San Diego (15-18-1, 8-7 WCC)  •  San Diego State (13-19, 8-5 Mountain West)

Tony Gwynn Stadium (3,000) • San Diego, California

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SAN DIEGO — After roaring back for a thrilling walk-off win over Portland on Sunday, San Diego baseball (15-18-1, 8-7 WCC) will make a quick trip across town on Tuesday evening for a midweek rivalry matchup against San Diego State (13-19, 8-5 Mountain West) in what will mark the two programs' lone meeting in 2023.

First pitch at Tony Gwynn Stadium is set for 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday night's contest will be streamed live on the Mountain West Network, and live statistics will be available on GoAztecs.com.

LAST TIME OUT
• USD scored three times in the bottom of the ninth to secure a thrilling walk-off win over Portland last time out at Fowler Park on Sunday (April 16), beating the Pilots 7-6 in come-from-behind fashion after Kevin Sim and Jack Gurevitch delivered with the game on the line.

• With one out in the bottom of the ninth and the Toreros chasing by a pair of runs, Sim hammered a line-drive double deep into the left-center field gap, plating Angelo Peraza and Justin DeCriscio to knot the score at 6-6.

• Gurevitch followed with an opposite-field RBI single, bringing home Sim from second to complete the comeback and earn USD a resilient 7-6 victory in which they led only once.

ALL-TIME SERIES VERSUS SAN DIEGO STATE
• The Toreros are 60-76-2 against the Aztecs all-time, with the two programs' most recent meeting coming exactly one year ago today —April 18, 2022.

• USD defeated San Diego State in dominant fashion that evening, beating the Aztecs 15-1 at Tony Gwynn Stadium.

• San Diego has won each of its last three games against San Diego State, but the last 10 contests between the crosstown rivals have been split 5-5.

SCHEDULE UPDATE
• San Diego baseball's home game at Fowler Park on Wednesday night (April 19) against San Diego State has been canceled and will not be made up in 2023.

• The cancellation was mutually agreed upon by both programs with the intention of keeping their respective pitchers healthy/rested as conference play continues.

BIG BATS
• Through 34 total games and five conference series, San Diego's offense has been among the most productive in the WCC, ranking…

- First in on-base percentage (.381)
- First in walks (157)
- First in hit by pitches (58)
- Second in home runs (38)
- Second in runs scored (225)
- Second in RBIs (207)
- Second in total bases (476)
- Third in hits (298)
- Third in slugging percentage (.429)
- Third in stolen bases (39 in 56 attempts)

• 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 14-16 VS. PORTLAND):
Jack Gurevitch | FR | INF/DH | Pacific Palisades, CA | Notre Dame High School
• Team-best 4-for-9 (.444) against Portland with a run scored, a double, and a team-high five RBIs
• Slugged .556 and got on base at a team-best .615 mark while walking three times and being hit by a pitch
• Recorded two multi-hit games, the latter of which was completed with a walk-off RBI single on April 16
• 2023: .284 (27-for-95), four doubles, two triples, one home run, 14 RBIs, 15 runs scored
• 21 walks so far this season are tied for second on USD roster
• Has started 18 games at first base in 2023 and has served as the Toreros' designated hitter for 10

Angelo Peraza | JR | UTIL | Chula Vista, CA | St. Augustine High School
• 4-for-10 (.400), two runs scored, two RBIs, tied-for-team-high three walks last weekend against Portland
• Has team-high 42 hits so far in 2023, three of which have driven in a go-ahead run in the ninth inning or later
• Leads USD in doubles (9), ranks second on roster in batting average (.326) and runs scored (36), is tied for second in walks (21) and third in home runs (6)
• His 13 multi-hit games in 2023 are the most of any San Diego player

Ariel Armas | SO | C | Chula Vista, CA | St. Augustine High School
• 4-for-11 (.364) against Portland with three runs, scored, a double, an RBI, a walk, and his first college home run
• Enters Tuesday night's action on a four-game hit streak that has seen him notch two multi-hit games

Kevin Sim | JR | UTIL | San Diego, CA | Torrey Pines High School
• Ripped game-tying two-RBI double in bottom of the ninth inning on Sunday afternoon against Portland
• Was named WCC Player of the Week on February 20 and was 2023 All-WCC Preseason Team Selection
• Leads USD with 11 home runs, 37 RBIs, 39 runs scored, .602 slugging percentage, nine stolen bases in 2023
• Home run total is tied for second in the WCC, RBI and runs scored totals are one off the conference lead
• Has put together a 12-game hit streak and 14-game on-base streak in 2023
• Has started 16 games at first base, five at third base, and 13 in left field this season

Justin DeCriscio | SO | INF | Orange, CA | Orange Lutheran High School
• Tied his season-high with three hits on Sunday afternoon against Portland, one of which was his second career homer
• Leads USD with a .331 (41-for-124) batting average so far in 2023, has scored 32 runs and driven in 14
• Seven stolen bases in 2023 ranks second on USD roster
• Has started 29 games at shortstop and four games at second base this season.

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 15-18-1 totals so far in 2023, the Toreros are a conference-best 130-76-1 (.631) in that 207-game span.

• Next best within that timeframe are Gonzaga (121-91, .570), BYU (113-93, .548) and Portland (95-89, .516).