San Diego Toreros (4-20, 1-2 WCC)  •  Pepperdine Waves (5-19, 1-2 WCC)

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

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SAN DIEGO — After spending four straight games on the road, San Diego baseball (4-20, 1-2 WCC) will return home this weekend to host Pepperdine (5-19, 1-2 WCC), resuming West Coast Conference play with a three-game set against the Waves at Fowler Park.

First pitch in the series opener on Friday night is set for 6:05 p.m., followed by a 5:05 p.m. start in game two on Saturday and a 1:05 p.m. finale on Sunday afternoon.

All three games will be streamed live on ESPN+ (video) and USDToreros.com (audio only) with Braden Surprenant on the call.

Live statistics will be available on USDToreros.com and StatBroadcast.

LAST TIME OUT
• AJ Anzai launched his first home run in a San Diego uniform on Tuesday evening to keep the Toreros within striking distance of Cal State Fullerton, but a three-run fifth inning from the Titans dealt USD a 6-2 loss at Goodwin Field.

• Four San Diego pitchers teamed up to throw three scoreless innings to end Tuesday's game. Tristan LaMaison put together the Toreros' longest relief appearance, turning in 1.2 perfect frames with two strikeouts.

• Jack McWilliams needed only eight pitches to strike out the only two batters he faced in the eighth before giving way to Jack Giordano, who ended the inning by getting the only Titan he faced to fly out to center field.

LAST WEEKEND
• USD won one of its three matchups at Loyola Marymount last weekend to begin West Coast Conference play.

• San Diego fell 9-4 in game one, prevailed 11-1 in an eight-inning run-rule victory in game two, and dropped a closely contested series finale by a score of 5-4 at Page Stadium.

• Austin Smith batted a team-high .429 (6-for-14) in the series, totaling four doubles, a grand slam, and eight RBIs.

SMITH'S STREAK
• Senior left-handed pitcher/designated hitter/outfielder Austin Smith enters Friday night's action on a 15-game hit streak that dates back to March 1 and includes six multi-hit performances.

• He is 22-for-61 (.361) during this hit streak with nine doubles, one triple, one home run, and 15 RBIs.

• Current records indicate that it's the longest hit streak by a San Diego player since 2018, when Hunter Mercado-Hood hit safely in 18 consecutive contests. Research on historical Torero hit streaks prior to 2021 is ongoing.

• Smith's sixth-inning single on Tuesday at CSUF pushed him past Caleb Ricketts' 2022 streak, which spanned the final 14 games of the Toreros' season.

GUREVITCH STAYS HOT
• Junior infielder Jack Gurevitch batted .364 (4-for-11) at Loyola Marymount last weekend, scoring four runs and driving in two more while drawing three walks.

• Gurevitch delivered a clutch two-out RBI single in the top of the ninth inning on Sunday afternoon at Page Stadium, cutting the Lions' lead to just one run as the Toreros tried to mount a late-game comeback.

• He leads USD with a .364 (32-for-88) batting average in 2025 and is pacing the team with four home runs, 16 RBIs, and 52 total bases. His 12 walks this season rank third on the San Diego roster.

• In January, Gurevitch was selected to the 2025 WCC Preseason Team and was named the 2025 Perfect Game WCC Preseason Player of the Year.

PATIENCE PAYS OFF
• Sophomore utility player Nico Libed's 17 walks this season are the most of any Torero, and are tied for fourth in the WCC

• His three multi-RBI games in 2025 are tied for second-most on the USD roster.

A JACK OF ALL TRADES
• Libed has started 20 games this season at four different positions, including six at catcher, five at second base, eight in left field, and one as USD's designated hitter.

TRIPLE THREAT
• Seven different Toreros (Isaiah Lane, Jack Gurevitch, Austin Smith, Nico Libed, Gabe D'Arcy, Jayden Lobliner, and Rex Watson) have notched a triple in 2025.

