San Diego (17-7, 3-3 WCC)  •  No. 21 UC Irvine (15-4) •  Gonzaga (9-11, 3-3 WCC)
Anteater Ballpark (3,408)  •  Irvine, Calif. | Patterson Baseball Complex (1,500)  •  Spokane, Wash. 
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 SAN DIEGO—San Diego will hit the road for an early week matchup at No. 21 UC Irvine before traveling to face Gonzaga in a WCC weekend series beginning Friday.
 
The Toreros (17-7, 3-3 WCC) will look to build on a successful 3-1 showing last week after a win over Cal State Fullerton on Tuesday and a crucial 2-1 conference series win over San Francisco. USD will face the Anteaters (15-4) on Tuesday at 6 p.m. before taking on the Bulldogs (9-11, 3-3 WCC) on Friday at 6 p.m., Saturday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 12 p.m. PT.
 
The USD-Gonzaga series will be streamed via theW.tv and live statistics will be available for all games on USDToreros.com.
 
IN THE RANKINGS
• The Toreros are currently ranked 30th in Collegiate Baseball's Top 30 rankings. It is the Toreros' 14th-straight season with a national ranking. 
 
LAST TIME OUT
• San Diego went 3-1 last week after a 6-2 victory over Cal State Fullerton on Tuesday. The Toreros took their WCC series against San Francisco 2-1 with wins on Friday (10-3) and Sunday (6-4), their lone loss coming Saturday night to the Dons, 10-4. 
 
• The Toreros hit .270 (37-for-137) with eight doubles, a home run and 21 RBIs. USD posted a .350 slugging percentage and .377 on-base percentage in four games.
 
USD vs Cal State Fullerton
• The Toreros jumped out to an early lead in the second inning, batting through the lineup and collecting five runs on three hits and a Titans error on their way to a 6-2 victory.
 
• Freshman righthander Noah Owen got the start for USD, pitching four innings and giving up just three hits with one walk, one hit batter and four strikeouts. The combination of Owen and Louie Crow held the Titans scoreless through seven innings before CSF broke through for two in the top of the eighth. Crow was credited with the win for USD after pitching 3.1 innings, giving up two runs on two hits with a walk and three strikeouts.
 
• Cody Jefferis, Caleb Ricketts, Chris Colarossi and Paul Kunst collected RBIs for USD and Jeff Houghtby drew a walk twice, adding two runs for the Toreros.
 
USD vs San Francisco
Game 1
• The Toreros scored seven runs in the third inning to take a comfortable 7-0 lead over the Dons on Friday night and never looked back. The USD pitching staff held USF to just four hits and were backed by solid play in the field with no errors and two double-plays including one to clinch the 10-3 victory.
 
• Chris Murphy (3-1, 3.12) got the start for USD, pitching lights out for five innings before the Dons broke through with an RBI single and a two-run home run in the sixth to make it 8-3, Toreros.
 
• Murphy opened the contest by striking out the side in the first, on his way to nine total strikeouts. Murphy faced 17 batters through five innings, giving up two singles and hitting a batter that would be cleared one pitch later on a line-out double play to Ripken Reyes at third.
 
• McGuire finished the day 4-for-4 with two doubles, three runs and an RBI. Otsuka hit two RBI-singles, adding a run and reached base three other times after being hit by pitches. Reyes went 2-for-5 including his 3-RBI double and added two runs for USD.
 
Game 2
• The Toreros struggled to get going offensively in game two, scoring two runs in the fifth inning and one in the sixth. An RBI single by Adam Kerner in the eighth brought USD within two, 6-4, but the Dons put up four runs in the top half of the ninth helped by three USD errors to stall San Diego's momentum and effectively seal the victory, 10-4.
 
• Kerner finished the day 2-for-4 with two RBIs, including a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth—his second of the season. Shane McGuire went 2-for-4 with an RBI single in the fifth and Ripken Reyes and Connor Doyle each added a double and a run for USD.
 
• Jake Miller (2-1, 2.32 ERA) got the start for USD, throwing 4 2/3 innings and giving up four runs on three hits, with five walks and five strikeouts. Prior to an RBI groundout by USF in the third inning, Miller had not allowed a run in 24 1/3 innings of work for the Toreros this season.
 
Game 3
• San Diego completed a dramatic 6-4 comeback victory on Sunday afternoon to take the series, 2-1.
 
• The Toreros trailed the Dons 4-0 heading in to the bottom of the eighth before the USD offense exploded, scoring six runs on five hits with the help of two timely USF errors to take the lead and ultimately the win in the series finale, 6-4.
 
• The Dons added drama in the top of the ninth, putting runners on the corners with one out. Houghtby then made a game-saving play, coming up with a quick throw home after fielding a ball that deflected off Reyes' glove at third to get the lead runner. Travis Kuhn then shut down the USF rally with a final strikeout to clinch the victory.
 
• Josh Hendrickson (3-1, 5.74 ERA) got the start for USD, pitching 2 2/3 innings and giving up four runs on five hits and collecting two strikeouts with no walks. 
 
McGUIRE NAMED WCC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
• Shane McGuire went 8-for-15 (.533) for the week to extend an eight-game hitting streak and earn Rawlings WCC Player of the Week. The sophomore went 4-for-4 including two doubles and an RBI single in Friday night's 10-3 win over USF, adding three runs in the contest. 
 
• McGuire finished the week with three doubles and two RBIs and three runs for USD, posting a .733 slugging percentage and a .611 on-base percentage.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST UC IRVINE
•  The Anteaters lead the all-time series with the Toreros 59-47-1. UCI swept the series 2-0 last season victories of 2-1 (11 innings) and 10-7.  
 
ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST GONZAGA
•  The Toreros hold the advantage in the all-time series the Bulldogs, 48-38-1. Gonzaga took the series last season 2-1, winning the first two games 13-3 and 5-3 before USD took the final game in 11 innings, 5-4.
 
PROBABLE STARTERS
Tuesday: USD RHP Jack Dolak (2-1, 3.86 ERA) vs UCI RHP Ryan Johnston (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Friday: USD LHP Chris Murphy (3-1, 2.88 ERA) vs Gonzaga LHP Mason Wells (0-1, 3.86 ERA)
Saturday: RHP Jake Miller (2-1, 1.37 ERA) vs TBA
Sunday: TBA
 
CONFERENCE AND NATIONAL RANKINGS
 

Statistic	Value	Conference Rank	National Rank
Batting Average	.298	1	25
On Base Percentage	.410	1	10
Runs	180	1	18
Hits	242	1	27
Fielding Percentage	.976	3	45
Hits Allowed Per 9 Inn.	Jake Miller - 3.42	1	3
Strikeouts	Chris Murphy - 51	1	18
On Base Percentage	Shane McGuire - .536	1	16