San Diego Toreros (10-8, 0-0 WCC)  •  Cal State Fullerton Titans (8-10, 1-2 Big West)

Goodwin Field (3,500) • Fullerton, California

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FULLERTON, Calif. — After earning a dominant series win at Michigan over the weekend, San Diego baseball (10-8, 0-0 WCC) is back out on the road this Tuesday, traveling to Cal State Fullerton for a midweek matchup against the Titans (8-10, 0-0 Big West) in what will mark the Toreros' final non-conference game before they begin WCC play this weekend.

First pitch at Goodwin Field is set for 6:00 p.m. PST. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+, and live statistics will be provided on FullertonTitans.com.

LAST TIME OUT - Ninth-Inning Homer Denies Toreros Sweep at Michigan
San Diego on Sunday afternoon took a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the ninth but could not hang on to secure a sweep of Michigan, falling by a 3-2 margin in the series finale at Ray Fisher Stadium after the Wolverines plated two runs in a last-chance rally.

Notable:
• Angelo Peraza, Jack Costello, and Smith paced the USD offense in the series finale with two hits apiece.

• Austin Smith and Jakob Christian scored the Toreros' two runs.

• Jack Gurevitch drew two walks on Sunday, and Peraza, Christian, Dustin Allen, and Will Worthington each drew one free pass. Allen had San Diego's lone stolen base.

ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST CAL STATE FULLERTON
• The Toreros are 15-16 against the Titans all-time, with the two teams' most recent meeting coming on April 26, 2022, when USD dropped a tough 8-7 decision at CSUF after holding an early lead.

• Four San Diego players — including current centerfielder Dustin Allen — notched two hits that evening. Allen had three RBIs, a double, and a run scored in CSUF and USD's most recent matchup, followed by Jack Costello, who had two RBIs, and Angelo Peraza, who drove in a single run. 

FOR STARTERS (PROBABLE)
• Redshirt junior right-hander Ryan Kysar is set to start for San Diego on Tuesday night at CSUF.

• Kysar (0-0, 7.02 ERA) most recently pitched last Tuesday (March 12) vs. Cal State Northridge, when he surrendered four runs on five hits while walking two and striking out five across 3.2 frames.

• So far in 2024 he has made four appearances (all starts), compiling 16.2 innings, 19 strikeouts, and seven walks.

• Kysar, a 6-foot, 200-pound righty from Valencia, California, attended Valencia High School, and transferred to USD from the University of Arizona after his freshman season.

• He was named to the All-WCC Freshman Team in 2022 after his first year in San Diego.

JACK GUREVITCH NAMED WCC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
• Sophomore first baseman Jack Gurevitch has been named the WCC Player of the Week for March 18, 2024, the West Coast Conference announced on Monday afternoon.

• Gurevitch batted .500 (7-for-14) while drawing five walks, scoring three runs, doubling three times, driving in three runs and stealing a base during San Diego's home win vs. CSUN and winning two of three at Michigan.

• He got on base at a .632 clip across the four-game stretch and boasted a .714 slugging percentage.

• On Friday, Gurevitch went 2-for-3 with a run, a double, two RBI and a walk against the Wolverines.

• He parlayed that performance into a 4-for-5 afternoon on Saturday, scoring a pair of runs, doubling twice, driving in a run and drawing a walk as USD won, 16-7, to secure the series win.

• This is the first weekly conference honor for Gurevitch, who was named to the 2024 WCC Preseason Team and the 2023 All-WCC Freshman Team.

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 10-8 record so far in 2024, the Toreros are a conference-best 149-91-1 (.620) in that 241-game span.

•  Next best within that timeframe are Portland (117-103, .531), Gonzaga (129-120, .518), and Saint Mary's (126-120 (.512).

TOP TORERO HITTERS AT MICHIGAN (March 15-17)
• Jack Gurevitch | .636 AVG (7-for-11), 3 R, 3 2B, 3 RBI, 4 BB, .909 SLG, .733 OBP

• Angelo Peraza |  .538 AVG (7-for-13), 4 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, RBI, 2 BB, 2 HBP, .846 SLG, .647 OBP

• Austin Smith | .363 AVG (4-for-11), 4 R, 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 2 HBP, 1.000 SLG, .467 OBP

• Jakob Christian | .333 AVG (3-for-9), 6 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 4 BB, 1 HBP, 1.000 SLG, .571 OBP