2015 Aztec Baseball THIS WEEKEND IN AZTEC BASEBALL 2015 SCHEDULE RECORD: 14-3 (8-1 HOME; 6-2 AWAY; 4-2 MW)

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1 2015 Aztec Baseball SAN DIEGO STATE AZTEC MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE AZTEC ATHLETICS CENTER ROOM 3014 SAN DIEGO, CA BASEBALL CONTACT: DAVE KUHN PHONE: (619) FAX: (619) SCHEDULE RECORD: 14-3 (8-1 HOME; 6-2 AWAY; 4-2 MW) Date Opponent Time/Result Feb Valparaiso...W Feb Valparaiso...W Feb Valparaiso...W Feb Loyola Marymount...W Feb UC Riverside...W Feb UC Riverside...L Feb at UC Riverside...W Feb at UC Riverside...W Feb San Diego (13)...W Feb San Jose State*...W Feb San Jose State*...W Feb San Jose State*...W Mar. 3...at UC Irvine...W Mar. 6...at New Mexico*...L Mar. 7...at New Mexico* (10)...L Mar. 8...at New Mexico*...W Mar at Long Beach State...W Mar No. 13 Texas Tech...6:00 p.m. Mar No. 13 Texas Tech...2:00 p.m. Mar No. 13 Texas Tech...1:00 p.m. Mar at Loyola Marymount...6:00 p.m. Mar Air Force*...6:00 p.m. Mar Air Force*...2:00 p.m. Mar Air Force*...1:00 p.m. Mar UCLA...6:00 p.m. Mar at UNLV*...6:00 p.m. Mar at UNLV*...2:00 p.m. Mar at UNLV*...1:00 p.m. Mar Brigham Young...3:00 p.m. Apr. 2...New Mexico*...6:00 p.m. Apr. 3...New Mexico*...6:00 p.m. Apr. 4...New Mexico*...1:00 p.m. Apr. 6...Long Beach State*...6:00 p.m. Apr. 7...UC Irvine...6:00 p.m. Apr at San Jose State*...6:00 p.m. Apr at San Jose State*...1:00 p.m. Apr at San Jose State*...1:00 p.m. Apr UC Irvine...6:00 p.m. Apr Nevada*...6:00 p.m. Apr Nevada*...2:00 p.m. Apr Nevada*...1:00 p.m. Apr at CSU Northridge...3:00 p.m. Apr at Fresno State*...6:30 p.m. Apr at Fresno State*...6:30 p.m. Apr at Fresno State*...1:00 p.m. Apr CSU Northridge...6:00 p.m. May 1...UNLV*...6:00 p.m. May 2...UNLV*...2:00 p.m. May 3...UNLV*...1:00 p.m. May 5...at San Diego*...6:00 p.m. May 8...at Air Force*...3:00 p.m. May 9...at Air Force*...1:00 p.m. May 10...at Air Force*...1:00 p.m. May 14...St. Mary s...6:00 p.m. May 15...St. Mary s...6:00 p.m. May 16...St. Mary s...1:00 p.m. May MW Tournament#...TBA * Mountain West game # MW Tournament at Reno, Nev. All times are site times March 12, 2015 THIS WEEKEND IN AZTEC BASEBALL NO. 13 TEXAS TECH AT SAN DIEGO STATE Friday, March 13, Tony Gwynn Stadium, 6:00 p.m. (PT) Texas Tech - Ryan Moseley, RHP (1-1, 3.21) San Diego State - Bubba Derby, RHP (1-1, 2.96) For Immediate Release Saturday, March 14, Tony Gwynn Stadium, 2:00 p.m. (PT) Texas Tech - TBA San Diego State - Cody Thompson, RHP (1-0, 6.16) Sunday, March 15, Tony Gwynn Stadium, 1:00 p.m. (PT) Texas Tech - TBA San Diego State - Mark Seyler, RHP (4-0, 3.33) On the Air: The three games vs. Texas Tech will be broadcast on KCR Radio, the campus station of San Diego State. Links for those audio broadcasts as well as Live Stats will be avaialble at WHAT S ON TAP THIS WEEKEND IN AZTEC BASEBALL San Diego State returns home after a string of five consecutive road contests to host a threegame series against No. 13 Texas Tech this weekend. The first game of that set is scheduled for Friday, March 13, at 6:00 p.m. (PT) at Tony Gwynn Stadium. The Aztecs and Red Raiders will also play games on Saturday (March 14) and Sunday (March 15) starting at 2:00 p.m. (PT) and 1:00 p.m. (PT) respectively. SERIES RECORD San Diego State s has won only one of its previous nine meetings against Texas Tech. The teams first met during the 1988 season in San Diego with SDSU winning The Red Raiders have won the ensuing eight contests between the schools with the last meeting coming during the 2001 campaign. San Diego State has a record of 1-5 vs. Texas Tech in San Diego and 0-3 in Lubbock, Texas. SCOUTING THE RED RAIDERS Texas Tech comes into the weekend with a record of Most recently the Red Raiders won a pair of mid-week home contests against New Mexico State. The Red Riders are ranked from 13th to 16th in the nation in this week s collegiate polls. Top offensive leaders include Cory Raley (.440, 5 2B, 7 RBI), Eric Gutierrez (.316, 8 2B, 12 RBI) and Hunter Hargrove (.295, 3 2B, 9 RBI). Texas Tech is hitting.304 as a team with a 3.22 earned run average. HEAD COACH MARK MARTINEZ Mark Martinez is in his first season as head coach of the Aztecs although this is his 10th 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 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 1990.

