San Diego (30-16, 16-8 WCC)  •  California Baptist (29-15, 15-9 WAC)
Fowler Park (1,700) • San Diego, California
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SAN DIEGO — Fresh off a sweep of West Coast Conference foe Pacific, San Diego baseball (30-16, 16-8 WCC) will return home for its final non-conference game of the season, taking on California Baptist (29-15, 15-9 WAC) on Tuesday night at Fowler Park.

First pitch is set for 6 p.m., and the contest will be streamed live on the WCC Network with Jack Cronin and Braden Surprenant on the call. Live statistics will be available on USDToreros.com.

LAST TIME OUT
The Toreros took all three games at Pacific over the weekend, beating the Tigers by scores of 9-4, 9-6, and 12-5 on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

FRIDAY (San Diego 9, Pacific 4): Redshirt sophomore righty Ryan Kysar turned in a career-high seven innings on the mound enroute to his third win of 2022. Sophomore infielder Chase Meidroth led the way for the Toreros at the plate with a 3-for-5 evening, coming around to score two runs alongside a home run, an RBI, a walk, and a stolen base. San Diego scored one in the second, four in the first, one in the fourth, and three in the sixth to win a game in which they never trailed.

SATURDAY (San Diego 9, Pacific 6): A late-game comeback earned the Toreros the win in game two, an effort that was bolstered by two hits apiece from junior catcher Caleb Ricketts, junior shortstop Cody Jefferis, junior utility player Max Jung-Goldberg, and graduate utility player RJ Teijeiro in addition to a towering go-ahead three-run homer in the top of the seventh from Meidroth. Sophomore lefty Brycen Mautz made his team-best 12th start on the mound and was relieved by graduate left-hander Ian Churchill, who threw 4.1 innings out of the bullpen while allowing three runs on two hits, walking one, and striking out six to earn his third win of 2022 and move to 3-2 on the year.

SUNDAY (San Diego 12, Pacific 5): San Diego pulled away late in what began as another back-and-forth affair, doing so courtesy of doubles from Meidroth, Sim, and sophomore utility player Jack Costello, a triple from Costello, and home runs from Ricketts and Jung-Goldberg. Sophomore righty Ivran Romero turned in the outing of the afternoon on the mound, firing a career-high 5.1 scoreless frames while allowing just three hits, walking none, and tying his career-high with seven strikeouts enroute to his third win of 2022 to move to 3-2.

ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST CALIFORNIA BAPTIST
•The Toreros are 20-0 against the Lancers all-time dating back to 1971, with the two programs' last meeting coming earlier this season in late March, a 7-2 San Diego win in Riverside.

•USD last played the Lancers at home on March 11, 2020 — a 2-0 win that was the Toreros' last game before the remainder of the season was canceled due to COVID-19.

•The Toreros are 2-0 against CBU at Fowler Park since the venue opened in 2013, with the lone other meeting in San Diego coming in May of 2019, a 5-4 USD win.

FOR STARTERS (PROBABLE)
•San Diego's starter for Tuesday night is TBA.

BIG BATS
•Seven USD players enter Tuesday night's action batting .300 or better, and the Toreros lead the West Coast Conference with a .289 (465-for-1607) team batting average, a .381 on-base percentage, and a .433 slugging percentage.

• The Toreros also lead the conference in runs scored (308), hits (465), and RBIs (283) and have struck out the second-least (279 times) in the WCC while ranking fourth in total walks (188).

•Junior catcher Caleb Ricketts (.351, 65-for-185) ranks second in the WCC batting average and sophomore infielder Chase Meidroth (.339, 64-for-189) is fourth. Sophomore infielder Kevin Sim is tied for the conference lead in home runs with 11, followed by both Meidroth and Ricketts, who are tied for second with 10 apiece.

