Garza releases 2017 schedule, ’Dogs to host 25 games, two tournaments

FRESNO, Calif. – Fresno State softball head coach Linda Garza released the 2017 schedule on Tuesday. The Bulldogs will host 25 games, including two tournaments, nonconference games against CSU Bakersfield and Pacific, and four Mountain West series (Boise State, Nevada, New Mexico and San Jose State).

On the road, the 'Dogs will participate in three tournaments, nonconference games against Cal, Santa Clara and UC Santa Barbara, and four MW series (Colorado State, San Diego State, UNLV and Utah State).

Fresno State sees its first action at the Arizona State Kajikawa Classic, where the Bulldogs are set to face Indiana (Feb. 10), Oregon (Feb. 10), Purdue (Feb. 11), San Diego (Feb. 11) and Stanford (Feb. 12).

The 'Dogs then travel to the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge in Mexico to play Mississippi State (Feb. 16), Florida Gulf Coast (Feb. 16-17), Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 18) and Texas Tech (Feb. 19).

Fresno State next returns home to host the Bulldog Classic, in which it will face Cal Poly (Feb. 23, 26), Minnesota (Feb. 24), UC Davis (Feb 25-26) and Idaho State (Feb. 25).

The Bulldogs then head down south to the Cal State Fullerton Judi Garman Classic to play against Long Beach State (March 2), Iowa (March 2), Indiana (March 3), Northwestern (March 4) and Washington (March 4).

The 'Dogs come back home for their final tournament of the season, the Fresno State Invitational, and are set to face BYU (March 10-11), Oregon State (March 10-11) and Sacramento State (March 12).

Mountain West play will then begin with a road trip to San Diego State (March 17-19), followed by an eight-game homestand which includes CSU Bakersfield (March 21), Boise State (March 24-26), Pacific (March 29) and Nevada (March 31-April 2).

Fresno State then hits the road for seven games, as the Bulldogs will play against Utah State (April 7-9), Santa Clara (April 13), Cal (April 14-15) and UC Santa Barbara (April 19).

The 'Dogs will then return home to face San Jose State (April 21-23), travel to UNLV (April 28-30), finish their home schedule against New Mexico (May 5-7) and complete their regular season at Colorado State (May 11-13).

Schedule Notes

Fresno State faces 25 different nonconference opponents in 2017 and has an all-time winning record against 23 of them.
Fresno State will play against Florida Gulf Coast for the first time in program history.
Fresno State owns a combined all-time record of 554-215-2 (.720) against its nonconference opponents.
Fresno State's nonconference opponents come from the following conferences: Atlantic Sun (1), Big 12 (1), Big Ten (5), Big Sky (2), Big West (5), Pac-12 (5), SEC (1), WAC (1) and West Coast (4).
Fresno State finished the 2016 season with an RPI of 21.
Seventeen of the Bulldogs' 33 opponents in 2017 finished last season with a top 100 RPI, including two in the top 10 (Oregon and Washington).
Fresno State will face five teams that were named conference champions in 2016: BYU (West Coast), Cal State Fullerton (Big West), CSU Bakersfield (WAC), Minnesota (Big Ten) and Oregon (Pac-12).
Ten of Fresno State's 25 nonconference opponents made an appearance in the 2016 NCAA Tournament.
As a head coach, Linda Garza has previously faced 23 of the Bulldogs' 33 opponents, holding an all-time record of 53-54 against them, including 10-4 against Fresno State's MW opponents.

