San Diego Toreros (0-0, 0-0 WCC)  •  No. 23 TCU Horned Frogs (0-0, 0-0 Big 12)

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

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SAN DIEGO  —  College baseball season will begin at Fowler Park this weekend, with San Diego (0-0, 0-0 WCC) hosting No. 23 TCU (0-0, Big 12) for a four-game series in America's Finest City.

First pitch on Opening Night is set for 6:05 p.m., followed by a 5:05 p.m. start on Saturday, a 1 p.m. matinee on Sunday, and a 12:05 p.m. finale on Monday afternoon.

Braden Surprenant will have the call on ESPN+ and USDToreros.com (live audio), and will be joined by Jack Cronin on the broadcast for Friday and Sunday's matchups. Live statistics will be available alongside the audio stream on USDToreros.com.

USD baseball alum Ariel Armas, who won the 2024 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Award at catcher last summer before being drafted by the Chicago Cubs, is set to throw out the ceremonial first pitch on Friday. A pregame moment of silence is also planned prior to the season opener in honor of Torero Legend Brian Matusz, who passed away in January.

ALL TIME SERIES AGAINST TCU
• The Toreros are 2-2 against the Horned Frogs all-time, with the two teams' most recent meeting coming from March 10-12, 2023, when San Diego dropped two of three games to then-No. 10 TCU at Lupton Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas.

• USD came out hot and dominated the No. 10 ranked Horned Frogs at Lupton Stadium by a 14-2 margin in game one that weekend, but dropped the final two games of the series by scores of 3-1 and 5-4.

• San Diego and TCU's first-ever meeting came four seasons earlier in 2019, when the Horned Frogs finished off a West Coast swing with a one-game midweek battle at Fowler Park on a Tuesday night.

• The Toreros got the best of the No. 21 ranked Horned Frogs that evening, defeating them 9-6 at Fowler Park. 

• Left-handed pitcher Grady Miller — who is now an assistant coach for USD — was credited with the win after entering the game out of the bullpen. 

• Friday marks the third straight series/matchup in which USD and TCU will meet while the Horned Frogs are nationally ranked.

• That streak comprises the entirety of the teams' all-time series; the Toreros and Horned Frogs have never played each other with TCU unranked.

OPENING WEEKEND SUCCESS UNDER BROCK UNGRICHT
• Since taking the helm at USD in 2022, head coach Brock Ungricht has compiled a 7-2-1 record on Opening Weekend. 

• TCU's appearance at Fowler Park this weekend makes it four straight seasons in which the Toreros have begun their season against a Power-Five opponent.

Past opening weekend successes have included...

• 2022: San Diego hosts Oregon at Fowler Park and wins three of four against the Ducks. The Toreros were six outs away from a 11-9 win in the finale, but were undone after Oregon plated 12 runs in the top of the frame to secure the win and stave off a San Diego sweep.

• 2023: USD opens up its schedule at home again and wins its first three games against Nebraska before finishing the series finale in a wild 16-16 tie with the Cornhuskers. San Diego scored six times in the final frame of the series to even the score, but the game ended after seven innings due to previously agreed upon travel arrangements for Nebraska.

• 2024: Ungricht leads his team to its biggest Opening Weekend challenge yet, a three-game bout at No. 16 Texas. The Toreros drop two of three at UFCU Disch-Falk Field but steal a thrilling 6-5 Saturday win in extra innings after then-redshirt freshman Ryan Ward hammered a go-ahead two-run homer in the 10th and senior centerfielder Dustin Allen put the Toreros' up for good by stealing home as part of a double steal in the 11th.

USD VS. RANKED OPPONENTS WITH BROCK UNGRIGHT AT THE HELM
San Diego has won six games against Top-25 opponents under Ungricht, including victories over:

• No. 11 Gonzaga (May 21, 27, and 28, 2022)

• No. 10 TCU (March 10, 2023)

• No. 16 Texas (11 innings, February 17, 2024)

• No. 17 Dallas Baptist (March 9, 2024)

FOR STARTERS (PROBABLE)
FRIDAY: Redshirt freshman right-hander Cal Scolari is set to start game one for the Toreros against the Horned Frogs in what will mark his college debut.

• Scolari was inactive for the entirety of his true freshman year at USD and his final year of high school while recovering from an arm injury. 

