LA MIRADA, Calif. --- It's definitely felt like it's been a few weeks since the No. 12 Biola Eagles ended their imposing five-game week with a perfect 5-0 record at Eagles Diamond. But at the very least, the news coming out of the National College Baseball Writers' Association office sustained the excitement around the program last week. Head Coach Jeff Calhoon's group was ranked No. 2 in the West Region and No. 14 in the NCAA Division II national poll while left-hander Larson Kindreich was named Pitcher of the Week for the entire West Region after striking out 15 UC Colorado Springs hitters in seven shutout innings. 

And even without playing a game last week, the Eagles moved up two spots in the national poll this week while staying at No. 2 in the West Region, just five points behind the West's No. 1 UC San Diego

But the Biola Boys will look to downplay the attention as they shift their attention to PacWest opponents and try simply to repeat the approach that led them to so much success over the first 10 games of the season. And you certainly can't blame the team for trying to just put their heads back down and do their jobs. That work ethic helped the entire pitching staff limit Colorado Springs to a total of three runs over the final three games of the four-part sweep of the Cougars, quieting a batting order that went onto score 42 runs in a three-game sweep of Northwest Missouri State this past weekend. 

As for Biola's offense, the Eagles will look to depend a little less on the homerun ball headed into the coming week, especially with all the rain in the forecast all weekend in Hilo. RobertAnthony Cruz, Ryan Gallegos and Andy VanAntwerp all hit multiple homeruns two weekends ago but Biola recorded six hits or fewer in four of the five games it played against the Colorado schools. That may change as the Eagles travel to Hilo though, as the Biola Boys have averaged over 10 hits per game in the eight games they've played at Wong Stadium over the past two years. 


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No. 12 BIOLA (9-1) at Hawaii Hilo (2-4, 0-2 PacWest) on Friday February 28 at 3 p.m. & 6 p.m. (PT) and Saturday February 29 at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. (PT) // Live Stats \\ Internet capabilities prevent UHH from offering live video
The Vulcans came into the season ranked No. 5 in the PacWest Preseason Poll, receiving just two fewer points that fourth-ranked Biola after finishing second in the conference standings in 2019. Hawaii Hilo went 21-11 a year ago in PacWest play but went 2-6 overall against the Eagles, a mark that may have been a factor in the Vulcans missing out on an NCAA West Regional berth. This year the Vulcans are off to a 2-0 start in conference play, but are on a four-game losing streak as they welcome the Eagles to Wong Stadium on Friday. But the fact that Hawaii Hilo has only been able to play Hawaii Pacific and University of Hawaii-Manoa through the first three weeks of the season creates a mixed bag of pros and cons headed into the rest of their season. One has to anticipate that the Vulcans will still be getting accustomed to the grind and pace of their season when Biola comes to town: they haven't played a countable game since February 9. But the small sample size also makes UH Hilo's roster a bit of an unknown for Head Coach Jeff Calhoon's group as they prepare for the non-conference series. 

To date, catcher Jaryn Kanbara is off to a good start this year with nine hits in 20 at-bats. John Bicos leads the team with six RBI's despite only recording four hits because three of those knocks went for extra bases. Kyle Alcorn and Christian Casados have both started twice for the Vulcans, but both men have pitched fewer than nine innings so far this year while allowing four earned runs apiece. 

Biola Baseball is 10-3 against Hawaii Hilo all-time and has won six of the last seven road games its played against the Vulcans.


STREAKS & MILESTONES:
Streaks:
Active Hitting Streaks (NCAA Era Program Record - Ricky Perez: 17 games in 2018):
Ryan Gallegos - 7 games

Active Reached Base Streaks (NCAA Era Program Record - Jacob Portaro: 25 games in 2018 - Feb. 1, 2020):
RobertAnthony Cruz - 16 games
Ryan Gallegos - 10 games
Michael Fritchman - 4 games

Active Scoreless Innings Streaks (NCAA Era Program Record - Daniel Jang: 22.1 Innings in 2018): 
Larson Kindreich - 20 Innings
Kenny Carrillo - 0 Innings
Brayden Englert - 1 Inning
Honus Kindreich - 0.2 Innings
Josh Ludeman - 1.2 Innings
Joey Leavitt - 0 Innings
Tyler Mead - 5.1 Inning
Gilbert Lopez - 3 Innings
Anthony Villegas - 2 Innings
(*only scoreless innings streaks longer than five innings will be displayed)

