2018 San Diego State Aztecs baseball team

The 2018 San Diego State Aztecs baseball team represented San Diego State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The team was coached by Mark Martinez and played their home games at Tony Gwynn Stadium.

2018 San Diego State Aztecs baseball
Mountain West Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Corvallis Regional
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2018 record	39–21 (18–12 MW)
Head coach	Mark Martinez (4th season)
Hitting coach	Joe Oliveira (6th season)
Pitching coach	Sam Peraza (3rd season)
Home stadium	Tony Gwynn Stadium (Capacity: 3,000)

2018 Mountain West Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Nevada  ‍‍‍	20	–	9	–	0		.690			29	–	22	–	0		.569
San Diego State  ‍‍‍	18	–	12	–	0		.600			36	–	19	–	0		.655
San Jose State  ‍‍‍	16	–	14	–	0		.533			26	–	28	–	0		.481
UNLV  ‍‍‍	14	–	16	–	0		.467			33	–	22	–	0		.600
Fresno State  ‍‍‍	13	–	17	–	0		.433			30	–	24	–	0		.556
Air Force  ‍‍‍	12	–	17	–	0		.414			24	–	30	–	0		.444
New Mexico  ‍‍‍	11	–	19	–	0		.367			19	–	33	–	1		.368
As of May 20, 2018[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Previous season

The Aztecs finished 42–21 overall, and 20–10 in the conference. During the season, the Aztecs were invited and participated in the Tony Gwynn Classic in San Diego, California. San Diego State defeated Notre Dame to earn 5th place. In the postseason, San Diego State defeated New Mexico in the semifinals and Fresno State twice in the quarterfinals and championship to earn 1st place in the 2017 Mountain West Conference Baseball Tournament in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Aztecs were invited and participated in the 2017 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, where they defeated UCLA but lost to Long Beach State twice in the Long Beach Regional in Long Beach, California.

MLB Draft Selections

The Aztecs had five individuals selected in the 2017 MLB draft.[2]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Brett Seeburger	Pitcher	10	304	St. Louis Cardinals
Alan Trejo	Shortstop	16	476	Colorado Rockies
C.J. Saylor	Pitcher	28	844	St. Louis Cardinals
Tyler Adkison	Right fielder	32	970	Los Angeles Dodgers
Marcus Reyes	Pitcher	38	1149	Toronto Blue Jays

Roster

2018 San Diego State Aztecs baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town 1 OF Julian Escobedo L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Eastlake High School San Diego, California 2 C Ryan Orr R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So La Costa Canyon High School San Diego, California 3 INF Jacob Maekawa R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Mid-Pacific Institute Mililani, Hawaii 5 INF Isaiah Parra R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Cypress High School Cypress, California 8 INF Casey Schmitt R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Eastlake High School San Diego, California 9 OF Matt Rudick L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Scripps Ranch High School San Diego, California 10 INF Nicholas Israel S/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Bishop Gorman High School Las Vegas, Nevada 12 RHP Adrian Mardueno R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Upland High School Upland, California 13 RHP Casey O'Sullivan R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Valhalla High School San Diego, California 14 INF Spencer Weston R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Woodbridge High School Irvine, California 15 RHP Logan Boyer R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Hamilton High School Chandler, Arizona 18 C Joe Fitzhugh R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Arbor View High School Las Vegas, Nevada 20 RHP Ray Lambert R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Ventura College Thousand Oaks, California 21 INF Jordan Verdon L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Granite Hills High School San Diego, California 22 INF David Henley R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Patrick Henry High School San Diego, California 23 OF Chad Bible  R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr College of the Canyons Valencia, California 24 LHP Noah Fluman L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr El Toro High School Lake Forest, California 25 C Dean Nevarez R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Eastlake High School San Diego, California 27 RHP Jorge Fernandez R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr San Jacinto College Del Rio, Texas 28 RHP John Dearth R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr South Hills High School Covina, California 29 LHP Travis Weston L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Moorpark High School Moorpark, California 30 RHP Daniel Ritcheson R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Alemany High School Los Angeles, California 31 RHP Harrison Pyatt R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Esperanza High School Corona, California 32 OF Denz'l Chapman S/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Junípero Serra High School Los Angeles, California 33 LHP Christian Winston L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Barstow High School Barstow, California 34 OF Chase Calabuig L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Capistrano Valley High School Mission Viejo, California 36 LHP Jacob Flores L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Rio Mesa High School Oxnard, California 38 LHP Jacob Erickson L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Mater Dei High School Orange, California 39 RHP Garrett Hill  R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Santa Rosa Junior College Petaluma, California 40 OF Sean Ross R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Granite Hills High School San Diego, California 41 INF Grant Mayeaux  R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Cypress College Huntington Beach, California 42 RHP Tre Brown R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Eastlake High School San Diego, California 43 RHP Clark Eder R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr California High School San Ramon, California 48 RHP Justin Goossen-Brown  L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Los Angeles Valley College Sherman Oaks, California	Head coach Mark Martinez Colorado Mesa Assistant coach(es) Danny Benedetti St. John's Hitting coach(es) Joe Oliveira San Diego State Pitching coach(es) Sam Peraza Pacific Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: June 4, 2018

