GET TO KNOW ANDREW LIEBEL(pronounced LEE-bull): After 54 career relief appearances,
the righthander was moved into the starting rotation late in 2007 and has
blossomed into the team's No. 1 starter. He has pitched into the seventh in
all 19 of his career starts, and posted back-to-back shutouts over UC Davis
and UC Santa Barbara in early May lowering his ERA to 1.69 on the year.
He currently leads the Big West in innings pitched, and ERA and
is second in strikeouts and in the Big West top-five in opponent batting
average.
FEATURE STORIES ON LIEBEL
May 22, 2008- Liebel a Student of the Game
March
20, 2008 - In the Dugout with Andrew Liebel
March
6, 2008 - Liebel Has the Look of a Winner
| CURRENT STATISTICS:
8-3, 1.81 ERA, 14 starts, 4 complete games, 109.2 innings,
95 hits, 17 walks, 92 strikeouts, .235 opponent average |
| Opponent |
|
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
| Feb. 22 vs. #6 Rice |
ND |
8.0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
| retired 12 in a row at one point, doubling career-best
in strikeouts (was six), outdueling Ryan Berry as team won in extra
innings. Earned Big West Pitcher of the Week honors. |
| Feb. 29 vs. #7 Wichita State |
ND |
7.1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
| tied career-high in strikeouts, striking
out batters in seven of eight innings. Retired first nine batters,
leaving with a 2-0 lead as LBSU won again in extra innings. |
| Mar. 7 at Hawaii |
ND |
8.0 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
| team tied the game in the eighth, and
won again in extra innings, and again in the 12th inning. |
| Mar. 14 vs. USC |
W |
9.0 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
| Finally won after four starts, on 91 pitches.
Used just six pitches in the eighth, nine in the ninth, retiring
nine in a row. |
| Mar. 21 at #11 UCLA |
W |
7.0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
| Mar. 28 at #11 Cal |
L |
7.2 |
12 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| gave up four runs in the first, outdueled by Tyson
Ross. |
| Apr. 4 at UC Riverside |
W |
9.0 |
10 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
| gave up three runs in the fourth and then four hits
after the fifth. Won conference opener and only game of 10-game
road trip for team. |
| Apr. 4 at UC Riverside |
W |
9.0 |
10 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
| Apr. 11 #7 UC Irvine |
L |
6.2 |
13 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| lost to Scott Gorgen in a non-pitching duel for both
pitchers. |
| Apr. 18 at CS Northridge |
W |
8.0 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
| gave up just six hits at hitter-friendly CS Northridge. |
| Apr. 25 Pacific |
W |
7.0 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
| ran streak to 16 straight starts in his career pitching
into the seventh. |
| May 2 at UC Davis |
W |
9.0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
| won opener of series at surprise Big West front-runner
UC Davis with first career shutout. Retired the first eight batters
and lowered ERA to 1.87 |
| May 9 UC Santa Barbara |
W |
9.0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
| In a must win series for LBSU, won opener with 109
pitch, five-hit shutout in two hours
and 12 minutes. His
second consecutive shutout and second of his career. Lowered ERA
to 1.69 and ran consecutive scoreless innings streak to 20.1. Big
West Pitcher of the Week and NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week.
|
| May 16 at Cal Poly |
W |
8.0 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
| Scoreless innings streak ended at 25.0
innings (sixth longest in LB history) with solo home run in fifth.
Logan Schafer also drove in run in seventh. Won fifth-straight start |
| May 23 vs. #6 CS Fullerton |
L |
6.0 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Lost for the first time since April 11,
as his rain-shortened start snapped a streak of 19-straight starts
pitching into the seventh. Defense committed two errors that doubled
the amount of runs given up. |
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