Mar 26, 2018 - of the three wins for his second-consecutive shutout. Biola and Academy of Art ... Academy of Art hosts H
Jared Pine
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Sports Communications Director March 19, 2018
Point Loma Takes Three Against California Baptist
PACWEST BASEBALL STANDINGS No. Team Conf. 1. Azusa Pacific (1) 17-3 2. Point Loma 13-7 3. Biola 10-6 4. California Baptist (20) 9-7 5. Hawai’i Hilo 7-7 6. Academy of Art 9-11 7. Fresno Pacific 6-8 8. Hawai`i Pacific 6-9 9. Concordia 6-10 10. Dixie State 7-12 11. Holy Names 4-13
GB Overall Streak -- 27-3 Won 1 4.0 17-12 Won 2 5.0 18-8 Lost 1 6.0 16-10 Lost 2 7.0 11-11 Won 3 8.0 14-15 Won 1 8.0 9-11 Lost 3 8.5 12-11 Won 1 9.0 9-17 Lost 2 9.5 11-18 Lost 1 12.0 7-18 Lost 1
IRVINE, Calif. -- Point Loma won three of four games at home last week against No. 20 California Baptist to move up to second place in the PacWest standings with a 13-7 record, four games behind No. 1 Azusa Pacific. Point Loma has now won eight of its last 10 PacWest games after sweeping the final doubleheader of the series with California Baptist. In the series opener, Garrett Irvin threw 8.1 shutout innings to lead the Sea Lions to a 2-0 victory in which John Balliet earned the save. Both players were recognized with weekly honors. Holy Names earned a win over the No. 1 team in the nation, beating Azusa Pacific 12-9, but the Cougars won the other three games to take the series and improve to 27-3 on the season. Isaiah Carranza threw a complete-game shutout in one of the three wins for his second-consecutive shutout. Biola and Academy of Art had its series moved to Santa Clarita, where the two teams split the four-game series. Biola’s two wins helped the Eagles remain in third place in the conference standings, trailing Azusa Pacific by five games. Academy of Art is now back eight games after winning the series finale 6-0 as Gonzo Rios and Chris Rost combined for a seven-inning shutout. Hawai`i Hilo won the first two games of its series against Fresno Pacific before the series concludes with a doubleheader on Monday. The Vulcans didn’t have any extra-base hits, using eight singles and four walks to score seven runs. Six of those runs came in the ninth inning in the comeback win.
Preseason All-PacWest
Name School Pos. Class B/T Justin Gomez Azusa Pacific C Jr. L/R Logan Porter Dixie State 1B Sr. R/R Luke Navigato Cal Baptist 2B Sr. R/R Bryce Feist Dixie State 3B Jr. R/R Haloa Dudoit Concordia SS So. R/R Jair Donovan Concordia OF So. L/L Pablo O’Connor* Azusa Pacific OF Sr. R/R Ryan Williams Cal Baptist OF Jr. R/R Tommy Bell Cal Baptist DH Sr. R/R Dylan Stowell^ Cal Baptist P Sr. R/R Stephen Young Point Loma P Sr. L/L Layne Henderson Azusa Pacific RP Jr. R/R * - Player of the Year ^ - Pitcher of the Year
Week 9 Preview This week, two of the top three teams in the conference will meet as Biola and Point Loma play a four-game weekend series as both teams look to make up ground on Azusa Pacific, which is not in action this week. This will be the first meeting between Biola and Point Loma as conference rivals since the two teams were in the GSAC in 2011. Point Loma enters the series having won eight of its last 10 games in PacWest play. California Baptist will host a four-game series against Concordia that begins on Thursday. Both teams are looking to bounce back after having lost three of four against Point Loma in their previous series. Hawai`i Hilo will finish its series against Fresno Pacific on Monday and then start a new series against Dixie State on Thursday. Only two and a half games separate the Vulcans and the Trailblazers as they head into the series. Academy of Art hosts Holy Names this weekend. Both teams enter the series under the .500 mark, but Academy of Art is 14-15 on the year.
