Gonzaga baseball opens Blacksburg Regional against Columbia on Friday
In the opening game of the Blacksburg Regional, Gonzaga's baseball team will face Columbia
In a repeat of last year, Gonzaga baseball matched its top NCAA Tournament seed and qualified for the regional in Blacksburg, Virgina.In addition to host Virginia Tech and No. 4 seed, Columbia and Wright State make up the regional.
On Friday, they face Columbia (36-17) in English Field at Atlantic Union Bank Park, a first-time opponent for the Bulldogs (36-17). ESPN+ will provide live coverage of the matchup for those who wish to watch it.
The Lions (30-16) earned a No. 3 seed in the region after winning both games of the Ivy League playoff series against Penn.For the first time since 2013, Columbia has qualified for the NCAA Tournament. This is the group's twelfth outing.
For the first time this season, the Gonzaga men's basketball team lost back-to-back games against a conference opponent.Only one weekend series was lost by the Bulldogs this season.On Friday, GU lost to San Diego in the West Coast Conference Tournament, but later that night, they beat Portland before losing to San Diego again the following day.
In the wake of their defeat, the Zags were forced to travel to a regional
Three-game winning streak: Columbia has beaten Penn twice and Army once in the Ivy League playoff series before the regional pods were announced; both wins came before the regional pods were announced.For the third time in 17 seasons, Brett Boretti, the Lions' head coach, has been named Ivy League Coach of the Year.When it comes to hitting, Columbia has a lot of it; in the 2022 season, the Lions broke all kinds of records for the programme, including the most home runs, total bases, and RBIs ever.
Cole Hage, a sophomore, leads the Lions with a.343 batting average and a.999 on-base percentage. Hayden Schott (11 home runs), Andy Blake (10) and Joshua Soloman (seven) provide the bulk of their offence (10).This is Schott's first at-bat since appearing in every one of Columbia's previous forty-six games.331 with 17 doubles for the team.Tyler McGregor, who had 16 steals on 17 tries, is the team's leading rusher.Between April 2 and May 14, Columbia won 19 games in a row.
In contrast, Columbia's pitching staff has a 5.19 earned-run average, which is one more than Gonzaga's.Freshmen Joe Sheets and Andy Leon, as well as senior Sean Higgins, all of whom have started a combined 28 games, head the Lions' weekend rotation.There is a 5.96 ERA for Higgins and 5.79 for Sheets. This season, Leon is 4-1 with a 3.99 earned run average.With 51 strikeouts, Higgins is the team's leader, 10 more than Sheets, who is in second place. Columbia allows a.284 OBP for its players as a whole.
All season long, the Lions didn't face a team in the country's top 25
Double-elimination tournament: Hokies v Wright State, 4pm Saturday, GU vs. Columbia.In a super regional series, the regional champion will face the regional champion from Gainesville (Florida).
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