FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific baseball team is set for a four-game PacWest Conference series this weekend, taking on longtime rival Point Loma in San Diego.  
 
SCHEDULE
Series 11 – vs. Point Loma
 
Friday, April 27 • 12:00 / 3:00 p.m.
San Diego • Carroll B. Land Stadium
Live Stats • Video
 
Saturday, April 28 • 12:00 / 3:00 p.m.
San Diego • Carroll B. Land Stadium
Live Stats • Video
 
About Fresno Pacific (16-22, 13-19 PacWest)
• The Sunbirds had a rough series against Concordia last weekend, dropping both the first two games by just one run and mustering just two hits in the finale after taking Game 3 11-5.
• Hunter Villanueva set a new program record with his 11th home run of the season on Saturday, while Eddie Sievers has now reached base in a team-high 20 straight games.
• Thomas Camargo, Carson Schellenberg, and Tyler Rumbaugh combined for just one earned run over 21.0 innings of work out of the Sunbird bullpen.
  
Sunbird Leaderboard
• Batting average: Braden Frankfort, .345
• RBI: Hunter Villanueva, 32
• Steals: two players tied, 6
• Doubles: three players tied, 10
• Triples: two players tied, 2
• Home runs: Hunter Villanueva, 11
• Wins: Nic Boatman, 5
• ERA: Alex Garcia, 1.68
• Strikeouts: Esteban Lizaola, 65
 
About Point Loma (27-14, 23-9 PacWest)
• The Sea Lions enter play this week riding a ten-game winning streak and have yet to drop a PacWest Conference series this season.
• Point Loma's offense exploded last week against Academy of Art, as the Sea Lions outscored the Urban Knights 32-12 for the series.
• Centerfielder Micah Pries currently leads the PacWest in hits (64) and broke the program's single-season triples record earlier this season.
• Tyler Flores has been one of the best power hitters in the league to date, hitting .370 (7th in PacWest) with 17 long balls (1st) and 55 RBI (1st).
  
Sea Lion Leaderboard
• Batting average: Micah Pries, .383
• RBI: Tyler Flores, 55
• Steals: Micah Pries, 9
• Doubles: Colby Kaneshiro, 12  
• Triples: Micah Pries, 6
• Home runs: Tyler Flores, 17    
• Wins: Wyatt Shackleford, 8   
• ERA: John Balliet, 1.35  
• Strikeouts: Garrett Irvin, 84
 
All-Time Series
• After taking each of the last nine meetings, the Sea Lions claim a 34-19 advantage over the Sunbirds in the all-time series.
• At Carroll B. Land Stadium, FPU has struggled mightily, posting a 6-21 record dating back to 2006.
 
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