Fresno State Athletics
Bulldogs Travel to Nevada
4/14/2004 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 14, 2004
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Fresno State (16-22, 4-5 WAC) at Nevada (18-17, 4-5)
Dates: April 16-18, 2004
First Pitch: 2/1/1 p.m.
Stadium: Peccole Park (3,000)
Location: Reno, Nev.
Radio: KFSR FM 90.7, KMJ AM 580 (Gametracker)
Series: FS 58, UN 33
Probable Starters
Fri. FS LHP David Griffin (4-2, 3.62) vs. UN RHP Travis Sutton (5-3, 5.37)
Sat. TBA vs. UN RHP Adam Colton (2-0, 6.08)
Sun. FS LHP Brandon Miller (3-3, 5.04) vs. UN RHP Ryan Rodriguez (2-4, 7.12)
On Deck
Fresno State wraps up its season high string of seven consecutive road games with a three-game tilt at conference rival Nevada this weekend ... The two teams are tied for third in the WAC with identical 4-5 ledgers ... First pitch on Friday is 2 p.m. with 1 p.m. starts on Saturday and Sunday ... Are 2-2 during the stretch ... KFSR will air Friday's game with Guy Haberman describing the action ... KMJ AM 580 will carry the final two games of the series ... Gametracker will also be available this weekend ... Fresno State is 4-9 on the road this season ... The Bulldogs return home next weekend for a three-game set against Hawai'i (April 23-25).
Fresno State vs. Nevada
Fresno State leads the all-time series 58-33 dating back to 1965 ... Since joining the WAC, Nevada holds a 7-11 record against the Buldogs ... The clubs split the season seriies last year with each team taking two of three at the other's park ... Fresno State has won the last three series in Reno including a three-game sweep in 2002 (May 11-12) ... The last time the Wolf Pack won a series against Fresno State in Reno was March 2-4, 2001, when it won the final two games of the series after falling to the Bulldogs 19-7 in the series opener ... The last time the Wolf Pack swept the Bulldogs in a three-game series was 1985 ... Lost a weekday contest at home 6-5 and two-one run decisions later that season (14-13, 11-10) ... Mike Batesole is 7-9 all-time against Nevada.
Countdown to 200
With two wins last weekend at San Jose State, Fresno State is just two wins shy of 200 in Western Athletic Conference play ... Currently in their 12th year as a member of the WAC, the Bulldogs have amassed a 198-133 record (.598 winning percentage) in conference tilts highlighted by league titles in 1993 and 1995.
Conference Win Opponent (Result) Date 1 Hawaii (8-6) March 3, 1993 50 Cal State Northridge (11-8) March 3, 1996 100 BYU (10-9) April 17, 1998 150 Hawaii-Hilo (15-2) April 13, 2001
Scouting the Wolf Pack
Nevada enters this weekend's series with an 18-17 overall record including a 4-5 mark in conference play ... Tied for third with Fresno State ... Coming off a sweep of Louisiana Tech last weekend and have won its last four ... The Pack rank second in the WAC in team batting average (.299) fourth in fielding (.967) and fifth in pitching (7.20 ERA) ... Lead the league in home runs (46), slugging percentage (.494) and tied for first in triples (15) ... Two-time WAC player of the week and Johnny Bench Award candidate Brett Hayes is third on the squad with a .329 batting average including six home runs ... Travis Sutton (Friday's starter) is among the WAC leaders in games started (10, T-1st), wins (5, T-5th) and innings pitched (60.1, 7th) ... Ryan Rodriguez (Sunday's starter) is tied for tenth in the league with 41 strikeouts.
