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1 2017 SAN DIEGO STATE AZTEC baseball Media Relations Contact: Dave Kuhn C: (619) O: (619) BASEBALL SCHEDULE Record: 16-9 (9-5 Home; 7-4 Away; 6-3 MW) Date Opponent Time/Result Friday, February 17...Pacific...W Saturday, February 18..Pacific...L Sunday, February 19...Pacific...W Tuesday, February 21...at UC Irvine...L Wednesday, February 22...at No. 7 CSU Fullerton...W Friday, February 24...Tennessee#...L Sautuday, February 25..Seton Hall#...L Saturday, February 25..Notre Dame#...W Tuesday, February 28...at Long Beach State...W Friday, March 3...Cal Poly...W Saturday, March 4...Cal Poly...W Sunday, March 5...Cal Poly...W Tuesday March 7...USC...L Friday, March 10...at Nevada*...W Saturday, March 11...at Nevada*...W Sunday, March 12...at Nevada*...L Tuesday, March 14...at No. 25 San Diego...W Friday, March 17...UNLV*...L Saturday, March 18...UNLV*...W Sunday, March 19...UNLV*...W Tuesday, March 21...Long Beach State...W Saturday, March 25...at Fresno State*...W Saturday, March 25...at Fresno State*...W Sunday, March 26...at Fresno State*...L Tuesday, March 28...at USC...L Friday, March 31...San Jose State*...6:00 p.m. Saturday, April 1...San Jose State*...2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 2...San Jose State*...1:00 p.m. Monday, April 3...San Francisco...2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 4...UCLA+...6:00 p.m. Friday, April 7...Nevada*...6:00 p.m. Saturday, April 8...Nevada*...2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 9...Nevada*...1:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 11...UC Irvine...6:00 p.m. Thursday, April 13...at UNLV*...6:00 p.m. Friday, April 14...at UNLV*...6:00 p.m. Saturday, April 15...at UNLV*...2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 18...at UC Riverside...6:00 p.m. Friday, April 21...at UC Santa Barbara...3:00 p.m. Saturday, April 22...at UC Santa Barbara...1:00 p.m. Sunday, April 23...at UC Santa Barbara...1:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 25...UC Riverside...6:00 p.m. Friday, April 28...New Mexico*...6:00 p.m. Saturday, April 29...New Mexico*...2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 30...New Mexico*...1:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 2...at UCLA...6:00 p.m. Friday, May 5...at San Jose State*...6:00 p.m. Saturday, May 6...at San Jose State*...6:00 p.m. Sunday, May 7...at San Jose State*...1:00 p.m. Friday, May 12...at Air Force*...3:00 p.m. Saturday, May 13...at Air Force*...2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 14...at Air Force*...1:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 16...San Diego...6:00 p.m. Thursday, May 18...Fresno State*...6:00 p.m. Friday, May 19...Fresno State*...6:00 p.m. Saturday, May 20...Fresno State*...1:00 p.m. Thursday-Sunday, May Mountain West Tournament...TBA. # Tony Gwynn Classic + at Lake Elsinore, Calif. * Mountain West game Home games in bold All times are site times Game Week Preview San Jose State at San Diego State Friday, March 31 6:00 p.m. PT Tony Gwynn Stadium San Jose State: Josh Nashed, RHP (0-1, 4.97) San Diego State: Brett Seeburger, LHP (4-1, 2.61) Saturday, April 1 2:00 p.m. PT Tony Gwynn Stadium San Jose State: Matt Brown, RHP (2-3, 6.32) SDSU: Dominic Purpura, LHP (4-0, 4.25) Sunday, April 2 1:00 p.m. PT Tony Gwynn Stadium San Jose State: Graham Gomez, LHP (0-1, 6.86) San Diego State: Cody Thompson, RHP (1-0, 4.94) WHAT S ON TAP THIS WEEK IN AZTEC BASEBALL > Following Tuesday s 2-0 loss at USC, San Diego State will now return to Mountain West action with a three-game series vs. San Jose State at home this weekend. > The opening game of that set is scheduled for Friday, March 31, at 6:00 p.m. at Tony Gwynn Stadium. > The Aztecs and Spartans will also meet up for games on Saturday (April 1) and Sunday (April 2) at 2:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. PT respectively. AZTECS ON THE AIR > Friday s game against San Jose State will be streamed live on the Mountain Digital Network. Saturday s and Sunday s contests will be broadcast on 1700 AM radio in San Diego. > In addition, live stats will also be available for all three contests vs. SJSU. Links for the video and radio broadcasts as well as live stats will be on the SDSU web site. > A total of 14 of SDSU s 31 home games this season will have live video streaming on the Mountain Digital Network. > In addition, nine contests will be broadcast live on ESPN 1700 in San Diego with the remaining 13 carried live on KCR. SERIES RECORD > The Aztecs have a record of against San Jose