2 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...Jim Sterk Sr. Assoc. A.D./COO...John David Wicker Assoc. A.D./SWA...Jenny Bramer Assoc. A.D. Operations...Steve Schnall Assoc. A.D. Development...Bob Moosbrugger Asst. A.D. Business...Chuck Lang Asst. A.D. Media Relations...Mike May Asst. A.D. AAF...Mandy McKinley Head Athletic Trainer...Tom Abdenour BASEBALL COACHING STAFF Head Coach...Mark Martinez (Mesa State 84)) Overall Record (1st season) Record at SDSU (1st season) Asst. Coaches...John Pawlowski (Clemson 96) Joe Oliveira (Pacific 09) Brandon Pullen (SDSU 08) BASEBALL SUPPORT STAFF Director of Operations...Cooper Sholder Office Phone...(619) Office ...csholder@mail.sdsu.edu Dir. of Player Development...Eric Lally Student Team Manager...Nick Batesole Athletic Trainer...Jeff Kahn, M.A., ATC Student Assistant Trainers...Chris Berg Beau Lawrence Equipment Manager...Ben Herman BASEBALL FACTS 2014 Record MWC Record (3rd) Lettermen Returning/Lost...23/12 Starters Returning/Lost...4/5 Pitchers Returning/Lost...9/5 Total Players Returning (including reshirt)...19 Incoming Freshmen...11 JC Transfers...2 Sophomore Added...1 FACILITY Home Field...Tony Gwynn Stadium Capacity...2,500 Surface...Natural Grass Outfield Distances SDSU MEDIA RELATIONS Baseball Contact...Dave Kuhn ...dkuhn@mail.sdsu.edu Office Phone...(619) Office Fax...(619) Web Site... ROTATION The Aztecs pitching rotation for the weekend includes regular starters Bubba Derby (1-1, 2.96) on Friday and Mark Seyler (4-0, 3.33) on Sunday. Saturday s starting pitcher is expected to be Coy Thompson (1-0, 6.16), who moved into the weekend rotation during the series at New Mexico (March 6-8). SHEEHAN SOLID AT SHORT Danny Sheehan has a seven-game hitting streak in progress during which he is batting.484 (15-for-31) with eight RBI and nine runs scored. He had a career-high four hits in the win at Long Beach State on Tuesday and also tied his career best with three RBI. He has scored at least one run in each of SDSU s last six contests and recorded four doubles in the most recent three games. He registered a career-high three RBI in game two of the doubleheader vs. San Jose State on Feb. 27. He also stole his fifth base in five attempts in that contest. CALBUIG COMES ON Freshman outfielder Chase Calabuig is in the midst of a four-game hitting streak during which he is batting.438 (7-for-16) with two RBI and three runs scored. He had a career-high three hits in the series finale at New Mexico on March 8. In that contest he also hit his first collegiate home run, a solo shot to right in the seventh inning. Calabuig has reached base safely (via hit, walk or hit by pitch) in each of SDSU s last 13 contests. His.500 on-base percentage after 17 games ranks second on the squad. He has also made one appearance on the mound this season, tossing a third of an inning of relief vs. Valparaiso on Feb. 15. PROBABLE AZTEC STARTERS FRANCE ROLLS ON Third baseman Ty France has hit safely in eight of the past 10 games with multiple hits in six of those contests. Over that span he is hitting.381 (16-for-42) with two doubles, 13 RBI and seven runs scored. He hit safely in all three games at New Mexico last weekend (6-for-13) and drove in six runs. At Long Beach State on Tuesday he had a single, sacrifice fly and scored once. France has recorded two triples in SDSU s opening 12 contests after failing to have one during his first two seasons at SDSU. He has been errorless in the field over the past 15 games (30 chances). PALLARES DOING IT ALL Senior Steven Pallares had a seven-game hitting streak snapped in the opener at New Mexico last Friday (March 6). During that streak he is hit.516 (16-for-31) with five doubles, seven RBI and eight runs scored. After the streak ended, he went 4-for-8 with three RBI and four runs scored in the final two games at New Mexico (March 7-8). On Tuesday at Long Beach State he had a pair of hits including a two-run home run, his second of the year. He drove in a total of four runs and also scored four times. He has recorded three-hits in five of the Aztecs last nine contests. In the win over Valparaiso on Feb. 14 he tossed 1.1 innings of shutout relief and was credited with the victory when the Aztecs rallied to win it. He also tossed 0.2 innings of relief in the win over UC Riverside on Feb. 20. Position Players Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT C...Seby Zavala B...Andrew Brown B...Alan Trejo SS...Danny Sheehan B...Ty France LF...Justin Wylie CF...Steven Pallares RF...Chase Calabuig DH...David Hensley Pitching Rotation ERA W-L G-GS-CG Sv IP H R ER BB SO B/Avg Fri...Bubba Derby, RHP Sat...Cody Thompson, RHP Sun..Mark Seyler, RHP

