Fresno State Athletics
`Dogs Welcome UC Davis
3/25/2010 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
March 25, 2010
FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State baseball team hosts the Aggies of UC Davis for a three-game series at Pete Beiden Field. The first game is Friday, March 26 at 6:05 p.m. The Bulldogs beat the Aggies, 4-2, in the last meeting of the two teams on April 1, 2009. Friday night marks the 46th meeting between the schools. Fresno State leads the overall series, 33-12.
About the Aggies
UC Davis is 10-7 this season and coming off an, 8-3, win over San Jose State. The Aggies are hitting .314 with eight home runs and 29 doubles. Eric Johnson is hitting .422 with four doubles and a team high 17 RBIs. The pitching staff has a combined ERA of 4.15 and have struck out 118 batters. Dayne Quist has the lowest ERA on the team (1.83) and leads the team in strikeouts (24). He has a 4-0 record.
Mid Week Wrap Up
Fresno State won their mid week road game against Cal Poly, 10-9. Tom Harlan earned his first career start and Matt Morse came out of the bullpen striking out five batters and earning a save. The Bulldogs hit three home runs and six doubles against the Mustang pitchers.
Searching for the Cycle
Senior Steve Detwiler became the second player this year and in the last two games to come close to hitting for the cycle. He was a triple shy of the cycle on March 23 against Cal Poly. Junior Jordan Ribera was one hit away from hitting the cycle in the game before that on March 21 against LMU. The only hit left for the first baseman was a triple.
Going... Going... GONE!
As a team, Fresno State have hit 24 home runs in 21 games, which is the second most in the WAC behind New Mexico State, who has hit 57. Jordan Ribera is leading the way with eight home runs. Trent Garrison, Bobby Coyle and Dusty Robinson have added three home runs, Kenny Wise has two, while Isacc Vivas, Danny Muno, Garrett Weber, Kaohu Gaspar all have hit one.
Another One Bites the Dust
Whenever an opposing batter is struck out at Beiden Field, "Another One Bites the Dust" is played. Already this season teams are tired of hearing it after the Bulldogs have a total of 120 strikeouts. Josh Poytress leads the team in strikeouts with 19. Morse had a season-high five strikeouts in a relief appearance against Cal Poly.
Outfield Goes the Distance
The outfield was on fire gunning down base runners trying to score on fly outs last weekend against LMU. The Bulldogs were 3-for-4 in throwing LMU runners out at the plate. The `Dogs threw out back-to-back Lion runners at the plate starting with one coming in from Steve Detwiler in right field. The next runner attempted to score, but was thrown out by Dusty Robinson in left field.
Double Trouble
Sophomore Brennan Gowens hit two doubles against Cal Poly Tuesday night. It is the second game this season he has recorded two doubles. Gowens has hit a team high 10 doubles this season. He leads the WAC in doubles hit. The Bulldogs have hit a total of 45 doubles this season.
`Dogs Bats Heating Up
As a team, the `Dogs are hitting .315 with 45 doubles, four triples, 24 home runs and 126 RBIs. Junior Jordan Ribera is leading the way with eight home runs and 21 RBIs. Ribera and Danny Muno lead the team in hits with 30. Ribera is sporting the highest batting average of the starters at .366. Brennan Gowens has the most doubles on the team, hitting 10.
`Dogs on a Roll
The hits continue to roll in for the Bulldogs. Jordan Ribera kept his hit streak alive with a single in the eighth inning against Cal Poly. Ribera's 11-game hitting streak is the longest this season. He has a recorded a hit in every game dating back to March 7 against Oregon. Danny Muno is heating up recording a hit in the last six games.
"We Are Your Team" - Catch the `Dogs in action on Friday, March 26th when the Aggies of US Davis head to Beiden Field. First pitch is set for 6:05pm. The series will continue at 6:05pm on Saturday and on Sunday at 2:05pm. For more information on Bulldogs Baseball and all your favorite Fresno State teams check out GoBulldogs.com.
