This Week in Spartan Athletics May 20-25This Week in Spartan Athletics May 20-25

This Week in Spartan Athletics May 20-25

SAN JOSE, Calif. - This Week in San José State Athletics returns to see what's ahead for the Spartans! 

Baseball

The No. 6 seed San José State baseball (26-28, 13-17 MW) will play the No. 3 seed New Mexico (30-22, 17-13 MW) in the first round of the Mountain West Championship on Wednesday, May 21, at 1:05 p.m. at Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona on Mountain West Network. 

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  • The Spartans are looking for their second Mountain West Championship in three seasons and are also looking for their fourth trip in a row to the Mountain West title game.
  • EJ McGrew will start on the mound for SJSU while New Mexico will go with LHP Daxton Purser
  • The winner of tomorrow’s game will face the No. 2 seed Fresno State on Thursday at 6:05 p.m.
  • The Spartans went 1-2 in their series vs. New Mexico earlier this season in Albuquerque, N.M.
  • The Spartans defeated New Mexico 8-5 in their first game of the Mountain West Championship last season
  • The Spartans have won 20 games for the fourth season in a row, the first time since 2009-12.
  • Rocco Caballero and Tyler Albanese were both named Second Team All-Mountain West
  • The Spartans are tied for seventh in the NCAA in double plays with 50 recorded on the season
  • The Spartans have the fourth best ERA in the MW at 6.12
  • Win Scott leads the Spartans in strikeouts thrown with 54
  • Albanese has seven saves on the season, third most in the Mountain West
  • McGrew is second in the conference in wins with a 7-1 record this season
  • Kyle Calzadiaz has an ERA of 3.15 in conference play, the second lowest in the MW (Min 1.0 IP/Team Game)
  • Alex Fernandes is seventh in the conference in OBP at .455 and eighth in batting average at .363
  • Zach Chamizo leads the team with 20 multi-hit games on the season
  • Chamizo is currently on a 16 game hit streak and a 22 game on base streak
  • Jake McCoy has recorded 11 multi-RBI games on the season, the most on the team
  • Jeriah Lewis is tied for first in the Mountain West in stolen bases with 15. Fernandes is third at 14
  • Lewis leads the Spartans with 39 RBIs and 11 home runs

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