Chase For Single Season Records:
Games Started (NCAA Era Program Record - Colton Worthington: 56 games in 2018)
Six Tied - 10 starts

Hits (NCAA Era Program Record - Jerron Largusa: 71 Hits in 2018)
RobertAnthony Cruz - 14 Hits
Ryan Gallegos - 12 Hits

Batting Average (NCAA Era Program Record - Jerron Largusa: .364 in 2018)
RobertAnthony Cruz - .400 BA
Ryan Gallegos - .386 BA

On-Base Percentage (NCAA Era Program Record - Jackson Collins: 0.464 in 2019)
Ryan Gallegos - .537 OBP
RobertAnthony Cruz - .488 OBP

Slugging Percentage (NCAA Era Program Record - Jackson Collins: 0.628 in 2019)
RobertAnthony Cruz - .943 SLG
Ryan Gallegos - .645 SLG

Runs (NCAA Era Program Record - Colton Worthington: 55 runs in 2018)
RobertAnthony Cruz - 10 R
Tyler Baca - 7 R

RBI's (NCAA Era Program Record - Ryan Gallegos: 55 RBI's in 2018)
RobertAnthony Cruz - 8 RBI's
Jacob Portaro - 8 RBI's

Homeruns (NCAA Era Program Record - Ryan Gallegos: 10 HR's in 2018)
RobertAnthony Cruz - 5 HR
Four Tied - 2 HR

Doubles (NCAA Era Program Record - Three Tied: 14 Doubles)
RobertAnthony Cruz - 4 Doubles
Two Tied - 2 Doubles

Triples (NCAA Era Program Record - Brandon Cody: 3 Triples in 2019)
Tyler Baca - 1 Triple

Stolen Bases (NCAA Era Program Record - Ricky Perez: 17 SB in 2018)
Connor Kostecka - 3 SB
Jacob Portaro - 3 SB

Innings Pitched (NCAA Era Program Record - Micah Beyer: 84.1 IP in 2018)
Larson Kindreich - 20 IP
Joey Leavitt - 13.1 IP

Strikeouts(NCAA Era Program Record - Micah Beyer: 101 K in 2018)
Larson Kindreich - 35 K's
Honus Kindreich - 8 K's

Pitching Starts (NCAA Era Program Record - Micah Beyer: 14 Starts in 2018)
Larson Kindreich - 3 Starts
Two Tied - 2 Starts

Appearances (NCAA Era Program Record - Josh Ludeman: 27 App. in 2018)
Four Tied - 4 App.

Earned Run Average (NCAA Era Program Record - Daniel Jang: 0.33 ERA in 2018)
Three Tied - 0.00 ERA

Wins (NCAA Era Program Record - Micah Beyer: 6 W in 2018)
Larson Kindreich - 3 W
Josh Ludeman - 2 W

Saves (NCAA Era Program Record - Daniel Jang: 14 SV in 2018)
Honus Kindreich - 2 SV

Career Milestones:
Games Starts (NCAA Era Program Record - Jerron Largusa: 102 GS from 2018-19):
100 Starts - Ryan Gallegos (83)
100 Starts - Brandon Cody (72)
100 Starts - Connor Kostecka (72)
100 Starts - Jacob Portaro (63)
100 Starts - RobertAnthony Cruz (57)
100 Starts - Jackson Collins (53)
50 Starts - Andy Van Antwerp (46)

Hits (NCAA Era Program Record - Jerron Largusa: 132 Hits from 2018-19):
100 Hits - Ryan Gallegos (99)
100 Hits - Connor Kostecka (78)
100 Hits - Brandon Cody (69)
75 Hits - Jacob Portaro (61)
75 Hits - RobertAnthony Cruz (66)
75 Hits - Jackson Collins (53)
50 Hits - Andy Van Antwerp (44)

Runs (NCAA Era Program Record - Jerron Largusa: 91 Runs from 2018-19):
75 Runs - Ryan Gallegos (73)
75 Runs - Brandon Cody (53)
75 Runs - Jacob Portaro (53)
50 Runs - Connor Kostecka (46)
50 Runs - RobertAnthony Cruz (45)
50 Runs - Jackson Collins (31)
50 Runs - Andy Van Antwerp (25)

