Friday, May 3
USAFA, CO
3:00 pm MT
Air Force Academy
vs
San Jose State University
Photo by: Dylan Smith
Air Force hosts San Jose State for pivotal series
5/2/2024 9:22:00 PM | Baseball
Schedule
Fri: vs. San Jose State, 3:00 pm MT
Sat: vs. San Jose State, 1:00 pm MT
Sun: vs. San Jose State, 12:00 pm MT
Mon: vs. South Dakota State, 1:00 pm MT
Broadcast Information
Watch: Mountain West Network
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Twitter: @AF_Baseball
Series History (San Jose State)
-Since 1959, Air Force is 38-24 against San Jose State.
-Earlier this season, the Falcons won two of three games against the Spartans in San Jose.
-Air Force is 7-3 in its last 10 games against San Jose State.
Series History (South Dakota State)
-Since 1959, Air Force is 12-7 against South Dakota State.
-The two sides have not met since 2020, when Air Force took two of three games at Erdle Field.
-The Falcons are 6-3 against the Jackrabbits in the last nine matchups.
Pitching Probables
Fri: LHP Seungmin Shim (5-2, 3.00 ERA) vs. TBA
Sat: RHP Dylan Rogers (4-4, 6.90 ERA) vs. LHP Mickey Thompson (2-4, 6.52 ERA)
Sun: TBA vs. TBA
Mon: TBA vs. TBA
Projected Lineup (2024 OPS)
1. R/R, Chase Spencer, CF (.863 OPS)
2. S/R, Sam Kulasingam, 3B (.872 OPS)
3. L/R, Jay Thomason, 2B (1.142 OPS)
4. R/R, Charlie Jones, 1B (1.005 OPS)
5. R/R, Zach Peters, LF (.858 OPS)
6. L/L, Tripp Garrish, DH (.882 OPS)
7. R/R, Aerik Joe, SS (.669 OPS)
8. R/R, Walker Zapp, C (.755 OPS)
9. R/R, Christian Taylor, RF (.737 OPS)
Thomason Breaks Home Run Record
-Jay Thomason entered the Falcons April 23 ballgame at Northern Colorado tied with Nic Ready for the most home runs in an Air Force career, and he departed Jackson Field having broken the deadlock. Thomason slugged his 14th home run of the spring and the 51st of his Falcon career in his first plate appearance, surpassing Ready's record of 50 career homers set in 2019. Having also hit his 52nd career home run on April 27th, he now sits just two home runs shy of tying BYU's Sean McNaughton's Mountain West career home run record of 54 set in 2010.
-As well, Thomason leads Air Force in batting average (.345), slugging (.696), OBP (.446), runs scored (53), hits (58), RBIs (38), total bases (117) and walks (26).
Here Comes the Chuckster
-Sophomore Charlie Jones, after missing the first month of the season, has been a mainstay in the Falcons lineup.
-In 26 games, Jones owns a .356 batting average with a 1.005 OPS.
-His 17-game hitting streak came to an end on April 21, though is 9-23 (.391) with a hit in each of the last eight games.
-Though not qualified, Jones' .356 average and .451 OBP would lead the team.
He's Very Much Back
-Sam Kulasingam, the reigning two-time MW Player of the Year, has overcome his initial troubles at the plate.
-Hitting just .200 over his first 13 games, Kulasingam is 41-116 (.353) in his past 26 games.
-Kulasingam has 17 multi-hit games in 43 games this season, and is currently in possession of a 15-game hitting streak.
-Kulasingam is 14 hits away (286) from tying Nic Ready's all-time Air Force hit record of 300, and is three doubles shy (74) of sharing Garrett Custon's all-time doubles record at Air Force.
Chase, Chase, In Your Face
-Chase Spencer has been a table-setter for the Air Force lineup.
-His 21 stolen bases lead all Mountain West players.
-A season ago, Spencer led all Mountain West players with 18 stolen bases.
-As well, Spencer has picked up at least one hit in 34 of 43 games this season.
-Spencer also currently owns a 15-game on-base streak.
The Zach Attack
-Since entering the starting lineup on April 5, Zach Peters has been a steady producer of offense.
-In the past 16 games, Peters is 18-57 (.316) with nine doubles and his first-career home run on April 6.
-In that span, Peters has driven in 14 runs, with hits in 13 of 16 games.
Trippin' Out
-A regular in the Air Force lineup over the past month, Tripp Garrish has not given much reason to take him out.
-Since April 6, Garrish is 13-36 (.361).
-Garrish homered in consecutive games between April 21-23, the first two home runs of his collegiate career.
He is Shim
-In 11 starts this season, Seungmin Shim owns a 3.00 ERA and an 8.48 K/9.
-His 3.00 ERA is the second-lowest in the conference among starting pitchers.
-Shim's 65 strikeouts are also third-most in the Mountain West.
-Shim also has produced a 1.82 GB/FB ratio.
-Shim's seven pickoffs lead the Mountain West.
-The left-hander has pitched at least 5.0 innings in 10 of 11 starts, and has reached 7.0+ innings in six of 11 games.
Born to Run
-Through 43 games, Air Force is 80-94 (84%) in stolen base tries this season.
-The Falcons 80 stolen bases are tops among Mountain West teams., and ranked 31st of 295 Division I teams.
