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Softball
at Arizona State
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, March 8
Long Beach, Calif.
4:30 p.m.
Grand Canyon
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San Diego State
Photo by: Jayden Todd
Lopes take first road trip of season
3/7/2024 3:04:00 PM | Softball
GCU travels to Louisville Slugger Invitational co-hosted by Long Beach State, Cal State Fullerton
Louisville Slugger Invitational | March 8-10, 2024 |  Anderson Family Field - Fullerton, Calif. | LBSU Softball Complex - Long Beach, Calif. |
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GRAND CANYON
LOPES (16-4)
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SAN DIEGO STATE
AZTECS (9-11)
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PRINCETON
TIGERS (5-4)
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LONG BEACH STATE
DIRTBAGS (4-17)
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| YALE BULLDOGS (1-8) |
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| NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS (5-18) |
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THREE THINGS TO KNOW
- The Lopes travel for the first time this season.
- Graduate designated player Ramsay Lopez earned WAC Player of the Week with Lopez swinging for a .571 batting average, 13 RBIs, eight hits, two home runs, a grand slam, a 1.214 slugging percentage and a .611 on-base percentage with three walks.Â
- As a team, the Lopes are batting .335Â with a 1.98Â ERA in the circle.Â
SCOUTING SAN DIEGO STATE
- San Diego State is currently hitting .239Â with a 2.75 ERA in the circle.Â
- The Lopes hold a 2-1 historic record against the Aztecs, and seek redemption after most recently falling to SDSUÂ 6-0 in the NCAA Regional tournament at UCLA last season.Â
SCOUTING PRINCETON
- The Tigers enter with a .257 team batting average and a 4.83 ERA.Â
- GCU is 4-0 against Princeton, with two wins at home (2018, twice) and two neutral site wins (2014, twice).Â
SCOUTING LONG BEACH STATE
- The Dirtbags enter with a .211 batting average and a team ERA of 7.44.Â
- GCU has not faced LBSU since 2017, when the Lopes lost 2-5 in a neutral setting.Â
SCOUTING YALE
- The Bulldogs are currently hitting .230 with a 4.83 ERA in the circle.Â
- The Lopes carry a 1-0 historic record against Yale with a 6-3 win at home in 2019.Â
SCOUTING NORTH DAKOTA
- North Dakota enters with a team ERA of 4.35 and a team batting average of .198.
- GCU is 1-1 against the Fighting Hawks, with a win at home (2019) and a loss in a neutral site (2015).Â
LAST TIME OUT
Purple Classic
- The Lopes went 5-0, run ruling three opponents in six innings or less.Â
- GCU notched an eight-run inning in three games (Toledo twice, Montana) over the weekend.Â
- Lopez hit a grand slam and totaled five RBIs on Sunday against Toledo.Â
WHAT'S NEXT?
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The Lopes head to Tempe, Ariz. to take on Arizona State on Tuesday, March 12, at 6 p.m. (Phoenix time).Â
Players Mentioned
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