usd baseball at arizona - february 2025

Baseball Xander Brayfield '27 | Media Relations Intern

Toreros Travel to Tucson to Open Road Schedule

San Diego set to face Arizona for three-game series at Hi Corbett Field this weekend

TUCSON, Ariz. — San Diego baseball (0-4, 0-0 WCC) will hit the road for the first time in 2025 this weekend, heading out to Hi Corbett Field for a three-game set against the Arizona Wildcats (1-3, 0-0 Big 12).

First pitch in the series opener on Friday is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. PST, followed by a 1:00 p.m. PST matchup on Saturday afternoon, and a 11:00 a.m. PST start in the series finale on Sunday.

All three games will be streamed live on ESPN+, and live statistics will be available on StatBroadcast. Braden Surprenant will have the live radio call on USDToreros.com.

ALL TIME SERIES AGAINST ARIZONA
• The Toreros are 4-1 against the Wildcats all-time, with the two teams' most recent meeting coming last season from February 23-25, 2024, when San Diego took two of three games from Arizona at Fowler Park.

• USD won the first two games against the Wildcats that weekend by scores of 10-8 and 6-4 but dropped the series finale by a narrow 10-9 margin.

• San Diego and Arizona's first-ever meeting came in 2003, when the Toreros took down the Wildcats in the NCAA Fullerton Regional by a score of 5-3, eliminating Arizona and advancing the Toreros to a matchup with Notre Dame that they ultimately lost.

FOR STARTERS (PROBABLE)
FRIDAY: Redshirt freshman right-hander Cal Scolari is set to start game one for the Toreros against the Wildcats. 

• He shined in his collegiate debut in USD's season opener vs No. 23 TCU, striking out nine through five one-hit shutout innings. 

• 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.

• He made his season debut on the mound last weekend in game two against No. 23 TCU, and threw five solid innings for USD, striking out eight while giving up three earned runs on just three hits.

• 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.

• In a team-high 76.1 innings last year, 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.

• Reddemann pitched three innings in game two of San Diego's series versus Arizona at Fowler Park last year, allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits while walking just one and striking out six. USD went on to win that game by a score of 6-4.

• 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: Graduate righty Andrew Mosiello is set to make the start on Sunday afternoon for USD.  

• Mosiello last pitched on Monday (February 17) in the Toreros' series finale against No. 23 TCU.

• He threw four innings that day, giving up five runs and striking out five while walking two. Mosiello surrendered just one run across the first three innings of his outing before being tagged for four runs in the top of the fourth. 

• 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. 

HOW CURRENT TOREROS DID LAST YEAR AGAINST ARIZONA
Jack Gurevitch: .455 (5-for-12), 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI

Austin Smith: .333 (4-for-12), 5 R, 3 HR

Ryan Ward: .286 (2-for-7), 3 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI

Jonathan Fitz: 1-for-4

Gabe D'Arcy: 2B, 2 RBI, 1 R

A GREAT START FOR GURV
• Junior infielder Jack Gurevitch shined from the plate in USD's season-opening four-game series against No. 23 TCU, batting .421 (8-for-19), with three home runs, six RBIs, four runs scored, and two stolen bases. 

• Gurevitch, who had played exclusively first base for USD through his first two college seasons, started at third base on Monday for the first time as a Torero. He recorded three putouts and an assist in his debut at the hot corner and boasts a 1.000 fielding percentage in 2025 thus far.

WHO'S HOT?
Austin Smith | LHP/OF | SR | El Cajon, CA
• Batted .389 (7-for-18), with eight total bases, two RBIs, and one double against No. 23 TCU. 

Aden Howard | OF | RS FR | Carollton, TX
• Started all four games for USD against the Horned Frogs in center field and batted .313 (5-for-16) with five total bases, four runs scored, and three stolen bases. 

Isaiah Lane | INF | SO | Chula Vista, CA
• Started all four games for USD versus TCU at shortstop, and batted .308 (4-for-13) with seven total bases, a double, a triple, and a stolen base. 

Jonathan Fitz | UTIL | SO | Edgewood, KY
• Earned himself a starting spot in the USD lineup for games three and four against TCU and batted .300 (3-for-10) in the series, including a solo home run to dead center in game four that marked the first of his college career.

• After appearing as a pinch hitter in games one and two against the Horned Frogs, he wrapped up the series by starting at catcher (Sunday) and first base (Monday).
 
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Players Mentioned

Gabe D

#18 Gabe D'Arcy

OF
6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
Jonathan Fitz

#38 Jonathan Fitz

C
6' 0"
Sophomore
Jack Gurevitch

#19 Jack Gurevitch

INF
6' 0"
Junior
Logan Reddemann

#24 Logan Reddemann

INF/RHP
6' 2"
Sophomore
Cal Scolari

#42 Cal Scolari

RHP
6' 4"
Redshirt Freshman
Austin Smith

#3 Austin Smith

LHP/OF
5' 11"
Senior
Ryan Ward

#9 Ryan Ward

INF
6' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore
Aden Howard

#2 Aden Howard

OF
6' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
Isaiah Lane

#6 Isaiah Lane

INF
6' 2"
Sophomore
Andrew Mosiello

#26 Andrew Mosiello

RHP
6' 2"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Gabe D

#18 Gabe D'Arcy

6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
OF
Jonathan Fitz

#38 Jonathan Fitz

6' 0"
Sophomore
C
Jack Gurevitch

#19 Jack Gurevitch

6' 0"
Junior
INF
Logan Reddemann

#24 Logan Reddemann

6' 2"
Sophomore
INF/RHP
Cal Scolari

#42 Cal Scolari

6' 4"
Redshirt Freshman
RHP
Austin Smith

#3 Austin Smith

5' 11"
Senior
LHP/OF
Ryan Ward

#9 Ryan Ward

6' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore
INF
Aden Howard

#2 Aden Howard

6' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
OF
Isaiah Lane

#6 Isaiah Lane

6' 2"
Sophomore
INF
Andrew Mosiello

#26 Andrew Mosiello

6' 2"
Graduate Student
RHP