3 HENSLEY BREAKS OUT Freshman David Hensley has gone 6-for-9 (.667) with three RBI and six runs scored in SDSU s last three contests. Prior to that he had made three appearances and was hitless in seven at bats. He played in the outfield at New Mexico on March 7 and has been the designated hitter in each of the last two games. At Long Beach State on Tuesday he was 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored. DERBY CONTINUES TO SHINE Junior right-hander Bubba Derby suffered his first loss in four starts this season last Friday (March 6) at New Mexico. He allowed three runs over 5.2 innings in the Aztecs 6-2 loss to the Lobos. Derby had picked up his first win of the season with eight innings of work in the 4-2 win over San Jose State On Feb. 27. In that game he allowed two runs on six hits with a pair of walks and eight strikeouts. He struck of 14 batters over 5.2 innings in the season opener vs. Valparaiso (Feb. 13), one shy of his career high. In the contest vs. UC Riverside on Feb. 20 he struck out 8 over five innings. He leads the Mountain West with 36 strikeouts in his 24.1 innings of work. Derby has only allowed six walks this season and has a 2.96 earned run average after his first four appearances. MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE STANDINGS Conference Overall Team W L T Pct GB W L T Pct Nevada San Diego State New Mexico Fresno State Air Force UNLV San Jose State THIS WEEK IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST March 10 (Tuesday) San Diego State 16, Long Beach State 1 Air Force 13, Adams State 5 UC Davis 10, Nevada 4 Stephen F. Austin 8, New Mexico 5 San Jose State 5, Cal Poly 2 Fresno State 4, Wagner 2 March 11 (Wednesday) New Mexico 8, Stephen F.Austin 2 Arizona State 5, UNLV 4 Fresno State 10, Wagner 1 March 13 (Friday) Texas Tech at San Diego State UNLV at Air Force* New Mexico at Nevada* UC Davis at Fresno State San Jose State at UC Irvine Baseball America 1. Louisiana State 2. Florida 3. Virginia 4. TCU 5. Vanderbilt 6. Central Florida 7. South Carolina 8. Oregon 9. Southern California 10. Texas A&M 11. UCLA 12. Rice 13. Louisville 14. Texas Tech 15. Mississippi State 16. Arizona State 17. North Carolina 18. Florida State 19. Miami 20. Dallas Baptist 21. UC Santa Barbara 22. Texas 23. Cal State Fullerton 24. Houston 25. Illinois March 14 (Saturday) Texas Tech at San Diego State UNLV at Air Force* New Mexico at Nevada* UC Davis at Fresno State San Jose State at UC Irvine March 15 (Sunday) Texas Tech at San Diego State UNLV at Air Force* New Mexico at Nevada* UC Davis at Fresno State San Jose State at UC Irvine BROWN STREAK ENDS Andrew Brown had a six-game hitting streak come to an end at UC Irvine on March 3. During that streak he hit.464 (13-for-28) with three doubles, four runs scored and three RBI. At Long Beach State on Tuesday he recorded a pair of hits with an RBI and scored a pair of runs. Brown has reached base safely (via hit, walk or hit by pitch) in 17 consecutive games. His six doubles this season is second on the team. * Mountain West game DIVISION I BASEBALL POLLS (MARCH 9) Collegiate Baseball 1. TCU 2. Louisiana State 3. Virginia 4. Texas A&M 5. Florida 6. Southern California 7. Vanderbilt 8. Oregon 9. Central Florida 10. South Carolina 11. Florida State 12. Cal State Fullerton 13. UCLA 14. Arizona State 15. Texas Tech 16. Mississippi State 17. Texas 18. Rice 19. UC Santa Barbara 20. North Carolina 21. Louisville 22. Illinois 23. Oklahoma State 24. Oregon State 25. Florida OAKLEY WINS Junior right-hander Zack Oakley picked up a pair of wins in SDSU s four games during the week of Feb. 23-March 1 to improve to 3-0 on the year. Those victories came against USD on Feb. 24 and in the second game of the twin bill vs. San Jose State on Feb. 27. He allowed his first run of the season in the contest vs. UC Irvine (March 3). In 10 relief appearances (9.1 innings) he has allowed one run on eight hits with three walks (one intentional) and eight strikeouts. USA Today/ESPN 1. Virginia 2. TCU 3. Florida 4. Louisiana State 5. Vanderbilt 6. Oregon 7. Texas A&M 8. South Carolina 9. UCLA 10. Central Florida 11. Rice 12. Southern California 13. Mississippi State 14. North Carolina 15. Louisville 16. Texas 16. Texas Tech 18. Florida State 19. Arizona State 20. Miami 21. UC Santa Barbara 22. Florida Atlantic 23. Maryland 24. Oregon State 25. Illinois NCBWA 1. Virginia 2. TCU 3. Louisiana State 4. Florida 5. Oregon 6. Vanderbilt 7. South Carolina 8. Texas A&M 9. UCLA 10. Rice 11. North Carolina 12. Central Florida 13. Texas Tech 14. Southern California 15. Mississippi State 16. Texas 17. Florida State 18. Louisville 19. Miami 20. Arizona State 21. Houston 22. Florida Atlantic 23. UC Santa Barbara 24. Oklahoma State 25. Maryland Opponents are hitting.235 against him. He recorded a save in the season opener vs. Valparaiso on Feb. 13. SAYLOR SAVES CJ Saylor recorded his seventh save in SDSU s win over New Mexico in the series finale on Sunday (March 8). He entered that contest as the national Division I saves leader. He had a pair of saves the previous week after saving both games in the twin bill vs. San Jose State on Feb. 27. In the opener he tossed the ninth inning, allowing a single, but facing only three batters and striking out the last two. In the nightcap he surrendered a single to open the top of the ninth, but got a double play and fly out to end the game. He has struck out 14 batters in his 10 innings pitched this season. ZAVALA CONSISTENT Junior catcher Seby Zavala had a sevengame hitting streak come to an end in the series finale vs. San Jose State on Feb. 28. Since that game he had hit in four straight contests prior to going hitless on Tuesday at Long Beach State. His two-out three-run homer in the ninth inning at New Mexico last Saturday (March 7) tied the game and sent it to extra innings. It was his third home run of the season after having hit just two the previous two years. His five RBI in that game was a career best. After appearing exclusively in the outfield in 63 contests in 2014, Zavala has been moved to the catching position in 2015, a spot he last played as a freshman in 2012.

4 2015 STARTING LINEUP BY POSITION Pitcher Bubba Derby...4 Mark Seyler...4 Marcus Reyes...4 Brett Seeburger...3 Cody Thompson...2 Catcher Seby Zavala...17 First Base Ryan Muno...13 Andrew Brown...4 Second Base Alan Trejo...11 Justin Wylie...6 Shortstop Danny Sheehan...17 Third Base Tyler France...17 Left Field Andrew Brown...10 Spencer Thornton...4 Justin Wylie...2 Tanner Reibenspies...1 Center Field Steven Pallares...16 Chase Calabuig...1 Right Field Chase Calabuig...9 Denz l Chapman...4 Spencer Thornton...3 Justin Wylie...1 Designated Hitter Brody Westmoreland...5 Andrew Brown...3 Chase Calbuig...3 David Hensley...3 Steve Pallares...1 Ryan Alvarez...1 CJ Saylor...1 SEYLER DOMINANT AT HOME Junior right-hander Mark Seyler has recorded wins in each of his first four starts of the season (vs. Valparaiso Feb. 15; at UC Riverside Feb. 22; vs. San Jose State Feb. 28; at New Mexico March 8). His 24 strikeouts ranks second in the Mountain West entering the week while his 3.33 earned run average is 10th. Seyler continued his recent history of pitching well at Tony Gwynn Stadium. Last season he went 4-1 with a 1.07 earned run average at the Aztecs home field. After two home starts this season he is 2-0 with a 0.69 ERA in 13 innings. WESTMORELAND MAKES IMPRESSION Freshman shortstop Brody Westmoreland made an immediate impression when he belted a home run on the second pitch of his first collegiate at bat in the contest vs. UC Riverside on Feb. 19. He followed that up by going 1-for-3 in the game at UC Riverside on Sunday (Feb. 22). As the designated hitter at UC Irvine on March 3, Westmoreland went 3-for-4 with a double. He has yet to play in the field defensively having seen action as the DH only thus far in AMONG THE NCAA STAT LEADERS As a team, the Aztecs rank among the national leaders in four categories: Batting Average th Hits th Runs th W-L pct th Fielding Percentage th A number of individual are also among the national