Fresno State Athletics
Softball Hosts Ohio, Begins WAC Play
3/21/2007 12:00:00 AM | Softball
March 21, 2007
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Up Next For the Bulldogs: Fresno State returns to Bulldog Diamond to face Ohio on Wednesday, March 21 at 6 p.m. Following the doubleheader with the Bobcats, the Bulldogs will begin Western Athletic Conference play on Friday, March 23 at Nevada. Fresno State plays one game on Friday and a doubleheader on Saturday in Reno. Friday's game begins at 2 p.m. and Saturday's doubleheader starts at 2 p.m.
WAC Play Around the Corner: Fresno State begins Western Athletic Conference play on the road March 23-24 in Reno against Nevada. The Bulldogs begin WAC play at Bulldog Diamond on March 30-31 against Utah State. Fresno State has finished in first place in the WAC for the past three seasons. The Bulldogs were once again picked to finish in first this season in the preseason conference poll. Fresno State has three home WAC regular season series before hosting the 2007 WAC Tournament at Bulldog Diamond on May 10-12.
Follow the Bulldogs: You can follow Fresno State while on the road by logging on to www.gobulldogs.com and click on the gametracker link. Gametracker will be used to cover all of Fresno State's games, both home and away. While the Bulldogs are at home, all of their contests will be aired live on 1430 ESPN or 90.7 KFSR.
Who's Hot: Fresno State junior Kristin Sylvester had 10 hits and seven RBI against Purdue and in the Judy Garman Classic in Fullerton. Sylvester now leads the team with a .341 batting average and is tied for the team lead with 18 RBI. Sylvester has played both first base and third base for the Bulldogs and has also shown power at the plate with 10 doubles and one home run.
Mackin Earns Third Honor: Fresno State sophomore pitcher Robin Mackin, from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada (Newmarket) appeared in all seven games last week for the Bulldogs, but the most memorable came against No. 2 Arizona State. Mackin baffled the Sun Devils with 16 strikeouts during Fresno State's 6-1 win in the second game of the Judi Garman Classic. Mackin's other wins came against Purdue and a complete-game, 11-strikeout performance against Cal State Northridge. Mackin also picked up a save during the week while only allowing five earned runs in 31 2/3 innings. Mackin ended the week with a 3-1 record, pitching 31.2 innings and adding 49 strikeouts. She averaged 10.8 strikeouts per seven innings.
Leading the WAC: Fresno State as a team leads the WAC in pitching and fielding. The Bulldogs have a combined 1.67 earned run average and have struck out 246 batters in 226 1/3 innings pitched. Defensively the Bulldogs have a .975 fielding percentage and have committed 25 errors in 33 games.
On Top of the WAC: Fresno State has Robin Mackin leading the WAC in pitching with a 1.17 earned run and a 16-7 record. Mackin has recorded 205 strikeouts in 162 innings pitched. Kristin Sylvester ranks second in the WAC in doubles, having recorded 10 on the season, two back of the leader. Haley Perkins ranks fourth in hits and runs scored against WAC competition as well. Perkins has 37 hits and 25 runs scored.
What's Next: Fresno State returns to Bulldog Diamond next week to host Stanford at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27 at 6 p.m. The Bulldogs will host Utah State on Friday and Saturday in their first home WAC games of the year. Friday's game begins at 6 p.m. and Saturday's doubleheader begins at 1 p.m.