2017 Fresno State Softball Schedule – (Click here for online version)
(Home games in bold; all times Pacific and subject to change)

ASU Kajikawa Classic (Tempe, Ariz.)
Feb. 10, 8 a.m. – Indiana
Feb. 10, 10:45 a.m. – Oregon
Feb. 11, 11:15 a.m. – Purdue
Feb. 11, 2 p.m. – San Diego
Feb. 12, 10:45 a.m. – Stanford

Puerto Vallarta College Challenge (Puerto Vallarta, Jal., Mexico)
Feb. 16, 8 a.m. – Mississippi State
Feb. 16, 11 a.m. – Florida Gulf Coast
Feb. 17, 2 p.m. – Florida Gulf Coast
Feb. 18, 9:45 a.m. – Cal State Fullerton
Feb. 19, 7 a.m. – Texas Tech

Bulldog Classic
Feb. 23, 7 p.m. – Cal Poly
Feb. 24, 5:30 p.m. – Minnesota
Feb. 25, 5:30 p.m. – UC Davis
Feb. 25, 8 p.m. – Idaho State
Feb. 26, 11:30 a.m. – Cal Poly
Feb. 26, 2:30 p.m. – UC Davis

CSUF Judi Garman Classic (Fullerton, Calif.)
March 2, 12:30 p.m. – Long Beach State
March 2, 3 p.m. – Iowa
March 3, 8 p.m. – Indiana
March 4, 9:30 a.m. – Northwestern
March 4, 12:30 p.m. – Washington

Fresno State Invitational
March 10, 2:30 p.m. – BYU
March 10, 5:30 p.m. – Oregon State
March 11, 3:30 p.m. – BYU
March 11, 6 p.m. – Oregon State
March 12, 11:30 a.m. – Sacramento State

March 17-19, 6 p.m., 6 p.m., 12 p.m. – at San Diego State*
March 21, 6 p.m. – CSU Bakersfield
March 24-26, 6 p.m., 6 p.m., 12, p.m. – Boise State*
March 29, 6 p.m. – Pacific
March 31-April 2, 6 p.m., 6 p.m., 12 p.m. – Nevada*
April 7-9, 5 p.m., 5 p.m., 11 a.m. – at Utah State*
April 13, 6 p.m. – at Santa Clara
April 14-15, 4 p.m., 1 p.m. – at Cal
April 19, 3 p.m. – at UC Santa Barbara
April 21-23, 6 p.m., 6 p.m., 12 p.m. – San Jose State*
April 28-30, 6 p.m., 6 p.m., 12 p.m. – at UNLV*
May 5-7, 6 p.m., 6 p.m., 12 p.m. – New Mexico*
May 11-13, 5 p.m., 5 p.m., 11 a.m. – at Colorado State*

Fresno State history versus each opponent:

Boise State (Fri.-Sun., March 24-26, 6 p.m., 6 p.m., 12 p.m. PT) – 2016: 14-38, 6-18 MW
All-time: Fresno State leads 19-6
Garza as head coach: 0-1
Last meeting: Fresno State 18, Boise State 2 (3/30/16 – Boise, Idaho)
Last Boise State win: Boise State 8, Fresno State 1 (3/23/14 – Boise, Idaho)

BYU (Fri., March 10, 2:30 p.m. PT & Sat., March 11, 3:30 p.m. PT) – 2016: 36-21, 12-3 West Coast
All-time: Fresno State leads 9-5
Garza as a head coach: First meeting
Last meeting: BYU 6, Fresno State 3 (3/18/16 – San Diego, Calif.)
Last Fresno State win: Fresno State 5, BYU 4 (3/1/13 – San Diego, Calif.)

Cal (Fri.-Sat., April 14-15, 4 p.m., 1 p.m. PT) 2016: 33-24-1, 9-11-1 Pac-12
All-time: Fresno State leads 64-46
Garza as a head coach: 0-1
Last meeting: Fresno State 7, Cal 0 *win by forfeit (3/6/16 – Fullerton, Calif.)
Last Cal win: Cal 14, Fresno State 9 (2/15/15 – Fresno, Calif.)

Cal Poly (Thu., Feb. 23, 7 p.m. PT & Sun., Feb. 26, 11:30 a.m. PT) – 2016: 27-23, 10-11 Big West
All-time: Fresno State leads 39-12
Garza as a head coach: 6-6
Last meeting: Fresno State 4, Cal Poly 1 (3/15/15 – Fresno, Calif.)
Last Cal Poly win: Cal Poly 6, Fresno State 1 (3/15/14 – Fresno, Calif.)

