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First Road Trip of the Season

San Diego will travel to Long Beach State and Arizona State this week

San Diego (3-0)  •  Long Beach State (0-3) •  Arizona State (3-0)
Bohl Diamond (3,238)  •  Long Beach, Calif. | Phoenix Municipal Stadium (8,775)  •  Phoenix, Ariz. 
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 SAN DIEGO—San Diego will travel to Long Beach State and Arizona State for its first road trip of the season.
 
After a successful opening homestand, where the Toreros (3-0) swept Wagner, USD will travel north to take on the Dirtbags (0-3) on Tuesday at 6 p.m. PT before heading to Tempe, Ariz. to face the Sun Devils (3-0) on Wednesday at 6 p.m. PT.
 
Live streams and live statistics will be available on USDToreros.com.
 
LAST TIME OUT
• The Toreros swept Wagner at Fowler Park to open up the 2019 season. USD came out of the gate red-hot, in a 14-0 one-hit shutout on Friday evening. The Toreros collected 16 hits from 11 different players including four freshmen and the USD pitching staff held the Seahawks to a single hit, recording 12 strikeouts on Friday afternoon at Fowler Park.
 
• Chris Murphy got the start for San Diego, going 5.0 innings, striking out six batters, walking five and allowing only one hit. 
 
• The Torero bullpen was dominant in relief of Murphy. The combination of Jake Miller, Cade Brown and Nicola Mislinski retired 11 batters in-a-row down the stretch and combined for six strikeouts to shutout the Seahawks.
 
• Freshman Cody Jefferis made his first start for the Toreros at shortstop and went 3-for-5 including a double and one RBI.
 
• Cal transfer Ripken Reyes also had a big night, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base. Reyes began the flood of USD runs with a 2-RBI triple to center field in the bottom of the second inning.
 
• Due to weather, the Toreros played a double-header on Saturday, winning the first game 15-9 and taking the second, 3-1.
 
• Grady Miller got the start for the Toreros in game one, pitching 5.0 innings with three strikeouts, two walks and allowing 7 hits, 2 runs.
 
• The Toreros did the majority of their damage in the second (6 runs) and sixth innings (5 runs). Ripken Reyes led the Toreros with four RBI and Cody Jefferis finished 2-for-5 with a double and three RBI. 
 
• Paul Kunst scored a two-run home run, the Toreros' first of the season and five Toreros recorded multi-hit games.
 
• In game two, Josh Hendrickson got the start, going 6.0 innings allowing five hits and finishing with five strikeouts and no walks.
 
• San Diego scored one run in the third and two in the fifth to hold a 3-0 lead heading into the ninth. Wagner threatened to take the lead after scoring one run and loading the bases, but San Diego held on for the win, 3-1.
 
• Tora Otsuka had a big game for the Toreros, going 3-for-3 with a double, a home run and batting in all three of San Diego's runs. 
 
ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST LONG BEACH STATE
• The all-time series is tied 37-37-1 between the Toreros and the Dirtbags. The teams last met in 2017 with a game that ended in a 9-9 tie. 
 
• The game was called after the tenth inning due to a predetermined curfew, which states that no new inning may begin after 10:30 p.m. It was the first time a game was called early due to a curfew in Fowler Park's five-year history.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST ARIZONA STATE
• The Sun Devils lead the all-time series 29-5. Last season USD dropped a 7-12 contest in Fowler Park. 
 
• Paul Kunst led the offensive efforts with a 4-for-5 night with two runs and one RBI.Brhet Bewley added three hits in five at-bats andJay Schuylerfinished 2-for-5 with two runs and three RBI, including his 6th home run of the season.

PROBABLE STARTERS
• USD vs LBSU: San Diego RHP Jake Miller (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. LBSU LHP Basilio Pacheco (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
 
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Players Mentioned

Brhet Bewley

#9 Brhet Bewley

INF
5' 11"
Junior
Jay Schuyler

#18 Jay Schuyler

UTL
6' 1"
Junior
Paul Kunst

#6 Paul Kunst

UTL
5' 9"
Redshirt Junior
Chris Murphy

#8 Chris Murphy

LHP
6' 1"
Junior
Tora Otsuka

#2 Tora Otsuka

OF
5' 9"
Sophomore
Nicola Mislinski

#23 Nicola Mislinski

RHP
6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
Cade Brown

#5 Cade Brown

1B/RHP
6' 5"
Freshman
Josh Hendrickson

#27 Josh Hendrickson

LHP
6' 4"
Junior
Cody Jefferis

#28 Cody Jefferis

UTL
5' 8"
Freshman
Grady Miller

#17 Grady Miller

LHP
6' 4"
Junior
Jake Miller

#32 Jake Miller

RHP
6' 2"
Freshman
Ripken Reyes

#15 Ripken Reyes

INF
5' 10"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Brhet Bewley

#9 Brhet Bewley

5' 11"
Junior
INF
Jay Schuyler

#18 Jay Schuyler

6' 1"
Junior
UTL
Paul Kunst

#6 Paul Kunst

5' 9"
Redshirt Junior
UTL
Chris Murphy

#8 Chris Murphy

6' 1"
Junior
LHP
Tora Otsuka

#2 Tora Otsuka

5' 9"
Sophomore
OF
Nicola Mislinski

#23 Nicola Mislinski

6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
RHP
Cade Brown

#5 Cade Brown

6' 5"
Freshman
1B/RHP
Josh Hendrickson

#27 Josh Hendrickson

6' 4"
Junior
LHP
Cody Jefferis

#28 Cody Jefferis

5' 8"
Freshman
UTL
Grady Miller

#17 Grady Miller

6' 4"
Junior
LHP
Jake Miller

#32 Jake Miller

6' 2"
Freshman
RHP
Ripken Reyes

#15 Ripken Reyes

5' 10"
Senior
INF