PACWEST PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER OF THE WEEK
John Balliet, Point Loma OF/LHP, Jr., 5-10 -- Mission Viejo, Calif. Balliet had four multi-hit games last week as Point Loma won three of four games against No. 20 California Baptist. Balliet now has a six-game multi-hit streak, during which the Sea Lions have won five games. Balliet went 9 for 16 in the series with seven runs and three RBIs. He added two home runs and two doubles. In the opener of Saturday’s doubleheader, Balliet was a tripe away from the cycle and scored three times. He boosted his batting average on the season to .345 with three home runs. The junior also recorded two saves with two strikeouts.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Isaiah Carranza, Azusa Pacific RHP, Jr., 6-5 -- La Verne, Calif. Carranza earned his third Pitcher of the Week recognition this season after throwing a second-consecutive complete-game shutout. This time the junior struck out 12 batters in the 5-0 victory over Holy Names. He brought his ERA on the season down to 2.72 as his record improved to 7-0. Carranza has now gone 18-consecutive innings without allowing a run. Azusa Pacific now has a 27-3 record on the season and the No. 1 ranking in the nation.
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Garrett Irvin, Point Loma LHP, Fr., 6-0 -- Corona, Calif. Irvin led Point Loma to a 2-0 victory over No. 20 California Baptist by throwing 8.1 shutout innings to earn the fourth win of his career. The freshman scattered six hits and a walk, while striking out four to earn the win. He now has a 1.49 ERA on the season as he helped Point Loma move into second place in the PacWest standings with a 13-7 record in conference play this year. Point Loma is 17-12 on the season and won three of four games against No. 20 California Baptist.
PREVIOUS WINNERS
Player of the Week Feb. 5 Osvaldo Tovalin, APU Feb. 12 Sean Aspinall, APU Feb. 19 Phillip Steering, UHH Feb. 26 Tyler Flores, PLNU Mar. 5 Austin Russ, APU Mar. 12 Andrew Bash, CBU Mar. 19 Grant Gamble, APU Pitcher of the Week Feb. 5 Dillon Miyashiro, APU Feb. 12 Dylan Spain, UHH Feb. 19 Ben Kaser, ARTU Feb. 26 Isaiah Carranza, APU Mar. 5 Micah Beyer, BU Mar. 12 Layne Henderson, APU Mar. 19 Isaiah Carranza, APU Freshman of the Week Feb. 5 Garrett Irvin, PLNU Feb. 12 Osvaldo Tovalin, APU Feb. 19 Colton Combs, HNU Feb. 26 Micah Layosa, HPU Mar. 5 Ryan Gallegos, BU Mar. 12 Angelo Capolupo, CBU Mar. 19 Kyle Alcorn, UHH
PACWEST LEADERS IN NATIONAL STATISTICS TEAM STATS (as of March 22) Stat Team Batting Average California Baptist Earned Run Avg. California Baptist Fielding Pct. California Baptist Runs Azusa Pacific Home Runs Azusa Pacific Doubles California Baptist WHIP Azusa Pacific Strikeouts/9 Azusa Pacific Slugging Pct. Azusa Pacific On-base Pct. Biola
INDIVIDUAL STATS (as of March 22) Rank Avg. Stat Player 65th .305 Batting Average Andrew Bash 2nd 2.05 Home Runs Tyler Flores 28th 0.97 Triples Micah Pries 21st 8.5 Doubles Nate Case 4th 1.8 Runs Batted In Tyler Flores 59th 2.0 Runs Colton Worthington 6th 1.21 Slugging Pct. Austin Russ 21st 10.0 On-base Pct. Austin Russ 8th .535 Earned Run Avg. Alex Garcia 42nd .407 Strikeouts Aiden McIntyre