Cal State Fullerton (Sat., Feb. 18, 9:45 a.m. PT) – 2016: 45-16, 17-4 Big West
All-time: Fresno State leads 41-35
Garza as a head coach: 3-9
Last meeting: Cal State Fullerton 7, Fresno State 1 (5/21/16 – Los Angeles, Calif.)
Last Fresno State win: Fresno State 8, Cal State Fullerton 0 (2/19/12 – Fresno, Calif.)

Colorado State (Thu.-Sat., May 11-13, 5 p.m., 5 p.m., 11 a.m. PT) 2016: 22-24, 8-12 MW
All-time: Fresno State leads 36-7
Garza as a head coach: 1-0
Last meeting: Fresno State 7, Colorado State 2 (4/24/16 – Fresno, Calif.)
Last Colorado State win: Colorado State 8, Fresno State 7 (5/4/14 – Fresno, Calif.)

CSU Bakersfield (Tue., March 21, 6 p.m. PT) – 2016: 16-34, 5-10 WAC
All-time: Fresno State leads 6-1
Garza as a head coach: 4-0
Last meeting: Fresno State 8, CSU Bakersfield 5 (5/21/16 – Los Angeles, Calif.)
Last CSU Bakersfield win: CSU Bakersfield 5, Fresno State 4 (4/10/13 – Bakersfield, Calif.)

Idaho State (Sat., Feb. 25, 8 p.m. PT) – 2016: 28-23, 12-6 Big Sky
All-time: Fresno State leads 2-1
Garza as a head coach: 0-2
Last meeting: Idaho State 6, Fresno State 5 (2/24/13 – Santa Clara, Calif.)
Last Fresno State win: Fresno State 5, Idaho State 1 (3/11/11 – Fresno, Calif.)

Indiana (Fri., Feb. 10, 8 a.m. PT & Fri., March 3, 8 p.m. PT) – 2016: 29-25, 10-13 Big Ten
All-time: Fresno State leads 5-0
Garza as a head coach: 1-0
Last meeting: Fresno State 7, Indiana 0 (2/12/16 – Tempe, Ariz.)

Iowa (Thu., March 2, 3 p.m. PT) – 2016: 13-19, 3-20 Big Ten
All-time: Fresno State leads 5-2
Garza as a head coach: First meeting
Last meeting: Fresno State 9, Iowa 0 (3/6/15 – Fullerton, Calif.)
Last Iowa win: Iowa 2, Fresno State 1 (3/21/95 – Sacramento, Calif.)

Florida Gulf Coast (Thu., Feb. 16, 11 a.m. PT & Fri., Feb. 17, 2 p.m. PT) – 2016: 32-27, 13-5 A-Sun
All-time: First meeting
Garza as a head coach: First meeting

Long Beach State (Thu., March 2, 12:30 p.m. PT) – 2016: 33-22, 12-9 Big West
All-time: Fresno State leads 35-19
Garza as a head coach: 3-9
Last meeting: Fresno State 4, Long Beach State 4 (3/18/16 – San Diego, Calif.)
Last Long Beach State win: Long Beach State 8, Fresno State 0 (3/6/14 – Fullerton, Calif.)

Minnesota (Fri., Feb. 24, 5:30 p.m. PT) – 2016: 43-14, 19-3 Big Ten
All-time: Fresno State leads 11-1
Garza as a head coach: First meeting
Last meeting: Minnesota 3, Fresno State 1 (3/14/15 – Fresno, Calif.)
Last Fresno State win: Fresno State 6, Minnesota 0 (5/17/98 – Fresno, Calif.)

Mississippi State (Thu., Feb. 16, 8 a.m. PT) – 2016: 27-30, 4-20 SEC
All-time: Fresno State leads 3-0
Garza as a head coach: 0-1
Last meeting: Fresno State 11, Mississippi State 3 (3/14/10 – Fresno, Calif.)

