San Diego (22-23-1, 15-9 WCC)  •  Saint Mary's (20-22, 13-11 WCC)

Louis Guisto Field (closed to spectators) • Moraga, California

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MORAGA, Calif. — Winners of back-to-back-to-back WCC series and eight of its last 10 conference contests, San Diego baseball (22-23-1, 15-9 WCC) is set to conclude its 2023 regular season schedule this weekend in the Bay Area with three games against Saint Mary's (22-23-1, 15-9 WCC) at Louis Guisto Field.

The series between the Gaels and Toreros is set to get underway at 3 p.m. on Friday, followed by a 1 p.m. first pitch on Saturday and another 1 p.m. start on Sunday afternoon in the series finale.

All three games will be streamed live on the WCC Network. Live statistics will be available on SMCGaels.com.

LAST WEEKEND
• The Toreros took two of three from BYU at Fowler Park last weekend (May 4-6), recovering for 8-4 and 5-1 wins on Friday and Saturday after dropping a tough 10-6 decision in the series opener on Thursday.

• San Diego is now 8-2 in its last 10 WCC games, a span that dates back to April 16's walk-off victory over Portland.

ALL-TIME SERIES VERSUS SAINT MARY'S
• USD is 89-55-1 all-time against the Gaels, with the two teams' last meeting coming last season at Fowler Park from March 25-27.

• The Toreros swept SMC that weekend, taking game one by a score of 4-2 with a 10th-inning walk-off homer from RJ Teijeiro before winning 4-1 in game two and 11-6 in game three.

• San Diego has won six of its last seven games versus Saint Mary's, a span that dates back to 2019.

• USD last played in Moraga from March 19-21, 2021. It took two of three to earn a series win over SMC that weekend by sandwiching a 4-3 Saturday loss with a 7-0 win on Friday and a 5-4 win on Sunday.

FOR STARTERS (PROBABLE)
• Right-hander Ryan Robinson will make his second start of the season and the third of his career when he takes the mound for the Toreros on Friday afternoon at Louis Guisto Field.

• After serving as one of San Diego's most high-leverage relievers for the majority of the 2023 season, the Livermore, California native made his first start of the year last Saturday and turned in four strong frames, allowing just one earned run on five hits while walking only one and striking out two.

• Robinson, who attended Ohlone College prior to USD, has compiled a 2.62 ERA through 34.1 total innings thus far in 2023 while putting together a team-best 6-1 record and earning a save.

• He has struck out 36 batters this season against just 10 walks.

• The redshirt senior is a two-time All-WCC Honorable Mention (2021 and 2022) and holds the single season strikeout record at Livermore High School, which was previously set by Randy Johnson.

• San Diego's Saturday and Sunday starters are TBA.

BIG BATS
• Through 46 total games and eight conference series, San Diego's offense has been among the most productive in the WCC, ranking…

- First in runs scored (319)
- First in on-base percentage (.386)
- First in walks (216)
- First in hit by pitches (79)
- First in RBIs (298)
- Second in home runs (53)
- Second in total bases (678)
- Second in stolen bases (52 in 79 attempts)
- Third in hits (426)

• 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)

FOWLER MAGIC
• The Toreros' walk-off win over San Francisco on April 22 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 15-6-1 (.673) at Fowler Park in 2023 and is 309-207-2 (.598) 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

TOP PERFORMERS LAST WEEKEND VERSUS BYU
Angelo Peraza | JR | UTIL | Chula Vista, CA | St. Augustine High School 
• .444 (4-for-9), 5 R, 1 3B, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SB

• Has played three different positions for USD in 2023 (catcher, center field, right field)

• Leads team with 16 multi-hit games

• .327 batting average in 2023 ranks second on San Diego roster

Gabe D'Arcy | SO | OF | San Clemente, CA | Arkansas |  JSerra Catholic High School
• .444 (4-for-9), 2 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB

• Made his college debut at Loyola Marymount on April 28; drew a walk in three at-bats

• Transferred to San Diego after spending his freshman year at Arkansas

• Attended JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, California

James Arakawa | GR | UTIL | Walnut, CA | Pacific | Walnut High School
• .385 (5-for-13), 5 R, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 1 SB

• .304 batting average in 2023 ranks third on USD roster

• Has started 30 games at second base, 10 at shortstop, and three in left field for the Toreros this season

• Transferred to San Diego this season after four years at Pacific

Jack Gurevitch | FR | INF/DH | Pacific Palisades, CA | Notre Dame High School
• .300 (3-for-10), 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB

• 26 walks in 2023 are third-most on USD roster

• Has started 40 of Toreros' 46 games so far in 2023 as a true freshman (30 at first base, 10 at DH)

Austin Smith | SO | LHP/OF/DH | El Cajon, CA | UC San Diego | Granite Hills High School
• Batted .286 (2-for-7) with a run scored, two RBIs, and a team-high five walks

• Turned in the best start of his college career on the mound on May 6, scattering four hits across a career-high 6.2 innings of one-run ball while walking none and striking out a career-high 11.

• Twenty-eight walks drawn as a batter rank second on USD roster.

• Transferred to USD from nearby UC San Diego after attending local Granite Hills High School

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 22-23-1 totals so far in 2023, the Toreros are a conference-best 137-81-1 (.628) in that 219-game span.

• Next best within that timeframe are Gonzaga (126-99, .560), BYU (118-99, .543) and Portland (101-91, .526).