Fresno State Athletics
Bulldogs Ready for California
2/19/2004 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Feb. 19, 2004
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California (5-4) at Fresno State (3-5)
Dates: February 20-22, 2004
First Pitch: 6:30/1/1 p.m.
Stadium: Beiden Field (6,575)
Location: Fresno, Calif.
Radio: KMJ AM 580 (Fri.,Sun.)/KFSR FM 90.7 (Sat.)
All-Time Record: FS 59, Cal 58
PROBABLE STARTERS
Fri. FS LHP David Griffin (1-1, 0.73) vs. Cal RHP Matt Brown (1-1, 3.77)
Sat. FS RHP Michael Cooper (0-0, 4.15) vs. Cal RHP Adam Gold (2-0, 1.04)
Sun. FS LHP Brandon Miller (0-0, 0.00) vs. Cal RHP Kyle Crist (1-1, 3.06)
On Deck
The Bulldogs will face a Pac-10 opponent for the third straight weekend when they play host to California, Friday thru Sunday ... First pitch on Friday is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. with 1 p.m. starts on Saturday and Sunday ... Friday and Sunday's contests can be heard on KMJ AM 580 with Paul Loeffler calling the action and Steve Hosey providing analysis ... Saturday's tilt will be aired on Fresno State's on-campus radio station, KFSR, FM 90.7 with Guy Haberman handling the play-bly-play duties ... Cal Poly comes to Fresno for the second time in two weeks next Tuesday to cap the five-game homestand ...Fresno State sports a 2-3 record at home this season.
FRESNO STATE VS. CALIFORNIA:
Fresno State holds a narrow 59-58 advantage all-time against California dating back to 1952 ... The Bears will be playing the Bulldogs in a three-game series in Fresno for the first time since Feb. 3-5, 1995 ... Fresno State swept Cal by scores of 13-7, 8-1, 7-4 ... The last three-game set between the clubs was Feb. 23-25, 1996, in Berkeley where the Bears took two of three from the 'Dogs (1-4, 5-3, 13-4) ... Joe Todoroff pitched five shutout innings in relief while allowing three hits and striking out three to lead Cal to a 4-2 victory over Fresno State last season in Fresno (May 8, 2003) ... The Bears have won the last two games in the series and seven of the last eight overall ... Dave Esquer is in his fifth season as head coach at Cal where he has compiled a 121-111 record ... The 2001 Pac-10 Coach of the Year boasts a 3-1 ledger against Fresno State ... Mike Batesole is 0-1 against California.