Nevada (Fri.-Sun., March 31-April 2, 6 p.m., 6 p.m., 12 p.m. PT) 2016: 32-15, 10-10 MW
All-time: Fresno State leads 45-15
Garza as a head coach: First meeting
Last meeting: Fresno State 10, Nevada 6 (5/8/16 – Reno, Nev.)
Last Nevada win: Nevada 5, Fresno State 1 (5/9/14 – Reno, Nev.)

New Mexico (Fri.-Sun., May 5-7, 6 p.m., 6 p.m., 12 p.m. PT) 2016: 23-27, 8-15 MW
All-time: Fresno State leads 41-5
Garza as a head coach: 0-1
Last meeting: Fresno State 11, New Mexico 1 (4/10/16 – Albuquerque, N.M.)
Last New Mexico win: New Mexico 11, Fresno State 9 (4/4/14 – Albuquerque, N.M.)

Northwestern (Sat., March 4, 9:30 a.m. PT) – 2016: 27-28, 15-8 Big Ten
All-time: Fresno State leads 8-4
Garza as a head coach: 0-1
Last meeting: Fresno State 7, Northwestern 1 (3/4/16 – Fullerton, Calif.)
Last Northwestern win: Northwestern 4, Fresno State 3 (2/9/07 – Tempe, Ariz.)

Oregon (Fri., Feb. 10, 10:45 a.m. PT) – 2016: 48-10, 20-4 Pac-12
All-time: Oregon leads 29-7
Garza as a head coach: First meeting
Last meeting: Oregon 9, Fresno State 0 (2/27/16 – Cathedral City, Calif.)
Last Fresno State win: Fresno State 4, Oregon 1 (2/29/08 – San Diego, Calif.)

Oregon State (Fri., March 10, 5:30 p.m. PT & Sat., March 11, 6 p.m. PT) – 2016: 30-20-1, 9-14 Pac-12
All-time: Fresno State leads 20-7-1
Garza as a head coach: First meeting
Last meeting: Fresno State 6, Oregon State 6 (3/6/16 – Fullerton, Calif.)
Last Fresno State win: Fresno State 6, Oregon State 0 (3/13/04 – Fresno, Calif.)
Last Oregon State win: Oregon State 16, Fresno State 12 (2/28/15 – Fresno, Calif.)

Pacific (Wed., March 29, 6 p.m. PT) – 2016: 20-28, 3-12 West Coast
All-time: Fresno State leads 82-23-1
Garza as a head coach: 0-4
Last meeting: Fresno State 4, Pacific 0 (4/20/16 – Stockton, Calif.)
Last Pacific win: Pacific 5, Fresno State 3 (3/13/14 – Fresno, Calif.)

Purdue (Sat., Feb. 11, 11:15 a.m. PT) – 2016: 27-28, 8-15 Big Ten
All-time: Fresno State leads 5-0
Garza as a head coach: First meeting
Last meeting: Fresno State 5, Purdue 2 (3/13/12 – Fresno, Calif.)

Sacramento State (Sun., March 12, 11:30 a.m. PT) – 2016: 28-22, 15-6 Big Sky
All-time: Fresno State leads 34-11
Garza as a head coach: 5-2
Last meeting: Fresno State 10, Sacramento State 2 (2/21/16 – Fresno, Calif.)
Last Sacramento State win: Sacramento State 3, Fresno State 0 (3/16/13 – Sacramento, Calif.)

San Diego (Sat., Feb. 11, 2 p.m. PT) – 2016: 22-29, 8-7 West Coast
All-time: Fresno State leads 4-3
Garza as a head coach: 5-3
Last meeting: Fresno State 13, San Diego 3 (3/20/16 – San Diego, Calif)
Last San Diego win: San Diego 8, Fresno State 7 (2/17/13 – Santa Barbara, Calif.)