Team CBU PLNU PLNU FPU PLNU BU APU APU FPU HNU
Rank Avg. 40th .429 8th 0.46 20th 0.19 97th 0.41 49th 1.44 33rd 1.29 7th .869 13th .560 9th 0.75 7th 14.6
PACWEST SCHEDULE/RESULTS LAST WEEK’S GAMES
Thursday, March 22 Point Loma 2, California Baptist 0 Friday, March 23 Biola 6, Academy of Art 1 Azusa Pacific 5, Holy Names 0 Azusa Pacific 7, Holy Names 3 California Baptist 15, Point Loma 4 Saturday, March 24 Dixie State 5, Hawai`i Pacific 4 Dixie State 9, Hawai`i Pacific 5 Hawai`i Hilo 7, Fresno Pacific 4 Hawai`i Hilo 2, Fresno Pacific 1 Holy Names 12, Azusa Pacific 9 Azusa Pacific 3, Holy Names 2 Point Loma 9, California Baptist 7 Point Loma 6, California Baptist 3 Academy of Art 10, Biola 7 Sunday, March 25 Biola 7, Academy of Art 5 Academy of Artt 6, Biola 0 Hawai`i Pacific 12, Dixie State 6
THIS WEEK’S GAMES
Monday, March 26 Hawai`i Hilo at Fresno Pacific, 2 p.m.* Hawai`i Pacific at Dixie State, 6 p.m. Thursday, March 29 Point Loma at Biola, 3 p.m. Holy Names at Academy of Art, 6 p.m. Concordia at California Baptist, 6 p.m. Hawai`i Hilo at Dixie State, 6 p.m. Hawai`i Pacific at Fresno Pacific, 6 p.m. Friday, March 30 Hawai`i Pacific at Fresno Pacific, 2 p.m.* Point Loma at Biola, Noon* Holy Names at Academy of Art, 6 p.m. Concordia at California Baptist, 6 p.m. Hawai`i Hilo at Dixie State, 6 p.m. Saturday, March 24 Point Loma at Biola, 11 a.m. Academy of Art at Holy Names, Noon* Hawai`i Hilo at Dixie State, Noon* Concordia at California Baptist, Noon* Hawai`i Pacific at Fresno Pacific, Noon *Doubleheader
NCBWA National Poll Week 8 - March 21 Rank Team W-L Prev. 1. Azusa Pacific [17] 24-2 1 2. Delta State 19-2 2 3. Central Missouri 19-4 5 4. Florida Southern 21-2-1 4 5. Belmont Abbey 24-5 13 6. West Chester 10-3 6 7. New Haven [1] 14-0 14 8. Colorado Mesa 16-5 8 9. Columbus State 21-2 15 10. Indianapolis 14-3 9 11. Augustana, S.D. 14-1 12 12. Tampa 19-5 17 13. Flagler 22-4 3 14. Texas A&M Kingsville 19-4 16 15. Mercyhurst 8-3 7 16. Cal State Monterey Bay 17-5 20 17. North Greenville 22-5 25 18. Ohio Dominican 13-4 22 19. St. Thomas Aquinas 12-5 21 20. California Baptist 15-7 11 21. Mississippi College 17-4 RV 22. St. Mary’s 16-6 NR 23. Mount Olive 18-6-1 RV 24. Saint Leo 19-5 10 25. Illinois Springfield 16-4 NR Receiving votes: Arkansas Monticello (16-7); UC San Diego (14-7); Angelo State (19-7); Millersville (12-7); LeMoyne (14-6); Wingate (20-7); Palm Beach Atlantic (18-7); Georgia College (17-7); Pittsburg State (16-8); Quincy (11-6); UNC Pembroke (17-5); West Texas A&M (18-7). Next Poll: March 28 NCBWA WEST REGIONAL POLL Week 9 - March 26 Rank Team W-L Prev. 1 Azusa Pacific (8) 27-3 1 2 CSU Monterey Bay 18-6 2 3 UC San Diego 15-8 T3 4 California Baptist 16-10 T3 5 Cal State LA 16-9 T5 6 Point Loma 17-12 9 7 Chico State 16-12 T5 8 MSU Billings 16-10 7 9 Stanislaus Sate 15-13 8 10 Cal Poly Pomona 15-11 RV