• He attended Bishop Manogue Catholic High School in Reno, Nevada, where he last pitched as a junior, posting a 2.50 ERA across 50.1 innings on the mound. 

• As a high school sophomore, he earned Second Team All-Region honors, followed by First Team All-Region honors as a junior

• Scolari was ranked the No. 7 player in Nevada and was recognized as one of Collegiate Baseball Newspapers' Top High-School Players in 2023

SATURDAY: Sophomore righty Logan Reddemann, the reigning WCC Freshman of the Year and a 2024 NCBWA Freshman Second Team All-American and 2024 All-WCC First Team selection, is set to take the mound for USD in game two on Saturday evening.

• This offseason, Reddemann was also named the 2025 Perfect Game Preseason WCC Player of the Year, to the 2025 Perfect Game Preseason All-WCC Team, and to the 2025 WCC Baseball Preseason Team.

• He made 13 starts for USD in his dominant debut season in 2024, accumulating a 7-4 record with a 4.01 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP in 15 total appearances.

• Reddemann last pitched on June 2, 2024, striking out seven across 4.1 innings in an NCAA Tournament matchup with UC Santa Barbara at Cesar Uyesaka Stadium that was ultimately the final game of USD's 2024 season.


• In a team-high 76.1 innings, Reddemann struck out a team second-best 66 hitters, as well as starting two games that ended in shutouts.


• He was one of two players with seven wins for the Toreros on the mound in 2024, as he limited opposing players to a .224 batting average


.• Reddemann was also one of two Toreros in 2024 to go eight total innings without allowing a run (May 4 vs Santa Clara)


• He became one of two USD players to strike out 10 hitters in a single outing in 2024 when he threw seven shutout frames on March 28 at Pacific while allowing just two hits and one walk.


• Hailing from Palmdale, California, Reddemann attended Quartz Hill High School in Lancaster, California, where he batted .420 across his prep career and compiled a 1.62 ERA.


• He earned First Team All-CIF Southern Selection honors in 2022 and 2023 and threw a perfect game during his senior season that included 11 strikeouts while going 3-for-4 at the plate with two doubles.


• Reddemann is a switch-hitting two-way player who is expected to play middle infield and outfield in addition to pitching.


• Despite his youth, Reddemann brings big-game experience to the Torero rotation, having started in two postseason games in 2024: one against Portland in the WCC Tournament Championship , and one against the Gauchos in a 2024 NCAA Santa Barbara Regional Elimination Game. 


SUNDAY: Senior left-hander Austin Smith is set to start for USD on Sunday in what will mark his 17th start as a Torero and the 30th overall pitching appearance of his USD career.

• Smith is coming off a historic 2024 season for USD that saw him earn an All-WCC First Team nod, a WCC All-Tournament Team selection, an ABCA/Rawlings/NCBWA NCAA Division I Third Team All-American selection, an ABCA All-West Region First Team selection, a Finalist designation for the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award, a Semifinalist honor for the Dick Howser Trophy, and recognition as a San Diego Sports Association Amateur Star of the Year.

• This offseason he was named to the 2025 Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watchlist, a 2025 D1Baseball Preseason Second Team All-American, the 2025 D1Baseball Preseason WCC Player of the Year, and to the 2025 WCC Baseball Preseason Team.

• He last pitched in the Toreros' NCAA regional victory against Fresno State on June 1, when he threw five strong innings at UC Santa Barbara's Cesar Uyesaka Ballpark to help secure the victory for the Toreros.  

• Smith was one of two USD pitchers to reach seven wins in 2024, as the San Diego native and Granite Hills High School alum went a perfect 7-0 with a 3.49 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP across 17 total appearances and nine starts.

• He recorded three saves in 56.2 total innings pitched (third most among USD players in 2024) while notching 49 strikeouts.

• Smith was one of two Toreros in 2024 to throw eight total innings in a single game without allowing a run (April 21 at Pepperdine).

• In addition to dominating on the mound, he also batted in every game of the season for the Toreros, slashing .314/.429/.471 with 11 doubles, seven home runs, 39 RBIs, 31 walks, 13 hit-by-pitches, and three stolen bases.

• On February 25, 2024 against Arizona, he recorded a go-ahead grand slam in the bottom of the seventh inning, before making his way to the mound from left field to earn a four-out save.

MONDAY: Graduate righty Andrew Mosiello is set to make the start on Monday afternoon for USD, and will face one of his former college teams in the series finale. 

