Fresno State Athletics
Baseball Faces Pepperdine This Weekend
2/26/2003 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Feb. 26, 2003
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Fresno State (4-7) at Pepperdine (3-4)
Date: Feb. 28-March 2
First Pitch: 2/1/1 p.m.
Stadium: Eddy D. Field (2,200)
Location: Malibu, Calif.
All-Time Series: FS 33, PEP 15
Local Radio: KMJ 580 AM (Saturday and Sunday)
On Deck
Fresno State travels to Malibu, Calif. for a three-game series against Pepperdine this weekend ... The final two games will be broadcast on KMJ with Paul Loeffler calling the play-by-play and Bulldog Hall of Famer Steve Hosey providing color commentary ... The Bulldogs open a 13-game homestand with a weekday contest against Cal Poly Tuesday, March 4, at 6:35 p.m.
A Look Back
San Francisco junior right-hander Kevin Rose scattered a run on seven hits in a complete game effort as the Dons defeated Fresno State 8-1 Friday ... The Dons erupted for six runs in the third inning, sending 11 men to the plate while tallying four hits in the frame ... Fresno State starter Matt Garza (1-3) dropped his third straight decision allowing seven runs on five hits in 2.2 innings ... Aaron Kempster snapped a 5-5 tie with a pinch-hit RBI single in the seventh inning as Fresno State defeated San Francisco 6-5 Saturday ... Tory Davis hit his first homer of the year in the third inning with a three-run blast to center field ... Fresno State junior left-hander David Griffin (1-0) tossed 3.1 scoreless innings in relief to earn his first career victory in his first career appearance ... Griffin recorded Bulldog season bests with six strikeouts and retired nine straight at one point while fanning six in a row ... Griffin, starter Josh Glynn and Bryan Wolfenbarger combined to tally a season high 12 strikeouts ... Wolfenbarger pitched a scoreless ninth to notch his first save ... Davis went 2-for-4 with four RBIs including a two-run homer in the seventh inning to help lead the Bulldogs to a 9-7 victory and win the series on Sunday ... The Bulldogs plated five runs in the second inning to open up a 5-0 lead off USF starter Tony Biale (1-2) ... Fresno State opened the frame with three straight hits and tallied a season-high tying four in the inning including run-scoring singles by junior infielders Chris Patrick and Ryan Haag ... Fresno State starter Cody Smith (1-1) struck out four and allowed four runs over five innings to earn his first collegiate victory.
Fresno State vs. Pepperdine
Fresno State leads the all-time series over Pepperdine 33-15 since 1951 ... The last time the two teams met was the 2001 NCAA Regional at Southern California ... The Waves shutout the Bulldogs 4-0 in the tourney opener but Fresno State bounced back to beat Pepperdine 8-6 on the second day to advance to the finals ... Casey McGehee went 2-for-3 with a homer and four RBIs ... The last time the two schools met in the regular season was 2000 when the Bulldogs swept a three-game series from the Waves at Beiden Field ... Pepperdine took two of three from Fresno State in 1999 marking the last time the squads met in Malibu ... Mike Batesole is 5-4 all-time against the Waves with the last meeting coming in 2001.
Probable Starters
Fri. FS RHP Josh Glynn (0-2, 4.60) vs. PEP RHP Brandon Boesch (1-1, 3.75)
Sat. FS RHP Matt Garza (1-3, 15.09) vs. PEP RHP Greg Ramirez (0-1, 2.08)
Sun. FS RHP Cody Smith (1-1, 4.34) vs. PEP RHP Jacob Barrack (0-1, 7.00)