On Deck
-Following the weekend against Nevada and South Dakota State, Air Force will make its final road trip of the season, closing its series against San Diego State beginning Friday, May 10.
Fri: vs. San Jose State, 3:00 pm MT
Sat: vs. San Jose State, 1:00 pm MT
Sun: vs. San Jose State, 12:00 pm MT
Mon: vs. South Dakota State, 1:00 pm MT
Broadcast Information
Watch: Mountain West Network
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Twitter: @AF_Baseball
Series History (San Jose State)
-Since 1959, Air Force is 38-24 against San Jose State.
-Earlier this season, the Falcons won two of three games against the Spartans in San Jose.
-Air Force is 7-3 in its last 10 games against San Jose State.
Series History (South Dakota State)
-Since 1959, Air Force is 12-7 against South Dakota State.
-The two sides have not met since 2020, when Air Force took two of three games at Erdle Field.
-The Falcons are 6-3 against the Jackrabbits in the last nine matchups.
Pitching Probables
Fri: LHP Seungmin Shim (5-2, 3.00 ERA) vs. TBA
Sat: RHP Dylan Rogers (4-4, 6.90 ERA) vs. LHP Mickey Thompson (2-4, 6.52 ERA)
Sun: TBA vs. TBA
Mon: TBA vs. TBA
Projected Lineup (2024 OPS)
1. R/R, Chase Spencer, CF (.863 OPS)
2. S/R, Sam Kulasingam, 3B (.872 OPS)
3. L/R, Jay Thomason, 2B (1.142 OPS)
4. R/R, Charlie Jones, 1B (1.005 OPS)
5. R/R, Zach Peters, LF (.858 OPS)
6. L/L, Tripp Garrish, DH (.882 OPS)
7. R/R, Aerik Joe, SS (.669 OPS)
8. R/R, Walker Zapp, C (.755 OPS)
9. R/R, Christian Taylor, RF (.737 OPS)
Thomason Breaks Home Run Record
-Jay Thomason entered the Falcons April 23 ballgame at Northern Colorado tied with Nic Ready for the most home runs in an Air Force career, and he departed Jackson Field having broken the deadlock. Thomason slugged his 14th home run of the spring and the 51st of his Falcon career in his first plate appearance, surpassing Ready's record of 50 career homers set in 2019. Having also hit his 52nd career home run on April 27th, he now sits just two home runs shy of tying BYU's Sean McNaughton's Mountain West career home run record of 54 set in 2010.
-As well, Thomason leads Air Force in batting average (.345), slugging (.696), OBP (.446), runs scored (53), hits (58), RBIs (38), total bases (117) and walks (26).
Here Comes the Chuckster
-Sophomore Charlie Jones, after missing the first month of the season, has been a mainstay in the Falcons lineup.
-In 26 games, Jones owns a .356 batting average with a 1.005 OPS.
-His 17-game hitting streak came to an end on April 21, though is 9-23 (.391) with a hit in each of the last eight games.
-Though not qualified, Jones' .356 average and .451 OBP would lead the team.
He's Very Much Back
-Sam Kulasingam, the reigning two-time MW Player of the Year, has overcome his initial troubles at the plate.
-Hitting just .200 over his first 13 games, Kulasingam is 41-116 (.353) in his past 26 games.
-Kulasingam has 17 multi-hit games in 43 games this season, and is currently in possession of a 15-game hitting streak.
-Kulasingam is 14 hits away (286) from tying Nic Ready's all-time Air Force hit record of 300, and is three doubles shy (74) of sharing Garrett Custon's all-time doubles record at Air Force.
Chase, Chase, In Your Face
-Chase Spencer has been a table-setter for the Air Force lineup.
-His 21 stolen bases lead all Mountain West players.
-A season ago, Spencer led all Mountain West players with 18 stolen bases.
-As well, Spencer has picked up at least one hit in 34 of 43 games this season.
-Spencer also currently owns a 15-game on-base streak.
The Zach Attack
-Since entering the starting lineup on April 5, Zach Peters has been a steady producer of offense.
-In the past 16 games, Peters is 18-57 (.316) with nine doubles and his first-career home run on April 6.
-In that span, Peters has driven in 14 runs, with hits in 13 of 16 games.
Trippin' Out
-A regular in the Air Force lineup over the past month, Tripp Garrish has not given much reason to take him out.
-Since April 6, Garrish is 13-36 (.361).
-Garrish homered in consecutive games between April 21-23, the first two home runs of his collegiate career.
He is Shim
-In 11 starts this season, Seungmin Shim owns a 3.00 ERA and an 8.48 K/9.
-His 3.00 ERA is the second-lowest in the conference among starting pitchers.
-Shim's 65 strikeouts are also third-most in the Mountain West.
-Shim also has produced a 1.82 GB/FB ratio.
-Shim's seven pickoffs lead the Mountain West.
-The left-hander has pitched at least 5.0 innings in 10 of 11 starts, and has reached 7.0+ innings in six of 11 games.
Born to Run
-Through 43 games, Air Force is 80-94 (84%) in stolen base tries this season.
-The Falcons 80 stolen bases are tops among Mountain West teams., and ranked 31st of 295 Division I teams.
On Deck
-Following the weekend against Nevada and South Dakota State, Air Force will make its final road trip of the season, closing its series against San Diego State beginning Friday, May 10.
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