Fresno State Athletics
Bulldogs Face Louisiana Tech in Conference Home Opener
4/2/2004 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 2, 2004
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Louisiana Tech (11-19, 2-4 WAC) at Fresno State (12-19, 0-3)
Dates: April 2-4, 2004
First Pitch: 6:30/6:30/1 p.m.
Stadium: Beiden Field (6,575)
Location: Fresno, Calif.
Radio: KMJ AM 580
Series: FS 10, LT 2
PROBABLE STARTERS
Fri. FS RHP Michael Cooper (2-4, 4.68) vs. LT RHP Clayton Meyer (3-2, 3.64)
Sat. FS LHP David Griffin (2-2, 3.77) vs. LT RHP Blake Burns (3-2, 5.79)
Sun. FS LHP Brandon Miller (1-3, 5.40) vs. LT TBA
On Deck
Fresno State looks to snap a season high tying five-game losing streak when it plays host to Louisana Tech in its conference home opener this weekend ... The Bulldogs are 23-10 in WAC home opening series and have won nine of the 11 series ... Dropped two of three to TCU (March 5-7, 1999) and Hawai'i (March 2-4, 1993) ...Swept Hawaii-Hilo (March 2-4, 2000) ... First pitch on Friday and Saturday is 6:30 p.m. with a 1 p.m. start on Sunday ... KMJ AM 580 will air all three of this weekend's games with Paul Loeffler calling the play-by-play and Bulldog Baseball Hall of Famer Steve Hosey providing analysis ... Bulldogs are seeking their first series win of the season ... Have dropped their first seven this year.
Fresno State vs. Louisiana Tech
Fresno State leads the all-time series 10-2 dating back to 2002 ... The Bulldogs have swept three of the four series from Louisiana Tech with the lone exception being last year in Ruston where Tech took two of three ... Five of the 12 games have been decided by one run ... Three of last year's six contests went extra innings including two in Ruston ... Fresno State was 2-1 in those games ... Chase Moore hit a game-winning three-run homer in the bottom of the eleventh inning to lift Fresno State to a 8-5 victory over La Tech (March 29) in Fresno ... Brandon Marcelli belted a game-tying three-run shot with one out in the bottom of the ninth ... Louisiana Tech is in its third season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference ... Mike Batesole is 4-2 all-time against Louisiana Tech.
Scouting Tech
Louisiana Tech enters this weekend's series with a 11-19 overall record and are fifth in the WAC with a 2-4 mark in conference play ... Have lost three straight games and five of its last six ... Lost 14-3 to Northwestern State Tuesday and dropped two of the three to Hawai'i at home last weekend ... The Bulldogs have tallied a WAC-high 50 stolen bases led by Brandon Haygood's 14 ... Fresno State ranks second with 35 ... Haygood is also second in the conference in runs scored (27) ... LT has committed 78 errors this season (.937 fielding percentage), 35 more than the second worst team in the conference (Hawai'i 43) ... Clayton Meyer sports the eighth best ERA in the league (3.64) ... Wade Simoneaux is in his second season as head coach at La Tech ... Sports a 29-53-1 overall record.
