Tuesday, February 26
Phoenix, AZ
6:00 P.M.
UC Riverside
at
Grand Canyon University
Photo by: David Cohen
Baseball Finishes Four-Game Road Trip At Grand Canyon
2/25/2019 3:48:00 PM | Baseball
PHOENIX—The UC Riverside Baseball team will finish out a four-game road trip with a quick game against Grand Canyon University on Tuesday.
GCU and UCR played each other twice last season, with each team winning a game. The teams will play again in Riverside on May 14.
The Highlanders (2-6) will send hard-throwing right-hander Connor Cannon to the hill. This will mark his first start (second appearance) of the season. Expect to see Cannon as a weekend starter down the road. Â
The Lopes (3-4) are coming off of a three-game series against No. 18 TCU in which they won the first game. Right-hander Brodie Cooper-Vassalakis gets the nod. This will mark his first start of the season.
The Highlanders are coming off of a tough 5-4 walk-off loss to San Jose State. However, a positive sign in the game was the amount of power the team showed. Cannon hit a solo home run in the second inning, while Matt Hardy hit a three-run shot in the sixth.
Behind the plate will likely be freshman Alec Arnone, who's been a standout on the offensive and defensive side of the ball. He's currently hitting .368 with three RBIs on the season. It's the second-best average on the team.
The team will face Cal Baptist in a three-game series beginning on Friday. Saturday's game will be played at CBU, while Sunday's will be back at the Plex.
GCU and UCR played each other twice last season, with each team winning a game. The teams will play again in Riverside on May 14.
The Highlanders (2-6) will send hard-throwing right-hander Connor Cannon to the hill. This will mark his first start (second appearance) of the season. Expect to see Cannon as a weekend starter down the road. Â
The Lopes (3-4) are coming off of a three-game series against No. 18 TCU in which they won the first game. Right-hander Brodie Cooper-Vassalakis gets the nod. This will mark his first start of the season.
The Highlanders are coming off of a tough 5-4 walk-off loss to San Jose State. However, a positive sign in the game was the amount of power the team showed. Cannon hit a solo home run in the second inning, while Matt Hardy hit a three-run shot in the sixth.
Behind the plate will likely be freshman Alec Arnone, who's been a standout on the offensive and defensive side of the ball. He's currently hitting .368 with three RBIs on the season. It's the second-best average on the team.
The team will face Cal Baptist in a three-game series beginning on Friday. Saturday's game will be played at CBU, while Sunday's will be back at the Plex.
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