Spartans Host Saint Louis in Weekend SeriesSpartans Host Saint Louis in Weekend Series

Spartans Host Saint Louis in Weekend Series

San José State (7-9, 4-2 Mountain West) vs. Saint Louis (12-6, 0-0 Atlantic 10)
When Game 1: Friday, March 24 | 2:05 p.m.
Game 2: Saturday, March 25 | 1:05 p.m.
Game 3: Sunday, March 26 | 11:05 a.m.
Location Excite Ballpark | San Jose, Calif.
Statistics Live Stats
Tickets Friday (Free Admission)
Saturday 
Sunday (Free Admission for Kids 12 and Under)
Watch Mountain West Network
Starting Pitchers Game 1: RHP Jonathan Clark (0-0, 3.86 ERA) vs. RHP Henry Litman (1-0, 2.70 ERA)
Game 2: LHP Micky Thompson (1-1, 2.57 ERA) vs. RHP Jackson Holmes (1-0, 4.11 ERA)
Game 3: RHP Aaron Eden (1-3, 4.98 ERA) vs. RHP Owen Chaffin (2-1, 2.95 ERA)

 


SAN JOSE, Calif.—The San José State baseball team returns home this weekend for a three-game series against Saint Louis. Admission will be free for Friday's game while tickets to the games on Saturday and Sunday can be purchased here. Admission will be free for kids 12 and under on Sunday. Watch all three games of the series on the Mountain West Network.

PREVIOUS GAME

  • The Spartans lost a close contest against Sacramento State on Wednesday night, 7-6.
  • Matt Spear led the Spartans offensively by going 2-for-4 with a two-run home run.
  • Left-handed pitcher Jesse Gutierrez and right-handed pitcher Drew Stapleton had impressive outings out of the bullpen. Gutierrez tossed 3.2 innings, conceding only one run on three hits while striking out three and Stapleton pitched 2.0 scoreless innings, allowing only two hits and striking out one.

THIS SEASON

  • Two Spartan starters rank in the top 10 in the Mountain West Conference in ERA as Micky Thompson is second with an ERA of 2.57 and Jonathan Clark is sixth with an ERA of 3.86.
  • Clark is fourth in the conference in opposing batting average. Opponents are hitting only .220 against him.
  • LHP Jack White is second in the conference with three wins.
  • As a team, the Spartans lead the Mountain West in opposing batting average (.246).
  • The Spartans also lead the Mountain West in runners picked off. They have picked off five runners total with Clark and Thompson each picking off a conference-leading two.
  • Spear has thrown out a conference-leading eight attempted base stealers.
  • The Spartans are second in the conference with 43 doubles.
  • Dalton Bowling leads the conference with nine doubles and Charles McAdoo and Hunter Dorraugh are tied for second with eight each.
  • Jack Colette is tied for fifth in the conference with four stolen bases.

VS. SAINT LOUIS

  • The Saint Louis Billikens are 12-6 this season and coming off a 2-0 loss to Eastern Illinois on Wednesday afternoon.
  • The Billikens are 5-0 this season against teams in the Big Ten Conference with series sweeps of Minnesota and Northwestern. Against teams not in the Big Ten, the Billikens are 7-6.
  • This weekend's series will be the first time in history that the Spartans and Billikens baseball programs will face each other.

UP NEXT: The Spartans will battle Santa Clara on Tuesday, March 28 at Stephen Schott Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 5:05 p.m. and the game can be streamed on the WCC Network.

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