State in a series that began in > Last season the Aztecs won the lone weekend series between the teams, taking two of three contests in San Jose in mid-may. SDSU also defeated the Spartans in the opening game of the Mountain West Tournament by a score of 7-3. > SDSU is 13-4 vs. SJSU since the Spartans joined the Mountain West for the 2014 season. > The Aztecs are vs. San Jose State in San Diego, in San Jose and 4-0 at neutral sites. SCOUTING THE SPARTANS > San Jose State enters the week with a record of 9-14 overall and 5-4 in the Mountain West, tied for third place in the league standings. The Spartans will host Santa Clara Wednesday night before traveling to San Diego. > SJSU is led by shortstop Aaron Pleschner (.348, 3 2B, 7 RBI) and center fielder Kellen Strahm (.341, 3 2B, 4 RBI). First baseman Shane Timmons leads the team with three home runs and 14 RBI. > The Spartans are hitting.261 as a team with a 5.63 earned run average. PROBABLE AZTEC STARTERS Position Players Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT C...Dean Nevarez B...Jordan Verdon B...Alan Trejo SS...Danny Sheehan B...Andrew Brown LF...Tyler Adkison CF...Chase Calabuig RF...David Hensley DH...Andrew Martinez Pitching Rotation ERA W-L G-GS-CG Sv IP H R ER BB SO B/Avg Fri...Brett Seeburger Sat...Dominic Purpura Sat...Cody Thompson

2 Week 7 - San Jose State 2017 Record 16-9 (6-3 MW) GENERAL INFORMATION Location...San Diego, Calif. Founded Enrollment...33,726 Nickname...Aztecs Mascot...The Aztec Warrior Affiliation...NCAA Division I Conference...Mountain West Colors...Scarlet and Black President...Dr. Elliot Hirshman Athletic Director...John David Wicker Exec. Associate A.D....Steve Schnall Assoc. A.D./SWA...Jenny Bramer Assoc. A.D. Operations...Dave Noll Assoc. A.D. Business...Chuck Lang Assoc. A.D. Media Relations...Mike May Assoc. A.D. AAF...Mandy McKinley Huiras Head Athletic Trainer...Patrick Spieldenner BASEBALL COACHING STAFF Head Coach...Mark Martinez (Mesa State 84) Overall Record (Third year) Record at SDSU (Third year) Asst. Coaches...Sam Peraza (San Diego State 02) Joe Oliveira (Pacific 09) Joey Centanni (Pacific 09) Martinez Phone...(619) Peraza Phone...(619) Oliveira Phone...(619) Student Manager...Nick Batesole BASEBALL SUPPORT STAFF Dir. of Player Development...Eric Lally Dir. Of Player Personnel...Brandon Decker Student Manager...Nick Batesole Baseball Ambassador...Anthony Johnson Athletic Trainer...Ian Baldwin Student Athletic Trainer...Scott Chromy Student Athletic Trainer...Adriana Raya BASEBALL FACTS 2016 Record MWC Record (6th) Lettermen Returning/Lost...19/9 Starters Returning/Lost...7/2 Pitchers Returning/Lost...8/8 Total Players Returning...19 Incoming Freshmen...9 JC Transfers...4 Four-year Transfers...1 FACILITY Home Field...Tony Gwynn Stadium Capacity...3,000 Surface...Natural Grass Outfield Distances SDSU MEDIA RELATIONS Asst. A.D. Media Relation...Mike May Office Phone...(619) Baseball Contact...Dave Kuhn ...dkuhn@mail.sdsu.edu Office Phone...(619) Office Fax...(619) Web Site... HEAD COACH MARK MARTINEZ > Mark Martinez is in his third season as head coach of the Aztecs although he is in his 12th season as a member of the San Diego State staff. He is just the fifth head coach in SDSU history since baseball was elevated to major sport status in > His record as head coach at SDSU stands at (.527). > Martinez was hired as an assistant coach for the Aztecs prior to the 2006 season and served for nine years under Head Coach Tony Gwynn. During that time, he was promoted to the position of Associate Head Coach. > Prior to his arrival at SDSU, Martinez was an assistant coach at the University of New Mexico for 17 seasons. During his time as a hitting and infield coach, he helped develop the Lobos into one of the most prominent offensive teams in the nation, ranking among the top 11 in the nation in hitting his final four seasons. > Martinez served as an assistant at his alma mater, Mesa State College in Grand Junction, Colo., from He played shortstop at the school from , earning all-conference and all-district honors as a senior. > He graduated from Mesa State with a bachelor s degree in physical education in 1984 and completed his master s in sports administration at New Mexico in SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS No. Name Pos. B-T Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Julian Escobedo OF L-L Fr. Chula Vista, Calif. (Eastlake H) 2 Ryan Orr C R-R Fr. San Diego, Calif. (Las Costa Canyon HS) 3 Jacob Maekawa INF R-R Fr. Mililani, Hawai i (Mid-Pacific Institute) 6 Hunter Stratton C L-R Jr. La Mesa, Calif. (Grossmont HS) 8 Danny Sheehan INF R-R Sr. Covina, Calif. (South Hills HS) 9 Justin Wylie INF-OF R-R Jr. Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton HS) 10 Adrian Mardueño RHP R-R Fr. Upland, Calif. (Upland HS) 12 Elijah Greene LHP L-L Fr. Eastvale, Calif. (Chino Hills HS) 13 Alan Trejo INF R-R Jr. Downey, Calif. (Warren HS) 14 CJ Saylor RHP R-R Sr. West Covina, Calif. (South Hills HS) 15 Logan Boyer RHP R-R Fr. Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton HS) 18 Tyler Adkison OF R-R Jr. Culver City, Calif. (Mater Dei HS) 20 Ray Lambert RHP R-R Jr. Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Ventura JC) 21 Jordan Verdon INF L-R So. El Cajon, Calif. (Granite Hills HS) 22 David Hensley INF R-R Jr. San Diego, Calif. (Patrick Henry HS) 23 Chad Bible OF R-R So. Valencia, Calif. (College of the Canyons) 25 Dean Nevarez C R-R So. Chula Vista, Calif. (Eastlake HS) 27 Jorge Fernandez RHP R-R Jr. Del Rio, Texas (San Jacinto JC) 28 Andrew Brown INF R-R Sr. Chula Vista, Calif. (The Rock Academy) 29 Marcus Reyes LHP L-L Sr. Vista, Calif. (Rancho Buena Vista HS) 30 Kenny LaPierre RHP R-R So. Alpine, Calif. (Granite Hills HS) 31 Harrison Pyatt RHP R-R So. Corona, Calif. (Esperanza HS) 32 Denz l Chapman OF S-R Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Serra HS) 33 Brett Seeburger LHP L-L Sr. Oceanside, Calif. (Vista HS) 34 Chase Calabuig OF L-L Jr. Mission Viejo, Calif. (Capistrano Valley HS) 35 Hayden Petrovick LHP L-L Fr. Azusa, Calif. (South Hills HS) 36 Giancarlo Coronado C R-R Fr. El Centro, Calif. (Central HS) 38 Jacob Erickson LHP L-L Jr. Orange, Calif. (Mater Dei HS) 39 Cody Thompson RHP R-R Sr. Granada Hills, Calif. (Bishop Alemany HS) 42 Tré Brown RHP R-R Fr. Chula Vista, Calif. (Eastlake HS) 47 Dominic Purpura LHP L-L Sr. Hinsdale, Ill. (Orange Coast JC) 48 Justin Goossen-Brown RHP L-R Jr. Sherman Oaks, Calif. (L.A. Valley JC) 50 Andrew Martinez INF R-R Sr. Chula Vista, Calif. (UC Irvine) Head Coach: 7 Mark Martinez (Mesa State 84), 12th Season (3rd Season as Head Coach) Assistant Coach: 26 Sam Peraza (San Diego State 02), 2nd Season Assistant Coach: 0 Joe Oliveira (Pacific 09), 4th Season Volunteer Assistant Coach: 11 Joey Centanni (Pacific 09), 2nd Season Student Manager: 45 Nick Batesole, 3rd Season.

3 Week 7 - San Jose State 2017 Record 16-9 (6-3 MW) 2017 MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS Conference Overall--- Team W L Pct GB W L Pct New Mexico San Diego State Fresno State San Jose State UNLV Nevada Air Force THIS WEEK IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST Tuesday, March 28 USC 2, San Diego State 0 San Francisco 9, Nevada 6 Arizona State 5, UNLV 4 Air Force 1, Omaha 0 Frenso State 12, Cal Poly 8 New Mexico 5, New Mexico State 3 Wednesday, March 29 Air Force at Creighton, 6:00 p.m. CT Santa Clara at San Jose State, 7:00 p.m. PT Thursday, March 30 Nevada at Hawai i, 6:35 p.m. HT Friday, March 31 San Jose State at San Diego State*, 6:00 p.m. PT Fresno State at New Mexico*, 6:30 p.m. MT UNLV at Iowa, 4:35 p.m. CT Air Force at Northwestern, 6:00 p.m. CT Nevada at Hawai i, 6:35 p.m. HT Saturday, April 1 San Jose State at San Diego State*, 2:00 p.m. PT Fresno State at New Mexico*, 2:00 p.m. MT UNLV at Iowa, 2:05 p.m. CT Air Force at Northwestern, 6:00 p.m. CT Nevada at Hawai i, 6:35 p.m. HT Sunday, April 2 San Jose State at San Diego State*, 1:00 p.m. PT Fresno State at New Mexico*, Noon MT UNLV at Iowa, 1:05 p.m. CT Air Force at Northwestern, 1:00 p.m. CT Nevada at Hawai i, 1:05 p.m. HT * Mountain West game PLAYER OF THE WEEK (AGAIN) > Outfielder Tyler Adkison made it back-to-back Mountain West Player of the Week awards when he earned the honor for games played March > Over last week s four games, Adkison (Culver City, Calif., Mater Dei HS) hit.538 with a triple, home run, seven walks and seven RBI. > He compiled a slugging percentage and a.700 on-base mark. PITCHER OF THE WEEK > Senior lefty Brett Seeburger earned his first conference Pitcher of the Week award for his performance in the second game of Saturday s (March 25) doubleheader at Fresno State. > In that contest, he tossed a one hit shutout over eight innings, allowing just an infield single and facing one batter over the minimum. > Seeburger retired the first 14 batters he faced before allowing a two-out infield single in the bottom of the fifth inning. He went on to retire the next 10 batters through the eighth inning. > Over his eight innings of work, he struck out a season-high seven batters and did not allow a walk, while throwing 97 pitches. > For his effort Seeburger was also