Spartan Brew 2/16: Swing Away, Spartans

Today, it's Opening Day for baseball, softball hosts a tournament, and more!

⚔️ The Official Newsletter For San José State Athletics

Good morning! Men’s golfer Kris Stiles is the Pathway Player for The Genesis Invitational College Showcase! He spoke to the media about being compared to Tiger Woods and how he got into golf.

What are we pouring into today’s Brew?

🥎 Tourney time at home
⚾️ Opening Day
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Staying Home. The men’s basketball team is searching for another win as Wyoming comes to town. They’ll play the Cowboys tomorrow night at 7 pm. Last time out, the Spartans took down Air Force with Myron Amey Jr. and Alvaro Cardenas scoring 20+ points each. The game will air on NBC Sports Bay Area and KTRB 860 AM.

🔼  Swing Away, Spartans. Opening Day for the reigning Mountain West Champions is finally here! The Spartan baseball team is headed to UC San Diego for a three-game series throughout the weekend. They’ll start the season today at 6 pm, continue tomorrow at 2 pm, and wrap things up on Sunday at 1 pm. Fans can stream all three games on ESPN+.

🔼 We’re Hosting. The Spartan softball team is hosting the Silicon Valley Classic I tournament this weekend! They’ll start things off with two games today, starting with Seattle U at 1:30 pm and ending with Cal Poly at 4 pm. They’ll continue with two more tomorrow against Fordham and Portland State, then wrap up the weekend with a Sunday morning matchup with Cal Poly. Most of the games can be watched on the Mountain West Network.

🎟️ Tickets

🔼 Flippin’ Away. The gymnastics team is hitting the road for the first time in a few weeks as they head to Utah State. They’ll meet the Aggies tonight at 6 pm in a Mountain West matchup. The Spartans have continuously shown dominance, with multiple gymnasts winning conference honors each week. You can watch the meet on the Mountain West Network or keep up with live scoring here!

👕 SPARTAN CAREER CLOSET

Spartan Athletics has partnered with Kaiser Permanente to host a professional clothing drive that supports the on-campus Spartan Career Closet

From now until the middle of March, fans are encouraged to donate new or gently used professional clothes at any Men’s or Women’s basketball game or gymnastics meet. Donation bins will be visible at the entrance to Provident Credit Union Event Center to collect your donations. 

An alternate method of donation is to purchase items directly from the Spartan Career closet’s Amazon wishlist. All purchases will be sent directly to the Spartan Career Closet. 

On behalf of Spartan Athletics, Kaiser Permanente and the SJSU Career Center, we thank you for your support!

🤔 SPARTAN TRIVIA

Today’s trivia question…

Do you know how many sets of sisters are on the Spartan softball team?

Think you got it? Scroll to the bottom of this email for the answer!

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📅 THIS WEEK IN SPARTAN ATHLETICS

Tuesday 2/13

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Air Force | Win, 73-66

Wednesday 2/14

🏀 Women’s Basketball at New Mexico | Loss, 51-72

Friday 2/16

🎾 Women’s Tennis at Saint Mary’s @ 1:00pm

🥎 Softball vs. Seattle U @ 1:30pm | Tickets | Watch

🥎 Softball vs. Cal Poly @ 4:00pm | Tickets | Watch

🤸‍♂️ Gymnastics at Utah State @ 6:00pm

⚾️ Baseball at UC San Diego @ 6:00pm | ESPN+

Saturday 2/17

🤽 Women’s Water Polo vs. Austin College @ 1:10pm

🏀 Women’s Basketball at Fresno State @ 2:00pm | Watch

⚾️ Baseball at UC San Diego @ 2:00pm | ESPN+

🥎 Softball vs. Fordham @ 3:00pm | Tickets | Watch

🤽 Women’s Water Polo vs. Pacific @ 4:40pm

🥎 Softball at Portland State @ 5:30pm | Tickets

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Wyoming @ 7:00pm | Tickets | Listen | NBC Sports Bay Area

Sunday 2/18

🥎 Softball vs. Cal Poly @ 10:00am | Tickets | Watch

⚾️ Baseball at UC San Diego @ 1:00pm | ESPN+

🤽 Women’s Water Polo vs. CSU East Bay @ 1:30pm

🤽 Women’s Water Polo vs. Brown @ 3:30pm

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Two

Adrianna and Ahmiya Noriega return as a sister duo. Aubrie and Korie Thomas are the second sister duo, Korie is a graduate transfer from UCSB.

⚔️ Have a great weekend, y’all!