Players hitting .300 or better include:
•Thomas Rollauer, .400 (2-for-5)
•Caleb Ricketts, .351, (65-for-185)
•Chase Meidroth, .339, (64-for-189)
•Kevin Sim, .322 (59-for-183)
•Camden Vasquez, .318 (27-for-85)
•RJ Teijeiro, .315 (28-for-89)
•Jack Costello, .309 (59-for-191)

GOLD GLOVES
•USD leads the conference and ranks 17th in the nation with a .979 fielding percentage through its 46 total games so far in 2022.

FOWLER MAGIC
• San Diego's five total walk-off wins (March 4 vs. Dallas Baptist, March 22 vs. UC Irvine, March 25 vs. Saint Mary's, and April 14 and 15 vs. Loyola Marymount) so far this season has already surpassed the team's remarkable walk-off total from 2021 (4).

• USD has twice walked-off in back-to-back contests (March 22 and March 25, April 14 and 15) and has done so via a bases-clearing double (Kevin Sim, March 4), an RBI fielder's choice (Justin DeCriscio, March 22), a two-run homer (RJ Teijeiro, March 25), and a pair of RBI singles (Dustin Allen and Angelo Peraza, April 14 and 15).

•Three of the five walk-off winners for San Diego in 2022 have come in extra innings (the team is 3-1 in extra-innings contests) and USD has rallied for a combined nine runs from the bottom of the ninth inning on in those games.

PLAYERS TO WATCH
JUNIOR CATCHER/OUTFIELDER CALEB RICKETTS
LAST WEEKEND AT PACIFIC: 6-FOR-14 (.428), 4 R, 6 RBI, 2 HR, BB
2022: .351 (65-for-185), 34 R, 11 2B, 2 3B, 10 HR, 38 RBI

•Ranks second in the WCC with a .351 (65-for-185) batting average, is one home run off WCC and team lead with 10 after going yard on both Saturday and Sunday.

•Leads USD with .595 slugging percentage that ranks third in WCC, .396 on-base percentage is third on USD roster.

• His 11-game hit streak earlier this season is the longest by any San Diego player in 2022 and his 19 multi-hit games are second on the USD roster.

• Was named to the 2022 Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Watch List on March 10, has thrown out 14 of 26 would-be base stealers so far this season.

•Has played 29 games at catcher, 11 in left field, one in right field, and four as DH so far in 2022

SOPHOMORE INFIELDER CHASE MEIDROTH
LAST WEEKEND AT PACIFIC: 5-FOR-16 (.312), 3 R, 6 RBI, 2 HR, 2B, BB, 2 SB
2022: .339 (64-FOR-189), 40 R, 13 2B, 10 HR, 43 RBIs, 29 BB

• Ranks second on USD roster and fourth in conference with a .339 (64-for-189) batting average.

•Leads Toreros with 13 doubles, is tied for team lead with Kevin Sin with 29 walks.

• Has reached base in 41 of his 45 games so far this year, is tied with sophomore utility player Jack Costello for the Toreros' second-longest hit streak so far this season (10 games), leads the team in multi-hit games (20) and multi-RBI games (13), owns USD's second-longest on-base streak of the season at 26.

•His .566 slugging percentage ranks third and his .430 on-base percentage is first on San Diego roster, marks that are fifth and sixth in the WCC, respectively.

•Joined Ricketts in homering in back-to-back games over the weekend, ripping a solo shot in the sixth inning of Friday's series opener before he launched a go-ahead three-run shot on Saturday to put San Diego ahead for good.

•Also drove in a pair in the top of the ninth in the series finale on Sunday with a two-RBI double.

• Went 3-for-5 with four runs scored, seven runs batted in, a walk, a solo home run, and a grand slam last Saturday in San Diego's nationally televised (ESPNU) 17-4 win over Santa Clara on April 30 as he set new career-highs in runs scored and RBIs.

• Has reached base in 38 of his 42 games so far this year, is tied with sophomore utility player Jack Costello for the Toreros' second-longest hit streak so far this season (10 games), leads the team in multi-hit games (19).

•Has played 38 games at second base and seven at third so far this year.

