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The University of Utah Athletics
Utah Baseball Notes
4/21/2003 12:00 AM | Baseball
April 21, 2003
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This Week
The Utes (18-20, 6-10) play a three-game series at Southern Utah April 21-22. Today's doubleheader begins a 1 p.m., as does tomorrow's single game. All three games will be played at Thunderbird Park.
This weekend, the Utes travel to Albuquerque, N.M., for a three-game conference series vs. New Mexico, at Lobo Field. On Friday, April 25, game time is 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday (April 26-27) games begin at 1 p.m.
Utah Update
Utah went 1-2 last week vs. San Diego State. The Utes won the first game 7-2 on Thursday. After Friday's game was postponed due to rain, the teams met in a doubleheader on Saturday, with the Aztecs winning 5-3 and 10-9. The second loss was especially painful, as the Utes had come from behind in the eighth for an 8-5 lead before giving up five runs in the ninth for the loss.
Utah is led this season by sophomore Matt Ciaramella, who is hitting .388 with 52 hits on the year. Senior Jake Jordison leads the team in doubles (13), home runs (10) and RBI (31).
As a team, the Utes are out-hitting opponents .303 to .283. The Utah pitching staff has a combined ERA of 5.64 on the year, compared to the 5.29 of opponents.
Scouting the Opposition
Southern Utah - The Thunderbirds moved to 3-1 in Mid-Continent Conference play after taking both ends of a Saturday doubleheader from Chicago State. Southern Utah used a pair of double-digit innings to erase an early deficit and cruise in the opener, 24-8, and rallied for two runs in the sixth inning to outlast the Cougars in a slugfest, 12-10, in the seven-inning finale.
On the season, Southern Utah is being out-hit .338 to .271. The team is led by Tyler Campbell with a .344 batting average, seven doubles and 16 RBI.
New Mexico - The Lobos, who face in-state rival New Mexico State on Tuesday, lost a pair of games to Brigham Young last Saturday to drop to fourth place in the conference standings. Like the Utes and Aztecs, the Cougars and Lobos played a doubleheader Saturday due to the suspension of Friday's game due to rain. New Mexico lost the first game 12-4, while a much closer game two resulted in a 5-4 loss for the Lobos. Last Thursday, New Mexico defeated the Cougars 6-5. During that game, the Lobos' Dusty Young went 0-for-4, ending his seventh-longest hitting streak in NCAA history at 39 games.
Young leads the Lobos with 82 hits, including 23 doubles, and a .404 batting average on the season. Chris Alexander has knocked 20 long balls and has 71 RBI on the year.
Series Notes
* Utah leads the all-time series with the Thunderbirds 85-49. Utah has won all three previous meetings this season.
* New Mexico leads the all-time series with the Utes 55-33. In the home series earlier this season, Utah went 1-2 vs. the Lobos.
MWC Standings
Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct.UNLV 32 11 .744 15 3 .833 BYU 19 17 .528 11 7 .611 SDSU 18 23 .439 11 7 .611 New Mexico 27 17 .614 10 8 .556UTAH 18 20 .474 6 11 .353 Air Force 11 26 .298 0 17 .000
Wick Udy Johnny Bench Watch
Senior Wick Udy is on the watch list for the Johnny Bench Award, given to the top collegiate catcher. Among his highlights this season:
* 18-game hitting streak from Feb. 16 to March 29
* Knocked his first home run of the year in the Utes' win over San Diego State
* Batting .347 with a .984 fielding percentage
Martinez Approaches Relieving Records
Sophomore reliever Brady Martinez, who currently leads the Ute pitching staff with a 2.70 ERA in 14 appearances, has seven saves this season. He needs just one more to tie the school single-season record of eight. In addition, with one save last season as a freshman, he now has eight on his career -- just one away from the Utah record of nine.
Ciaramella Named MWC Player of the Week for April 7-13
Utah center fielder Matt Ciaramella, a sophomore from Salt Lake City, was named Mountain West Conference Player of the Week for April 7-13 after hitting .579 (11-for-19) on the week and leading the Utes to a 3-2 record. He had a 4-for-5 outing with two doubles and three RBI in the Utes' 7-2 win over the No. 21-ranked Rebels. He was also 3-for-3 with two walks in a game three loss to UNLV.
Westmoreland Named MWC Pitcher of the Week for Feb. 17-23
Right-hander Clay Westmoreland, a sophomore from Mesa, Ariz., was named Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Week for Feb. 17-23. In Utah's win over No. 19 Texas A&M, Westmoreland pitched five of seven innings as the Utes upset the Aggies 4-1 in College Station, Texas. He struck out four batters and allowed just two hits and one earned run over five innings before teammate Ben Buck closed out the game's final two innings.
Jordison Named MWC Player of the Week for Feb. 10-16
Senior first baseman Jake Jordison was named Mountain West Conference Player of the Week for Feb. 10-16 after posting a .455 batting average as the Utes swept Cal State Northridge, 5-4, 5-4, 7-5. In three games played, Jordison was 5-for-11 from the plate with a double, two home runs, five RBI and three runs scored. Jordison's ninth-inning, two-run home run in game two gave the Utes a 5-3 lead and they held on for the 5-4 victory. He also had a two-run homer in game one.
Franklin Covey Field
Utah plays its home games at state-of-the-art Franklin Covey Field (15,500). The 13,000-seat facility (not including the general admission area), also serves as the home to Salt Lake's AAA baseball team, the Stingers, an affiliate of the reigning major-league champion Anaheim Angels.
On Deck
Utah travels to Provo, Utah, for a three-game series vs. Brigham Young next week. On Thursday and Friday, May 1 and 2, the two teams play at 7 p.m. The Saturday, May 3, game is scheduled for 1 p.m. All three games will be played at Miller Park.
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