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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Tuesday, March 18
Tucson, AZ
6 p.m.
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Arizona
Humberto Aranda
Series Preview: Arizona
3/18/2014 8:27:00 AM | Baseball
'Lopes play single game against 2012 World Series Champion Wildcats
The Grand Canyon University baseball team (9-9, 2-1 WAC) travels down Interstate 10 for a single game at the University of Arizona (11-11, 1-2 Pac-12) tonight with first pitch slated for 6 p.m. The Wildcats won the NCAA College World Series in 2012. This is the first meeting between the two Arizona schools since 2003. The Antelopes are coming off a series victory over WAC preseason favorite Bakersfield last weekend, making their official return to the WAC for the first time since 1998.
Radio: Independent Talk 1100 AM KFNX or www.1100kfnx.com (can also be heard by downloading the Tune In Radio app on a smartphone) beginning at 5:50 p.m. for the pregame show
Play-by-Play Announcer: Michael Potter
Live Video: Pac-12 Video (http://pac12.me/1kjmIg1)
Live Stats: http://www.gculopes.com/
GAME NOTES
VS. ARIZONA
GCU is 21-59 against the Wildcats. Their last meeting came on April 22, 2003 in Phoenix, a 4-0 Arizona victory. This will be their first contest played in Tucson since April 16, 2002. The two teams first played in 1967, splitting the two-game series.
THE LAST SERIES
The 'Lopes took two of three from WAC preseason favorite Bakersfield over the weekend, dropping the opener 4-2 before responding with back-to-back wins. Andrew Naderer and Coley Bruns both picked up victories against the Roadrunners, including a complete-game, 4-hit effort by Bruns in the rubber match. Scott Serigstad earned his second save on Saturday night. Humberto Aranda led the squad offensively, batting .462 (6-for-13) with 2 runs and 2 doubles. David Walker went 5-for-11 (.455) in three starts.
BRUNS GETTING IT DONE
Coley Bruns is 3-0 in three starts this season for the 'Lopes, allowing just seven earned runs in 29.1 innings for a 2.15 ERA. He has struck out a team-best 28 batters. Opponents are hitting .226 against the right-hander, who has issued just 5 walks. Bruns tossed his first complete game of the season on March 16 at Bakersfield, allowing just 4 hits in the 9-2 series clinching win.
ARANDA HAVING HIS WAY
Humberto Aranda is batting .474 (18-for-38) in 11 games for GCU, including nine starts behind the plate and one as the designated hitter. He has 9 runs, a team-best 5 doubles, a triple, home run, and 9 RBI. Aranda boasts a .737 slugging and .512 on-base percentage. He has hit safely in five straight games (11-for-22, .500) and has two four-hit affairs on the season.
DE LA GUERRA WITH THE BAT
Second baseman Chad De La Guerra is batting .362 (25-for-69) in 18 games with 4 doubles, a triple, home run, and team-best 14 RBI. His RBI total is tied for fourth-best in the Western Athletic Conference, while his 25 hits are tied for fourth. De La Guerra has collected a hit in 15 of his 18 games and has hit safely in eight straight. His seven multi-hit games are second only to David Walker (9) on the team, while he is tied for the team-lead with three multi-RBI affairs.
GCU-Arizona Notes
Radio: Independent Talk 1100 AM KFNX or www.1100kfnx.com (can also be heard by downloading the Tune In Radio app on a smartphone) beginning at 5:50 p.m. for the pregame show
Play-by-Play Announcer: Michael Potter
Live Video: Pac-12 Video (http://pac12.me/1kjmIg1)
Live Stats: http://www.gculopes.com/
GAME NOTES
VS. ARIZONA
GCU is 21-59 against the Wildcats. Their last meeting came on April 22, 2003 in Phoenix, a 4-0 Arizona victory. This will be their first contest played in Tucson since April 16, 2002. The two teams first played in 1967, splitting the two-game series.
THE LAST SERIES
The 'Lopes took two of three from WAC preseason favorite Bakersfield over the weekend, dropping the opener 4-2 before responding with back-to-back wins. Andrew Naderer and Coley Bruns both picked up victories against the Roadrunners, including a complete-game, 4-hit effort by Bruns in the rubber match. Scott Serigstad earned his second save on Saturday night. Humberto Aranda led the squad offensively, batting .462 (6-for-13) with 2 runs and 2 doubles. David Walker went 5-for-11 (.455) in three starts.
BRUNS GETTING IT DONE
Coley Bruns is 3-0 in three starts this season for the 'Lopes, allowing just seven earned runs in 29.1 innings for a 2.15 ERA. He has struck out a team-best 28 batters. Opponents are hitting .226 against the right-hander, who has issued just 5 walks. Bruns tossed his first complete game of the season on March 16 at Bakersfield, allowing just 4 hits in the 9-2 series clinching win.
ARANDA HAVING HIS WAY
Humberto Aranda is batting .474 (18-for-38) in 11 games for GCU, including nine starts behind the plate and one as the designated hitter. He has 9 runs, a team-best 5 doubles, a triple, home run, and 9 RBI. Aranda boasts a .737 slugging and .512 on-base percentage. He has hit safely in five straight games (11-for-22, .500) and has two four-hit affairs on the season.
DE LA GUERRA WITH THE BAT
Second baseman Chad De La Guerra is batting .362 (25-for-69) in 18 games with 4 doubles, a triple, home run, and team-best 14 RBI. His RBI total is tied for fourth-best in the Western Athletic Conference, while his 25 hits are tied for fourth. De La Guerra has collected a hit in 15 of his 18 games and has hit safely in eight straight. His seven multi-hit games are second only to David Walker (9) on the team, while he is tied for the team-lead with three multi-RBI affairs.
GCU-Arizona Notes
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