SOPHOMORE INFIELDER KEVIN SIM
LAST WEEKEND AT PACIFIC: 4-FOR-15 (.266), 4 R, RBI, 2 2B, BB
2022: .322 (59-for-183), 43 R, 12 2B, 3B, 11 HR, 44 RBI

•Is tied for WCC lead with 11 home runs, ranks second in WCC with 44 RBIs entering Tuesday night's action.

• Leads USD and ranks fourth in WCC with .579 slugging percentage and his .415 on-base percentage ranks third among qualified San Diego batters

• Has put together 17 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games so far in 2022

• Has a seven-game hit streak under his belt, at one point reached base in 22 straight games in 2022

• Homered in four consecutive games from February 26 - March 5, including two home runs on March 4 versus Dallas Baptist.

•Went a remarkable 5-for-5 with a single, two home runs, two runs scored, and a walk-off, bases-clearing, three-RBI double in the bottom of the ninth against Dallas Baptist on March 4.

•Has started 39 games at first base and seven as the designated hitter in 2022.

SOPHOMORE UTILITY PLAYER JACK COSTELLO
LAST WEEKEND AT PACIFIC: 4-FOR-13 (.307), 4 R, 3 RBI, 2B, 3B, BB
2022: .309 (59-for-191), 32 R, 12 2B, 3B, 6 HR, 33 RBI

•Ripped a three-RBI triple in San Diego's series finale on Sunday.

• Has hit safely in all but nine of the Toreros' 46 games so far in 2022

• Has hit safely in 69 of the 89 games he has played in so far at USD

• Has reached base in 43 of the Toreros' 46 games in 2022

• Since going hitless in his first two college appearances on February 21 and 27, 2021, he's been hitless just 18 times, and 34 of his 87 college games so far have resulted in a multi-hit performance, including 17 multi-hit games out of 46 total contests so far in 2022, a mark that's three games off the team lead (Chase Meidroth, 20).

• His 10-game hit streak earlier this season is the second-longest by any USD player in 2022 (Caleb Ricketts, 11 games)

• His .472 slugging percentage ranks fourth on the USD roster and his .371 on-base percentage is fifth

• Was named a Freshman All-American (2021), an All-WCC Freshman Team  member, an All-WCC Honorable Mention (2021), and a 2022 All-WCC Preseason Team selection.
Has played 19 games in left field, 16 at third base, five in right field, and three at first base so far in 2022.

JUNIOR SHORTSTOP CODY JEFFERIS
LAST WEEKEND AT PACIFIC: 4-FOR-13 (.307), 3 R, 4 RBI, 3B
2022: .221 (38-FOR-172), 29 R, 8 2B, 3B, 26 RBI

•Recorded a pair of multi-hit games at Pacific with two hits on both Friday and Saturday.

•Drove in a run in all three games at Klein Family Field.

•Has started 45 of San Diego's 46 games so far this season at shortstop.

•Was selected to 2021 All-WCC Second Team and was one of two Toreros named to 2022 All-WCC Preseason Team.

GRADUATE UTILITY PLAYER RJ TEIJEIRO
LAST WEEKEND AT PACIFIC: 3-FOR-10 (.300), 5 RBI, 2 R, BB
2022: .315 (28-FOR-89), 11 R, 4 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 19 RBI

•Drove in three runs on Saturday against the Tigers and had an RBI in all three games.

•Joined the Toreros as a transfer after graduating from UCLA in three years, made his season debut in late March after missing 53 games across last season and the beginning of 2022 due to injury.

•Pushed San Diego to an extra-innings win over Saint Mary's on March 25 with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th, a two-run shot that marked his first college longball.

SOPHOMORE CENTER FIELDER DUSTIN ALLEN
LAST WEEKEND AT PACIFIC: 3-FOR-9 (.333), 2 R, RBI, 2B, 4 BB
2022: .272 (41-FOR-151), 32 R, 7 2B, 2 3B, HR, 29 RBI

• Is only San Diego player to start all 46 games so far at the same position (center field)

• Has batted ninth in each of San Diego's 46 games so far in 2022

• Owns USD's fourth-longest hit streak so far this season (nine games)

•Has 10 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games so far in 2022

•Drew a career-high three walks in San Diego's series finale on Sunday, has reached base in each of his last eight games.

