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GAMEDAY: BASE vs Omaha

Seattle U baseball opens its home slate this weekend at Bannerwood Park with a four-game series against Omaha.

GAMEDAY: BASE vs OmahaGAMEDAY: BASE vs Omaha

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SEATTLE ? (Feb. 20) Seattle U baseball is back home this week, hosting Omaha in a four-game series at Bannerwood Park in Bellevue, Wash. Schedule adjustments have been made due to expected inclement weather. The Redhawks (1-2) and Mavericks (1-2) are currently scheduled to begin the series with a doubleheader on Friday, Feb. 22 beginning at 12 p.m. The series will continue Saturday with a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. For the most up-to-date information on game day, be sure to follow the Redhawks on Twitter at @seattleubase.

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  • Friday, Feb. 22 at 12:00 p.m. PT (Bannerwood Park, Bellevue, Wash.)
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  • Friday, Feb. 22 at (approx) 3:00 p.m. PT (Bannerwood Park, Bellevue, Wash.)
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  • Saturday, Feb. 23 at 1:00 p.m. PT?(Bannerwood Park, Bellevue, Wash.)
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  • Saturday, Feb. 23 at (approx) 4:00 p.m. PT (Bannerwood Park, Bellevue, Wash.)
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THE MATCH-UPS
PROBABLE STARTERS
SU: LHP Jake Prizina?(1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. OMAHA: RHP Joey Machado (0-0, 3.38 ERA)
SU: RHP Josh Thompson (0-0, 6.00 ERA) vs. OMAHA: RHP Payton Kinney (1-0, 2.25 ERA)
SU: RHP Will Smith?(0-0, 9.82 ERA) vs. OMAHA: RHP Richie Holetz (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
SU: RHP Tyler Yeh?(0-0, 3.60 ERA) vs. OMAHA: LHP Spencer Koelewyn (0-1, 12.00 ERA)

SERIES HISTORY
The Redhawks and Makericks have just one previous series meeting during Seattle U's modern-day era of baseball. The Redhawks won the 2012 series, 2-1, at Bannerwood Park. Omaha took the first game of the series, 3-2, but the Redhawks rallied to take game two, 3-2, then clinched the series by winning the rubber match, 8-3.

REDHAWK REPORT

  • Seattle U went 1-2 on opening weekend in a three-game series at UNLV.
  • Jake Prizina was named WAC Pitcher of the Week and PerfectGame.org National Pitcher of the Week following his complete-game shutout of the Rebels on opening day.?The senior southpaw scattered five hits and struck out five while walking just one to earn the win. It marked the first nine-inning complete game for the Redhawks since 2014 and just the third overall since Seattle U resurrected its baseball program in 2010.
  • Kyler Murphy hit .571 with four hits, including a double and a triple, in seven at-bats in the UNLV series.
  • Connor O'Brien also had a strong first weekend, hitting .462 with six hits over three games.
  • Justin Mazzone collected two home runs and six RBI's in the weekend series. The sophomore DH blasted his first grand slam in the second game of the series.
  • The Redhawks hit a collective .360 and totaled six home runs for the series.
  • 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.

  • 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.