Fresno State Athletics
Fresno State
15-5-1
Weber State
12-8
`Dogs shutout Weber State, fall to Huskies
3/12/2016 12:00:00 AM | Softball
By: Kimberly Fisher
kimfisher@csufresno.edu
GoBulldogs.com
FRESNO, Calif.- After a storm terminated Friday's action, the No.22/24 Fresno State softball team took on Weber State and No. 7/8 Washington on Saturday at Margie Wright Diamond. The Bulldogs are 15-6-1 heading into the third and final day of the Fresno State Classic.
The `Dogs topped the Wildcats, 2-0 during their first game of the weekend stretch and fell 12-3 to Washington in Saturday's finale. Weber State (12-8) was coming off a 5-4 final decision over Cal State Bakersfield, meanwhile the Huskies (18-3) had run ruled San Diego State 8-0 earlier in the day.
Fresno State escaped the top of the first inning on its 12th double play of the season as senior Hannah Harris earned her sixth start of the year. Harris kept the `Dogs untouched through seven complete innings and became the pitcher of record versus the Wildcats with a 3-3 mark on the season.
Junior Lindsey Willmon scored the go-ahead run in the bottom of the second inning after reaching on a walk and placing the Bulldogs on the board due to a Wildcat throwing error. Willmon collected Fresno State's lone hit of the game with a leadoff double down the right field line in the middle of the fourth.
Following Willmon's extra base hit, Bulldog catcher Paige Gumz and pinch hitter Claire Stucker drew back-to-back walks to load the bases. Shortstop Whitney Smith tallied her fifth RBI of the season on a bases-loaded walk to put Fresno State up 2-0.
Additionally, junior Kierra Willis tied her season game-high in walks after drawing her second in the third inning versus the Wildcats. The leftfielder paces the squad with 15 walks on the year.
Fresno State faced seventh-ranked Washington in the final contest and trailed by only two runs through six innings on Saturday. UW outscored the Bulldogs 12-3 after collecting five runs in the first and adding six during their final at-bats.
Senior Taylor Langdon (1-0) drew her third start and allowed four hits prior to freshman Kamalani Dung making her fourth appearance on the rubber this season. Dung went the distance of seven innings versus the Huskies and had a season game-high four strikeouts.
Fresno State cut its deficit by one run in the bottom of the first as senior Bria Kennedy reached on an error, advanced to second due to an illegal pitch and scored on a double by Willis. The `Dogs remaining two runs were generated by Gumz's second home run of the season in the middle of the second inning.
Washington was held to five runs, versus Fresno State's three, through five innings before adding one in the sixth and capping the game with six runs on three hits. Dung suffered the first loss of her rookie season and is now 2-1 following her first complete game.
Overall on Saturday, four Bulldogs batted .400 or better including Vanessa Hernandez (2-for-2), Willis (3-for-5), Gumz (2-for-4) and Willmon (2-for-5). From the rubber, Harris allowed no runs over seven innings with a team high five strikeouts and just one walk versus Weber State.
Next Up
The third and final day of the Fresno State Classic will feature four games to be played at Margie Wright Diamond, with the Bulldogs taking on CSU Bakersfield at 4:30 p.m. In attendance this weekend is Weber State, CSU Bakersfield, No. 7/8 Washington and Mountain West foe San Diego State.
Tournament play will wrap up at the San Diego Classic II on March 18-20 where the `Dogs will take on Long Beach State, BYU, Ohio State, Princeton and San Diego. The team will make its way back to Fullerton, Calif., for a single non-conference matchup with Cal State Fullerton on March 22 prior to opening the regular season.
Mountain West play will get underway on the road against Boise State starting March 29, followed by a home series against San Diego State (April 1-3). Additional home conference battles include Utah State (April 15-17), Colorado State (April 22-24) and UNLV (May 12-14), with road games against New Mexico (April 8-10), San Jose State (April 29-May 1) and Nevada (May 6-8).
Stay Up To Date
Fresno State Athletics continues striving to meet the needs of Bulldog fans around the county, therefore providing several outlets to follow the Dogs' journey in 2016. Stay up-to-date with the latest news via Twitter (@FresnoStateSB), Facebook (Fresno State Softball), Instagram (@fresnostatesoftball) and Snapchat (FresnoStateSB). A full recap and final results can be found at GoBulldogs.com following each competition.
Come game day, a live stat feed of all home games can be found on StatBroadcast and GameTracker. The Red Wave can watch live on the Mountain West Network or listen on ESPN 790 AM "The Deuce" during select games. Please note, all broadcast schedules are tentative and subject to change.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Harris, Hannah (3-3)
L: Reeves, Baylee (3-3)
Batting:
2B: Kubo, Krystin 2
SH: Wilson, JaeCie 1 ; White, Carley 1
Base Running:
SB: Corta, Mackenzi 1
HBP: Kogianes, KyRae 1
Batting:
2B: Willmon, Lindsey 1
RBI: Smith, Whitney 1
SH: Smith, Whitney 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Willmon, Lindsey 2
SB: Willis, Kierra 1
CS: Willis, Kierra 1
HBP: Stucker, Claire 1
