Spartans Open 2024 Season At UC San DiegoSpartans Open 2024 Season At UC San Diego

Spartans Open 2024 Season At UC San Diego

SJSU BASEBALL

SAN DIEGO – The 2024 San José State Spartan baseball team is set to begin its 2024 campaign this weekend against the UC San Diego Tritons Friday-Sunday as they look to defend their 2023 Mountain West regular season and tournament titles.

Friday's first pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m., with game times on Friday and Saturday being scheduled for 2 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively.

POTENTIAL PITCHING MATCHUPS:

  • Friday: Ethan Ross vs. Ryan Forcucci
  • Saturday: Micky Thompson vs. Zack Ernisse
  • Sunday: Michael Rice vs. Matthew Dalquist

SAN JOSÉ STATE:

  • Theo Hardy, Hunter Dorraugh, Robert Hamchuk and Micky Thompson were named to the Preseason All-Mountain West Team.
  • The Spartans had the most athletes (4) on the Preseason All-MW Team.
  • The Spartans were picked to finish first in the Mountain West Preseason Coaches' Poll, receiving four first-place votes.
  • SJSU is coming off a 2023 season where they won both the Mountain West regular season and tournament championships.
  • They earned a spot in the NCAA Stanford Regional where they were the No. 4 seed along with Stanford, Texas A&M and Cal State Fullerton.
  • Head coach Brad Sanfilippo was named the 2023 Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year.
  • The Spartans are projected to be in the field of 64 by DIBaseball.

UC SAN DIEGO:

  • The Tritons are coming off a 34-18 season, 21-9 in the Big West Conference.
  • The Tritons won their first Big West Championship in 2023.
  • This is the first matchup between the Spartans and UC San Diego.

2024 SCHEDULE:

  • The Spartans play five home games in the month of February, while also going on the road with a single-game matchup at Stanford.
  • The Spartans open Mountain West play with a three-game series at UNLV March 1-3.
  • They have three single-game non-conference matchups at Saint Mary's, at San Francisco and at Santa Clara before closing the month of March with a three-game series at UC Santa Barbara March 28-30.
  • In April, the Spartans travel to take on No. 3 Arkansas on April 9-10.
  • In the final month of the regular season, the Spartans open with three games at Air Force May 3-5 before a single game at San Francisco May 7 and a three-game set at Cal May 10-12.
  • The Spartans close the regular season at home against New Mexico on May 16-18.
  • The Mountain West Tournament is slated for May 23-26 in San Diego.

UP NEXT: The Spartans will have their first game at Excite Ballpark on Monday when they take on Cal State Fullerton at 2:05 p.m. in a Stanford Regional rematch.

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