SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The San José State baseball team (8-17, 4-8 MW) is scheduled for a two-game series at UC Santa Barbara (13-8, 4-2 Big West) starting on Thursday evening at 4:05 p.m.
The series, originally slated for three games, has been changed to two games due to weather. Game two on Friday is now scheduled for an 11:05 a.m. first pitch.
PROBABLE STARTERS:
Thursday: LHP Ethan Ross (1-4, 7.62 ERA) vs. RHP Ryan Gallagher (2-0, 2.18 ERA)
Friday: LHP Micky Thompson (1-2, 7.04 ERA) vs. LHP Mike Gutierrez (1-0, 3.60 ERA)
SAN JOSÉ STATE:
- This is the first non-conference weekend series for the Spartans since Feb. 23-25 against Seattle U.
- The Spartans are looking for their first win over the Gauchos since Feb. 22, 2014.
- Dalton Bowling is tied for the Mountain West lead in home runs with nine.
- Bowling is also tied for first in the league in doubles with 11.
- Robert Hamchuk and Theo Hardy both lead the league in triples with four.
- The Spartans are first in the league in triples with 10 and second in home runs with 29.
UC SANTA BARBARA:
- The Gauchos and Spartans have met 102 times in history, with each team winning 51 games.
- UCSB was previously ranked inside the top 25 of the DIBaseball poll.
- The Gauchos enter this series as losers of three of their last four games.
UP NEXT: The Spartans will travel back to Santa Clara on Tuesday to take on the Broncos for the third time this season. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
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