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'Dogs Practice on the Farm
5/31/2012 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
May 31, 2012
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2012 NCAA STANFORD REGIONAL
Friday, June 1
1 p.m. -- Game 1: No. 2 seed Pepperdine vs. No. 3 seed Michigan State
6 p.m. -- Game 2: No. 1 seed Stanford vs. No. 4 seed Fresno State
Saturday, June 2
1 p.m. -- Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
6 p.m. -- Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Sunday, June 3
1 p.m. -- Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4
6 p.m. -- Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5
Monday, June 4
6 p.m. -- Game 7 (if necessary)
By Stephen Trembley
strembley@csufresno.edu
GoBulldogs.com
Note: Jason Clay contributed to this report
STANFORD, Calif. --- The Fresno State baseball team took a trip over to Klein Field at Sunken Diamond for a lively 75-minute practice to get adjusted to life on the Farm.
The Bulldogs enter their 34th NCAA Tournament on a tear as winners in 12 of the last 16 games and face the No. 11-ranked Stanford Cardinal on Friday night at 6 p.m. PT. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN3 and AM 940 KYNO.
Fresno State (30-26) won the 2012 WAC Tournament to earn the automatic bid to this weekend's NCAA Stanford Regional, but know they will need to keep focusing on each pitch in order to keep extending the season for a team that has already survived three elimination games.
At Thursday's practice, the Bulldogs stuck to their routine in taking defense, getting in some pitching work and stroking balls all over the park during batting practice.
Klein Field at Sunken Diamond is a unique college baseball facility that was built back in 1931. The Bermuda Rye Blend is mowed to one inch and the dirt is a mixture of decomposed granite and clay fines.
The most notable feeling is the sunken nature of the field itself from any of the 2,100 chair back seats. The listed capacity is set at 4,000 through the use of grass berms (general admission) down both the right and left field line.
This is the Bulldogs fourth appearance in an NCAA Baseball Regional at Stanford and first since 2000.
For the 'Dogs, this weekend is another opportunity to play the game that they love.
Fresno State fans can start buying single game tickets at 9 a.m. PT on Friday morning at www.gostanford.com or by calling 1-800-STANFORD. The designated Fresno State fan sections for Friday's game against the Cardinal are Sections 10 and 11.
Single game tickets range from $15 (reserved seating) to $12 (Adult general admission) to $8 (Child/Senior/Student general admission).
All-session tickets are on sale now at www.gostanford.com or 1-800-STANFORD with prices ranging from $60 (reserved seating) to $40 (Adult general admission) to $25 (Child/Senior/Student general admission).
Parking is free for all fans on the Stanford campus.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS FROM FRESNO
Estimated time from Fresno, CA to Stanford, CA 170 miles 3 hours and 25 minutes
Coming from the 99 North, merge onto the 152 West/Pacheco Pass Hwy. Merge onto the 101 North towards San Jose/Watsonsville for about 20 miles. Merge onto the 85 North exit 377A towards Cupertino/Mountain View for about for about 18 miles. Merge onto the I-280 North towards San Francisco. Take the Page Mill Road exit towards Palo Alto. Keep right to take the ramp towards Palo Alto. Merge onto Page Mill Rd. Turn left onto El Camino Real/ CA-82 N. Turn left onto Nelson Rd./ Eucalyptus Rd. Turn left onto Sam McDonald Rd. (Ball Park is on the right)
Destination is: 151 Sam McDonald Mall, Stanford, CA 94305
POTENTIAL HOTEL OPTIONS FOR BULLDOG FANS
Sheraton Palo Alto, 625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301 --- (650) 328-2800
Stanford Terrace Inn, 531 Stanford Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306 --- (650) 857-0333
Cardinal Hotel, 235 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301 --- (650) 323-5101
Four Seasons Silicon Valley, 2050 University Ave., East Palo Alto, CA 94303 --- (650) 566-1200
Courtyard By Marriott Palo Alto/ Los Altos, 4320 El Camino Real, Los Altos, 94022 --- (650) 941-9900
Hotel California, 2431 Ash St., Palo Alto, CA 94305 --- (650) 322-7666
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