leaders in various categories: Hits...Steven Pallares...32 (4th) Doubles...Steven Pallares...8 (16th) Total Bases...Steven Pallares...46 (13th) Runs...Steven Pallares...22 (6th) Runs...Danny Sheehan...20 (14th) Sacrifice Flies..Ty France...3 (7th) Sacrifice Flies..Seby Zavala...3 (7th) Wins...Mark Seyler...4 (1st) Wins...Zack Oakley...3 (15th) Wins...Brian Heldman...3 (15th) Saves...CJ Saylor...7 (1st) Strikeouts...Bubba Derby...30 (8th) K s/9 innings..bubba Derby (17th) Appearances...Jacob Erickson...12 (1st) Appearances...CJ Saylor...11 (2nd) Appearances...Zack Oakley...10 (9th) Appearances...Brian Heldman...10 (9 th ) AZTECS ON RADIO A total of 13 of San Diego State s baseball contests will be broadcast live on ESPN Radio 1700 AM in San Diego. Chris Ello and Ben Higgins will call the action. The schedule of the contests to be aired is as follows: Date Opponent Time (Pacific) Fev Valparaiso...6:00 p.m. Feb Valparaiso...1:00 p.m. Feb San Diego...6:00 p.m. Feb San Jose State...6:00 p.m. Mar UCLA...6:00 p.m. April 2...New Mexico...6:00 p.m. April 14...UC Irvine...6:00 p.m. April 17...Nevada...6:00 p.m. May 1...UNLV...6:00 p.m. May 14...St. Mary s...6:00 p.m. The Aztecs games at the Mountain West Tournament (May 20-24) will be carried on ESPN Radio 1700 as well. All of the above games will also be simulcast on the Internet at UTLIIZING NEW BLOOD A total of nine true freshman have seen action for the Aztecs over the first 17 games of the season. That group included Chase Calabuig, Denz l Chapman, Brody Westmoreland, Tyler Loptien, Alan Trejo, Marshall Smith, Hunter Stratton, David Hensley and Justin Wylie. In addition, a pair of new junior college transfers made their SDSU debuts as well (Brian Heldman and Dalton Douty). Sophomore pitcher Calvin Munson also made his first-ever appearance for the Aztecs after having played only football at SDSU the past two years. HITTING STREAKS SDSU s longest hitting streak entering the week belongs to Danny Sheehan at seven games. That ties the Aztecs longest hitting streak this season by Ryan Muno, Seby Zavala and Steven Pallares. Zavala and Andrew Brown have reached base safely (via hit, walk or hit by pitch) in each of the opening 17 contests. Chase Calabuig has reached in 13 straight games.

5 PITCHER OF THE WEEK Sophomore reliever CJ Saylor was named the Mountain West Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 23. He made three relief appearances during the week of Feb and recorded three saves. In game vs. Loyola Marymount (Feb. 17) and UC Riverside (Feb. 19) he came on in the ninth with two men on and one out and proceeded to strike out the two batters he faced. In the contest at UC Riverside on Feb. 21 he entered the game to start the ninth inning with SDSU holding a one-run lead. He struck out the first two hitters he faced before getting a ground out to second to register the save. Over the three games in which he appeared he faced a total of seven batters and retired six via the strikeout. He did not allow any base runners in those three contests. PLAYER OF THE WEEK Steven Pallares has been named the Mountain West Player of the Week for his performance in the Aztecs four contests from Feb It is the first weekly honor for Pallares in his career. A senior from Corona, Calif. (Santiago HS), Pallares led San Diego State to a 4-0 record last week that included a 5-4 extra-inning win against cross-town rival San Diego and a three-game sweep of San José State. For the week he posted a batting average of.526 (10-for-19) with four runs scored, five runs batted in, four doubles and two walks. Pallares was also named the Madness Mountain West Baseball Player of the Week by CollegeSportsMadness.com. PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA HONORS Junior third baseman Ty France has received 2015 preseason All-America honors from several sources. He was accorded first-team honors by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers and D1Baseball.com. He was also named a third team preseason All-American by Collegiate Baseball. PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE Third baseman Ty France and pitcher Bubba Derby have been tabbed to the Preseason All-Mountain West team in a vote of the league s coaches. France is the team