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SEATTLE – (Feb. 14) Seattle U baseball opens the 2019 season this week, traveling to Las Vegas to face UNLV in a three-game series at Earl E. Wilson Stadium. The series begins Friday, Feb. 15 with a 6:05 p.m. first pitch. Game two is set for Saturday, Feb. 16 at 2:05 p.m. followed by a Sunday, Feb. 17 finale at 1:05 p.m.
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- Friday, Feb. 15 at 6:05 p.m. PT (Earl E. Wilson Stadium, Las Vegas, Nev.)
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- Saturday, Feb. 16 at 2:05 p.m. PT (Earl E. Wilson Stadium, Las Vegas, Nev.)
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- Sunday, Feb. 17 at 1:05 p.m. PT (Earl E. Wilson Stadium, Las Vegas, Nev.)
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THE MATCH-UPS
PROBABLE STARTERS
SU: LHP Jake Prizina vs. UNLV: RHP Cameron Jabara
SU: RHP Will Smith vs. UNLV: RHP Bradley Spooner
SU: RHP Tyler Yeh vs. UNLV: RHP Chase Maddux
SERIES HISTORY
The Redhawks and Rebels have just one previous series meeting during Seattle U's modern-day era of baseball. The Redhawks won the 2017 series, 2-1, at Bannerwood Park. UNLV took the first game of the series, 4-3, but the Redhawks rallied to take game two, 7-4, then clinched the series by winning the rubber match, 1-0.
REDHAWK REPORT
- The 2019 season marks the 10th year of Redhawk baseball since the program was resurrected in 2010 as part of the University's return to NCAA Division I athletics.
- One of the youngest teams Head Coach Donny Harrel has managed in his 10 seasons at Seattle U, the 2019 Redhawks' active roster features 13 freshmen, seven sophomores, six juniors and six seniors.
- The Redhawks return 17 letterwinners from 2018, a squad that went 34-23 – the second most wins in Redhawk program history.
- Senior LHP Jake Prizina, junior third baseman Austin Lively and sophomore catcher/designated hitter Justin Mazzone all earned a spot on the 14-man Preseason All-WAC Team. It is the first such honor for all three Redhawks.
- Prizina is the Redhawks' top returning starting pitcher after back-to-back stellar seasons as a sophomore and junior. The Sparks, Nev., native went 8-1 with a 3.82 ERA in 2018. He fanned 92 while walking just 16 in 99 innings.
- Lively was one of four players to start all 56 games in 2018. He hit .316 while collecting 65 total hits - second most on the team. He added 10 doubles, two triples, two home runs, eight stolen bases and a team-high 48 runs scored.
- Mazzone collected a team-high .339 batting average during his rookie campaign for the Redhawks. He started 29 games and appeared in 49. In 115 at bats, the Huntington Beach, Calif., native had 39 hits, including five doubles and three home runs, while driving in 19 runs and scoring 17 times.
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The Redhawks earned 54 points and were selected fourth in the WAC preseason poll, as voted on by the league's 10 head coaches. Grand Canyon was the preseason favorite to win the 2019 WAC title with five first-place votes and 75 points, while the Lopes' Quin Cotton and New Mexico State's Brock Whittlesey were selected as the preseason Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively. The Aggies earned three first-place votes and 74 points, while Sacramento State had two first-place votes and 69 points.
GET YOUR TICKETS!
Multiple ticket plan options are available, including an individual season-ticket for just $70, which includes access to the Redhawks' 27-game home slate. New this spring is a family pack of season tickets for as low as $30 per person. The family plan includes a minimum purchase of four season tickets for a total of $120. Single game tickets are also available. For more information, visit goseattleu.com/tix or contact the SU Athletics Ticket Office at 206-398-GOSU or seattleutickets@seattleu.edu.