The Loyola Marymount Lions (8-7) open up West Coast Conference play this weekend when they take on the Santa Clara Broncos for a three-game series at Page Stadium.
 
The Lions enter WCC play winning three of their last four games, coming off a 7-3 victory at preseason Sun Belt West Division favorites Louisiana Lafayette. The Lions have been getting contributions from everyone in the lineup most notably by junior Nick Sogard and senior Brandon Shearer who are hitting .328 and .320, respectively. 
 
Junior Trevin Esquerra has been on a tear to start the season for the Lions. He leads the team in slugging percentage at .627, RBI with 17, doubles with nine and has all three LMU home runs. Esquerra hit three doubles against Louisiana Lafayette on March 10^thwhich was one shy of the team record for doubles in a game set by Matt Lowenstein against Albany on March 27, 2010. It was the second time Esquerra recorded the feat, he last hit three doubles in a game on April 4, 2017 against UC Riverside.
 
Sophomore Nick Frasso is coming off his best showing of the year when he earned a quality start against Louisiana Lafayette on March 10^th. In his 6.0 innings pitched he surrendered one hit, one walk, five strike outs and allowed the Ragin Cajuns to only get to first base while he was on the mound.
 
LMU is coming off a 15-12 record in WCC play in 2018, finishing tied for third and earned their fourth trip to the WCC Championships in the last five years under head coach Jason Gill. The Lions are looking to continue their stellar WCC play when the series begins tomorrow.
 
Santa Clara comes to Page on a three-game winning streak against the Lions, sweeping all three games the two teams played in 2018. The Lions are looking to reverse that trend and continue to add to the Broncos current season-long seven-game losing skid.
 
The Lions season-long nine-game homestand continues Saturday against the Broncos at 6:00 p.m. and concludes Sunday against Santa Clara at 1:00 p.m.