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Stankiewicz unveils 2019 schedule
10/3/2018 10:00:00 AM | Baseball
Lopes to match up against 5 Pac-12 opponents
In what has become a yearly tradition, head coach Andy Stankiewicz announced a Grand Canyon baseball schedule laden with big-name opponents.
"We've always preached that if you come here, you're going to play against some of the best teams in the country," Stankiewicz said. "The 2019 season is no different. That's part of the growth of the program. We've always talked about scheduling aggressively and getting our guys in an environment that's going to be really competitive. That's going to help our program grow."
For the first time in program history, the Lopes will match up against five Pac-12 opponents, including four at Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark. GCU will play host to California, Stanford, Arizona and Utah while traveling to USC for a three-game series.
"We're fortunate we have Cal and Stanford opening weekend," Stankiewicz said. "Getting to go out to USC for a three-game series is going to be a good opportunity. The history of USC baseball is as good as any in the country. Utah is going to be very good this year. They've done a good job of recruiting. We play Arizona and that's always exciting. We have to get better on those weekdays against a really tough Pac-12 opponent."
The Lopes will meet up with a pair of familiar nonconference foes in TCU and Illinois, finishing off home-and-home series that began last season. The Lopes will take on the Horned Frogs in Fort Worth, Texas, while hosting the Fighting Illini.
"TCU didn't go to the postseason last year for the first time in a long time, so they're going to be hungry," Stankiewicz said. "That will be a tough environment to go into for three games."
The season kicks off with the co-hosting of the GCU Classic, a tournament split between GCU Ballpark and Tempe Diablo Stadium, the spring training home of the Los Angeles Angels. The Lopes will open the season on Friday, Feb. 15, against Wichita State. They'll make a brief detour to Tempe for a game against Ball State before finishing off the weekend against California and Stanford at GCU Ballpark.
"It's a positive," Stankiewicz said of the tournament. "The Angels see the advantage of being able to team up. We have a beautiful ballpark here and they have a beautiful spring training complex in Tempe. It's a win-win. Typically, when they do these tournaments, a team has to play on a back field somewhere. The schools coming in here know that they're going to be playing in one of two really nice ballparks."
GCU will not have to leave Phoenix for most of March, hosting a 12-game homestand that spans March 6-24. Over that stretch, the Lopes will host series against Illinois and Xavier, play single games against Nevada and Utah, and open WAC play against California Baptist.
During conference play, the defending two-time WAC regular-season champions will pay visits to Utah Valley, New Mexico State, Chicago State and Sacramento State. The Lopes will host California Baptist, UT Rio Grande Valley, Seattle U, CSU Bakersfield and Northern Colorado.
"The design is to play those tough nonconference matchups to get ready for challenging road games in the conference," Stankiewicz said. "You go to TCU. You go to USC. You're going to play some really tough opponents. You want to get the guys ready to get on the road and get away from home. Home is comfortable and favorable. On the road, it's different. We have to be able to play well on the road regardless. We have to make sure that it doesn't matter to the guys. It's baseball."
Additionally, a familiar slate of mid-week games is lined up against Arizona, New Mexico, UC Riverside, Nevada and UNLV.
The Lopes' 55-game slate features 30 home games, 24 road games and one neutral-site games.
The WAC Tournament returns to Hohokam Stadium on May 22-26.
To view the 2019 schedule in its entirety, click here.
"We've always preached that if you come here, you're going to play against some of the best teams in the country," Stankiewicz said. "The 2019 season is no different. That's part of the growth of the program. We've always talked about scheduling aggressively and getting our guys in an environment that's going to be really competitive. That's going to help our program grow."
For the first time in program history, the Lopes will match up against five Pac-12 opponents, including four at Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark. GCU will play host to California, Stanford, Arizona and Utah while traveling to USC for a three-game series.
"We're fortunate we have Cal and Stanford opening weekend," Stankiewicz said. "Getting to go out to USC for a three-game series is going to be a good opportunity. The history of USC baseball is as good as any in the country. Utah is going to be very good this year. They've done a good job of recruiting. We play Arizona and that's always exciting. We have to get better on those weekdays against a really tough Pac-12 opponent."
The Lopes will meet up with a pair of familiar nonconference foes in TCU and Illinois, finishing off home-and-home series that began last season. The Lopes will take on the Horned Frogs in Fort Worth, Texas, while hosting the Fighting Illini.
"TCU didn't go to the postseason last year for the first time in a long time, so they're going to be hungry," Stankiewicz said. "That will be a tough environment to go into for three games."
The season kicks off with the co-hosting of the GCU Classic, a tournament split between GCU Ballpark and Tempe Diablo Stadium, the spring training home of the Los Angeles Angels. The Lopes will open the season on Friday, Feb. 15, against Wichita State. They'll make a brief detour to Tempe for a game against Ball State before finishing off the weekend against California and Stanford at GCU Ballpark.
"It's a positive," Stankiewicz said of the tournament. "The Angels see the advantage of being able to team up. We have a beautiful ballpark here and they have a beautiful spring training complex in Tempe. It's a win-win. Typically, when they do these tournaments, a team has to play on a back field somewhere. The schools coming in here know that they're going to be playing in one of two really nice ballparks."
GCU will not have to leave Phoenix for most of March, hosting a 12-game homestand that spans March 6-24. Over that stretch, the Lopes will host series against Illinois and Xavier, play single games against Nevada and Utah, and open WAC play against California Baptist.
During conference play, the defending two-time WAC regular-season champions will pay visits to Utah Valley, New Mexico State, Chicago State and Sacramento State. The Lopes will host California Baptist, UT Rio Grande Valley, Seattle U, CSU Bakersfield and Northern Colorado.
"The design is to play those tough nonconference matchups to get ready for challenging road games in the conference," Stankiewicz said. "You go to TCU. You go to USC. You're going to play some really tough opponents. You want to get the guys ready to get on the road and get away from home. Home is comfortable and favorable. On the road, it's different. We have to be able to play well on the road regardless. We have to make sure that it doesn't matter to the guys. It's baseball."
Additionally, a familiar slate of mid-week games is lined up against Arizona, New Mexico, UC Riverside, Nevada and UNLV.
The Lopes' 55-game slate features 30 home games, 24 road games and one neutral-site games.
The WAC Tournament returns to Hohokam Stadium on May 22-26.
To view the 2019 schedule in its entirety, click here.
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