Probables for Cal Series

After a mid-week win over LMU, Long Beach has another Pac-10 foe this weekend in Cal Berkeley. 

Jake Thompson gets the nod tonight against the Golden Bears. The most proven starter for LBSu should assume this role full time but was slotted Saturday against SC so he could start the highly anticipated home opener.

Jeff Lease will get his first start as a Dirtbag on Saturday afternoon. Lease has worked two and a third innings in relief and I think Coach Weathers wants to get a look at the sophomore southpaw in a different capacity.

Freshman Andrew Gagnon (pronounced Gey-ohn) will start Sunday after tossing five good innings in his Dirtbag debut a week ago in LA. It should be an exciting first appearance at Blair as well.

Tyler Topp is still in the mix to start and Adam Wilk pitched so well at LMU he could find his way into the weekend rotation as well. 

LBSU travels to South Carolina for a three game set before returning to Blair for five games in eight days. Topp and Wilk could easily start those two Tuesday games but I'm sure Weathers and his staff would like to see his veterans get some work in there before then and that Saturday start could be it regardless of Lease's performance.

First pitch later tonight is at 6:30, 2 and 1 Saturday and Sunday. This will be the typical weekend schedule for LBSU games at Blair.