Fresno State Athletics
Fresno State
San Francisco
Baseball Defeats San Francisco 4-1
3/1/2001 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
March 1, 2001
FRESNO, Calif.- Junior Nick Moran (Elk Grove, Calif.) in only his second start on the mound this season pitched a complete game for the Bulldogs. Moran struck out a season best 11 batters improving his record to 2-1 this season.
The San Francisco Dons put the Bulldogs in a hole in the second when they scored one run. The Dons scored on a throwing error by Bulldog first baseman Brandon Gemoll (Jr., San Jose, Calif.). Jared Carvalho reached on the error that scored Steve Booth giving San Francisco a 1-0 lead entering the bottom of the second.
Freshman Christian Hallaian (Fresno, Calif.) sparked the Bulldogs offense in the bottom of the seventh when he hit a double to score two runs giving the Bulldogs a one run lead. In the bottom of the seventh, Gemoll led off with a double to get things started for Fresno State. Freshman Casey McGehee (Aptos, Calif.) was then walked to put runners on first and second, until Gemoll advanced to third on a wild pitch. The following batter Josh Labadndeira (Sr., Porterville, Calif.) reached on a fielders choice to the third baseman that threw out Gemoll at the plate. Once again, on a wild pitch McGehee and Labandeira each advanced to second and third putting the runners in scoring position for Hallaian. He stepped to the plate and hit a double down the left field line to score McGehee and Labandeira. Four batters later, with the bases loaded Tom Creighton (Jr., Weldon, Calif.) doubled to score Hallaian and Tony Guzman (Sr., Clovis, Calif.) giving the Bulldogs a 4-1 lead at the end of seven innings.
The Dons could not respond in the eight or the ninth, giving Fresno State their fourth straight win, and their 13 consecutive victory over the Dons.
Fresno State improves their record to 11-5 overall, and still 5-1 in the WAC, while the Dons drop to 7-5 overall.
The Bulldogs will travel to Reno, Nevada tomorrow for a three-game series with WAC foe Nevada. First pitch Friday is at 2 p.m. and at 1 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Fresno State will return to Beiden Field Tuesday and Wednesday night when they meet up with Eastern Michigan at 7 p.m.