• The veteran righty previously attended Oregon (2020-2023) and TCU (2024) before transferring to USD ahead of the 2025 season.  

• Mosiello went 0-1 with a 5.68 ERA in 12.2 innings across nine appearances in 2024 at TCU after posting a 4-2 record with a 4.40 ERA in 73 innings across 40 appearances from 2020-22 at Oregon. 

• His uncle, Bill Mosiello, is currently an assistant coach for TCU baseball. 

USD PICKED FIRST IN 2025 WCC PRESEASON POLL
• San Diego was picked first in the WCC Coaches Preseason Poll for the first time since 2017, the West Coast Conference announced on Thursday afternoon as part of its 2025 Baseball Preseason Honors.

• USD took home the top spot in the league's 2025 poll with 64 points and eight first-place votes, putting it 16 points and seven first-place votes ahead of Portland, which was picked second. San Diego was also picked to win the league in both 2017 and 2016, but had not been named the WCC preseason favorite since then. The Toreros placed second in the poll in both 2023 and 2024.

2025 WCC BASEBALL COACHES PRESEASON POLL
1. San Diego - 64 points (8)
2. Portland - 48 points (1)
T-3. Gonzaga – 44 points
T-3. Saint Mary's – 44 points
5. Santa Clara – 43 points
6. LMU – 36 points
7. Pepperdine – 19 points
8. San Francisco – 17 points
9. Pacific – 9 points

THREE TOREROS EARN 2025 WCC PRESEASON TEAM HONORS
• Jack Gurevitch, Austin Smith, and Logan Reddemann comprised the Toreros' selections to the conference's 2025 Preseason Team, marking the latest in a flurry of recognition for a talented trio.

• Gurevitch, a junior first baseman, earned his second consecutive WCC Preseason Team honor after a dynamic sophomore season that saw him earn a spot on the 2024 All-WCC Second Team. The Pacific Palisades, California native batted .324 (70-for-216) with 51 runs scored, 11 doubles, nine home runs, 36 runs batted in, 39 walks, 12 hit by pitches, a .509 slugging percentage, and a .450 on-base percentage last year.

• He had the third-highest batting average in the WCC in 2024 while putting together 20 multi-hit games, a 12-game hit streak, a 19-game reached base streak, and eight multi-hit games during the regular season.
• On January 23, Gurevitch was named the 2025 Perfect Game WCC Preseason Player of the Year.

• Smith, a senior left-handed pitcher, outfielder, and designated hitter, received his first career WCC preseason honor after a singular performance in 2024 that saw him excel on both sides of the ball en-route to an All-WCC First Team selection. He posted a 7-0 record, three saves, a 3.49 ERA, and 49 strikeouts across 56.2 innings pitched, eight relief appearances, and nine starts while batting .314 (64-for-204) with 42 runs scored, 11 doubles, seven home runs, 39 RBIs, and 13 hit by pitches as he slugged .471 and got on base at a .429 clip.

• In addition to his 2025 WCC Preseason Team nod, he was also named a 2025 D1Baseball Preseason Second Team All-American, the 2025 D1Baseball WCC Preseason Player of the Year, and to the 2025 Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List.

• Smith's 2024 accolades included being named a 2024 Third-Team All-American by both the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and the American Baseball Coaches Association, a finalist for the 2024 John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award, a semifinalist for the 2024 Dick Howser Trophy, and a 2024 San Diego Sports Association Amateur Star of the Year.

• Reddemann, a sophomore utility player who both pitches and plays outfield, secured his first career WCC preseason recognition after establishing himself as the premier freshman arm in the league a year ago.

• The Palmdale, California native posted a 7-4 record with a 4.01 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP across 15 appearances, 13 starts, and 76.1 innings pitched in his debut college season, striking out 66 against only 19 walks.

• He was named the WCC Freshman of the Year, to the All-WCC First Team, and to the All-WCC Freshman team after dominating the West Coast Conference in 2024, posting a 6-2 record across eight appearances, six starts and 47 innings pitched in league play alongside a 1.72 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP while striking out 44 and walking nine.

• His efforts last season earned him a 2024 NCBWA Freshman All-America nod, and on January 23 he was named the 2025 Perfect Game Preseason WCC Pitcher of the Year.