Schedule

2018 San Diego State Aztecs baseball season game log
Regular season
February Date Time Opponent Rank Site Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record (MW Record) February 16 6:00 p.m. UC Santa Barbara Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 9–1 Erickson (1–0) Davis (0–1) — 1,045 1–0 (0–0) February 17 6:00 p.m. UC Santa Barbara Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 8–4 Mardueno (1–0) Ledesma (0–1) — 1,682 2–0 (0–0) February 18 1:00 p.m. UC Santa Barbara Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 7–5 Hill (1–0) Clements (0–1) Goossen (1) 1,384 3–0 (0–0) February 20 6:00 p.m. San Diego Rivalry Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 2–3^10 Friedman (1–1) Fernandez (0–1) — 366 3–1 (0–0) February 23 6:00 p.m. No. 27 Arizona Tony Gwynn Classic Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 3–2^10 Fernandez (1–1) Megill (0–1) — 1,224 4–1 (0–0) February 24 6:00 p.m. No. 3 Arkansas Tony Gwynn Classic Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 2–5 Cronin (2–0) Ritcheson (0–1) — 1,532 4–2 (0–0) February 25 2:00 p.m. Grand Canyon Tony Gwynn Classic Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 5–4 O'Sullivan (1–0) Vorhof (0–2) Fernandez (1) 1,078 5–2 (0–0) February 26 6:00 p.m. Michigan Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 4–3 Goossen (1–0) Vancena (0–1) Fernandez (2) 505 6–2 (0–0) February 27 6:30 p.m. UC Irvine Anteater Ballpark Irvine, California 4–9 Garcia (1–0) Lambert (0–1) — 419 6–3 (0–0)
March Date Time Opponent Rank Site Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record (MW Record) March 4 11:00 a.m. San Jose State San Jose Municipal Stadium San Jose, California 7–2 Pyatt (1–0) Morales (1–1) — 361 7–3 (1–0) March 4 2:00 p.m. San Jose State San Jose Municipal Stadium San Jose, California 11–1 Hill (2–0) Ross (0–2) — 361 8–3 (2–0) March 6 5:00 p.m. Arizona Hi Corbett Field Tucson, Arizona 4–13 Aguilera (2–0) Goossen (1–1) — 2,503 8–4 (2–0) March 9 6:00 p.m. Air Force Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 3–2 Fernandez (2–1) Gilbert (1–1) — 707 9–4 (3–0) March 11 11:00 a.m. Air Force Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 3–7 Hargreaves (1–3) Pyatt (1–1) — 381 9–5 (3–1) March 11 2:00 p.m. Air Force Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 3–2 Hill (3–0) Holloway (1–1) Fernandez (3) 801 10–5 (4–1) March 13 6:00 p.m. San Diego Rivalry Fowler Park San Diego, California 9–3 Ritcheson (1–1) Donatella (1–1) — 1,064 11–5 (4–1) March 16 6:00 p.m. Cal Poly Robin Baggett Stadium San Luis Obispo, California 9–7 Fernandez (3–1) Zill (0–2) Flores (1) 1,150 12–5 (4–1) March 17 6:00 p.m. Cal Poly Robin Baggett Stadium San Luis Obispo, California 4–5 Schneider (2–2) Schmitt (0–1) — 1,395 12–6 (4–1) March 18 1:00 p.m. Cal Poly Robin Baggett Stadium San Luis Obispo, California 3–2 Hill (4–0) Nelson (2–2) Fernandez (4) 1,321 13–6 (4–1) March 20 6:00 p.m. CSU Bakersfield Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 5–4 Mardueno (2–0) Dewsnap (1–1) — 655 14–6 (4–1) March 23 6:00 p.m. No. 19 UNLV Earl Wilson Stadium Paradise, Nevada 3–4 Anderson (2–0) Erickson (1–1) Menendez (7) 776 14–7 (4–2) March 24 2:00 p.m. No. 19 UNLV Earl Wilson Stadium Paradise, Nevada 17–8 Hill (5–0) Horn (2–1) — 676 15–7 (5–2) March 25 1:00 p.m. No. 19 UNLV Earl Wilson Stadium Paradise, Nevada 22–7 Ritcheson (2–1) Maddux (2–3) — 886 16–7 (6–2) March 27 6:00 p.m. Long Beach State No. 24 Blair Field Long Beach, California 5–2 Mardueno (3–0) Seminaris (1–3) Fernandez (5) 1,954 17–7 (6–2) March 29 6:00 p.m. New Mexico No. 24 Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 4–5 Emond (3–1) Fernandez (3–2) Tripp (6) 546 17–8 (6–3) March 30 6:00 p.m. New Mexico No. 24 Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 5–9 Garley (2–1) Pyatt (1–2) — 743 17–9 (6–4) March 31 1:00 p.m. New Mexico No. 24 Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 3–2 Hill (6–0) Dye (2–4) 'Fernandez (6) 413 18–9 (7–4)
April Date Time Opponent Rank Site Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record (MW Record) April 2 1:00 p.m. Washington Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 6–4 Erickson (2–1) Emanuels (4–2) Schmitt (1) 609 19–9 (7–4) April 3 6:00 p.m. Long Beach State Lake Elsinore Diamond Lake Elsinore, California 5–1 Pyatt (2–2) Seminaris (1–4) — 400 20–9 (7–4) April 7 11:00 a.m. Air Force Falcon Baseball Field Colorado Springs, Colorado 0–2 Biancalana (3–1) Hill (6–1) Holloway (1) 111 20–10 (7–5) April 7 2:00 p.m. Air Force Falcon Baseball Field Colorado Springs, Colorado 7–12 Kelley (1–0) Fernandez (3–3) — 111 20–11 (7–6) April 8 12:00 p.m. Air Force Falcon Baseball Field Colorado Springs, Colorado 15–11 Mardueno (4–0) Mortenson (1–5) — 101 21–11 (8–6) April 10 6:00 p.m. UC Irvine Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 2–10 Denholm (2–4) Erickson (2–2) — 559 21–12 (8–6) April 13 6:00 p.m. CSU Fullerton Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 6–3 Erickson (3–2) Eastman (4–3) Schmitt (2) 681 22–12 (8–6) April 14 6:00 p.m. CSU Fullerton Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 9–13 Conine (1–0) Mardueno (4–1) — 1,203 22–13 (8–6) April 15 1:00 p.m. CSU Fullerton Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 9–6 Winston (1–0) Quezada (1–4) Schmitt (3) 1,203 23–13 (8–6) April 17 6:00 p.m. CSU Northridge Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 3–2 Mardueno (5–1) Shenefield (1–2) Schmitt (4) 318 24–13 (8–6) April 20 6:00 p.m. Fresno State Rivalry Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 3–2 Mardueno (6–1) Jensen (2–4) Schmitt (5) 459 25–13 (9–6) April 21 6:00 p.m. Fresno State Rivalry Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 4–7 Gonzalez (6–2) Hill (6–2) — 863 25–14 (9–7) April 22 1:00 p.m. Fresno State Rivalry Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 7–0 Fernandez (4–3) Arias (4–1) — 829 26–14 (10–7) April 24 6:00 p.m. UC Riverside Riverside Sports Complex Riverside, California 19–1 Goossen (2–1) Noonan (1–2) — 172 27–14 (10–7) April 27 6:00 p.m. UNLV Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 1–0 Pyatt (3–2) Strong (6–2) Schmitt (6) 785 28–14 (11–7) April 28 6:00 p.m. UNLV Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 7–6 Goossen (3–1) Bohall (3–2) Hensley (1) 489 29–14 (12–7) April 29 1:00 p.m. UNLV Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 4–2 Fernandez (5–3) Horn (3–4) Schmitt (7) 795 30–14 (13–7)
