San Diego (14-15-1, 7-5 WCC)  •  UC Irvine (18-10, 5-7 Big West)

Anteater Ballpark (3,408) • Irvine, California

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IRVINE, Calif. — After taking two of three at Gonzaga in decisive fashion over the weekend, San Diego baseball (14-15-1, 7-5 WCC) will conclude a five-game road stretch on Tuesday with a trip to UC Irvine, taking on the Anteaters (18-10, 5-7 Big West) at Anteater Ballpark for the second of three midweek matchups between the two teams this year.

LAST TIME OUT
• The Toreros took home a dominant series win against Gonzaga at the Patterson Baseball Complex last weekend, bookending a 3-2 loss on Friday with an 8-1 win on Thursday and a 9-3 win on Saturday.

• San Diego's successful series in Spokane ended a streak of 12 consecutive West Coast Conference series victories by Gonzaga, dealing the Bulldogs their first losing WCC set since the Toreros took two of three from them in May of 2021.

ALL-TIME SERIES VERSUS UC IRVINE
• USD is 49-62-1 against the Anteaters all-time, with the two programs' most recent meeting coming earlier this season on February 27, a 14-6 San Diego loss at Fowler Park.

• The Toreros have lost two straight games to UCI dating back to last season but have won three of their last five matchups with the Anteaters.

• Tuesday night's contest marks the middle meeting of a three-game 2023 series between the two teams, which is composed exclusively of midweek contests. The final matchup this year is set for Tuesday, May 9 back at Fowler Park.

FOR STARTERS (PROBABLE)
• Redshirt sophomore righty Drake Frize (last name pronounced Fries) is set to make his first start of 2023 when he takes the mound for the Toreros on Tuesday night.

• Frize is 1-2 with a 12.19 ERA across 10 appearances (10.1 innings), striking out 13 while walking 10.

• He most recently pitched on April 2 against Pepperdine at Fowler Park, surrendering two earned runs in 0.2 innings while allowing no hits, walking two, and striking out one.

• Frize has started a college game just once before — on May 10, 2022 against California Baptist.

• He turned in two no-hit frames that evening at Fowler Park, striking out the side in the top of the first en route to a pair of scoreless innings that saw him walk a single batter.

BIG BATS
• Through 30 total games and four conference series, San Diego's offense has been among the most productive in the WCC, ranking…

•  First in home runs (32)
• First in on-base percentage (.388)
• First in walks (141)
• First in hit by pitches (56)
• Second in runs scored (204)
• Second in RBIs (187)
• Second in stolen bases (36 in 51 attempts)
• Second in total bases (422)
• Third in hits (267)
• Third in slugging percentage (.429)

• On March 25 at Santa Clara, the Toreros hammered back-to-back-to-back home runs (Smith, Peraza, and Sim), marking the first time USD had left the yard in consecutive at-bats in 2023.

TOP PERFORMERS OVER THE WEEKEND (APRIL 6-8 AT GONZAGA):
Angelo Peraza | JR | UTIL | Chula Vista, CA | St. Augustine HS
• 5-for-13 (.385), four runs scored, one triple, one home run, three RBIs, 10 total bases, two walks, two stolen bases
• Has team-high 37 hits so far in 2023, three of which have driven in a go-ahead run in the ninth inning or later

Kevin Sim | JR | UTIL | San Diego, CA | Torrey Pines High School
• 5-for-13 (.385), four runs scored, one home run, four RBIs, two stolen bases
• Was named WCC Player of the Week on February 20 and was 2023 All-WCC Preseason Team Selection
• Leads USD with 10 home runs, 33 RBIs, 35 runs scored, .611 slugging percentage, eight stolen bases in 2023

Jack Costello | JR | UTIL | Simi Valley, CA | Chaminade College Prep
• 5-for-13 (.385), one run scored, one double, one triple, three RBIs
• Hit five home runs across three games at Fowler Park from February 20th - February 26, has total of seven in 2023
• Named NCAA National Player of the Week and WCC Player of the Week on February 27
• Was named to 2023 All-WCC Preseason Team

Dustin Allen | JR | CF | Arcadia, CA | Arcadia High School
• 5-for-10 (.500), two runs scored, one double, one home run, one RBI, one stolen base
• Was the only USD player to start all 57 games at the same position, bat in same spot (ninth) in 2022

James Arakawa | GRAD | INF | Walnut, CA | Pacific | Walnut High School
• 5-for-12 (.417), two runs scored, one walk
• Earned an All-WCC Honorable Mention as a sophomore in 2021

Austin Smith | SO | LHP/OF | El Cajon, CA | UC San Diego | Granite Hills High School
• Two hits, two RBIs, two walks
• 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 9 K (career-highs in both innings pitched and strikeouts)

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, their 37-20 record in 2022, and their 11-14-1 totals so far in 2023, the Toreros are a conference-best 129-73-1 (.638) in that 203-game span.

• Next best within that timeframe are Gonzaga (120-88, .576), BYU (110-92, .544) and Portland (93-87, .516).