Lopes, Sun Devils meet again

Tuesday, April 9 \| Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark \| Phoenix, Ariz.

	ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS (15-17, 6-9 Pac-12)	vs.	GRAND CANYON LOPES (16-15, 9-3 WAC)

PITCHING PROBABLES

Tuesday, April 9 • 6 p.m.
Live Stats • FOX 10 Xtra (Ch. 45 / Cable 9) • Watch on ESPN+
LHP Cole Carlon (2-1, 9.61) vs. LHP Grant Richardson (0-0, 6.30)

Grand Canyon and Arizona State match up for the second time in eight days with the finale of the brief two-game season series shifting to Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark on Tuesday night.

The game will be televised on FOX 10 Xtra (Ch. 45 / Cable 9) and stream on ESPN+ with Barry Buetel, Mike Rooney and Kate Longworth.

THREE THINGS TO KNOW

BURIES CHASES HISTORY: Senior utility man Elijah Buries is one step away from program history. On Sunday at Saint Mary's, Buries logged his 224th career base hit. That tied Jacob Wilson's Division I program record for career hits. With his next hit, Buries will have the record all to himself.
THE SERIES: GCU and Arizona State are completing the two-game season series. The programs have been meeting for a home-and-home series since 2021. Prior to the resumption of the crosstown series, the Lopes and Sun Devils had met just twice since the turn of the century (2003, 2010). In totality, Tuesday's game will mark the 120th all-time meeting between the programs and the 44th played at GCU.
CRENSHAW FROM THE PLATE: Lopes senior second baseman Dustin Crenshaw is having a breakout senior campaign, currently leading the club in batting average (.349) and tied for the WAC lead with 45 hits. Crenshaw had 54 hits in his first three seasons combined. His next hit will be his 100th. Dustin's older brother, Wyatt, played for Arizona State in 2023.

SCOUTING

Since GCU last saw Arizona State one week ago, the Sun Devils had their five-game winning streak snapped by No. 5 Oregon State. The Beavers swept the Sun Devils in Corvallis over the weekend. ASU was tied into the sixth inning of Sunday's finale before falling 9-7.

The Sun Devils are under third-year head coach Willie Bloomquist. ASU narrowly missed the NCAA tournament field in 2023, identified as one of the first four teams left out of the field.

ASU ranks No. 128 nationally with a team batting average of .280 and 221st nationally with an earned run average of 7.00.

Arizona State's pitching staff features three former Lopes in Connor Markl, Hunter Omlid and Ryan Schiefer. Omlid and Schiefer both pitched in the April 2 meeting, combining for 1 2/3 innings of work, allowing two runs and a grand slam.

WHAT'S NEXT?

GCU returns to the road and returns to conference play, opening up a three-game series at UT Arlington on Friday.

For more GCU baseball news, notes and numbers, click here to view game notes.

Tuesday, April 9 | Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark | Phoenix, Ariz.

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PITCHING PROBABLES

THREE THINGS TO KNOW

SCOUTING

WHAT'S NEXT?

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Players Mentioned

Elijah Buries

Dustin Crenshaw

Connor Markl

Hunter Omlid

Grant Richardson

Jacob Wilson

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