selected a National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball and the Madness Mountain West Baseball Player of the Week by CollegeSportsMadness.com. TREJO COMING ON > Second baseman Alan Trejo is currently on a 15-game hitting streak during which he is batting.342 (26-for-76) with six doubles, three home runs, 10 RBI and 17 runs scored. > He had a string of scoring at least once in 11 consecutive games end in the loss at USC on Tuesday (March 28). He has now done so in 14 of the last 16 contests. > Trejo leads the team in runs scored, doubles and stolen bases. > He led off the contest at No. 25 USD on March 14 with a home run on the first pitch of the game. It was the first time SDSU opened the game with a homer by the leadoff batter since Justin Wylie did it last season at Cal State Fullerton. > Trejo has also made six appearances on the mound this season and is 0-1 with a 2.57 earned run average. BROWN STAYS CONSISTENT > Third baseman Andrew Brown continues to be one of the Aztecs most consistent hitters. > Over the past 11 games he is hitting.412 (21-for-51) with two doubles, seven RBI and 10 runs scored. > He had a personal season-best seven-game hitting streak end in the series finale vs. Cal Poly on March 5. > During that streak he batted.355 (11-for-31) with two doubles, a home run, six RBI and five runs scored. > Brown leads the squad with 40 hits. He is second on the team in RBI with 17 and in doubles with six. ADKISON ON FIRE > Outfielder Tyler Adkison is hitting.585 (24-for-41) over SDSU s last 11 games with four doubles, a triple, six home runs, 23 RBI and 16 runs scored. > His slugging percentage over that span in and he has a.667 on-base mark in those games. > Entering the week, he led NCAA Division I in batting average (.537), slugging percentage (1.074) and on-base percentage (.623). > Adkison set an SDSU record by reaching base 15 consecutive times (via either a hit or walk) from March 18 to March 25. In those four games, he had four singles, three doubles, a triple, 2 HR and five walks. > His 10 consecutive hits over that span was also a new SDSU record. > In the contest at Nevada on March 11, he hit two home runs. The last time an Aztec had two homers in a game prior to that was when Adkison hit a pair at Air Force on March 20, > Adkison has two four-hit games and two five-rbi contests this season. He is the lone Aztec with a four-hit game and one of two players (along with Dean Nevarez) to have five RBI in a game. VERDON STREAK ENDS > First baseman Jordan Verdon had a seven-game hitting streak end last Tuesday (March 21) in the game against Long Beach State. During that streak he hit.345 (10-for-29) with a home run, seven RBI and six runs scored. > He had scored at least once in each of the last eight contests prior to the shutout at USC on Tuesday (March 28). He has now crossed the plate in 11 of SDSU s last 13 games. > Verdon had a nine-game streak earlier in the year. > During that streak he went 13-for-37 (.351) with a double, two triples, five RBI and six runs scored. > He is second on the team in multiple-rbi games with six. > He hit his third home run of the year, a three-run shot, in the 12-0 win at Fresno State last Saturday (March 25) > He is the lone SDSU infielder without an error after 25 games (252 chances)..

4 Week 7 - San Jose State 2017 Record 16-9 (6-3 MW) 2017 STARTING LINEUP BY POSITION Pitcher Dominic Purpura...6 Brett Seeburger...6 Cody Thompson...2 Jorge Fernandez...2 Hayden Petrovick...2 Harrison Pyatt...2 Jacob Erickson...2 Ray Lambert...2 Marcus Reyes...1 Catcher Dean Nevarez...15 Hunter Stratton...7 Ryan Orr...3 First Base Jordan Verdon...25 Second Base Alan Trejo...25 Shortstop Danny Sheehan...25 Third Base Andrew Brown...25 Left Field Tyler Adkison...12 Chase Calabuig...6 Chad Bible...5 David Hensley...1 Justin Wylie...1 Center Field Chase Calabuig...9 Julian Escobedo...8 David Hensley...5 Denz l Chapman...3 Right Field David Hensley...15 Tyler Adkison...5 Chase Calabuig...5 Designated Hitter Andrew Martinez...24 Justin Wylie...1 ERICKSON PROVIDES RELIEF > Junior left-hander Jacob Erickson has been impressive out of the bullpen this season. > In his last 12 appearances covering 18.2 innings, he has allowed one run on 13 hits with six strikeouts. > In the process, he has lowered his earned run average to > He picked up a win on March 25 at Fresno State, tossing two perfect innings in SDSU s 5-4 win over the Bulldogs. > In his victory at No. 25 USD on March 14, he tossed three innings, facing 10 batters and allowing just a single. > Erickson has been involved