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Spartans Open Mountain West Baseball Championship Against Nevada

2022 Mountain West Baseball Championship
[3] San José State (28-27, 16-14 MW) vs [2] Nevada (28-24, 16-11 MW)
When Thursday, May 26 | 1:30 p.m.
Location San Diego, Calif. (Tony Gwynn Stadium) | Tickets
TV Broadcast & Statistics Mountain West Network | Live Stats
Starting Pitchers RHP Jonathan Clark (1-4, 5.63 ERA) vs. TBD
Game Notes San José State | Nevada | Tournament Bracket

 

SAN DIEGO - The [3] San José State baseball team (28-27, 16-14 Mountain West) opens the 2022 Mountain West Baseball Championship against [2] Nevada (28-24, 16-11 Mountain West) in the double elimination tournament. The first game is Thursday at Tony Gwynn Stadium on the campus of San Diego State and it can be seen on the Mountain West Network.

  • The Spartans won 22 more games this season than a season ago
  • This is the Spartans first time since 2018 in the MW tournament and their fifth appearance overall. The Spartans are looking for their first MW championship and are 2-6 in the tournament
  • SJSU has their first regular season winning record since 2011 and their 19 home wins were the most for the Spartans since 2011 as well
  • The Spartans have hit an SJSU single-season record of 65 home runs this season and have scored 49 runs in their last four games
  • SJSU comes off a 30-9 win over Air Force in their final MW regular season game of the season and it was the most runs for the Spartans since putting up 31 runs against Chicago State in 2009. It was the most runs for the Spartans ever in a MW contest and the most ever on the road for the Spartans. All nine starting position players had a hit, an RBI and scored a run
  • Redshirt sophomore Ethan Ross pitched 5.0 innings of shutout ball while only allowing one hit and striking out eight on the way to the Spartans 12-0 win over Sacramento State (5/20). It was his first win of the season and won his first Mountain West Pitcher of the Week award (5/23). It was the Spartans fifth MW award this season and third one in a row
  • Sophomore Charles McAdoo went 4-for-6 and tied an SJSU record with nine RBIs, plus had a home run, three triples and scored four runs in the Spartans 30-9 win over Air Force on his way to winning his first Mountain West Player of the Week Award (5/16). McAdoo has a hit in 41 of his 52 games played this season this season and had an SJSU record 44 game on base streak earlier this season
  • Redshirt sophomore Robert Hamchuk went 6-for-7 with a two-run home run, six RBIs and five runs in the 30-9 win over Air Force. The six hits and six RBIs were both career highs. He has 87 hits to lead the Spartans which is good for third in the Mountain West and won his first Mountain West Player of the Week award (5/9) this season. His .380 batting average leads the Spartans and is good for sixth in the league
  • Redshirt sophomore Hunter Dorraugh has 15 home runs to lead the Spartans and is second in the Mountain West. Dorraugh has tied former Major League Baseball player Jeff Ball with the SJSU single-season team record of 15 home runs. Ball set the record in 1990
  • Redshirt sophomore Brady Hill has 10 saves this season which is good for tops in the Mountain West and tied for 19th in the country
  • Redshirt junior Darren Jansen earned his eighth win of the season against Fresno State (5/06) and is second in the conference

Up Next: The Spartans will play their second game of the Mountain West Championships on Friday from Tony Gwynn Stadium and it can be seen on the Mountain West Network.

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