San Diego Toreros (8-7, 0-0 WCC)  •  Michigan Wolverines (6-11, 0-0 Big 10)

Ray Fisher Stadium (4,000) • Ann Arbor, Michigan

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — After returning home on Tuesday night and earning a hard-fought win over CSUN, San Diego baseball (8-7, 0-0 WCC) is back out on the road this weekend, traveling to Michigan for three games against the Wolverines (6-11, 0-0 WCC) in what will mark the Toreros' final non-conference series of 2024.

First pitch on Friday at Ray Fisher Stadium is set for 12:00 p.m. PST, followed by a 11:00 a.m. PST start on Saturday and a 10:00 a.m. PST series finale on Sunday.

All three games will be streamed live on Big Ten Plus, and live statistics will be provided on MGoBlue.com.

LAST TIME OUT - Early Offense, Strong Bullpen Power Midweek Win Over Matadors 
• A first inning three-run shot from Jack Costello paired with a gritty collective performance from the Torero bullpen powered San Diego baseball to a hard-fought 6-5 win over CSUN on Tuesday night at Fowler Park, splitting the season series with the Matadors.

• San Diego found itself trailing by a run in the bottom of the fourth after Costello's first-inning bomb, but reclaimed the lead by plating two runs in the fourth and one run in the sixth, which provided enough cushion for Conner Thurman — who was one of six Torero pitchers to record a scoreless outing in relief — and company to close things out on the mound and seal the win.

Notable:
• Thurman picked up the win on the mound for USD, moving to 1-0 in the 2024 season. San Diego tied its season-high by drawing a season-high eight walks against CSUN, matching its total from last Tuesday night at San Diego State.

• Three of those walks the Toreros drew against the Matadors came around to score. 

• Justin Decriscio, Dustin Allen, and Ariel Armas each ended the night with two free passes apiece.

• Seven relievers from the Torero bullpen teamed up in relief of starter Ryan Kysar after he departed in the fourth inning and combined to pitch 6.1 innings of one-run ball.

• Freshman catcher Nico Libed, who attended nearby Eastlake High School, doubled in his first at-bat at Fowler Park on Tuesday night after recording his first college hit on Sunday afternoon at No. 17 DBU.

ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST MICHIGAN
• The Toreros are 7-4 against the Wolverines all-time, with the two teams' most recent meeting coming earlier this season on Sunday, March 3 at Dodger Stadium as part of the Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic.

• USD took home a dominant 9-1 victory that morning in Los Angeles, utilizing a six-run sixth inning and a pair of homers from Jack Costello and Jakob Christian to cruise past the Wolverines. True freshman righty Logan Reddemann started for San Diego against U-M and turned in six strong frames to earn his first college win.

• Prior to 2024, USD and Michigan last played each other on February 23, 2018, when the Toreros secured a 5-1 win at Fowler Park.

• This weekend's series marks San Diego baseball's first-ever trip to Ray Fisher Stadium.

TOP TORERO HITTERS AT NO. 17 DALLAS BAPTIST AND VS. CSUN (MARCH 8-10, 13)
• Jack Costello | .385 AVG (5-for-13), 2 R, HR, 5 RBIs, 2 BB, HBP, .615 SLG, .471 OBP

• Austin Smith | .308 AVG (4-for-13), 2 R, 2 2B, RBI, BB, HBP, .462 SLG, .400 OBP

• Dustin Allen |  .308 AVG (4-for-13), 2 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 BB, .615 SLG, .412 OBP

• Jakob Christian | .333 AVG (4-for-12), 3 R, 3 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 1 HBP, .583 SLG, .500 OBP

• Will Worthington | .333 AVG (4-for-12), 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, .385 SLG, .357 OBP

CLUTCH COSTELLO
• Senior utility player Jack Costello leads the West Coast Conference with 23 RBIs so far in 2024. His average of 1.53 runs batted in per game also leads the league.

• Costello, who is batting .362 (21-for-58) across all 15 of the Toreros' games in 2024, has scored nine runs, doubled twice, and launched a team-high four home runs this season.

His career college accolades include the following...
• NCAA National Player of the Week (February 27, 2023)
• WCC Player of the Week (February 27, 2023)
• WCC All-Tournament Team (2022)
• All-WCC Preseason Team (2022)
• Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American (2021)
• All-WCC Freshman Team (2021)
• All-WCC Honorable Mention (2021)
• WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention (2022 and 2023)

A GREAT YEAR FOR GURV
• Sophomore first baseman Jack Gurevitch leads San Diego and ranks third in the WCC with a .379 (22-for-58) batting average in 2024.

• He has compiled 10 runs scored, four doubles, a triple, eight walks, and two hit by pitches this season.

• Gurevitch was selected to the WCC Preseason Team in February and earned a spot on the All-WCC Freshman Team last spring. 

SMALL BALL
• Junior catcher Ariel Armas leads the WCC and ranks 14th nationally with four successful sacrifice bunts so far this season.

• Armas, who hails from nearby Chula Vista, California and attended Saint Augustine High School, was named an All-WCC Honorable Mention in 2023.

YOU CAN COUNT ON CONNER THURMAN
• Redshirt senior right-handed pitcher Conner Thurman's nine appearances in 2024 lead the WCC and rank 13th nationally.

• Across four-plus seasons in San Diego he has compiled a 15-4 record and a 3.47 ERA across 56 appearances and 129.2 innings pitched, striking out a remarkable 185 batters against 48 walks while allowing only 13 of the 50 total runners he has inherited to score.

BEST IN THE WEST (COAST CONFERENCE)
• From the beginning of the 2019 season until now, no baseball team in the West Coast Conference has compiled a better overall win/loss record than San Diego.

• Combining their 2019 record (32-21), their abbreviated 2020 totals (12-4), their 33-12 mark in 2021, their 37-20 record in 2022, their 24-25-1 totals in 2023, and their 8-7 record so far in 2024, the Toreros are a conference-best 147-90-1 (.620) in that 238-game span.

•  Next best within that timeframe are Portland (116-101, .534), Gonzaga (129-117, .524), and Saint Mary's (126-120 (.512).