Fresno State Athletics
No. 27 Fresno State Hosts CSU Bakersfield
4/13/2010 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 13, 2010
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FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State baseball team jumped into the national rankings this week at No. 26. The Bulldogs play a mid week game against CSU Bakersfield Tuesday night at 6:05 p.m. The `Dogs have faced the Roadrunners three times this season, winning them 10-4, 13-9 and 13-9. Fresno State leads the overall series, 7-3.
About the Roadrunners
CSU Bakersfield is 14-16 this season and went 2-2 since the last time they played the Bulldogs. The Roadrunners are hitting .302 as a team with 60 doubles, 23 home runs and 171 RBIs. Brandon Boren is leading the way with a batting average of .419 with 54 hits and 24 RBIs. The pitching staff has a combined ERA of 4.62 with 227 strikeouts. Mike McCarthy has an ERA of 4.82 with 53 strikeouts and a 2-3 record.
Bulldogs On The Move
Fresno State made its national poll debut this week, entering the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Top-30 poll at No. 27. The Bulldogs are also receiving votes in the USA Today Poll and NCBWA poll. It is the first time this season the Bulldogs have been ranked. The `Dogs have played two teams that are currently ranked and another three teams that were ranked at some point this season.
Gonzalez in the National Spotlight
Greg Gonzalez was lifted into the limelight after throwing a no-hitter Saturday night. He was named the Verizon Wireless WAC Athlete of the Week, Louisville Sluggers National Player of the Week and NCBWA Pro-Line Pitcher of the Week. Gonzalez became the seventh Bulldog in Fresno State history to throw a no-hitter. In his first career start, the junior threw a complete game shutout and silenced the Rainbow batters throwing his first career no-hitter. The last no-hitter by a Bulldog pitcher was in 1976 by Rob Cruess against Sacramento State. Gonzalez tied his career-high of seven strikeouts and threw seven innings, his longest outing of the season. The righty-handed pitcher faced just over the minimum of 22 batters and sat down 17 in order.
Red Hot on the Road
The Bulldogs are red hot on the road and have accumulated a record of 9-4 while away from Pete Beiden Field. The `Dogs won three of four games at Les Murakami Stadium in Honolulu, which is one of the hardest places to play in the WAC.
`Dogs Bats Heating Up
As a team, the `Dogs are hitting .313 with 76 doubles, eight triples, 35 home runs and 207 RBIs. Junior Jordan Ribera is leading the way with 13 home runs. Garrett Weber is sporting the highest batting average of the starters at .370 and leads the team in hits (47). Brennan Gowens has the most doubles on the team, hitting 13. Ribera leads the team in RBIs with 33.
Ribera's Home Run Count Rises
Jordan Ribera leads the team in home runs hit with 13 and is seventh in the nation in hitting home runs. He is three home runs behind the national leader. Opening weekend, the first baseman tied the school record for consecutive home runs with three. Ribera finished the 2009 campaign with two game-winning home runs against New Mexico State and earned the WAC Tournament MVP honor.
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 202 strikeouts. Josh Poytress leads the team in strikeouts with 37.
`Dogs on a Roll
The hits continue to roll in for the Bulldogs. Jordan Ribera had the longest hitting streak on the team at 13 games. He had a recorded a hit in every game from March 7 to March 27. Garrett Weber has the longest current hit streak on the team with six hits.
Baseball Games Streamed on GoBulldogs.com
Fans can now watch live video of all the home games of the 2010 baseball season for a small price via the Fresno State All-Access player at www.gobulldogs.com. Fans who sign up for All-Access can view live and archived video and audio from many Fresno State sports and special features and interviews with student-athletes and coaches.
"We Are Your Team" - The No. 27 Fresno State Bulldogs face CSU Bakersfield for a midweek game on April 13 at 6:05 p.m. The `Dogs take on Louisiana Tech in a four-game series at Beiden Field April 16-18. Tickets are available at the Bulldog Ticket Office or by calling 278-DOGS.
