San Diego (18-19-1, 11-7 WCC)  •  Cal State Northridge (23-11, 10-5 Big West)

Fowler Park (1,700) • San Diego, California

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SAN DIEGO — After securing a dominant sweep of San Francisco over the weekend, San Diego baseball is set to close out a four-game homestand on Tuesday night with a midweek non-conference matchup against CSUN.

First pitch at Fowler Park is set for 6:00 p.m.

Braden Surprenant will have the play-by-play call on the WCC Network, and live statistics will be available on USDToreros.com.

LAST TIME OUT
• The Toreros earned three convincing wins over the Dons at Fowler Park this past weekend, beating USF by a massive 17-3 margin on Friday before taking home a wild, walk-off 6-5 win on Saturday and a 9-7 victory on Sunday.

ALL-TIME SERIES VERSUS CSUN
• USD is 29-36-2 against the Matadors all-time, with the two programs' most recent meeting coming earlier this season on March 28, a tough 12-10 Torero loss at Matador Field.

• The defeat came despite San Diego scoring twice in both the top of the first and the top of the ninth inning.

• San Diego used six pitchers that afternoon, a group comprised of four freshmen, a sophomore, and a redshirt sophomore.

FOR STARTERS (PROBABLE)
• Freshman right-hander Peter Michael will make his 10th appearance of 2023 and his second career start on Tuesday night when he takes the mound for USD against the Matadors.

• The West Hills, California native most recently pitched last week at San Diego State, allowing one run on one hit (a solo homer) in a single inning of work in what marked his first college start.

• He is 0-1 with an 8.10 ERA in 6.2 total innings this season.

FOWLER MAGIC
• The Toreros' walk-off win over San Francisco on Saturday was their fourth walk-off of 2023 and their 13th at Fowler Park since 2021 (USD achieved five walk-off victories in 2022 and four in 2021).

• USD is 13-5-1 (.710) at Fowler Park in 2023 and is 307-205-2 (.599) at the venue since it opened in 2013.

NOTABLE SAN DIEGO COMEBACKS THIS SEASON
• February 19 vs. Nebraska:  Trailed 8-2, won 10-9 on Angelo Peraza's walk-off single

• February 20 vs. Nebraska: Trailed 16-10 entering predetermined final inning (travel restrictions), scored six runs to earn 16-16 tie after game-tying three-run homer from Jack Costello

• February 26 vs. UNLV: Trailed 3-0, won 6-5 on Jack Costello's walk-off single

• March 18 vs. Pacific: Trailed 6-1, won 16-6 after 10-run eighth inning

• April 1 vs. Pepperdine: Trailed 4-0, won 8-4 after Austin Smith's go-ahead grand slam

• April 16 vs. Portland: Trailed 3-0, won 7-6 on Jack Gurevitch's walk-off RBI single

• April 22 vs. San Francisco: Trailed 5-3, won 6-5 on Will Worthington's walk-off RBI single

BIG BATS
• Through 38 total games and six conference series, San Diego's offense has been among the most productive in the WCC, ranking…

• First in on-base percentage (.386)
• First in walks (177)
• First in hit by pitches (66)
• Second in home runs (47)
• Second in runs scored (257)
• Second in RBIs (237)
• Second in total bases (545)
• Third in stolen bases (46 in 68 attempts)

• The Toreros have hit home runs in consecutive at-bats on two occasions this year:

• March 25 at Santa Clara: back-to-back-to-back home runs (Smith, Peraza, and Sim)
•  April 22 vs. San Francisco: back-to-back home runs (DeCriscio and Gurevitch)

TOP PERFORMERS OVER THE WEEKEND (APRIL 21-23 VS. SAN FRANCISCO):

Austin Smith | SO | LHP/OF/DH | El Cajon, CA | UC San Diego | Granite Hills High School
• Batted team-high .556 (5-for-9) against San Francisco with three runs scored, a double, four RBIs, and a walk
• Two-RBI double in the fifth inning on Sunday gave USD a pair of key insurance runs
• Started last Friday night's game on the mound and threw five innings, allowing three runs on seven hits while striking out five and walking none

Justin DeCriscio | SO | INF | Orange, CA | Orange Lutheran High School
• Had multiple hits in all three games against the Dons (two on Friday and Saturday, three on Sunday)
•.467 BA, .500 OBP, .733 SLG against San Francisco with two runs scored, four RBIs
• Led off Saturday's game with his third homer of 2023
• Leads USD in batting average (.336), hits (48), and stolen bases (11)
• His 14 multi-hit games in 2023 are the most of any San Diego player

Kevin Sim | JR | UTIL | San Diego, CA | Torrey Pines High School
• Batted an even .400 (4-for-10) against San Francisco with five runs scored, two homers, three RBIs, and three walks
• Scored winning run from second on Saturday on Will Worthington's walk-off single after being intentionally walked
• Leads USD with 13 homers, 40 RBIs, 44 runs scored, .624 slugging percentage, has team-best 12 multi-RBI games.
• Leads the WCC with 40 RBIs in 2023, is tied for the conference lead with 44 runs scored, 13 homers rank second
• Was named WCC Player of the Week on February 20 and was 2023 All-WCC Preseason Team selection
• Has started 16 games at first base, 16 in left field, five at third base, and one at second base so far this season

Ariel Armas | SO | C | Chula Vista, CA | St. Augustine High School
• Homered twice against San Francisco (April 21 and 23); has three home runs in his last five games after launching his first career college homer on April 15 against Portland
• Batted .273 last weekend with three runs scored, a double, four RBIs, and two walks
• Is 9-for-27 (.333) with six RBIs, two doubles, three home runs, and three walks in his last seven games after beginning the 2023 season 5-for-43
• Has started 21 of USD's 38 games in 2023 at catcher

Angelo Peraza | JR | UTIL | Chula Vista, CA | St. Augustine High School • Batted .286 (2-for-7) against San Francisco with a team-high six runs scored, a homer, an RBI, and a tied-for-team-high four walks
• Ranks second on USD roster with 44 hits in 2023, three of which have driven in a go-ahead run in the ninth inning or later
• Leads USD in doubles (9) and walks (25), ranks second on roster in batting average (.317), is tied for second among his teammates with seven home runs
• His 13 multi-hit games in 2023 are the second-most of any San Diego player

Jack Gurevitch | FR | INF/DH | Pacific Palisades, CA | Notre Dame High School
• Batted. 286 (4-for-14) against San Francisco with three runs scored, team-high six RBIs, three home runs, and two walks
• Homered twice on Friday and once on Saturday
• Pushed USD to its third walk-off win of 2023 on April 16 with a ninth-inning RBI single
• 2023: .277 (31-for-112), four doubles, two triples, four home runs, 20 RBIs, 18 runs
• 23 walks so far this season rank third on USD roster
• Has started 22 games at first base in 2023 and has served as the Toreros' DH 10 times

Will Worthington | JR | INF | Phoenix, AZ | Brophy College Prep
• Team-best 6-for-13 (.462) against USF with two runs scored, four RBIs, and a walk
• Recorded multiple hits on both Friday and Saturday
• Earned USD its fourth walk-off win of 2023 on Saturday with a clutch ninth-inning RBI single

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 18-19-1 totals so far in 2023, the Toreros are a conference-best 133-77-1 (.633) in that 211-game span.

• Next best within that timeframe are Gonzaga (122-94, .564), BYU (116-94, .552) and Portland (98-90, .521).