SAN DIEGO-Monday, BYU baseball (31-12, 15-6 in West Coast Conference play) visits San Diego State (29-19, 14-9 in Mountain West Conference play).
The game has been moved to Tony Gwynn Stadium from Lake Elsinore Stadium because of bad weather that has been forecast in that region.
The Cougars are led by senior outfielder Brock Hale in batting average (.344) and home runs (8).
Sophomore infielder Jackson Cluff leads BYU in RBI (47).
The Cougars’ pitching staff remains remarkable as sophomore right-handed pitcher Easton Walker (a 1.30 ERA), freshman right-hander Reid McLaughlin (2.06 ERA) and sophomore right-hander Justin Sterner (2.63 ERA) all have an ERA under 3 runs.
Walker sports a 6-0 record, McLaughlin checks in at 5-1 and Sterner is 8-3. Sterner also has a team-best 63 strikeouts.
The Aztecs are in sole possession of second place in the Mountain West after sweeping San Jose State this past weekend.
Sophomore infielder/right-handed pitcher Casey Schmitt leads the Aztecs in batting average (.337) and is tied for the lead in home runs with 5.
Redshirt senior outfielder Chad Bible also has five home runs for San Diego State. Fellow senior outfielder Angelo Armenta has a team-best 33 RBI for the Aztecs.
Junior right-handed pitcher Adrian Mardueno is the ace of the Aztecs’ staff, with a team-best 5-1 record and a 1.57 ERA. He also has 58 strikeouts for good measure.
Redshirt senior hurler Justin Goossen-Brown has 61 strikeouts to lead the Aztecs.
The Aztecs lead the Cougars 74-60-1 all-time and the former conference foes have split the last six games in the series, 3-3.