in three of the Aztecs four shutout wins in SHEEHAN HITS AWAY > After redshirting during the 2016 season, senior Danny Sheehan has returned for his final year and claimed the starting shortstop role he held in > He is currently on a 10-game hitting streak during which he has gone 15-for-37 (.405) with five doubles, six RBI and nine runs scored. > Sheehan has been hit by pitch eight times this season to bring his career total to 21. That ranks 11th on the SDSU all-time top 20 in that category. BIBLE RETURNS > Last week, sophomore outfielder Chad Bible made just his second appearance since beginning chemotherapy treatment for Hodgkin s lymphoma that was diagnosed in January. > As a pinch hitter in the bottom of the eighth in the contest vs. Long Beach State March 21, he doubled down the right field line to drive home SDSU s final run in the victory over LBSU. > Bible started in left field in each of SDSU s first five contests this season, going 6-for-20 with a double and an RBI. > He also made a pinch-hitting appearance on March 7 vs. USC and is now batting.318 in the seven games he has played. MARTINEZ SOLID AT DH > Designated hitter Andrew Martinez had a pair of hits in the game at USC on Tuesday (March 28) to raise his batting average to.317. > He connected for his third home run of the season, a two-run shot, in the game vs. Long Beach State on March 21. > He also had a run-scoring single in that game to end the night with three RBI. > He has been the Aztecs designated hitter in 24 of their 25 contests in > Martinez played the past three seasons at UC Irvine, graduating last year with one season of eligibility remaining after redshirting there one year (2013). > The native of nearby Chula Vista (Mater Dei HS), he chose to compete for the Aztecs in his final season. NEVAREZ GOES DEEP > Catcher Dean Nevarez saw a season best four-game hitting streak end in the series finale at Fresno State on Sunday (March 26). > Over those four games he went 7-for-12 (.583) with a double, two home runs and seven RBI. > His two home runs came in the series finale against UNLV in San Diego on March 19. > He is the second Aztec to homer twice in a game this season as Tyler Adkison accomplished the feat against Nevada in Reno on March 11. CALABUIG HEATING UP > Prior to Tuesday s contest at USC., center fielder Chase Calabuig had gone 12-for-39 (.308) over the previous 10 games with four doubles, two triples, a home run, six RBI and seven runs scored. > He had a.590 slugging percentage over those 10 games. > In the first 14 contests of the season, he had totaled seven hits and posted a.171 batting average, which he has raised by over 60 points (.232) in the last 11 contests. SAYLOR STANDS TALL ON THE MOUND > Senior right-hander CJ Saylor has recorded five saves along with a win this season as the Aztecs closer. > His latest save came last Saturday (March 25) when he tossed the ninth inning of SDSU s 5-4 win at Fresno State. > After surrendering his second and third earned runs of the year in the finale at Fresno State on Sunday (March 26), his ERA now stands at 1.93 and opponents are hitting.235 against him. PURPURA IMPRESSIVE > Senior left-hander Dominic Purpura had his second no-decision of the season in the opener at Fresno State on Saturday (March 25). > In that contest he tossed six innings, allowing four runs on eight hits. > In both of his no-decisions in 2017, the Aztecs rallied to win the game. > His six strikeouts in his first appearance of the year vs. Pacific on Feb. 19 tied his SDSU career high..

5 Week 7 - San Jose State 2017 Record 16-9 (6-3 MW) AMONG THE MOUNTIAN WEST LEADERS (TOP 10) OVERALL (AS OF MARCH 20) Andrew Brown Batting Average th Hits T-4th RBI T-10th Stolen Bases T-8th Danny Sheehan On-Base Percentage th Hit By Pitch nd Sacrifice Flies T-4th Stolen Bases T-8th Alan Trejo Runs Scored th Hits T-7th Doubles T-5th Stolen Bases T-3rd Tyler Adkison RBI th Home Runs nd Jordan Verdon Triples T-1st Sacrifice Flies T-1st Andrew Martinez Hit By Pitch T-3rd David Hensley Sacrifice Bunts T-6th Brett Seeburger Earned Run Average th Opp. Batting Average th Strikeouts th Strikeouts Looking T-3rd Wins T-2nd Dominic Purpura Earned Run Average th Opp. Batting Average th Wins st Strikeouts Looking T-8th Cody Thompson Earned Run Average th Opp. Batting Average th Strikeouts Looking T-8th Logan Boyer Strikeouts Looking T-8th CJ Saylor Saves st Hayden Petrovick Wins T-4th Jorge Fernandez Saves T-8th PITCHING DOMINATES > Over the past 17 games, the SDSU pitching staff has posted a 12-5 record with a 2.87 earned run average. > Opponents