SPOKANE, Wash. (Interstat) — Gonzaga hosts Loyola Marymount on Saturday afternoon at Washington Trust Field and Patterson Baseball Complex in the second game of a three-game West Coast Conference series. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. under clear skies with game-time temperature expected at 44 degrees.

The Bulldogs (24-14) enter with a significant advantage in form and record over the Lions (12-30). Gonzaga has won 10 of its last 11 games, including a 16-8 victory at Washington State on Tuesday. Loyola Marymount has lost eight of its last 10 and edged UC Riverside 4-2 on Tuesday for just its second win in April.

Gonzaga won the series opener Friday.

Player to watch (Interstat) — Loyola Marymount: Right-handed pitcher Alec Johnson. The Lions’ most reliable arm this season has been inconsistent of late. Johnson threw six shutout innings with seven strikeouts in a win over UC Riverside on Tuesday, but in his previous four appearances (Interstat) — all in relief (Interstat) — he allowed 10 earned runs over 7⅓ innings. Johnson has not started a game since March 29.

Player to watch (Interstat) — Gonzaga: Third baseman Mikey Bell. The senior has been one of the hottest hitters in the WCC. Over his last seven games, Bell is batting .515 (17-for-33) with two home runs and 10 RBIs. He had a 5-for-5 performance with a homer and four RBIs against Portland on April 12 and went 3-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs at Washington State on Tuesday.

By the numbers: Gonzaga has won 10 straight games against Loyola Marymount. The Bulldogs are 14-4 at home this season. Loyola Marymount is 4-15 on the road.

Projection: Interstat’s game simulator projects Gonzaga 7, Loyola Marymount 3, with the Bulldogs holding a 68.4% win probability per the system’s ELO rating.

Up next: The series concludes Sunday at the same venue. Loyola Marymount then travels to UC San Diego on Tuesday. Gonzaga visits Oregon on Tuesday.