• Pushed San Diego to a walk-off win on April 14 against LMU with an RBI single to right field in the bottom of the 14th inning

PERAZA STAYS PATIENT
•Sophomore utility player Angelo Peraza (St. Augustine High School) put together a productive series over the weekend at Pacific despite notching just one hit.

•The Chula Vista, California native reached base six times and scored a pair of runs, largely due to his five walks and three stolen bases on the weekend, three each of which came on Saturday as he set new career highs in both categories.

•Peraza, who has played 22 games in right field and one at catcher so far in 2022, made his return to the San Diego lineup on April 12 versus San Diego State after missing 20 games from March 8 to April 9.

•He scored the winning run in San Diego's 9-8 walk-off victory over Dallas Baptist on March 4, and notched a walk-off, game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth in USD's 1-0 win over LMU on April 15.

JUNG-GOLDBERG CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY WEEKEND IN STYLE
•Junior utility player Max Jung-Goldberg had more than just a birthday to celebrate this weekend, going 4-for-12 (.333) with three RBIs, three runs scored, a double, a home run, and a walk across all three games against the Tigers.

•The Palo Alto, California native ripped a game-tying solo home on his birthday on Sunday that marked his first college longball, and had at least one hit in all three games in Stockton.

ROBINSON KEEPS ON ROLLING OUT OF BULLPEN
• A bases-loaded, no-outs jam in the bottom of the eighth inning proved to be no problem for redshirt junior Ryan Robinson on Friday night at Pacific, as the 6-3 left-hander stranded all three runners with three straight strikeouts to conclude the frame.

•He's allowed just two runs in his last 15 innings pitched and has racked up 19 strikeouts against just two walks in that span, which dates back to March 29 at California Baptist.

•For the season he's 3-0 with a 1.95 ERA in 27.2 total innings pitched with 34 strikeouts to his credit against just eight walks in 2022.

ROMERO SHINES IN STOCKTON
•Sophomore righty Ivran Romero (Poway High School) set forth a career outing in San Diego's series finale on Sunday, tossing a career-high 5.1 scoreless innings out of the bullpen against the Tigers to earn his third win of 2022, allowing just three hits, walking none, and striking out seven, which is tied for his career high.

•For the season Romero is 3-2 with a 1.82 ERA in 34.2 total innings pitched and has 34 strikeouts to his credit against just seven walks.

CHURCHILL CONTINUES TO EXCEL OUT OF 'PEN
•Graduate left-handed pitcher Ian Churchill continued his success out of the bullpen over the weekend, turning in 4.1 innings of three-run ball on Saturday afternoon to earn his third win of the season as he allowed just two hits, walked one, and struck out six, which was one batter off his career high.

• Churchill, who joined San Diego this season as a transfer from the University of Arizona, has allowed just eight earned runs in his last 34.2 innings pitched (two starts and 10 relief appearances) and has racked up 41 strikeouts across that timeframe.

• He threw six no-hit, shutout innings on April 14 in USD's extra-innings win over Loyola Marymount, striking out three against just two walks after he entered in the top of the eighth.

•For the season he's 3-2 with a 3.80 ERA in 45.0 total innings and has 48 strikeouts to his credit in 2022 against just nine walks.

BEST IN THE WEST (COAST CONFERENCE)
• From the beginning of the 2019 season until now, no team in the West Coast Conference has had a better record than San Diego baseball. Combining their 2019 record (32-21), their abbreviated 2020 totals (12-4), their 33-12 mark in 2021, and their 30-16 record so far in 2022, the Toreros are a conference-best 107-53 (.668) in that 160-game span.

•Next best within that timeframe are Gonzaga (101-64, .612), BYU (93-71, .567) and Saint Mary's (96-82, .539).