have hit.252 over those 17 contests. > Included in that run are three shutout victories and three one-run wins. The Aztecs recorded only one shutout during the 2016 season. PLAYER OF THE WEEK I > Junior outfielder Tyler Adkison was named the Mountain West Player of the Week for his performance in SDSU s four games during the week of March > In the contest at USD (March 14) and three-games vs. UNLV (March 17-19), he batted.688 (11-for-16) with three doubles, three home runs and 11 RBI. > He compiled a slugging percentage and a.737 on-base average in the four games. > His homers came in three different contests and he struck out only once in 19 plate appearances. > Adkison was also named the Madness Mountain West Player of the Week by CollegeSportsMadness.com. AZTECS AMONG THE NATIONAL LEADERS > Entering the week, San Diego State ranked among the national leaders in several categories both as a team and individually. > There are currently 299 teams playing baseball in NCAA Division I. > Here are the categories in which the Aztecs rank among the top 30 as a team and individually among the top 40 players nationwide: Team Individuals Category Stat Rank Category Player Stat Rank Batting Average rd Batting Average...Tyler Adkison st Hits nd Slugging Percentage...Tyler Adkison st Doubles rd On-Base Percentage...Tyler Adkison st Doubles/Game nd Triples...Jordan Verdon th Slugging Percentage th Home Runs...Tyler Adkison th Sacrifice Flies th RBI...Tyler Adkison th Fielding Percentage th Hit By Pitch...Danny Sheehan th Double Plays rd Sacrifice Flies...Jordan Verdon th Double Plays/Game th Pitching Shutouts th Pitching Victories...Dominic Purpura th Pitching Victories...Brett Seeburger th Saves...CJ Saylor nd Game Starter...Dominic Purpura rd Games Started...Brett Seeburger rd Pitching Appearances...Jacob Erickson th STREAKS > Alan Trejo has the current longest hitting streak for the Aztecs at 16 games. Danny Sheehan has a 10-game streak in progress. > Trejo has reached base safely (via hit, walk or hit by pitch) in the past 16 games with Jordan Verdon next at 12 in a row. > Andrew Brown has recorded a team-leading 14 multiple-hit contests with Trejo and Adkison second at nine. > Adkison leads the team with seven multiple-rbi games with Verdon right behind him with six. AZTEC NOTES > After opening the season with a 3-4 record, San Diego State is 13-5 in its last 18 contests. > Over the last 10 contests, the Aztecs are hitting.339 to.262 by opponent. They also have a team ERA of 3.92 while opponents ERA is > The Aztecs are 14-0 when leading after six innings, 14-1 when leading after seven and 16-0 when leading after eight. > SDSU has committed 16 errors in its first 25 contests for a.983 fielding percentage. The team record for fielding percentage in a season is.978 set during the 2013 campaign. > Logan Boyer has allowed no runs on just two hits with 10 strikeouts over his last seven relief appearances (9.1 innings). > Junior Jorge Fernandez has made two starts and five relief appearances this season and has yet to allow a run in his 14.1 innings pitched. > Tyler Adkison is hitting.591 (13-for-22) with runners in scoring position while Danny Sheehan s average in that situation is.500 (11-for-22). > Aztec pinch hitters are batting.217 (5-for-23) with one hit each by Tyler Adkison, Chad Bible, Chase Calabuig, Julian Escobedo and Hunter Stratton. Opponent pinch hitters have a.091 average (3-for-33). > Junior David Hensley s 16 career sacrifice bunts tie him for 20th on the SDSU career top 20 in that category. > Sophomore Jordan Verdon s nine career sacrifice flies tie him for 20th on the SDSU career top20 list. > Hensley has hit safely in each of the past six contests, going 8-for-22 (.364) with a double, RBI and two runs scored..

6 SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS No. Name Pos. B-T Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Julian Escobedo OF L-L Fr. Chula Vista, Calif. (Eastlake H) 2 Ryan Orr C R-R Fr. San Diego, Calif. (Las Costa Canyon HS) 3 Jacob Maekawa INF R-R Fr. Mililani, Hawai i (Mid-Pacific Institute) 6 Hunter Stratton C L-R Jr. La Mesa, Calif. (Grossmont HS) 8 Danny Sheehan INF R-R Sr. Covina, Calif. (South Hills HS) 9 Justin Wylie INF-OF R-R Jr. Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton HS) 10 Adrian Mardueño RHP R-R Fr. Upland, Calif. (Upland HS) 12 Elijah Greene LHP L-L Fr. Eastvale, Calif. (Chino Hills HS) 13 Alan Trejo INF R-R Jr. Downey, Calif. (Warren HS) 14 CJ Saylor RHP R-R Sr. West Covina, Calif. (South Hills HS) 15 Logan Boyer RHP R-R Fr. Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton HS) 18 Tyler Adkison OF R-R Jr. Culver City, Calif. (Mater Dei HS) 20 Ray Lambert RHP R-R Jr. Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Ventura JC) 21 Jordan Verdon INF L-R So. El Cajon, Calif. (Granite Hills HS) 22 David Hensley INF R-R Jr. San Diego, Calif. (Patrick Henry HS) 23 Chad Bible OF R-R So. Valencia, Calif. (College of the Canyons) 25 Dean Nevarez C R-R So. Chula Vista, Calif. (Eastlake HS) 27 Jorge Fernandez RHP R-R Jr. Del Rio, Texas (San Jacinto JC) 28 Andrew Brown INF R-R Sr. Chula Vista, Calif. (The Rock Academy) 29 Marcus Reyes LHP L-L Sr. Vista, Calif. (Rancho Buena Vista HS) 30 Kenny LaPierre RHP R-R So. Alpine, Calif. (Granite Hills HS) 31 Harrison Pyatt RHP R-R So. Corona, Calif. (Esperanza HS) 32 Denz l Chapman OF S-R Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Serra HS) 33 Brett Seeburger LHP L-L Sr. Oceanside, Calif. (Vista HS) 34 Chase Calabuig OF L-L Jr. Mission Viejo, Calif. (Capistrano Valley HS) 35 Hayden Petrovick LHP L-L Fr. Azusa, Calif. (South Hills HS) 36 Giancarlo Coronado C R-R Fr. El Centro, Calif. (Central HS) 38 Jacob Erickson LHP L-L Jr. Orange, Calif. (Mater Dei HS) 39 Cody Thompson RHP R-R Sr. Granada Hills, Calif. (Bishop Alemany HS) 42 Tré Brown RHP R-R Fr. Chula Vista, Calif. (Eastlake HS) 47 Dominic Purpura LHP L-L Sr. Hinsdale, Ill. (Orange Coast JC) 48 Justin Goossen-Brown RHP L-R Jr. Sherman Oaks, Calif. (L.A. Valley JC) 50 Andrew Martinez INF R-R Sr. Chula Vista, Calif. (UC Irvine) Head Coach: 7 Mark Martinez (Mesa State 84), 12th Season (3rd Season as Head Coach) Assistant Coach: 26 Sam Peraza (San Diego State 02), 2nd Season Assistant Coach: 0 Joe Oliveira (Pacific 09), 4th Season Volunteer Assistant Coach: 11 Joey Centanni (Pacific 09), 2nd Season Student Manager: 45 Nick Batesole, 3rd Season Director of Player Development: 17 Eric Lally, 3rd Season Director of Player Personnel: Brandon Decker (San Diego State 10), 1st Season Athletic Trainer: Ian Baldwin, ATC Baseball Ambassador: Anthony Johnson

7 2017 San Diego State Baseball Overall Statistics for San Diego State (as of Mar 28, 2017) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 16-9 Home: 9-5 Away: 7-4 Conference: 6-3 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% ADKISON, Tyler BROWN, Andrew SHEEHAN, Danny BIBLE, Chad MARTINEZ, Andrew TREJO, Alan HENSLEY, David VERDON, Jordan STRATTON, Hunter NEVAREZ, Dean CALABUIG, Chase ORR, Ryan ESCOBEDO, Julian CHAPMAN, Denz'l WYLIE, Justin MAEKAWA, Jacob SAYLOR, CJ Totals Opponents LOB - Team (199), Opp (183). DPs turned - Team (32), Opp (23). CI - Team (0), Opp (1). IBB - Team (2), NEVAREZ 1, TREJO 1. Picked off - NEVAREZ 1, VERDON 1, ORR 1, MARTINEZ 1, ADKISON 1, SHEEHAN 1. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha FERNANDEZ, Jorge / BROWN, Tre / BOYER, Logan / ERICKSON, Jacob / SAYLOR, CJ / MARDUENO, Adrian / TREJO, Alan / SEEBURGER, Brett / PETROVICK, Hayden / PURPURA, Dominic / THOMPSON, Cody / LAMBERT, Ray / REYES, Marcus / PYATT, Harrison / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (2), STRATTON 1, NEVAREZ 1, Opp (8). Pickoffs - Team (3), REYES 2, PURPURA 1, Opp (6). SBA/ATT - NEVAREZ (21-24), THOMPSON (6-7), STRATTON (4-5), SAYLOR (3-4), BOYER (3-4), LAMBERT (1-3), MARDUENO (3-3), ERICKSON (1-3), SEEBURGER (2-3), PURPURA (2-2), ORR (0-1), PETROVICK (1-1), FERNANDEZ (1-1), PYATT (1-1), REYES (1-1).

8 2017 San Diego State Baseball Conference statistics for San Diego State (as of Mar 28, 2017) (Conference games only Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 6-3 Home: 2-1 Away: 4-2 Conference: 6-3 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% ADKISON, Tyler BROWN, Andrew SHEEHAN, Danny NEVAREZ, Dean TREJO, Alan ORR, Ryan VERDON, Jordan CALABUIG, Chase HENSLEY, David STRATTON, Hunter MARTINEZ, Andrew ESCOBEDO, Julian WYLIE, Justin CHAPMAN, Denz'l SAYLOR, CJ MAEKAWA, Jacob Totals Opponents LOB - Team (72), Opp (56). DPs turned - Team (16), Opp (12). IBB - Team (1), NEVAREZ 1. Picked off - ADKISON 1, VERDON 1, ORR 1. (Conference games only Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha ERICKSON, Jacob / BOYER, Logan / FERNANDEZ, Jorge / LAMBERT, Ray / TREJO, Alan / SEEBURGER, Brett / MARDUENO, Adrian / SAYLOR, CJ / PURPURA, Dominic / THOMPSON, Cody / PYATT, Harrison / PETROVICK, Hayden / REYES, Marcus / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (0), Opp (5). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (3). SBA/ATT - NEVAREZ (5-7), THOMPSON (4-4), SAYLOR (1-2), STRATTON (2-2), BOYER (0-1), ORR (0-1), SEEBURGER (1-1), MARDUENO (1-1), LAMBERT (0-1).