May Date Time Opponent Rank Site Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record (MW Record) May 1 6:00 p.m. UC Riverside Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 8–6 Goossen (4–1) Breidenthal (1–1) Schmitt (8) 283 31–14 (13–7) May 4 5:30 p.m. New Mexico Santa Ana Star Field Albuquerque, New Mexico 11–5 Pyatt (4–2) Slaten (2–8) Winston (1) 675 32–14 (14–7) May 5 1:00 p.m. New Mexico Santa Ana Star Field Albuquerque, New Mexico 3–4 Dye (4–6) Goossen (4–2) Tripp (8) 533 32–15 (14–8) May 6 12:00 p.m. New Mexico Santa Ana Star Field Albuquerque, New Mexico 7–3 Fernandez (6–3) Garley (2–3) Schmitt (9) 671 33–15 (15–8) May 11 6:00 p.m. San Jose State Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 2–3 Swiech (3–3) Pyatt (4–3) Bonta (4) 451 33–16 (15–9) May 12 2:00 p.m. San Jose State Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 2–1 Goossen (5–2) Mitchel (6–1) — 331 34–16 (16–9) May 12 6:00 p.m. San Jose State Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 16–4 Hill (7–2) Goldberg (2–7) — 791 35–16 (17–9) May 13 1:00 p.m. San Jose State Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 4–6^10 Bonta (4–3) Erickson (3–3) Clawson (6) 489 35–17 (17–10) May 17 6:00 p.m. Nevada William Peccole Park Reno, Nevada 12–7 Mardueno (7–1) Bonnenfant (0–1) — 750 36–17 (18–10) May 18 6:00 p.m. Nevada William Peccole Park Reno, Nevada 3–13 Gomez (3–3) Pyatt (4–4) — 793 36–18 (18–11) May 19 12:00 p.m. Nevada William Peccole Park Reno, Nevada 10–12 Anderson (3–1) Goossen (5–3) Cabinian (9) 765 36–19 (18–12)
Postseason
Mountain West Tournament Date Time Opponent Rank Site Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record May 24 6:00 p.m. (3) San Jose State Quarterfinals (2) Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 2–1 Erickson (4–3) Mitchel (6–2) — 826 37–19 May 25 6:00 p.m. (4) UNLV Semifinals (2) Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 4–3^12 Schmitt (1–1) Menendez (3–2) — 808 38–19 May 26 6:00 p.m. (4) UNLV Championship (2) Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 14–5 Erickson (5–3) Clark (0–1) — 1,203 39–19
NCAA Tournament – Corvallis Regional Date Time Opponent Rank Site Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record June 1 1:00 p.m. ESPNU (2) LSU Quarterfinals (3) Goss Stadium Corvallis, Oregon 4–6 Fontenot (3–0) Erickson (5–4) Peterson (6) 3,589 39–20 June 2 1:00 p.m. ESPN3 (4) Northwestern State Consolation (3) Goss Stadium Corvallis, Oregon 0–9 Maddox (8–3) Hill (7–3) Hodo (3) 3,533 39–21
Aztecs win   Aztecs loss Bold: Aztecs team member Source: San Diego State[3] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

1. "Baseball Standings". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
2. "MLB Draft Picks from San Diego State University". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
3. "2018 San Diego State Aztecs baseball schedule". Athletics at San Diego State University. Retrieved 5 June 2018.