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GAMEDAY: BASE vs. Portland

Seattle U baseball returns to Bannerwood Park to face Portland on Tuesday.

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SEATTLE – Returning to Bannerwood Park after a week on the road, the Seattle University baseball team hosts the University of Portland on Tuesday, April 2. The teams will begin the afternoon by concluding a previously halted match-up from March 27 in Portland. That game, which will resume in the bottom of the fifth inning, will begin at 1 p.m. The Redhawks (6-19) and Pilots (17-11) will then play a full nine-inning affair approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game. For the most up-to-date information on game day, be sure to follow the Redhawks on Twitter at @seattleubase.

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THE MATCH-UPS
PROBABLE STARTERS
Tuesday, April 2 - 1:00 p.m. PT/(approx) 4:00 p.m. PT
(game one) SU: TBA vs. UP: TBA
(game two) SU: TBA vs. UP: TBA

SERIES HISTORY
Seattle U trails the all-time series against Portland, 12-23. The teams have met once so far this season, resulting in a 7-1 Pilot victory at Bannerwood Park in Bellevue, Wash.

REDHAWK REPORT

  • Seattle U sits a 6-19 overall and 2-4 in Western Athletic Conference play after going 1-2 in a three-game series on the road at CSU Bakersfield last weekend.
  • Jake Prizina picked up win No. 4 in Friday's series-opening, 7-6 victory over the 'Runners. The senior is now 4-1 on the year and has been the most consistent presence on the mound for the Redhawks with a 2.16 ERA while also holding opponents to a .205 batting average. The senior southpaw has struck out 34 while walking just six in 46.1 innings.
  • Prizina is climbing up the list in a number of program all-time records. Entering this week, he already holds the all-time records strikeouts (232), innings pitched (291.1) and starts (42). He also ranks second in wins (19) and eighth in total appearances (65). Tarik Skubal (2015-16, 18) holds the career record for wins with 21 while the all-time appearances record is held by Garrett Anderson (2012-15) with 83.
  • While the Redhawks' offense struggled at CSUB, Jake Taylor and Jacob Prater had the best go of it, each going 4-for-12 with a double in the series.
  • Prater leads the Redhawks with a .327 average for the season, appearing in all 25 games. He has a team-high 33 hits, including five doubles and one home run.
  • Freshman Kyle Sherick is batting .313 with 31 hits, including five doubles, two triples and two home runs.
  • Justin Mazzone remains the team leader in RBIs with 22 and extra base hits with five doubles and five home runs.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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Single game tickets are available for all remaining Seattle U baseball home games during the 2019 season. For more information, visit goseattleu.com/tix or contact the SU Athletics Ticket Office at 206-398-GOSU or seattleutickets@seattleu.edu.