#17 DBU (11-1) vs. SAN DIEGO (6-5)
March 8-10 | Dallas, TX | Horner Ballpark

DBU GAME NOTES (PDF)

MULTIMEDIA COVERAGE
Live Video: ESPN+
Live Audio: Patriot Broadcasting Network
Live Stats: Stat Broadcast
Twitter: @DBU_Baseball
Facebook: DBU Baseball
 
DBU BASEBALL ON THE AIR
Patriot fans can catch this weekend's series versus San Diego and all DBU Baseball home games on ESPN+. The broadcast team of Reagan Ratcliff and Brendan Smith, who are in their 13th season together on air, will be on the call. An audio-only broadcast version is also available on the Patriot Broadcasting Network site at www.dbupatriots.com/baseball.

PROBABLE STARTERS 
Friday
DBU – RHP Ryan Johnson (1-0 W-L, 3.79 ERA, 19.0 IP, 2 BB, 34 K)
vs.
USD – RHP Josh Randall (0-1 W-L, 1.17 ERA, 15.1 IP, 5 BB, 21 K)
 
Saturday
DBU – RHP Jaron DeBerry (1-0 W-L. 4.70 ERA, 15.1 IP, 4 BB, 17 K)
vs.
USD – LHP Calvin Schapira (1-0 W-L, 2.00 ERA, 9.0 IP, 2 BB, 14 K)
 
Sunday
DBU – TBA
Vs.
USD - RHP Logan Reddemann (1-0, 3.86 ERA, 14.0 IP, 3 BB, 11 K)
 
PATRIOT STORYLINES
- DBU enters the weekend with an 11-1 record on the season after winning the Frisco Classic with a 2-1 record last weekend and defeating Baylor in Waco on Tuesday. 
- In the Patriots 8-5 win over the Bears earlier this week, DBU secured their third midweek win of the season over a Big 12 opponent. Grant Jay and Tom Poole each homered, and Jerrod Jenkins worked 3.0 scoreless inning to record his first career save.
- DBU ace Ryan Johnson is coming off a career high 14 strikeout performance against Arizona last Friday. Johnson ranks eighth in DBU history with 197 strikeouts and is nine punchouts away from passing Cory Taylor (2013-15) for the sixth-most strikeouts in program history.
- The Patriots' 11-1 start is their best record through their first 12 games in DBU's Division I era.
- DBU's offensive is currently ranked in the top 25 nationally in five categories, including #6 in home runs (28) and home runs per game (2.33), #12 in slugging % (.598), #21 in hits (141), and #25 in batting average (.322).
- DBU has seven players hitting above .300 on the season led by Michael Dattalo (.429) and Grant Jay (.396).
- Grant Jay blasted his team-leading 7th home run of the season in Tuesday's win over Baylor. Jay's seven home runs are the third-highest home run total in the nation.
- Ethan Mann has reached base safely in his 30 consecutive games, a streak that dates to May 5, 2023.
- DBU boasts the nation's No. 9 fielding % (.987). The Patriots' infield of Grant Jay (C), Tom Poole (1B), Miguel Santos (2B), Luke Heefner (SS), and Chayton Krauss (3B) have committed just one error in 353 chances.
- On the mound, the Patriots rank 12th nationally per nine innings (12.0) and 20th in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.09).

SCOUTING SAN DIEGO
- San Diego enters this weekend's series with a 6-5 record on the season. On Tuesday, he Toreros used a six-run eighth inning to take down the San Diego State Aztecs.
- Jack Gurevitch leads the Toreros with a .377 batting average and 21 total hits. On the power side of things, Jack Costello leads San Diego with three home runs and 18 RBI.
- San Diego ace Josh Randall comes into this weekend's series with a 1.17 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP on the season. In his last start against UC Irvine, Randall went 6.0 innings, allowing two runs on six hits.
- Purdue transfer Calvin Schapira will make his first start on Saturday and has a 2.00 ERA in 9.0 innings of relief season. The Arizona native has struck out 14 batters and walked just two.
- The Toreros rank first in the West Coast Conference in both sacrifice bunts (7) and sacrifice flies (7).
- The San Diego pitching staff ranks 25th in the country in strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.90).

SERIES HISTORY
The Patriots hold a 4-2 advantage in the all-time series against the Toreros. DBU won road series over San Diego in 2015 and 2022. This weekend marks the first time the two teams have met in Dallas.
 
ON DECK
DBU continues their homestand on Tuesday when the Patriots host No. 3 TCU. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. at Horner Ballpark.