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Back Home to Host Cal State Bakersfield

Toreros set to take on Roadrunners this weekend in three-game series at Fowler Park

San Diego Toreros (0-8, 0-0 WCC)  •  Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners (2-7, 0-0 Big West)

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

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SAN DIEGO — After a four-game road stint that included stops at Arizona and SDSU, San Diego baseball (0-8, 0-0 WCC) is back at home this weekend, returning to Fowler Park to host Cal State Bakersfield (2-7, 0-0 Big West) for a three-game set.

First pitch on Friday in the series opener is scheduled for 6:05 p.m., followed by a 5:05 p.m. start on Saturday and a 1:05 p.m. finale on Sunday afternoon. All three games will be streamed live on ESPN+ with Braden Surprenant on the call. A live audio simulcast will be available alongside live statistics on USDToreros.com.

ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD
• This weekend will mark the first-ever meeting between the Toreros and Roadrunners on the diamond.

LAST TIME OUT
• San Diego dropped a tough 10-4 decision at crosstown rival San Diego State last time out on Tuesday night.

• The Toreros fell behind 8-0 after two innings but were able to cut the deficit to 9-3 in the fifth.

• Austin Smith and Nico Libed notched RBIs in the defeat. True freshman infielder AJ Beltre added two hits.

• Four of the 10 runs USD surrendered on Tuesday at Tony Gwynn Stadium were unearned.

FOR STARTERS (PROBABLE)
FRIDAY: Redshirt freshman right-hander Cal Scolari (0-1, 2.25 ERA) is set to start game one for the Toreros against the Roadrunners.

• Scolari last pitched on Friday, February 21 at Arizona, surrendering two runs on six hits across three innings while walking four and striking out two.

• He shined in his collegiate debut in USD's season opener vs No. 23 TCU on February 14, 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.

• Reddemann (0-1, 4.50 ERA) last appeared on Saturday, February 22 at Arizona, scattering three hits across five innings while allowing just two runs and a walk alongside four strikeouts.

• He threw five solid innings in his 2025 debut against No. 23 TCU at Fowler Park (February 15), 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 (0-0, 8.10 ERA) is set to make the start on Sunday afternoon for USD.  

• Mosiello last pitched in the Toreros' series finale at Arizona (February 23), working through six innings while surrendering four runs on six hits and three walks while striking out five.

• After giving up four runs in the first two innings at Hi Corbett Field that afternoon, he held the Wildcats scoreless from the third to the sixth. Mosiello stranded runners on second and third to conclude his final frame, wrapping up his outing with a big strikeout on a full count.

• 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. 

NOT GOING DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT
The Toreros rallied to tie the score a combined three times across the final three innings of games two and three at Arizona this past weekend (February 22 and 23) but were unable to hold on down the stretch to secure their first victory of 2025.

• February 22: USD trails 4-2 in the ninth inning, ties game 4-4 on a two-RBI single from Nico Libed

• February 23: USD trails 4-0 after two innings, ties game at 4-4 on RBI single from Jack Gurevitch

• February 23: USD trails 6-4 after seven innings, ties game at 6-6 on two RBI triple from Nico Libed

A GREAT START FOR GURV
• Junior infielder Jack Gurevitch paced San Diego's offense last week, batting .467 (7-for-15) with four RBIs, three runs scored, three hit by pitches, a double, and a home run across a game against No. 23 TCU and three games at Arizona.

• In total, he had hits in three of the four contests USD played from February 17 to February 23.

• Gurevitch was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer and three RBIs last Monday (February 17) against No. 23 TCU, then went 1-for-3 with a run scored on Saturday (February 22) at Arizona. He wrapped up his week with a career-best 4-for-4 performance on Sunday (February 23), driving in and scoring a run at Hi Corbett Field.

• He is batting a team-high .448 (13-for-29) in 2025 with six runs scored, a double, three home runs, seven RBIs, two stolen bases, and a walk in 2025.

• Gurevitch did not play on Tuesday night at SDSU.

STAY HOT, NICO
• Sophomore utility player Nico Libed is batting .556 (5-for-9) across the Toreros' last four games, a streak that's included five RBIs, two doubles, a triple, a run scored, and a walk.

• The Chula Vista, California native delivered late-inning game-tying RBIs on back-to-back days last week, helping San Diego stage last-chance comebacks on both February 22 and 23 at Arizona.

• In the middle game of the Toreros' series with the Wildcats, Libed recorded a two-RBI pinch-hit double to knot the score at 4-4 in the top of the ninth inning.

• A day later in the finale, he laced a two-RBI triple deep into the right field corner at Hi Corbett Field to even the score at 6-6 in the top of the eighth.

• Libed enters this weekend's action on a four-game hit streak.

LOB CITY
• Jayden Lobliner is hitting .333 (5-for-15) in San Diego's last four games with three runs scored, two walks, and an RBI.

• His five-game hit streak entering Friday night's action is the longest active streak from a Torero and is the team's second-longest of 2025 (Aden Howard, six games).
 
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Players Mentioned

Jack Gurevitch

#19 Jack Gurevitch

INF
6' 0"
Junior
Nico Libed

#4 Nico Libed

C
5' 9"
Sophomore
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
Adrian Beltre Jr.

#29 Adrian Beltre Jr.

INF/RHP
5' 11"
Freshman
Aden Howard

#2 Aden Howard

OF
6' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
Jayden Lobliner

#37 Jayden Lobliner

C
5' 10"
Junior
Andrew Mosiello

#26 Andrew Mosiello

RHP
6' 2"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Jack Gurevitch

#19 Jack Gurevitch

6' 0"
Junior
INF
Nico Libed

#4 Nico Libed

5' 9"
Sophomore
C
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
Adrian Beltre Jr.

#29 Adrian Beltre Jr.

5' 11"
Freshman
INF/RHP
Aden Howard

#2 Aden Howard

6' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
OF
Jayden Lobliner

#37 Jayden Lobliner

5' 10"
Junior
C
Andrew Mosiello

#26 Andrew Mosiello

6' 2"
Graduate Student
RHP