Fresno State Athletics
Rallying Behind the Bulldogs
2/22/2000 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Feb. 22, 2000
FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno State will be attempting to break its NCAA single-date attendance record not once but twice this season. With national powerhouses in UCLA and Arizona visiting Bulldog Diamond this year, Fresno State is offering two promotional deals. For the UCLA game on March 12, which is a participant in the 2000 Hallowell Chevrolet Classic, fans can get 2 for 1 general admission coupons at four major retail outlets in the area in Save Mart Supermarkets, Union 76, Edwards Theatres and Bank of America. For the Arizona doubleheader on March 14, fans will able to purchase general admission tickets ONLY at Rally's Hamburgers or Jack's Car Wash locations. Rally's locations include Fresno, Clovis, Madera, Hanford, and Porterville. Jack's Car Wash locations are in Fresno. For information regarding these promotions, please call (559) 244-2800.
Bulldog Diamond Expands
You'll be noticing a new set of risers added to Bulldog Diamond this year. The Fresno State athletic department purchased riser seats to be installed behind the first base box seats. At a request by fans over the last several years and as a NCAA requirement to host any postseason championship beginning in 2000, the risers will be $10 (same price as third base risers) and will be available for general admission. Bulldog Diamond, home to four NCAA all-time attendance marks - including most in a single date (5,427) - has set the NCAA single-season attendance twice in the last three years with the most recent record being 55,746 in 26 home dates in 1999. With the addition of 300 seats, the capacity at Bulldog Diamond is now 5,767.
New Record in Ticket Sales
For the fifth straight year Fresno State has set a new all-time high in softball season ticket sales. Fresno State eclipsed its 1999 record of 1,187 with a new mark of 1,445 on February 7. In 1996, Fresno State set a then all-time high of 962 season tickets before braking that mark the following year with 1,010. In 1998, the Bulldogs had sold 1,121 season tickets. In addition, this is the fourth straight year Fresno State has surpassed the 1,000 mark in ticket sales in school history while seat options are at a current high of 1,358.