2025 WCC BASEBALL PRESEASON TEAM (POSITION PLAYERS)
• Robbie Ayers, LMU
• Ben Cleary, Santa Clara
• Brian Duroff, Saint Mary's
• Tommy Eisenstat, Gonzaga
• Jack Gurevitch, San Diego
• Ryan Pierce, Saint Mary's
• Justin Rubin, Pepperdine                              
• Spencer Scott, Portland
• Austin Smith, San Diego
• Zach Toglia, Portland
 
2025 WCC BASEBALL PRESEASON TEAM (PITCHERS)
• Derik Eaquinto, Saint Mary's
• Justin Feld, Gonzaga
• Carter Gaston, Portland
• Logan Reddemann, San Diego
• Austin Smith, San Diego

WORKING THE PORTAL
• San Diego picked up 11 total transfers in the portal this season, adding players from schools including Vanderbilt, Kansas State, and Oklahoma.

• Eight of those transfers are heading to USD from other D1 schools, with four of those landing in San Diego from Power-Four schools (two SEC and two Big 12). 

Those players are:

Aden Howard | Dallas Baptist | OF | SO
• Howard, a Carrollton, Texas native, heads to USD after spending his freshman year at Dallas Baptist. He did not see game action as a freshman for the Patriots. 

Isaiah Lane | Oklahoma | INF | SO
• Lane, a San Diego native who attended nearby Eastlake High School, comes to the Toreros after spending his first college season at Oklahoma, where he played in 26 games and made 16 starts in the Sooners' infield as a freshman in 2024.

• At the plate he hit .321 with 14 runs, six RBIs, and three stolen bases. 

Cade Martinez | San Diego State | INF | JR
• Martinez is the latest St. Augustine High School graduate turned Torero, and comes to USD after spending his first two college seasons at crosstown rival San Diego State.

• He recorded 30 hits, 22 runs scored, one home run, 15 RBIs, and 12 walks in 68 career games with the Aztecs. 

• His father, Mark Martinez, served as the head baseball coach at SDSU from 2015-2023.

Connor Meidroth | El Camino College | INF | JR
• Meidroth is the younger brother of former Torero Chase Meidroth, who was named to the 2022 All-WCC First Team before being selected by the Boston Red Sox with the 129th pick of that year's MLB Draft.

• The younger Meidroth lands in San Diego after playing two seasons with El Camino College in Torrance, California, where he registered 97 career hits, 69 runs, 20 doubles, six home runs, 56 RBIs and 55 walks in 77 career games for the Warriors. 

David Horn Jr. | Vanderbilt | RHP | JR
• Horn Jr., a Mission Viejo California native, comes to the Toreros from SEC powerhouse Vanderbilt, where he played two seasons and appeared in 18 games for the Commodores.

• Highlights from his time in Nashville included pitching a scoreless frame in his collegiate debut vs No. 15 TCU, as well tossing a scoreless ninth inning in a win over Indiana in 2024. 

Andrew Mosiello | TCU | Oregon | RHP | GR
• Mosiello, a Temecula, California native, spent his first four college seasons with Oregon before transferring to TCU for the 2024 season.

• The veteran right hander arrives in San Diego with 49 D-I appearances on the mound, and 85.2 total innings pitched. 

AJ Anzai | Chapman | 1B/OF | GR
• Anzai, a Trabuco Canyon, California native, spent four seasons at Division III Chapman University prior to USD.

• He accumulated 95 runs, 159 hits, 23 doubles, five triples, 16 home runs, 108 RBIs, 79 walks, 11 HBPs, while slugging .539 and a .459 on base percentage in his four-year career with the Panthers. 

Jayden Lobliner | Kansas State | C | JR
• Lobliner, a St. Charles, Illinois native, sets foot in San Diego after attending Kansas State University for his first two seasons of collegiate baseball.

• He appeared in 50 games for the Wildcats and totaled 31 starts while slashing .252/.350/.361.

Hayden Cody | CSUN | RHP | GR
• Cody, a graduate transfer out of Mission Viejo, California, comes to USD after playing four seasons at CSUN.

• He appeared in 32 games in his career as a Matador and racked up 35 strikeouts in 42 total innings pitched. 

Chaz McRoberts | LMU | RHP | JR
• McRoberts, also a St. Augustine High School alumni, comes back to San Diego after playing two seasons for conference rival Loyola Marymount, where he pitched in 23 games and made 10 starts for the Lions. 