RBI's (NCAA Era Program Record - Jerron Largusa: 85 RBI from 2018-19):
85 RBI's - Ryan Gallegos (77)
50 RBI's - Jacob Portaro (45)
50 RBI's - Brandon Cody (44)
50 RBI's -  Connor Kostecka (38)
50 RBI's - Jackson Collins (38)
50 RBI's - RobertAnthony Cruz (41)
50 RBI's - Andy Van Antwerp (36)

Homeruns (NCAA Era Program Record - Jerron Largusa: 15 HR from 2018-19):
15 Homeruns - Ryan Gallegos (15)
15 Homeruns - Jacob Portaro (10)
15 Homeruns - Jackson Collins (10)
10 Homeruns - RobertAnthony Cruz (10)
10 Homeruns - Brandon Cody (6)
10 Homeruns - Andy Van Antwerp (8)

Doubles (NCAA Era Program Record - Jerron Largusa: 26 2B from 2018-19):
26 Doubles - Ryan Gallegos (21)
26 Doubles - RobertAnthony Cruz (18)
26 Doubles - Jacob Portaro (16)
15 Doubles - Brandon Cody (13)
15 Doubles - Jackson Collins (10)
15 Doubles - Connor Kostecka (10)
10 Doubles - Andy Van Antwerp (7)

Triples (NCAA Era Program Record - Brandon Cody: 5 3B from 2018-Present):
10 Triples - Brandon Cody (5)
5 Triples - RobertAnthony Cruz (1)
5 Triples - Connor Kostecka (1)
5 Triples - Tyler Baca (1)

Stolen Bases (NCAA Era Program Record - Jerron Largusa: 24 SB from 2018-19):
24 Stolen Bases - Connor Kostecka (19)
24 Stolen Bases - Brandon Cody (16)
10 Stolen Bases - Andy Van Antwerp (9)
10 Stolen Bases - Jacob Portaro (11)
10 Stolen Bases - Ryan Gallegos (6)
10 Stolen Bases - RobertAnthony Cruz (5)

Innings Pitched (NCAA Era Program Record - Troy Stainbrook: 107 IP from 2018-19):
75 IP - Joey Leavitt (75.2)
75 IP - Larson Kindreich (72.2)
75 IP - Josh Ludeman (69.1)
75 IP - Kenny Carrillo (61)
75 IP - Anthony Villegas (60.2)
75 IP - Brayden Englert (57.1)
50 IP - Honus Kindreich (47.2)

Strikeouts (NCAA Era Program Record - Larson Kindreich: 107 K's from 2019-Present):
100 K's - Larson Kindreich (107)
75 K's - Josh Ludeman (66)
75 K's - Joey Leavitt (57)
50 K's - Anthony Villegas (47)
50 K's - Kenny Carrillo (45)
50 K's - Honus Kindreich (45)
50 K's - Brayden Englert (27)

Starts (NCAA Era Program Record - Troy Stainbrook: 20 Starts from 2018-19):
20 Starts - Larson Kindreich (14)
10 Starts - Brayden Englert (8)
10 Starts - Kenny Carrillo (8)

Appearances (NCAA Era Program Record - Josh Ludeman: 47 App from 2018-Present):
50 Appearances - Josh Ludeman (47)
40 Appearances - Joey Leavitt (36)
40 Appearances - Honus Kindreich (34)
30 Appearances - Anthony Villegas (26)
20 Appearances - Brayden Englert (14)
20 Appearances - Larson Kindreich (16)
20 Appearances - Kenny Carrillo (14)
20 Appearances - Tyler Mead (12)

Wins (NCAA Era Program Record - Josh Ludeman: 9 W from 2019-Present):
10 Wins - Josh Ludeman (9)
10 Wins - Larson Kindreich (6)
10 Wins - Anthony Villegas (6)
10 Wins - Kenny Carrillo (5)
5 Wins - Brayden Englert (4)
5 Wins - Joey Leavitt (4)
5 Wins - Honus Kindreich (4)

Saves (NCAA Era Program Record - Daniel Jang 14 SV in 2018):
10 Saves - Josh Ludeman (7)
5 Saves - Honus Kindreich (2)

Complete Games (NCAA Era Program Record - Larson Kindreich: 2 from 2019-present)
2 Complete Games - Larson Kindreich (2)
2 Complete Games - Kenny Carrillo (1)
2 Complete Games - Brayden Englert (1)

Shutouts (NCAA Era Program Record - Larson Kindreich: 2 from 2019-present):
5 Shutouts - Larson Kindreich (2)