9 2017 San Diego State Baseball Game Results for San Diego State (as of Mar 29, 2017) (All games) Date Opponent Score Inns Overall Conference Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 17, 2017 PACIFIC W SEEBURGER (W 1-0) 526 2:56 Feb 18, 2017 PACIFIC L PYATT (L 0-1) 584 2:46 Feb 19, 2017 PACIFIC W PURPURA (W 1-0) 542 2:38 Feb 21, 2017 at UC Irvine L REYES (L 0-1) 574 2:43 Feb 22, 2017 at #7 Cal State Fullerton W PETROVICK (W 1-0) :35 Feb 24, 2017 TENNESSEE L ERICKSON (L 0-1) 622 3:48 Feb 25, 2017 SETON HALL L PYATT (L 0-2) 232 3:00 Feb 25, 2017 NOTRE DAME W SAYLOR (W 1-0) 464 2:42 Feb 28, 2017 at Long Beach State W ERICKSON (W 1-1) :21 Mar 03, 2017 CAL POLY W SEEBURGER (W 2-0) 506 2:53 Mar 04, 2017 CAL POLY W PURPURA (W 2-0) 602 2:25 Mar 05, 2017 CAL POLY W PETROVICK (W 2-0) 434 2:24 Mar 07, 2017 USC L TREJO (L 0-1) 642 3:06 * Mar 10, 2017 at Nevada W SEEBURGER (W 3-0) 674 2:32 * Mar 11, 2017 at Nevada W PURPURA (W 3-0) 753 2:33 * Mar 12, 2017 at Nevada L PETROVICK (L 2-1) 780 3:07 Mar 14, 2017 at #25 San Diego W ERICKSON (W 2-1) 964 3:14 * Mar 17, 2017 UNLV L SEEBURGER (L 3-1) 524 3:03 * Mar 18, 2017 UNLV W PURPURA (W 4-0) 344 2:45 * Mar 19, 2017 UNLV W THOMPSON (W 1-0) 424 2:31 Mar 21, 2017 LONG BEACH STATE W PYATT (W 1-0) 446 3:40 * Mar 25, 2017 at Fresno State-1 W ERICKSON (W 3-1) - 2:44 * Mar 25, 2017 at Fresno State-2 W SEEBURGER (W 4-1) :10 * Mar 26, 2017 at Fresno State L REYES (L 0-2) :34 Mar 28, 2017 at USC L LAMBERT (L 0-1) 445 2:34 () extra inning game

10 2017 San Diego State Baseball Miscellaneous Stats for San Diego State (as of Mar 29, 2017) (All games) Multiple Hit Games Total 28 BROWN, Andrew ADKISON, Tyler TREJO, Alan SHEEHAN, Danny VERDON, Jordan HENSLEY, David MARTINEZ, Andrew CALABUIG, Chase NEVAREZ, Dean BIBLE, Chad ESCOBEDO, Julian TEAM Multiple RBI Games Total 18 ADKISON, Tyler VERDON, Jordan BROWN, Andrew MARTINEZ, Andrew HENSLEY, David SHEEHAN, Danny CALABUIG, Chase TREJO, Alan ESCOBEDO, Julian NEVAREZ, Dean TEAM Hitting Streaks Longest Current 13 TREJO, Alan SHEEHAN, Danny VERDON, Jordan 9-18 ADKISON, Tyler 8-28 BROWN, Andrew MARTINEZ, Andrew HENSLEY, David BIBLE, Chad STRATTON, Hunter 5-25 NEVAREZ, Dean 4-34 CALABUIG, Chase 3-2 ORR, Ryan 3-1 ESCOBEDO, Julian CHAPMAN, Denz'l 1 - Reached Base Streaks Longest Current 13 TREJO, Alan ADKISON, Tyler MARTINEZ, Andrew SHEEHAN, Danny VERDON, Jordan HENSLEY, David BROWN, Andrew CALABUIG, Chase NEVAREZ, Dean 5-6 STRATTON, Hunter BIBLE, Chad ESCOBEDO, Julian ORR, Ryan 3-32 CHAPMAN, Denz'l 3-9 WYLIE, Justin 1 1

11 2017 San Diego State Baseball Games Summary for San Diego State (as of Mar 29, 2017) (All games) Score by innings Total San Diego State Opponents Record when... Overall 16-9 Conference 6-3 Non-Conference 10-6 Home games 9-5 Away games 7-4 Neutral site 0-0 Day games 9-4 Night games 7-5 vs Left starter 3-2 vs Right starter Run games Run games Run games 9-1 Extra innings 0-0 Shutouts 4-2 Scoring 0-2 runs runs runs runs 7-0 Opponent 0-2 runs runs runs runs 0-1 Scored in 1st inning 8-1 Opp. scored in 1st 4-6 Scores first 11-1 Opp. scores first 5-8 After 6 leading trailing tied 1-3 After 7 leading trailing tied 1-1 After 8 leading trailing tied 0-2 Hit 0 home runs home run home runs 6-0 Opponent 0 home runs home run HRs 1-2 Made 0 errors error errors 0-1 Opp. made 0 errors error errors 10-2 Out-hit opponent 12-1 Out-hit by opponent 1-6 Hits are tied 3-2 Record when team scores: Runs W-L Record when opponent scores: Runs W-L Record when leading after: Inn W-L Record when trailing after: Inn W-L Record when tied after: Inn W-L Current losing streak: 2 Longest winning streak: 5 Longest losing streak: 2 Home attendance : 6892 ( 14 dates avg = 492 ) Away attendance : ( 10 dates avg = 1070 ) Total attendance: ( 24 dates avg = 733 )