Jamie Robertson | Los Angeles Harbor College | RHP | JR
• Robertson, a Palos Verdes California native, joins the Torero pitching staff after playing two seasons at LA Harbor College, where he posted a 3.50 ERA across 43 innings pitched, as well as recording a 2.00 ERA in conference games for the Seahawks. 

San Diego's 2025 roster also includes three returners who joined USD via the transfer portal:

• Austin Smith | UC San Diego | LHP/OF | SR

• Ryan Ward | Arkansas | INF | RS SO

• Gabe D'Arcy | Arkansas | OF | SR

HOMETOWN HEROES
• Eleven players on the 2025 USD roster hail from the San Diego area and attended local high schools.

Those players are:
• LHP/OF Austin Smith | El Cajon, CA | Granite Hills High School
• C Nico Libed | Chula Vista, CA | Eastlake High School
• INF Isaiah Lane | Chula Vista, CA | Eastlake High School
• LHP/OF Jack McWilliams | San Marcos, CA | Cathedral Catholic High School
•  INF Ryan Ward | Coronado, CA | Coronado High School
• C Jack Giordano | San Diego, CA | Patrick Henry High School
• INF Cade Martinez | San Diego, CA | St. Augustine High School
• INF Vincent Venverloh | San Diego, CA | Cathedral Catholic High School
• LHP Porter Rovin | Carlsbad, CA | Sage Creek High School
• LHP/1B Ben Haar | La Mesa, CA | Helix High School
• RHP Chaz McRoberts | La Mesa, CA | St. Augustine High School

SMALL WORLD, EH?
• Thirteen different Toreros share a high school alma mater with at least one of their current teammates, spanning six different high schools across California. 

Those high schools are:

Eastlake (Chula Vista, CA)
• Nico Libed (C/O 2023)
• Isaiah Lane (C/O 2023)

Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, CA)
• Jack McWilliams (C/O 2024)
• Vincent Venverloh (C/O 2024)

St. Augustine (San Diego, CA)
• Cade Martinez (C/O 2022)
• Chaz McRoberts (C/O 2022)

JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, CA)
• Tristan LaMaison (C/O 2022)
• Gabe D'Arcy (C/O 2021)
• David Horn Jr. (C/O 2022)

Vista Murrieta (Murrieta, CA)
• Andrew Mosiello (C/O 2019)
• DC Ruth (C/O 2024)

Mission Viejo (Mission Viejo, CA)
• AJ Anzai (C/O 2020)
• Hayden Cody (C/O 2020)

BIG LEAGUE DREAMS
• San Diego freshman infielder/right-handed pitcher AJ Beltre is the son of 2024 MLB Hall of Fame Inductee Adrian Beltre.

• The elder Beltre spent 21 seasons in Major League Baseball with four teams (Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston, and Texas) and earned four MLB All-Star nods, five Gold Glove Awards, four Silver Slugger Awards, and two Platinum Glove awards.

• The younger Beltre, who is expected to contribute for the Toreros as a two-way player, attended Maranatha High School in Pasadena, California.

• He hit .330 during his senior season with .435 on base percentage and a .904 OBP with 31 runs scored and 22 RBIs and had a combined 1.53 ERA on the mound across his junior and senior campaigns.

• AJ Beltre is one of two players on the 2025 USD roster whose father played in MLB.

• Redshirt sophomore infielder Ryan Ward's late father, Kevin Ward, played nine years of professional baseball, including two at the Major League level with the San Diego Padres.

RECAPPING LAST SEASON
USD achieved the following in 2024:
• 41 wins, which marked the program's most since 2008

• Won the WCC Regular Season title for the first time since 2015

• Won the WCC Tournament for the second time in three seasons (2022 and 2024)

• Became only the second team in West Coast Conference history to win the WCC Regular Season Championship and the WCC Tournament title in the same year (since the tournament was introduced in 2013), and first to achieve this feat since 2014

• Reached the NCAA Tournament for the 10th time in program history

2025 SCHEDULE NOTES:
• 54 games
• 28 home games
• 26 away games
• 24 WCC games
• 30 non-conference games
• 12 home WCC games
• 12 away WCC games
• 16 home non-conference games
• 14 away non-conference games
• 0 neutral-site games
• 45 games in California
• 30 games in San Diego 
• 3 games in Arizona
• 3 games in Oregon
• 3 games in Washington­­­