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Busy Week Ahead for Toreros

San Diego will host SDSU and Hawaii before traveling to Saint Mary’s

San Diego (25-15, 9-9 WCC)  •  SDSU (24-17)  •  Hawaii(16-20)  •  Saint Mary's (23-16, 8-7 WCC)
Fowler Park (1,700)  •  San Diego, Calif. | Louis Guisto Field (1,500)  •  Moraga, Calif.
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 SAN DIEGO—San Diego will host midweek games against San Diego State and Hawaii before traveling to face Saint Mary's for a weekend conference series.
 
The Toreros (25-15, 9-9 WCC) will play host to the Aztecs (24-17) on Tuesday at 6 p.m. and the Rainbow Warriors (16-20) on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Fowler Park. USD will then travel north to take on the Gaels (23-16, 8-7 WCC) on Friday at 3 p.m., Saturday at 1 p.m., and Sunday at 1 p.m.
 
The games will be streamed via theW.tv and live statistics will be available on USDToreros.com.
 
LAST TIME OUT
• San Diego went 3-1 last week, defeating California Baptist 5-4 and taking the series with Portland, 2-1. The Toreros defeated the Pilots on Thursday 4-3 and 10-2 on Friday before falling in the Saturday finale, 20-0.
 
The Toreros hit .239 (32-for-134) with eight doubles, a triple and 16 RBIs. USD posted a .313 slugging percentage and .311 on-base percentage in four games.
 
• Ripken Reyes finished 7-for-14 (.500) with a run and an RBI. Reyes was 3-for-4 in both Thursday and Friday's games against the Pilots, including a double in the series opener. Reyes was hit by a pitch three times last week and now holds the school record for most HBP in a season with 20—the previous record of 17 was held by Tony Perez (2003).
 
• Adam Kerner went 5-for-13 (.385) for the week with three doubles, three runs and three RBIs. Kerner finished the week with a .615 slugging percentage and .429 on-base percentage.
 
• The Toreros held off a late comeback from California Baptist after the Lancers put two runners in scoring position in the bottom of the ninth inning to secure a 5-4 victory. The Torero bullpen pitched five shutout innings including four strikeouts to hold off CBU down the stretch.
 
• Jeff Houghtby provided the winning run in Thursday's series opener against Portland. With two outs in the 10th inning, the senior shortstop sent an 0-1 pitch to shallow left field to score a runner from third for the walk-off 4-3 victory. The duo of Chris Murphy and Travis Kuhn combined for 12 strikeouts in the contest.
 
• USD scored six runs in the first inning and never looked back in the 10-2 victory over the Pilots on Friday night. Starter Grady Miller (4-2) pitched seven strong innings for the Toreros, giving up just two runs on five hits and three walks with five strikeouts.
 
• San Diego's bullpen struggled against the Pilots in the Saturday finale, with USD falling 20-0. Collectively, the Torero relievers gave up 17 runs on 15 hits and nine walks with five strikeouts. Portland's Chris Clements pitched a gem, holding the Toreros to one hit through eight innings of work.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST SAN DIEGO STATE
• This Aztecs lead the all-time series with the Toreros 73-57-2, and the teams split the series last season. USD took the first meeting earlier this season at Tony Gwynn Stadium, 4-2.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST HAWAII
• The Toreros trail the all-time series to Hawaii 2-7. The last matchup between the two teams came in the 2010 Tempe Regional, with the 'Bows coming out on top 12-9 in an elimination game to end USD's season.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST SAINT MARY'S
• The Toreros lead the all-time series with Saint Mary's 83-52-1. The Gaels took the series last season, 2-1. USD took the series opener 9-8 before SMC took the next two games, 6-5 and 16-2.
 
PROBABLE STARTERS
• Tuesday: USD LHP Josh Hendrickson (3-1, 7.08 ERA) vs SDSU RHP Aaron Eden (3-0, 2.72 ERA)
 
CONFERENCE AND NATIONAL RANKINGS
 
Statistic Value Conference Rank National Rank
Batting Average .289 1 47
On Base Percentage .391 1 38
Runs 275 1 33
Hits 397 1 41
Scoring 6.9 1 44
Hit by Pitch 67 1 12
Hits Allowed Per 9 Inn. Chris Murphy – 4.92 1 14
Hits Allowed Per 9 Inn. Jake Miller – 5.73 4 36
Strikeouts  Chris Murphy – 72 1 49
Hits Ripken Reyes - 55 1 66
Hit by Pitch Ripken Reyes – 20 1 2
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Jeff Houghtby

#7 Jeff Houghtby

INF
5' 11"
Senior
Accountancy
Chris Murphy

#8 Chris Murphy

LHP
6' 1"
Junior
Adam Kerner

#12 Adam Kerner

C
5' 10"
Sophomore
Travis Kuhn

#34 Travis Kuhn

RHP
5' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore
Josh Hendrickson

#27 Josh Hendrickson

LHP
6' 4"
Junior
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

Jeff Houghtby

#7 Jeff Houghtby

5' 11"
Senior
Accountancy
INF
Chris Murphy

#8 Chris Murphy

6' 1"
Junior
LHP
Adam Kerner

#12 Adam Kerner

5' 10"
Sophomore
C
Travis Kuhn

#34 Travis Kuhn

5' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore
RHP
Josh Hendrickson

#27 Josh Hendrickson

6' 4"
Junior
LHP
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