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5/10/2004 12:00 AM | Baseball
May 10, 2004
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Coming Up
Utah (19-27) faces Utah Valley State (18-16) twice this week. On Tuesday, the Utes travel to Provo, Utah, for a 7 p.m. game at Larry H. Miller Field on the Brigham Young campus. The following day, Wednesday, May 12, the two teams face off at 2 p.m. at Ute Field.
Utah Probable Starters
Pos. Name B/T BA R H 2B 3B HR RBIC Nate Schlieman R/R .235 9 12 2 1 1 8 1B Michael Westfall, Jr. R/R .290 23 40 6 0 2 21 2B Jared Pena R/R .355 35 66 19 2 5 38 3B Jay Brossman R/R .395 30 47 8 2 2 19 SS Ryan Khoury R/R .323 34 61 11 0 5 22 LF John Welsh R/R .290 15 27 5 2 4 20 CF Matt Ciaramella S/L .340 41 65 22 1 10 50 RF Eric Chevalier L/L .342 38 54 10 6 6 31 DH Tyson Olson L/L .282 30 42 12 4 5 32
Utah Update
Utah swept its five-game series with Air Force last weekend, winning 8-7, 12-0, 11-3, 25-3 and 17-3. Over the five games, the Utes outscored the Falcons 73-16. Utah had eight home runs, 13 triples and 23 doubles throughout the series, for a total of 44 extra-base hits. In Friday's 12-0 shutout, the Utes ripped five triples, a Mountain West Conference single-game record.
Scouting the Opposition
The last two games UVSC played were the two match-ups with the Utes last week. The Wolverines won the first game 5-4 and lost the second game 10-9.
MWC Standings
MWC Overall W L Pct. W L T Pct.UNLV 16 7 .696 29 19 0 .604 SDSU 14 8 .636 27 26 0 .509 New Mexico 15 9 .625 19 25 1 .433 BYU 11 10 .524 21 26 0 .447Utah 10 13 .435 19 27 0 .413 Air Force 0 19 .000 5 38 0 .116
Ranking Nationally
In NCAA statistics through May 9, Ute center fielder Matt Ciaramella ranks sixth in the nation in doubles per game with a 0.48 per game average. Senior Jared Pena is currently 24th in doubles per game with a 0.41 average. Senior Eric Chevalier currently ranks 18th nationally in triples per game with an average of 0.14.
Brossman on Fire
Freshman Jay Brossman, who currently leads the team in batting average, has been a huge offensive threat for the Utes recently. Over the last 10 games, the third baseman from Pullman, Wash., is hitting .488 with 21 hits. In MWC games, Brossman is hitting .418.
Record Watch
Last weekend, senior Ben Buck set a new single-season record for appearances with 29, surpassing the previous record of 28 set by Brandon Page in 1997.
Earlier in the season, sophomore Jason Price set the single game record for strikeouts with 12 on March 4 at Southern Utah. Price now has 82 on the season, 12 away from the record of 94, set by Mitch Maio in 2002. Price also has 14 starts this season, three away from tying the record of 17, set by Jared Cavaness in 2000.
Junior reliever Clay Westmoreland now has seven saves on the season, one away from tying the record of eight, set by Page in 1997. Westmoreland also has eight on his career, which is also one away from the career record of nine, held by both Page and Maio.
Junior outfielder Matt Ciaramella now has 22 doubles on the season, four away from the record of 26, which was set by Brit Pannier in 2002. He also has 55 on his career, just five away from the all-time career record of 60, also held by Pannier.
Senior Eric Chevalier has six triples on the year, one away from the single-season record of seven, held by Sam Swenson (2000).
Ciaramella MWC Player of the Week April 19-25
Junior Matt Ciaramella was named Mountain West Conference Player of the Week for April 19-25 after helping Utah take two of three games at San Diego State as he belted five doubles and a home run vs. the Aztecs. Ciaramella started the week with a home run, a run scored and two RBI vs. Utah Valley State. In a one-run loss to SDSU in the series opener, he was 2-for-2 with a home run, a double and two RBI. In game two, he hit a pair of doubles, drove in two runs and scored another as Utah won 7-6. In the series finale, Ciaramella hit two more doubles, drove in another two runs and scored twice in a 9-4 victory. For the week, he hit .438 (7-for-16) with eight RBI, five runs scored, five doubles and two home runs.
Buck MWC Pitcher of the Week April 5-11
Ben Buck was named MWC Pitcher of the Week for April 5-11. Buck, a senior from Thornton, Colo., went 1-0 in three appearances. In a doubleheader against Southern Utah, he pitched 2.0 innings of relief, giving up just two hits, while striking out three. He pitched one inning of relief in the second game of the series against the Lobos, giving up one hit. The following day, he threw a complete-game win, pitching all nine innings, giving up two runs, only one of which was earned, on six hits. For the week, Buck pitched 12.0 innings, giving up just one earned run on nine hits for 0.75 ERA.
Pena MWC Player of the Week March 1-7
Senior shortstop Jared Pena was named the MWC Player of the Week for March 1-7 after leading the Utes to a 3-0 record on the week. Pena hit .571 with two doubles, a home run and six RBI on the week. He also had a stolen base on his only attempt. In the first game against Southern Utah, he went 2-for-5 with two runs scored. In the second game vs. the Thunderbirds, Pena was 1-for-4 with one run and one RBI. On Saturday, Pena was a perfect 5-for-5 at the plate, with four runs scored and five RBI.
Franklin Covey Field
Utah plays the majority of its conference 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 Anaheim Angels.
On Deck
Utah travels to Las Vegas, Nev., for a four-game series at UNLV. Friday's game starts at 6:30 p.m. (PDT), while the doubleheader on Saturday will begin at 2 p.m. (PDT). Sunday's series finale is set for 1 p.m. (PDT).
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