SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San José State baseball team will open the 2026 season against Long Beach State in a three-game weekend series from Friday, Feb. 13 to Sunday, Feb. 15 at Bohl Diamond in Long Beach, Calif. Friday and Sunday's game can be watched on ESPN+.
- The Spartans are looking for their for their fifth trip in a row to the Mountain West championship game and first Mountain West conference championship since 2023
- The Spartans are 27-35-1 all-time against Long Beach State
- The Spartans last played LBSU in a three game series in May, 2016 on the road. The Beach took all three games of the series
- The Spartans last beat Long Beach State on May 4, 1996 in a 4-2 victory when both teams were members of the Big West conference
- The Spartans were picked to finish fifth in the Mountain West preseason poll
- Last season, the Spartans tallied 55 double-plays, the fourth most in the nation. The three teams ahead of them played six-10 more games than the Spartans
- Three Spartans, Tyler Albanese, Alex Fernandes, and Kyle Calzadiaz, were named to the preseason All Mountain West Team.
- The Spartans were one of two teams in the conference to have multiple players picked for preseason all conference and the only team to have multiple pitchers
- Last season, Fernandes led the Spartans with a .361 batting average and a .447 OBP. He was also named to the MW All-Tournament Team
- Albanese was named Second Team All-Mountain West and to the MW All-Tournament Team in 2025. Albanese finished the season with a 2.97 ERA and nine saves, the third most in a season in SJSU history
- Calzadiaz recorded an ERA of 3.15 in conference play in 2025 and was also named to the 2025 MW All-Tournament Team
- Spartans also return shortstop Rocco Caballero, who was named Second Team All-Mountain West last season. Caballero batted .286 in 2025 and hit 21 doubles, the eighth most in a season in SJSU history
- Outfielder Jake McCoy led the team with a .519 slugging percentage in 2025. McCoy his nine home runs and batted .299 last season. McCoy is also a RHP, pitching in one game last season
- The Spartans also return LHP Jesse Gutierrez, who was SJSU's Friday starter to begin 2025 before suffering a season-ending injury. Gutierrez registered a 2.36 ERA in five appearences. Gutierrez was also named to the MW All-Tournament Team in 2024
- LHP EJ McGrew led the Spartans with seven wins last season
- RHP David Thomas pitched 74.1 innings in 2025, the most on the team
- The Spartans return 19 players in 2025, including five starting batters and eight pitchers
- The Spartans have added 17 transfers and four freshmen to the 2026 squad
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