Lopes honor seniors against Nevada

Tuesday, May 17

Phoenix, Ariz.

2 P.M.

Grand Canyon

Nevada

5/16/2016 6:46:00 PM | Baseball

By: Steven Gonzalez

Tuesday, May 17 - 2 p.m. MST
	LHP Jaren Drummond 1-1, 4.60 ERA	TBD
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PHOENIX -- Grand Canyon baseball closes out its 2016 home schedule with a matchup against Nevada. Before Tuesday's first pitch against the Wolf Pack, the Lopes will honor its seniors: Cameron Brendel, Jaren Drummond, Travis Garcia-Perreira, Krysthian Leal, Paul Panaccione, Jorge Perez, Brandon Smith and Zach Stierstorfer.
These eight seniors have combined for 125 wins throughout their four years at GCU. Tuesday's game will be broadcasted on the GCU Radio Network.

LAST TIME OUT
Despite losing the series to Sacramento State, the Lopes ended the three-game matchup on a high note winning the finale in one of the best performances of the season.
After starting pitcher, Tyler Wyatt, was solid through 6.1 innings allowing three runs, Mick Vorhof came in for relief and was exceptional. Vorhof picked up the win after throwing 2.2 scoreless innings against the Hornets. With the victory, GCU snapped a six-game losing streak.

SERIES HISTORY
Nevada leads the all-time series against the Lopes 11-1. Head coach Andy Stankiewicz helped lead GCU to its firste ver win over the Wolf Pack back in 2014. The teams faced off in Reno, Nev. in a two-game series where the Lopes went 1-1. On March 31, GCU started the series with a 4-0 win but the Wolf Pack ended the series with a 3-2 win.

SCOUTING NEVADA
The Wolf Pack are one of the hottest teams in the country winning 13 of their last 14 games played. Nevada had won 11 games in a row, before losing to New Mexico on May 13. The Wolf Pack quickly got back to their winning ways scoring 30 runs in the final two games to take the series from the Lobos. The matchup against the Lopes will conclude a four-game road trip for Nevada.

The Wolf Pack's 11-game winning streak from April 24-May 10 was the nation's longest winning streak in Division I. In Mountain West standings, Nevada trails New Mexico by one win and Fresno State by three wins. The Wolf Pack and Lobos play this weekend and each have two MW series remaining on the schedule.

After taking the series against the Lobos, junior Miles Mastrobuoni has been named Mountain West Player of the Week, the conference office announced on Monday. Mastrobuoni earns first career weekly award and the fourth this season for the Wolf Pack.

Mastrobuoni led Nevada to a 3-1 record last week as the Pack defeated San Francisco in midweek play and won its conference series at New Mexico. A native of Livermore, Calif., Mastrobuoni started in all four games and batted .500 with eight hits, eight RBI, five runs and three doubles. He also posted a perfect fielding percentage.

A transfer from the College of San Mateo, Mastrobuoni had multi-RBI games in all three games against the Lobos. With the series win, Nevada (30-21, 18-9) moved into a tie for second place in Mountain West standings and kept its hopes for a conference championship alive. Nevada needs to sweep UNLV this week, May 19-21, at Peccole Park to become co-champions along with Fresno State.

In his first season at Nevada, Mastrobuoni is batting .365 with 69 hits, 46 runs and 36 RBI.

ON THE HORIZON
This is Grand Canyon's last non-conference game before closing out the regular season on the road against UT Rio Grande Valley this weekend.