for Oregon
Baseball Has Three at UP, Home Monday for Oregon
GU is coming off 2-1 weekend vs. Pacific
Gonzaga (14-14, 7-5) at Portland (20-14, 2-10)
April 12-13-14 | Portland, Ore.
Video: Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Stats: Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
PROBABLE STARTERS (W-L, ERA)
Friday • April 12 • 6 PM
POR: RHP Eli Morse (2-4, 2.33)
GON: LHP Mason Wells (0-1, 4.18)
Saturday • April 13 • 6 PM
POR: RHP Kevin Baker (0-3, 6.04)
GON: TBA
Sunday • April 14 • 1 PM
POR: RHP Chris Clements (6-1, 1.72)
GON: LHP Mac Lardner (2-3, 7.76)
Gonzaga (14-14) vs. Oregon (19-12)
April 15 | Patterson Baseball Complex and Coach Steve Hertz Field | Spokane, Wash.
Live Video | Live Stats
Zags Take Home Series vs. Pacific
- Gonzaga won the bookends of a three-game home series with Pacific.
- After a 9-7 GU win on Friday night, the team's traded shutouts in the final two games.
- Starter Mac Lardner threw 7.0 scoreless innings and combined with Alek Jacob for a 3-0 Sunday shutout. Jacob saved both GU wins in the series.
- Mason Marenco hit .444 (4-for-9) and Nick Nyquist reached base eight times (five via base on balls) and had three doubles. Guthrie Morrison added five hits (three doubles) in the series...
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 seven saves, leads the team with three wins, and has 44 strikeouts in 42.2 innings pitched.
- Jacob is holding opposing hitters to a .187 batting average and has a 2.11 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.
Can't K Yake
- Ernie Yake is currently leading the nation in the "Toughest to Strikeout" category, going down on strikes just four times in 111 at-bats on the season.
- He's also third on the team with nine walks on the year.
Team Notes
- Gonzaga has played in four extra-inning games this season and is 3-1 overall.
- Gonzaga is 4-2 in the last six games, and after starting the year 2-6, has gone 12-8 since.
- GU is 5-2 at home and 8-9 in true road games.
- Gonzaga has 63 doubles to just 35 for opponents, but has 13 total homers compared to 33 for opponents.
- Gonzaga is also good at taking pitches, getting HBPs 40 times in 25 games.
- GU has also struck out 37 less times than their opponents in total on the year - 197-160.
Offense Coming
- Gonzaga has at least seven hits in 18 of its last 21 games, including at least 10 in nine of those games.
- Ernie Yake and Brett Harris have been the most clutch hitters for GU, with Yake going 11-for-29 (.379) and Harris going 10-for-24 (.417) with runners in scoring position.
- Johnston leads the way with 19 RBI on the season, while Nick Nyquist has 18 and five others have at least 14.
Streaks
- Guthrie Morrison has reached base in each of the last 12 games, while Brett Harris has been on base in seven in a row.
- Morrison's hit streak is at seven games, while Nick Nyquist has a hit in each of the last five.
Freshman into Starting Roles
- Mason Wells and Daniel Naughton have been moved into a starting roles as freshmen and has responded nicely.
- Wells has started four games and compiled a 4.18 earned-run average, while holding hitters to a .186 batting average.
- Wells went 5.1 innings against BYU and gave up just one earned run at BYU, and then threw an 8.0-inning complete game in a two-run loss at Pepperdine, allowing just four runs on four hits.
- Naughton's sample size is a bit smaller, joining the pitching staff only in the last week. Across 9.0 total innings, he's given up just seven hits and five runs with six strikeouts and two walks...
GU is coming off 2-1 weekend vs. Pacific
Gonzaga (14-14, 7-5) at Portland (20-14, 2-10)
April 12-13-14 | Portland, Ore.
Video: Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Stats: Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
PROBABLE STARTERS (W-L, ERA)
Friday • April 12 • 6 PM
POR: RHP Eli Morse (2-4, 2.33)
GON: LHP Mason Wells (0-1, 4.18)
Saturday • April 13 • 6 PM
POR: RHP Kevin Baker (0-3, 6.04)
GON: TBA
Sunday • April 14 • 1 PM
POR: RHP Chris Clements (6-1, 1.72)
GON: LHP Mac Lardner (2-3, 7.76)
Gonzaga (14-14) vs. Oregon (19-12)
April 15 | Patterson Baseball Complex and Coach Steve Hertz Field | Spokane, Wash.
Live Video | Live Stats
Zags Take Home Series vs. Pacific
- Gonzaga won the bookends of a three-game home series with Pacific.
- After a 9-7 GU win on Friday night, the team's traded shutouts in the final two games.
- Starter Mac Lardner threw 7.0 scoreless innings and combined with Alek Jacob for a 3-0 Sunday shutout. Jacob saved both GU wins in the series.
- Mason Marenco hit .444 (4-for-9) and Nick Nyquist reached base eight times (five via base on balls) and had three doubles. Guthrie Morrison added five hits (three doubles) in the series...
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 seven saves, leads the team with three wins, and has 44 strikeouts in 42.2 innings pitched.
- Jacob is holding opposing hitters to a .187 batting average and has a 2.11 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.
Can't K Yake
- Ernie Yake is currently leading the nation in the "Toughest to Strikeout" category, going down on strikes just four times in 111 at-bats on the season.
- He's also third on the team with nine walks on the year.
Team Notes
- Gonzaga has played in four extra-inning games this season and is 3-1 overall.
- Gonzaga is 4-2 in the last six games, and after starting the year 2-6, has gone 12-8 since.
- GU is 5-2 at home and 8-9 in true road games.
- Gonzaga has 63 doubles to just 35 for opponents, but has 13 total homers compared to 33 for opponents.
- Gonzaga is also good at taking pitches, getting HBPs 40 times in 25 games.
- GU has also struck out 37 less times than their opponents in total on the year - 197-160.
Offense Coming
- Gonzaga has at least seven hits in 18 of its last 21 games, including at least 10 in nine of those games.
- Ernie Yake and Brett Harris have been the most clutch hitters for GU, with Yake going 11-for-29 (.379) and Harris going 10-for-24 (.417) with runners in scoring position.
- Johnston leads the way with 19 RBI on the season, while Nick Nyquist has 18 and five others have at least 14.
Streaks
- Guthrie Morrison has reached base in each of the last 12 games, while Brett Harris has been on base in seven in a row.
- Morrison's hit streak is at seven games, while Nick Nyquist has a hit in each of the last five.
Freshman into Starting Roles
- Mason Wells and Daniel Naughton have been moved into a starting roles as freshmen and has responded nicely.
- Wells has started four games and compiled a 4.18 earned-run average, while holding hitters to a .186 batting average.
- Wells went 5.1 innings against BYU and gave up just one earned run at BYU, and then threw an 8.0-inning complete game in a two-run loss at Pepperdine, allowing just four runs on four hits.
- Naughton's sample size is a bit smaller, joining the pitching staff only in the last week. Across 9.0 total innings, he's given up just seven hits and five runs with six strikeouts and two walks...
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