San Diego State (Fri.-Sun., March 17-19, 6 p.m., 6 p.m., 12 p.m. PT) – 2016: 30-22, 12-12 MW
All-time: Fresno State leads 62-12
Garza as a head coach: 2-0
Last meeting: Fresno State 8, San Diego State 5 (4/3/16 – Fresno, Calif.)
Last San Diego State win: San Diego State 3, Fresno State 0 (4/3/15 – San Diego, Calif.)

San Jose State (Fri.-Sun., April 21-23, 6 p.m., 6 p.m., 12 p.m. PT) – 2016: 28-24, 17-7 MW
All-time: Fresno State leads 87-13
Garza as a head coach: 1-0
Last meeting: Fresno State 6, San Jose State 4 (5/1/16 – San Jose, Calif.)
Last San Jose State win: San Jose State 9, Fresno State 7 (3/29/15 – Fresno, Calif.)

Santa Clara (Thu., April 13, 6 p.m. PT) 2016: 10-41, 5-10 West Coast
All-time: Fresno State leads 49-2
Garza as a head coach: 3-0
Last meeting: Fresno State 2, Santa Clara 1 (2/14/15 – Fresno, Calif.)
Last Santa Clara win: Santa Clara 1, Fresno State 0 (4/17/14 – Santa Clara, Calif.)

Stanford (Sun., Feb. 12, 10:45 a.m. PT) – 2016: 13-35, 0-24 Pac-12
All-time: Fresno State leads 16-13
Garza as a head coach: First meeting
Last meeting: Fresno State 13, Stanford 8 (2/21/15 – Cathedral City, Calif.)
Last Stanford win: Stanford 3, Fresno State 1 (5/21/11 – Stanford, Calif.)

Texas Tech (Sun., Feb. 19, 7 a.m. PT) – 2016: 23-32, 6-12 Big 12
All-time: Fresno State leads 5-0
Garza as a head coach: First meeting
Last meeting: Fresno State 3, Texas Tech 0 (2/25/06 – Palm Springs, Calif.)

UC Davis (Sat., Feb. 25, 5:30 p.m. PT & Sun., Feb. 26, 2:30 p.m. PT) – 2016: 15-35, 4-17 Big West
All-time: Fresno State leads 9-0
Garza as a head coach: 8-4
Last meeting: Fresno State 8, UC Davis 5 (2/14/15 – Fresno, Calif.)

UC Santa Barbara (Wed., April 19, 3 p.m. PT) – 2016: 28-28, 11-10 Big West
All-time: Fresno State leads 64-12
Garza as a head coach: 5-7
Last meeting: Fresno State 7, UC Santa Barbara (2/27/15 – Fresno, Calif.)
Last UC Santa Barbara win: UC Santa Barbara 5, Fresno State 2 (2/16/13 – Santa Barbara, Calif.)

UNLV (Fri.-Sun., April 28-30, 6 p.m., 6 p.m., 12 p.m. PT) – 2016: 24-31, 8-16 MW
All-time: Fresno State leads 55-15
Garza as a head coach: 1-0
Last meeting: UNLV 10, Fresno State 7 (5/14/16 – Fresno, Calif.)
Last Fresno State win: Fresno State 6, UNLV 2 (5/13/16 – Fresno, Calif.)

Utah State (Fri.-Sun., April 7-9, 5 p.m., 5 p.m., 11 a.m. PT) 2016: 26-25, 12-12 MW
All-time: Fresno State leads 40-12
Garza as a head coach: 5-2
Last meeting: Fresno State 2, Utah State 1 (4/17/16 – Fresno, Calif.)
Last Utah State win: Utah State 4, Fresno State 3 (4/11/15 – Logan, Utah)

Washington (Sat., March 4, 12:30 p.m. PT) – 2016: 39-15, 16-8 Pac-12
All-time: Washington leads 11-9
Garza as a head coach: 0-1
Last meeting: Washington 12, Fresno State 3 (3/12/16 – Fresno, Calif.)
Last Fresno State win: Fresno State 1, Washington 0 (3/9/14 – Fullerton, Calif.)

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