Fresno State Athletics
Bulldogs Travel to UC Santa Barbara this Weekend
2/26/2004 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Feb. 26, 2004
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Fresno State (5-7) at UC Santa Barbara (6-4)
Dates: February 27-29, 2004
First Pitch: 2/1/1 p.m.
Stadium: Caesar Uyesaka Stadium (1,000)
Location: Santa Barbara, Calif.
Radio: None
All-Time Record: FS 46, UCSB 28
PROBABLE STARTERS
Fri. FS RHP Michael Cooper (0-1, 3.38) vs. UCSB RHP Steve Morlock (1-2, 3.38)
Sat. FS LHP David Griffin (1-2, 2.25) vs. UCSB RHP Nate Holguin (0-0, 6.35)
Sun. FS LHP Brandon Miller (1-0, 0.90) vs. UCSB RHP Michael Martin (3-0, 1.40)
On Deck
Fresno State travels south for its second and final non-conference road series this year at UC Santa Barbara this weekend ... First pitch on Friday is 2 p.m. with 1 p.m. starts on Saturday and Sunday ... The Bulldogs are seeking their first non-conference road series win since 1999 when it took two of three at Santa Clara (Feb. 5-7) ... Swept a doubleheader at Santa Clara (5-3, 16-3) on Feb. 12, 2000 ... Streak spans eight series ... Dropped two of three at UCLA earlier this month.
Fresno State vs. UC Santa Barbara: The Bulldogs lead the all-time series 46-28 dating back to 1951 ... In the last meeting between the two clubs, Fresno State recorded a 10-3 victory over the Gauchos in the 2002 Pepsi/Johnny Quik Classic ... The game was the first between the two teams since 1992 when the Bulldogs took two of three (10-2, 5-3, 1-11) from UCSB in Santa Barbara ... The last time FS swept the Gauchos was 1989 in Fresno (8-6, 7-3, 7-5) ... The last time UC Santa Barbara swept the Bulldogs was 1986 in Santa Barbara (9-8, 8-6, 7-6) ... Fresno State assistant coach Tim Montez was an assistant coach/recruiting coordinator at UCSB from 1994-96 ... Mike Batesole is 11-12 all-time against the Gauchos.
Scouting the Gauchos
UC Santa Barbara enters the weekend with a 6-4 record after splitting a pair of games against Pepperdine last weekend ... First baseman Bill Rowe is currently riding a ten-game hitting streak and leads the team in hits (15), RBI (10) and total bases (20) ... He is second on the team with eight runs scored, fifth with a .349 batting average and fifth with a .465 slugging percentage ... UCSB has collected at least one extra base hit in all 10 of its games in 2004 to highlight a .297 team batting average ... On the mound, the staff has turned in a 4.85 team ERA through the early going ... Michael Martin (Sunday's starter) leads the team with three victories and a 1.40 ERA (19.1 IP/3 ER) ... Opponents are batting .197 against him ... Bob Brontsema enters his 11th season as head coach of the UC Santa Barbara baseball program ... Last year Brontsema logged his 250th victory, becoming the third coach in school history to do so, and also cementing himself as the third winningest coach in UCSB history ... He sports a carrer record of 269-273.
Bulldogs Among WAC Leaders
Entering this weekend, several Bulldogs find their names amongst the WAC leaders in several statistical categories ... Sophomore outfielder Richie Robnett leads the conference in total bases (32) tied for first in doubles (8), tied for second in hits (18), fourth in slugging percentage (.653), ninth in batting average (.367), tied for fourth in stolen bases (3), tied for fifth in RBI (10) and tied for first in runs scored (12) ... Senior infielder Ryan Haagleads the WAC in hits (19) and 11th in batting average (.358) ... Sophomore designated hitter Kent Sakamoto is for second in walks (9) ... Freshman infielder Christian Vitters is tied for second in RBI (11) and ninth in total bases (20) ... On the mound, senior lefthander David Griffin's 2.25 ERA is third best in the conference ... sophomore righthander Michael Cooper was tied for sixth in strikeouts (16) and tied for eighth with a 3.38 ERA ... also fourth in opposing batting average (.188).