s leading returning hitter (.356, 18 2B, 6 HR, 45 RBI). Derby led the Aztec pitching staff with an 8-4 record and 3.08 earned run average last season. AZTECS PICKED SECOND San Diego State has been picked second behind New Mexico in the Mountain West Conference preseason baseball poll. In a vote of the seven MWC head coaches, the Aztecs received no firstplace votes, but tallied 28 points to place behind the Lobos. UNLV picked up two first-place votes while Nevada and Fresno State received one apiece MWC Preseason Poll: Rk. Team (1st place votes) Pts 1. New Mexico (3) San Diego State UNLV (2)...25 Nevada (1) Fresno State (1) Air Force San Jose State...7 AZTEC NOTES At 14-3, SDSU is off to its best start since the 1997 season when it opened with the same record after 17 contests. The 22 runs scored by the Aztecs in their win over Valparaiso on Feb. 13 were their most runs in a game since defeating Air Force, 31-0, on April 22, The Aztec bullpen has notched nine saves in the first 17 contests. CJ Saylor leads the staff with seven saves. Danny Sheehan has stolen five bases this season after totaling only four the previous two years. SDSU s.321 team batting average leads the Mountain West entering the weekend as does its.983 fielding percentage. The team s 4.31 earned run average ranks third. In conference play, the Aztecs lead the Mountain West with a.307 batting average and.984 fielding percentage. They are fifth in team earned run average at As a team the Aztecs are hitting.354 with runners in scoring position compared to.256 for opponents. UP NEXT San Diego State will be back on the road briefly next week as it travels to Los Angeles on Tuesday, March 17, for a contest at Loyola Marymount set to get underway at 6:00 p.m. The Aztecs will then return home to host a three-game Mountain West series against Air Force next weekend. That set begins on Friday, March 20, with a game slated to start at 6:00 p.m. at Tony Gwynn Stadium. The Aztecs and Falcons will also square off in contests on Saturday (March 21) and Sunday (March 22) at 2:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. respectively. MOUNTAIN WEST OVERALL STAT LEADERS Several Aztecs rank among the Mountain West leaders (all games) as of March 5. Ty France Triples 2 T-2nd Batting Average.368 9th Hits 25 2nd RBI 18 T-4th Sacrifice Flies 3 T-1st Hit By Pitch 4 T-5th Steven Pallares Batting Average.438 1st Slugging Percentage.630 7th On-Base Percetnage.523 3rd Runs 22 1st Hits 32 1st Doubles 8 3rd Home Runs 2 T-9th RBI 21 3rd Walks 11 T-2nd Seby Zavala Home Runs 3 T-5th RBI 18 T-4th Sacrifice Flies 3 T-1st Hit By Pitch 5 T-3rd Andrew Brown Hits 23 T-5th Doubles 6 T-5th Runs 14 T-6th Walkd 8 T-9th Danny Sheehan Hits 25 T-2nd Runs 20 T-2nd RBI 13 10th Stolen Bases 5 2nd Hit By Pitch 4 T-5th Chase Calabuig Walks 10 5th Spencer Thornton Sacrifice Bunts 4 T-2nd Bubba Derby Earned Run Average th Strikeouts 36 1st Strikeouts Looking 10 2nd Opp Batting Average.242 9th Mark Seyler Strikeouts 27 2nd Strikeouts Looking 7 T-5th Opp Batting Average th Wins 4 1st Zack Oakley Wins 3 T-2nd Appearances 10 T-3rd Cody Thompson Strikeouts 18 T-10th Jacob Erickson Appearances 12 1st Brian Heldman Wins 3 T-2nd Appearances 10 T-3rd CJ Saylor Saves 7 T-1st Appearances 11 2nd Mitch Bluman Appearances 8 T-8th

6 SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS No. Name Pos. B-T Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Ryan Alvarez INF R-R So. Sylmar, Calif. (Bishop Alemany HS) 2 Marshall Smith INF/OF S-R Fr. Naples, Fla. (IMG Academy) 3 Tanner Reibenspies INF R-R Jr. Simi Valley, Calif. (Chaminade HS) 5 Bubba Derby RHP L-R Jr. Monrovia, Calif. (LaSalle HS) 6 Steven Pallares INF/RHP R-R Sr. Corona, Calif. (Santiago HS) 8 Danny Sheehan INF R-R Jr. Covina, Calif. (South Hills HS) 9 Justin Wylie INF/OF R-R Fr. Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton HS) 10 Spencer Thornton OF L-L Jr. Alta Loma, Calif. (Los Osos HS) 12 Tyler Loptien RHP R-R Fr. Highlands Ranch, Colo. (ThunderRidge HS) 13 Alan Trejo INF/RHP R-R Fr. Downey, Calif. (Warren HS) 14 CJ Saylor C/RHP R-R So. West Covina, Calif. (South Hills HS) 15 Calvin Munson RHP R-R So. St. Charles, Mo. (Francis Howell HS) 16 Ryan Muno INF R-R Sr. El Segundo, Calif. (Mission Viejo HS) 17 Mark Seyler RHP R-R Jr. Agoura Hills, Calif. (Agoura Hills HS) 20 Zack Oakley RHP R-R Jr. Live Oak, Calif. (Yuba City HS) 21 Mitch Bluman LHP/1B L-L Sr. Woodland Hills, Calif. (El Camino Real HS) 22 David Hensley INF R-R Fr. San Diego, Calif. (Patrick Henry HS) 23 Dalton Douty RHP R-R Jr. Huntington Beach, Calif. (Cypress JC) 25 Ty France INF R-R Jr. West Covina, Calif. (South Hills HS) 26 Hunter Stratton C L-R Fr. La Mesa, Calif. (Grossmont HS) 27 Orlando Meza RHP R-R So. Temecula, Calif. (Great Oak HS) 28 Andrew Brown INF R-R So. Chula Vista, Calif. (The Rock Academy) 29 Marcus Reyes LHP L-L So. Vista, Calif. (Rancho Buena Vista HS) 31 Harrison Pyatt RHP R-R Fr. Corona, Calif. (Esperanza HS) 32 Denz l Chapman OF S-R Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Serra HS) 33 Brett Seeburger LHP L-L So. Oceanside, Calif. (Vista HS) 34 Chase Calabuig OF L-L Fr. Mission Viejo, Calif. (Capistrano Valley HS) 35 Brody Westmoreland INF R-R Fr. Highlands Ranch, Colo. (ThunderRidge HS) 36 Seby Zavala OF R-R Jr. West Covina, Calif. (Bishop Amat HS) 38 Jacob Erickson LHP L-L Fr.R Orange, Calif. (Mater Dei HS) 39 Cody Thompson RHP R-R So. Northridge, Calif. (Alemany HS) 40 Ryan Mota RHP R-R Fr. Fontana, Calif. (Kaiser HS) 41 Brian Heldman RHP R-R Jr. Round Rock, Texas (Howard JC) Head Coach: 7 Mark Martinez (Mesa State 84), 10th Season (1st Season as Head Coach) Associate Head Coach: 11 John Pawlowski (Clemson 96), 2nd Season Assistant Coach: 0 Joe Oliveira (Pacific 09), 2nd Season Volunteer Assistant Coach: 30 Brandon Pullen (San Diego State 08), 1st Season Student Manager: 45 Nick Batesole, 1st Season Director of Operations: Cooper Sholder (San Diego State 14), 5th Season Director of Player development: Eric Lally, 1st Season Athletic Trainer: Jeff Kahn, M.A., ATC, 3rd Season Student Athletic Trainers: Chris Berg, Beau Lawrence

7 The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for San Diego State (as of Mar 11, 2015) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 14-3 Home: 9-1 Away: 5-2 Conference: 4-2 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% 6 PALLARES, Steven CALABUIG, Chase HENSLEY, David FRANCE, Ty SHEEHAN, Danny TREJO, Alan BROWN, Andrew MUNO, Ryan ZAVALA, Seby WESTMORELAND, Brod ALVAREZ, Ryan REIBENSPIES, Tanner WYLIE, Justin THORNTON, Spencer CHAPMAN, Denz'l SAYLOR, CJ SMITH, Marshall STRATTON, Hunter Totals Opponents LOB - Team (133), Opp (131). DPs turned - Team (5), Opp (12). IBB - Team (5), MUNO 2, BROWN 1, PALLARES 1, FRANCE 1, Opp (2). Picked off - BROWN 1, FRANCE 1, TREJO 1, ZAVALA 1, CALABUIG 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 6 PALLARES, Steven / LOPTIEN, Tyler / CALABUIG, Chase / TREJO, Alan / MUNSON, Calvin / OAKLEY, Zack / DOUTY, Dalton / DERBY, Bubba / SEYLER, Mark / HELDMAN, Brian / ERICKSON, Jacob / REYES, Marcus / THOMPSON, Cody / SEEBURGER, Brett / SAYLOR, CJ / BLUMAN, Mitch / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (4), ZAVALA 4, Opp (4). Pickoffs - Team (3), SEYLER 1, DERBY 1, REYES 1, Opp (5). SBA/ATT - ZAVALA (17-28), THOMPSON (3-8), REYES (4-7), SEYLER (2-5), SAYLOR (2-3), HELDMAN (2-2), SEEBURGER (1-2), PALLARES (1-1), BLUMAN (1-1), DERBY (1-1).

8 The Automated ScoreBook Conference statistics for San Diego State (as of Mar 11, 2015) (Conference games only Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 4-2 Home: 3-0 Away: 1-2 Conference: 4-2 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% 22 HENSLEY, David PALLARES, Steven CALABUIG, Chase FRANCE, Ty SHEEHAN, Danny BROWN, Andrew ZAVALA, Seby WYLIE, Justin TREJO, Alan MUNO, Ryan WESTMORELAND, Brod SAYLOR, CJ THORNTON, Spencer REIBENSPIES, Tanner CHAPMAN, Denz'l Totals Opponents LOB - Team (44), Opp (41). DPs turned - Team (1), Opp (5). IBB - Team (0), Opp (1). Picked off - CALABUIG 1, BROWN 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 20 OAKLEY, Zack / PALLARES, Steven / TREJO, Alan / DOUTY, Dalton / HELDMAN, Brian / DERBY, Bubba / SEYLER, Mark / THOMPSON, Cody / ERICKSON, Jacob / SAYLOR, CJ / BLUMAN, Mitch / SEEBURGER, Brett / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (0), Opp (3). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (2). SBA/ATT - ZAVALA (6-11), THOMPSON (3-5), SEYLER (1-3), HELDMAN (1-1), SAYLOR (0-1), DERBY (1-1).

