Wolverines Journey to Face Cal State Bakersfield

OREM, Utah — Utah Valley baseball travels for a three-game sequence this week at former WAC foe and future Big West rival Cal State Bakersfield. The sequence begins Thursday, April 2, with a 7:30 p.m. MT first pitch from Hardt Field. The sequence continues Friday at 7:30 p.m. MT, then concludes Saturday at 2 p.m. MT.
 
BROADCAST INFO
Thursday and Friday’s video games towards the Roadrunners will air on ESPN+. No broadcast is scheduled for Saturday’s finale. Fans can comply with alongside through stay stats on gorunners.com.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Wolverines gained their weekend sequence towards Cal State San Bernardino, because the UVU offense got here alive, outscoring the Coyotes 30-4 within the ultimate two video games. Utah Valley scored a season-high 15 runs in every of these contests.
 
In midweek motion, in-state rival Utah defeated Utah Valley.
 
Across 4 video games, UVU hit .376 with 9 house runs. Hunter Katschke and Derek Houston every hit two homers, whereas Chipper Beck, Jimmy De Anda, DJ Massey, Mason Strong and Jayden Smith additionally went deep. The Wolverines hit a season-high 4 house runs towards the Utes on Tuesday.
 
Kaden Carpenter went 7-for-12 with 4 extra-base hits through the stretch, whereas Strong hit 7-for-15. Houston added a 4-for-9 efficiency.
 
Jacob Heppner continued his consistency on the mound, tossing six innings towards CSUSB final weekend. George Albrecht made his first profession begin, setting profession highs with three innings pitched and three strikeouts. Washington switch Bradley Gilbert logged 4 innings in his first begin of the season.
 
SCOUTING THE ROADRUNNERS
 
Cal State Bakersfield enters the sequence 12-16 total and 5-7 within the Big West. The Roadrunners have gained their final two sequence towards CSUN and Long Beach State and practically upset No. 11 USC in Los Angeles.
 
CSUB is hitting .274 as a crew, led by Evan Cloyd (.360, 4 house runs, 28 RBIs) and Kanoa Morisaki (.355, 4 house runs, 17 RBIs). The lineup options 5 hitters batting over .300.
 
On the mound, the Roadrunners have struggled, getting into the sequence with a crew ERA above 7.00. Jacob Gutierrez is 3-1 with a 3.28 ERA in 12 appearances, all out of the bullpen. Friday starter Ryan King is coming off certainly one of his finest outings of the season, pitching 5 innings whereas permitting one run and two walks to enhance to 2-2.
 
LEADING THE WAC
As the season approaches its midpoint, the Wolverines rank close to the highest of a number of WAC statistical classes. Hunter Katschke ranks third in house runs and slugging share and fifth in OPS.
 
Carpenter enters the sequence fourth in OPS, second in runs scored, fourth in RBIs and doubles, and leads the WAC in walks. DJ Massey ranks second in on-base share and fourth in hit by pitch. Mason Strong is tied for third in stolen bases.
 
WHERE’S OUR CARR?
In 2019, Utah Valley visited CSUB, and senior right-hander Jake Carr threw this system’s final nine-inning full recreation. The Norwalk, California, native threw 124 pitches, permitting seven hits and three earned runs.
 
Utah Valley earned a 5-3 win behind a grand slam by Ryan Eastburn
 
UP NEXT
Utah Valley returns house Tuesday, April 7, for a 6:05 p.m. MT matchup towards BYU within the Crosstown Clash.
 
The Wolverines will then head again on the highway for 5 video games in 5 days, together with their WAC-opening sequence at Sacramento State earlier than touring to Air Force.