• Lane (two) is the only USD player (and just one of three players in the WCC) with more than one.

• San Diego's eight total triples through 24 games this season are the second-most in the WCC (LMU, nine), and are just one shy of the final tally of nine triples the Torero achieved across 56 games in 2024.

LIFE IN THE FAST LANE
• Sophomore shortstop Isaiah Lane enters Friday night's action on a 10-game hit streak that dates back to March 4.

• During that span he's batting .400 (14-for-35) with 10 runs scored, six RBIs, a home run, 11 walks, and three stolen bases.

• Lane, who is hitting .324 (23-for-71) overall so far this season with three home runs and nine RBIs, has recorded seven multi-hit games in 2025 and has hit safely in 16 of his first 20 games as a Torero.

• On March 1, he launched two solo homers against Cal State Bakersfield at Fowler Park. His three multi-RBI games this season are tied with Nico Libed for USD's team-high.

• A native of nearby Chula Vista, California and a graduate of Eastlake High School, Lane joined USD as a transfer after spending his freshman year at Oklahoma.

• Lane has not played since March 21 at LMU, when he exited the game in the top of the fourth inning.

OUCH!
• Freshman outfielder Rex Watson has been hit by nine pitches across 22 games so far in 2025, which is the most of any Torero and the fourth-most HBPs among all WCC players.

RIDING THE WAVE(S)
• Austin Smith has dominated across his six career games against Pepperdine, batting an even .400 (8-for-20) with five runs scored, two doubles, a go-ahead grand slam, seven RBIs, and six walks.

• He's taken the mound twice opposite Pepperdine and has had his way with the Waves both times, posting a 2-0 record, a save, and 11.2 scoreless innings across an eight-inning start (April 21, 2024 at Eddy D. Field Stadium) and a 3.2-inning relief appearance (April 1, 2023 at Fowler Park) that saw him end the game with five straight strikeouts.

ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST PEPPERDINE
• The Toreros are 83-132 against the Waves all-time but have won 10 of their last 12 games against Pepperdine, including each of the last five matchups between the two teams.

• USD swept the Waves at Eddy D. Field Stadium in 2024, earning wins by scores of 11-5, 4-2, and 7-0 from April 19 to April 21.

• San Diego last hosted Pepperdine from March 31, 2023 to April 2, 2023, when it took two of three from the Waves at Fowler Park. The Toreros dropped game one by a 8-3 margin that weekend before rebounding for 8-4 and 7-6 victories.

FOR STARTERS (PROBABLE)
FRIDAY: Senior left-hander Austin Smith (1-2, 6.94 ERA) will take the mound for USD in the series opener in what will mark his fourth start and seventh appearance of 2025, as well as the 19th start of his college career.

• Smith last pitched on March 21 at Loyola Marymount, throwing five innings while allowing four earned runs on six hits, walking three, and striking out a tied-for-season high seven batters.

• 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 Watch List, 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.

• 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 2024 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.

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, 2.13 ERA) last pitched on March 22 at Loyola Marymount, when he held the Lions to just one run on two hits across 4.1 innings while striking out four and walking none.

• He was named the WCC Pitcher of the Week for March 10, 2024 after throwing six shutout innings at No. 8 Oregon State on March 8. He scattered six hits in his outing against the Beavers, walked none, and struck out seven as he stranded six runners to keep the home team off the board.

• 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 HIP 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 can play middle infield and outfield and is an option as a pinch runner 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: Redshirt freshman RHP Cal Scolari (1-2, 4.61 ERA) is scheduled to start for San Diego in the series finale versus Pepperdine on Sunday.

• Scolari last pitched on Sunday, March 23 in game three at LMU, throwing 5.1 innings while allowing three runs on six hits, walking one, and striking out four.

• He started each of San Diego's first four Friday contests in 2025 before pitching in the Toreros' last two Sunday afternoon matchups.

• 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 one of Collegiate Baseball Newspapers'  Top High-School Players list  in 2023.