9 The Automated ScoreBook Game Results for San Diego State (as of Mar 11, 2015) (All games) Date Opponent Score Inns Overall Conference Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 13, 2015 VALPARAISO W HELDMAN (W 1-0) :58 Feb 14, 2015 VALPARAISO W PALLARES (W 1-0) 653 4:00 Feb 15, 2015 VALPARAISO W SEYLER (W 1-0) 782 2:36 Feb 17, 2015 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT W HELDMAN (W 2-0) 449 3:21 Feb 19, 2015 UC RIVERSIDE W THOMPSON (W 1-0) 502 2:27 Feb 20, 2015 UC RIVERSIDE L ERICKSON (L 0-1) 592 3:05 Feb 21, 2015 at UC Riverside W OAKLEY (W 1-0) 418 3:14 Feb 22, 2015 at UC Riverside W SEYLER (W 2-0) 426 3:28 Feb 24, 2015 SAN DIEGO W 5-4 (13) OAKLEY (W 2-0) 559 4:29 * Feb 27, 2015 SAN JOSE STATE W DERBY (W 1-0) 0 2:02 * Feb 27, 2015 SAN JOSE STATE-2 W OAKLEY (W 3-0) 542 3:05 * Feb 28, 2015 SAN JOSE STATE W SEYLER (W 3-0) 682 2:43 Mar 03, 2015 at UC Irvine W HELDMAN (W 3-0) 612 2:52 * Mar 06, 2015 at New Mexico L DERBY (L 1-1) 901 2:41 * Mar 07, 2015 at New Mexico L (10) PALLARES (L 1-1) 856 3:46 * Mar 08, 2015 at New Mexico W SEYLER (W 4-0) :28 Mar 10, 2015 at Long Beach State W REYES (W 1-0) :07 () extra inning game

10 The Automated ScoreBook Miscellaneous Stats for San Diego State (as of Mar 11, 2015) (All games) Multiple Hit Games Total 6 PALLARES, Steven FRANCE, Ty BROWN, Andrew SHEEHAN, Danny ZAVALA, Seby MUNO, Ryan TREJO, Alan CALABUIG, Chase HENSLEY, David WESTMORELAND, B WYLIE, Justin TEAM Multiple RBI Games Total 36 ZAVALA, Seby FRANCE, Ty PALLARES, Steven MUNO, Ryan SHEEHAN, Danny CALABUIG, Chase WYLIE, Justin HENSLEY, David TREJO, Alan THORNTON, Spence CHAPMAN, Denz'l TEAM Hitting Streaks Longest Current 6 PALLARES, Steven SHEEHAN, Danny ZAVALA, Seby 7-16 MUNO, Ryan BROWN, Andrew CALABUIG, Chase FRANCE, Ty TREJO, Alan HENSLEY, David WYLIE, Justin 3-10 THORNTON, Spence 2-35 WESTMORELAND, B 2-1 ALVAREZ, Ryan REIBENSPIES, Tann 1-32 CHAPMAN, Denz'l 1 - Reached Base Streaks Longest Current 36 ZAVALA, Seby BROWN, Andrew CALABUIG, Chase FRANCE, Ty SHEEHAN, Danny PALLARES, Steven MUNO, Ryan WYLIE, Justin 4-13 TREJO, Alan HENSLEY, David THORNTON, Spence 2-32 CHAPMAN, Denz'l 2-35 WESTMORELAND, B 2-1 ALVAREZ, Ryan REIBENSPIES, Tann SAYLOR, CJ 1 1

11 The Automated ScoreBook Games Summary for San Diego State (as of Mar 11, 2015) (All games) Score by innings EX Total San Diego State Opponents Record when... Overall 14-3 Conference 4-2 Non-Conference 10-1 Home games 9-1 Away games 5-2 Neutral site 0-0 Day games 7-1 Night games 7-2 vs Left starter 3-2 vs Right starter Run games Run games Run games 3-0 Extra innings 1-1 Shutouts 1-0 Scoring 0-2 runs runs runs runs 4-1 Opponent 0-2 runs runs runs runs 1-1 Scored in 1st inning 3-2 Opp. scored in 1st 4-0 Scores first 9-2 Opp. scores first 5-1 After 6 leading trailing tied 0-2 After 7 leading trailing tied 1-2 After 8 leading trailing tied 0-1 Hit 0 home runs home run home runs 0-0 Opponent 0 home runs home run HRs 2-1 Made 0 errors error errors 1-1 Opp. made 0 errors error errors 6-1 Out-hit opponent 9-1 Out-hit by opponent 3-2 Hits are tied 2-0 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 winning streak: 2 Longest winning streak: 7 Longest losing streak: 2 Home attendance : 7280 ( 10 dates avg = 728 ) Away attendance : 5277 ( 7 dates avg = 753 ) Total attendance: ( 17 dates avg = 738 )