| SCOUTING REPORT |
| AGAINST THE COUGARS: CSUDH leads
the all-time series, 15-5. The last time the Cougars and Toros
met was during the 2000 season with APU winning at home, 10-7,
and CSUDH winning in Carson, 5-3. Azusa, who has a doubleheader
scheduled against Concordia University (CA) on Monday, enters
the week with a 9-10 record. 3B Robert Guiles leads an offense
that is hitting at a .325 clip with a .424 average at the plate.
SS Robbie Lindsey is hitting .373 while C Jake Haaker is right
behind at .371. The Cougars like the long ball hitting 23 homers
already on the season. On the mound, RHP Chad Clark (0-1) leads
the regular starters with a 5.40 ERA. LHP Josh Breckley (1-0)
leads the team out of the pen with a 2.70 ERA. |
| AGAINST CAL STATE STANISLAUS: CSUDH
leads the all-time series, 27-16. Last year, the Toros won
3-of-4 against the Warriors. Stanislaus enters the week with a
10-16-1 overall record and is in sixth place in the CCAA with a
6-10 mark. CSUS dropped three of four games against first-place
Sonoma State last weekend. OF Cody Crossman leads the team with
a .416 batting average, 24 RBI and 16 stolen bases. INF Hector
Alaniz follows hitting .382 while 3B Jeff Crabtree is next at
.302. As a team, Stanislaus is batting .277 and has stolen
40-of-52 bases. On the mound, Robert Mansfield (1-1) leads the
staff out of the pen with a 2.45 ERA in 10 appearances spanning
14.2 innings. Scott Geissler (4-3) leads the starters with a
2.77 ERA in seven starts in a staff-high 52 innings. |
THIS WEEK IN TOROS BASEBALL
Mar. 18 CSUDH vs. Azusa Pacific University Toro Field, 2:30 PM
Mar. 21 CSUDH @ CS Stanislaus Warrior Field, 2:30 PM
Mar. 22 CSUDH @ CS Stanislaus (DH) Warrior Field, Noon
Mar. 23 CSUDH @ CS Stanislaus Warrior Field, Noon
WHAT'S ON TAP:
The Toros (12-13, 8-11 CCAA) host a non-conference game on Tuesday
against NAIA Azusa Pacific University before travelling to
Northern California for a four-game CCAA series against Cal State
Stanislaus.
QUICK RECAP:
UC San Diego defeated the Toros three times last week winning both
games in Carson, 8-7, 8-4) then taking the first game of
Saturday's doubleheader, 13-9, in La Jolla. The second game of the
weekend twinbill was postponed due to rain with the Toros leading
in the top of the second inning, 2-0. That game will resume on
March 25 in La Jolla beginning at 3 PM.
GEVAS TIES CAREER-HIGH:
Senior outfielder Joe Gevas (Vallejo, CA/St. Patrick's HS) tied a
career-high in home runs with his eighth bomb of the season on
Saturday against UC San Diego. Last year, Gevas hit eight homers
on the year en route to earning First Team All-CCAA honors. Gevas
now has 22 career home runs in 178 career games in a Toro uniform.
KEESEE KEEPS IT GOING:
In last week's series against UC San Diego, senior 2B David Keesee
scored a team-best six runs and tied for the team lead with four
RBI on five hits including a home run while hitting .385 on the
week (5-for-13). Keesee had a team-high .769 slugging percentage
and was perfect in the field defensively. On the season, Keesee
has started in all 24 games played and is third on the roster with
three home runs. He is one RBI shy from last season's high of 19
RBI.
MILSTEAD MAKING THE GRADE:
Senior center fielder Mike Milstead (Murrieta. CA/Murrieta Valley
HS) is making the most of his final season in a Toro uniform. In
20 games, Milstead is hitting .333 and leads the team with eight
stolen bases in 10 attempts. Last week in three games against UC
San Diego, Milstead hit .571 with a team-best eight hits in 14
at-bats. He also led the team with a .786 slugging percentage, 11
total bases and a .571 on-base percentage.
THIS WEEK'S PROJECTED STARTERS:
| # |
Name |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Yr. |
B/T |
Current Stats |
| 2 |
Frankie VALLE |
C |
5-10 |
So. |
L/R |
.190 BA, 4 RBI |
| 21 |
Tony MARQUEZ |
1B |
6-0 |
Sr. |
R/R |
.322 BA, 5 HR, 14 RBI |
| 4 |
David KEESEE |
2B |
5-10 |
Sr.. |
R/R |
.240 BA, 2 HR, 14 RBI |
| 19 |
Eric PRINGLE |
SS |
5-9 |
Jr. |
S/R |
.297 BA, 8 RBI |
| 26 |
Ruben SALAZAR |
3B |
6-0 |
So. |
R/R |
.318 BA, 2 HR, 18 RBI |
| 20 |
Joe GEVAS |
LF |
5-10 |
Sr. |
L/L |
.354 BA, 7 HR, 19 RBI |
| 27 |
Mike MILSTEAD |
CF |
5-11 |
Sr. |
R/R |
.269 BA, 4 RBI |
| 10 |
Zac CORT |
RF |
6-1 |
Jr. |
R/R |
.222 BA, 12 games |
| 23 |
Frank PEREZ |
DH |
6-1 |
Sr. |
R/R |
.262 BA, 1 HR, 14 RBI |
PITCHING ROTATION:
Friday vs. CSUS (R-CORTES, 2-1)
Saturday vs. CSUS (R-ROBLES, 2-0, R-SILVA, 1-3)
Sunday vs. CSUS (R-MOORE, 3-3)
JOLTIN' JOE:
Senior outfielder Joe Gevas (Vallejo, CA/St. Patrick HS) has
registered 12 multiple-hit games on the year including four games
with three hits. Gevas leads the team with nine home runs on the
year, which is a career-high. He is on pace to break the all-time
mark for home runs in a season of 15 set by Ed Packard in 1978.
Gevas leads the team in average (.366), RBI (30), total bases
(74), slugging percentage (.733) and runs scored (23).
KEESEE HAS MARCH MADNESS:
Senior second baseman David Keesee (Saugus, CA) is working on a
nine-game hitting streak dating back to March 1 at Grand Canyon.
Keesee has driven in at least one run in each game during that
streak including tying a season-high mark of three RBI against
Azusa Pacific on Tuesday. In March, Keesee is hitting .419 with 14
RBI and 11 runs scored.
MEDINA OUT IN LEFT FIELD:
Freshman left-handed pitcher Fred Medina (Santa Ana, CA/Century
HS), who has put up solid numbers in his first season of
collegiate ball, was a surprise starter in left field last
Saturday at UC San Diego. Medina was up to the task at the plate
getting two hits, including a double, in five trips while also
scoring two runs. On the mound, Medina is 1-0 and has yet to give
up a run in four relief appearances on the mound.
SALAZAR ON FIRE:
Sophomore third baseman Ruben Salazar (Lynwood, CA/St. John Bosco
HS) has been on fire offensively all season. After beginning the
year with a 15-game hitting streak, Salazar is now on another
streak hitting in the last seven games. In 25 starts, he has gone
hitless in only two games. On Tuesday against Azusa Pacific,
Salazar had a career-high five hits in five trips to the plate
with two doubles and three singles. He now leads the team with a
.371 average and 39 hits in 26 games.
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