2022 Schedule
 
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Loyola Marymount University Lions baseball team will open the 2022 season this weekend, with three games against the Utah Utes. The Lions and Utes will play a three-game series at Page Stadium, the first of 11 straight home contests for LMU.
 
The Lions and Utes' series dates back to 1978, with both schools playing each other a total of 26 times. The schools played one another last season with LMU sweeping the three-game set. The Lions enter the series with a five game winning streak against Utah. 
 
The entire three-game series against the Utes will be streamed live with links to the broadcasts available on the baseball schedule page at lmulions.com.
 
LMU enters the season with a well-balanced roster of veterans and newcomers. Head Coach Nathan Choate, in his third year at the helm, returns 20 players from last season's squad while welcoming 15 new Lions to the bluff for 2022. 
 
The collection of 35 players hail from six different states. Thirty are from California and one from Ohio, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, and Hawaii.
 
Choate, the Lions' eighth head coach in program history, returns Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Tony Asaro for his third season on the staff while welcoming Assistant Coach Mitch Karraker and Volunteer Assistant Coach Eric Hutting to their first year with LMU. Anthony Donatella begins his first season with the Lions as Director of Baseball Operations while Tyler King returns as the Assistant Athletic Trainer. 
 
Following the weekend series against Utah, the Lions will play their next eight games at Page Stadium. The Lions won't leave the friendly confines until the second week of March when they travel to UC Santa Barbara. The Lions return home after a weekend set at Cal State Fullerton for a midweek game versus Cal State Northridge before opening West Coast Conference play with a three-game series against Saint Mary's.
 
LMU brings to the bluff a trio of players who are already receiving preseason recognition. Infielders Diego Baqueiro and Benny Casillas were tabbed by D1Baseball as top prospects for the 2023 Major League Baseball draft while newcomer Michael Nunez was picked as an Impact Freshmen.
 
Baqueiro, the Lions returning batting average, hits, and RBI leader, is looking to continue his solid play heading into 2022. Casillas, a transfer from El Camino College slashed .309/.404/.383 during his freshman season for the Warriors. Nunez, a graduate of Bishop Alemany, was a three-year varsity letter winner while also being First Team All-Mission League as a senior.
 
The Lions bring a steady stream of pitching into the 2022 campaign. Adam Christopher, Matt McClure, Diego Barrera, and Jimmy Galicia are all amongst returning team leaders in ERA, wins, appearances, and batters struck out.
 
Fans can witness all the action at Page Stadium this season by purchasing season tickets or single game tickets by clicking here.
 
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