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Spartans Host Air Force In First Home Mountain West Series

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San José State baseball team (5-7, 1-2 MW) gets back into Mountain West play this weekend, March 8-10, when they host Air Force (4-8, 0-0 MW) in the first rematch of the 2023 Mountain West Championship.

Game one on Friday is set for a 6:05 p.m. first pitch, with game times on Saturday and Sunday being scheduled for 2:05 p.m. and 12:05 p.m., respectively.

POTENTIAL PITCHING MATCHUPS

Friday: LHP Ethan Ross (0-3, 11.68 ERA) vs. LHP Seungmin Shim (1-0, 2.87 ERA)

Saturday: LHP Micky Thompson (0-1, 13.86 ERA) vs. RHP Dylan Rogers (1-1, 6.00 ERA)

Sunday: TBD vs. RHP Ben Weber (0-1, 6.75 ERA)

SAN JOSÉ STATE:

  • The Spartans are coming off back-to-back wins, closing out their time in Las Vegas with a 16-13 win over UNLV, followed by a 10-8 win at Saint Mary's on Tuesday.
  • Dalton Bowling moved into second place alone on the all-time home run list with his team-high fifth of the season and 27th of his career.
  • Bowling leads the Mountain West in home runs, followed by Theo Hardy and Hunter Dorraugh, who are tied for second with four.
  • The Spartans are first in the league in home runs (16) and triples (7).

AIR FORCE:

  • Rematch of the 2023 Mountain West Championship.
  • Air Force took the season series 5-1 in 2023.
  • Air Force owns the all-time series record, 36-23.

UP NEXT: The Spartans will take on Saint Mary's for the second time this season, this time at Excite Ballpark, on Tuesday, March 12. First pitch is scheduled for 5:05 p.m.

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