2018 San Diego State Aztecs baseball team explained

Sport:	baseball
Year:	2018
Team:	San Diego State Aztecs
Conference:	Mountain West Conference
Short Conf:	MW
Record:	39–21
Conf Record:	18–12
Head Coach:	Mark Martinez
Hc Year:	4th
Hit Coach:	Joe Oliveira
Htc Year:	6th
Pitch Coach:	Sam Peraza
Pc Year:	3rd
Stadium:	Tony Gwynn Stadium (Capacity: 3,000)
Champion:	Mountain West tournament champions
Tourney:	NCAA tournament
Tourney Result:	Corvallis Regional

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.

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.^[1]

Brett Seeburger	10	304	St. Louis Cardinals
Alan Trejo	16	476	Colorado Rockies
C.J. Saylor	28	844	St. Louis Cardinals
Tyler Adkison	32	970	Los Angeles Dodgers
Marcus Reyes	38	1149	Toronto Blue Jays

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.				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.	Rivalry		Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California	2–3¹⁰	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	3–2¹⁰	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.	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.			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.				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.				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			4–13	Aguilera (2–0)	Goossen (1–1)	—	2,503	8–4 (2–0)
March 9	6:00 p.m.			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.				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.			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			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.		No. 24		5–2	Mardueno (3–0)	Seminaris (1–3)	Fernandez (5)	1,954	17–7 (6–2)
March 29	6:00 p.m.		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.			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			5–1	Pyatt (2–2)	Seminaris (1–4)	—	400	20–9 (7–4)
April 7	11:00 a.m.	Air Force			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.			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.			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.	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.				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			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	4–6¹⁰	Bonta (4–3)	Erickson (3–3)	Clawson (6)	489	35–17 (17–10)
May 17	6:00 p.m.				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	4–3¹²	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		(2) LSU Quarterfinals	(3)		4–6	Fontenot (3–0)	Erickson (5–4)	Peterson (6)	3,589	39–20
June 2		(4) Consolation	(3)	Goss Stadium Corvallis, Oregon	0–9	Maddox (8–3)	Hill (7–3)	Hodo (3)	3,533	39–21

Notes and References

Web site: MLB Draft Picks from San Diego State University . Baseball Reference . 4 June 2018.