Academy of Art at Dixie State
March 22-23, 2013
Bruce Hurst Field | Saint George, Utah
Fri: 4, 6:30 p.m., Sat: 12, 2:30 p.m.
TV: CEC-TV (Game 1 only)
Online Radio: Dixie State All-Access (all four games)
Live Stats: Dixie State SIDEARM Stats
Series: Dixie State leads, 25-3
Last Meeting: March 23, 2012 in Saint George, Utah | Dixie State won 18-4
Dixie State 12-6-1 (5-5-1 PWC)
Roster | Schedule & Results | Stats | Series Notes
ART U 2-17 (1-9 PWC)
Roster | Schedule & Results | Stats
Back at the Confines
Dixie State baseball returns to its home field for the first time in 18 days when they host Academy of Art University for a four-game Pacific West Conference series beginning Friday, March 22, at Bruce Hurst Field.
Projected Dixie State starting pitchers
FRIDAY: Senior RHP Mike Dedrick (Cedar City, UT/Canyon View) (3-1, 2.73 ERA), Senior LHP Sam Friend (Las Vegas, NV/Centennial) (3-1, 2.74 ERA)
SATURDAY: Senior RHP Austin Christiansen (Las Vegas, NV/Legacy (NV)) (2-0, 2.66 ERA), Junior RHP Kody Christoffersen (Ogden, UT/Weber) (1-1, 5.65 ERA)
The Series
The Red Storm has a lopsided edge in the all time series with Art U, winning 25 of 28 meetings. Dixie State won the first 13 games spanning over three seasons. Last year, DSU swept the opening series of the season against the Urban Knights at Laney College in Oakland and won three of four during a March set at Hurst.
Where to watch and listen to the series
CEC-TV will broadcast the first game of the series Friday on its cable channel and online (http://dixie.edu/live). John Potter will be on the call simulcasting his audio feed for the television broadcast. Every game of the series can be heard via Dixie State All-Access. Live stats for all four games are available via a link at DixieAthletics.com.
Comment as Red Storm Baseball Plays
Fans are encouraged to leave comments on the Dixie State Athletics Facebook page and on Twitter at
@DixieAthletics. Please use the hashtag #DixieBASE in your comments.
The Coach
Chris Pfatenhauer is in his sixth year as a head coach, third in the collegiate ranks and first at Dixie State University. Prior to arriving in Saint George, Pfatenhauer was the first assistant at the University of Nevada under longtime skipper Gary Powers. He has also coached at Chico State, College of the Ozarks, College of Southern Nevada (club) and Faith Lutheran (NV) High School.
Hawaiian Excursion
Dixie State took two and a half of three games to open the team's road swing to the islands. DSU took two from the Vulcans of UH Hilo on March 11, 15-0 and 2-1. Day two action was rained out after six complete innings and a 1-1 tie. The Storm took a 3-1 lead in the seventh before conditions at Wong Stadium became unplayable. The remainder of the tied game and the seven-inning DH game that was missed will be made up on Thursday, March 27 in a neutral site – the baseball diamond at California Baptist in Riverside, Calif.
DSU then suffered its first three-game skid of the season at Hawai'i Pacific before salvaging the series finale. The Storm were shutout in the first two games (7-0, 8-0). Mike Dedrick (Cedar City, UT/Canyon View) and Austin Christiansen (Las Vegas, NV/Legacy (NV)) combined to hold HPU to two runs on five hits in the Storm's 5-2 victory on March 15 at Hans L'Orange Park.
Storm recognized by the PacWest
Two DSU players have earned Pacific West Conference Player of the Week awards for contributions during the first month of the season. Garrett Nash (Draper, UT/Jordan) earned the honor for his 8-for-19 series against Cal State LA. Nash scored five runs, had three doubles, eight RBI and three stolen bases. Two weeks later, Kris Kaplan (Las Vegas, NV/Cimarron Memorial) posted five hits and five RBI against Montana State Billings. Kaplan had three doubles and added five runs scored.
DSU has had multiple players named to the Fantastic 15:
Week of Feb 4-10: D.J. Andrade (4-9, 4R, 2 2B, 3 RBI), Kort Christoffersen (Ogden, UT/Weber) (3 app, 0 R, 2 H, .182 BAA), Sam Friend (Las Vegas, NV/Centennial) (6 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 8 K), Kris Kaplan (Las Vegas, NV/Cimarron Memorial) (6-14, 4 R, 6 RBI, 3 BB), Yuto Kata (Chiba, Japan/Juan Diego (Utah)) (5-13, 6 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 3 BB)
Week of Feb. 18-24: Bryce Anderson (Cedar City, UT/Cedar HS) (7.2 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 5 K), Sam Friend (Las Vegas, NV/Centennial) (6 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 6 K), Jordan Hanley (Las Vegas. NV/Bonanza) (7-14, 5 R, 3 RBI), Yuto Kata (Chiba, Japan/Juan Diego (Utah)) (5-10, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB)
Scouting the Urban Knights
The Knights limp into the series with a 2-17 overall record and a 1-9 mark in the PacWest. Art U lost three of four last weekend against Holy Names in Oakland.
Academy of Art was selected to finish ninth in the league's preseason vote, just ahead of conference newcomer Holy Names.
Stefan Henderson leads the Urban Knights hitting .283 with one home run and five RBI. He also leads the club with 25 strikeouts. As a club, Art U is hitting just .201 with 149 strikeouts (compared to 60 walks).
The Art U pitching staff had a combined 6.50 ERA allowing 171 hits in 151 innings. Opponents are hitting .289 against the Knights. Pitchers have surrendered 116 walks, 31 wild pitches and 34 hits batters in 19 games. On the flip side, opponents have a stellar 1.63 team ERA against the Knights.
