Fresno State Athletics
Sunday, March 12
Fresno, CA
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Photo by: Kiel Maddox
Moore's strong start helps 'Dogs defeat Eastern Michigan, 6-3
3/12/2017 7:04:00 PM | Baseball
FRESNO, Calif. - Winning their second straight series and wrapping up 14 of their first 15 games at home, the Fresno State baseball team topped Eastern Michigan 6-3 on Sunday afternoon at Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium.
Fresno State (8-6) finished off an outstanding series from the plate combining for 27 runs and 43 hits in the three-game series and scored in 15 of their 25 half-innings over the weekend. Five different 'Dogs had multi-hit games on the afternoon led by a season-high three hits from freshman catcher Carter Bins who added an RBI and a scored a run.
Junior outfielder Jared Akins had his sixth double of the season and added a single and an RBI. Sophomore designated hitter Zach Ashford put together his third straight multi-hit game adding a pair of singles while Jesse Medrano and Aaron Arruda added two hits apiece.
Freshman starting pitcher Davis Moore picked up his second win of the season tossing a season-high six innings limiting Eastern Michigan (3-13) to four hits, two earned runs, one walk and had two strikeouts. Junior JJ Santa Cruz came on in relief to throw the final three innings allowing only two hits, one run and struck out three to pick up his second save of the season.
After a fortunate bounce saved a run in the top of the first, the Bulldogs got on the board first in the second inning with an RBI single up the middle by Bins and made it to 2-0 in the third with an RBI sacrifice bunt by Arruda.
The Eagles momentarily tied the game at 2-2 in the top of the fourth with on a sacrifice fly and single to right center, but the 'Dogs answered right back with three runs in the bottom of the frame. Medrano and Ashford led off with singles and a throwing error by the Eagles pitcher allowed Medrano to score and Ashford moved to second as the Bulldogs took a 3-2 lead. Junior shortstop Korby Batesole drove home Ashford with an RBI sacrifice bunt and Akins made it 5-2 with a single up the middle scoring Bins.
Batesole added an RBI sacrifice bunt in the sixth to increase the lead to 6-2 as the Eagles added a run in the ninth before Santa Cruz got Jeremy Stidham, who represented the game-tying run, to fly out to center field.
The 'Dogs, who have won six of their last eight games, hit the road for their first extended road trip of the season traveling to San Francisco (10-6) on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. before going to Air Force next weekend.
Quotable:
Mike Batesole, Fresno State head coach
On starting pitcher Davis Moore's performance…
"We got exactly what we needed from him. He didn't have his good fastball, but he was able to locate it when he needed to. It was all about him just throwing the ball over the plate. Having a freshman go out there and throw six innings in 70-something pitches is outstanding on a Sunday afternoon."
On Korby's play at SS in the first inning that saved a run…
"There's a lot more to it. That Davis Moore making an outstanding pitch, a dirty two-seamer, and their guy just happened to get the barrel on it. The play is made by Jesse [Medrano], with some toughness, being able to throw his body in front of a bullet to make things all work together."
"I've been tracking it for 20 years in Division 1 baseball – you score first and you win 82 percent of the time – that's a gigantic number and it's bigger than most people think. Since they didn't score first and we did score first, all because of that play in the second inning, that's a big part of why we were able to go to our short game."
On the Korby's two sacrifice bunts that led to runs…
"What's the difference if those balls are hit 400 feet, backing the center fielder back to the wall? They're both sacrifices and they're both runs."
On freshman catcher Carter Bins three hits on the day…
"He had some good at-bats [today], and he had some good at bats last night, that's fantastic; but what he's in there for is to receive and to block – to run the game. He's so far beyond his years. He really handles the game well. For such a young kid, things go so slowly for him. We demand a lot from our catchers, and there's a lot more going on there than what people think. It's slow for him and he gets it – he's always on it and he makes it look easy. He's going to be one of those special one's when things are all said and done. Three years from now, some big league team is going to be really, really happy."
On maintaining success for future games…
"It's simple. Do what we did the last two days on the mound. Keep it simple, stay zero and throw the ball over the plate. Our defense has been fantastic and offensively we are doing enough. We have some guys with outstanding stuff, but that doesn't mean anything unless we can continue to throw it over the white. I think we've cleared things up the last two games, so we are going to see if we can keep things rolling."
"Just the Ticket to Build Our Community" – The Bulldog Scholarship Fund gives Bulldog alumni, fans and friends the opportunity to support Fresno State Athletics and the student-athletes who inspire them. For information about how you can support the Bulldog Scholarship Fund, please visit www.bulldogscholarshipfund.com or call 559-278-7160.
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Fresno State (8-6) finished off an outstanding series from the plate combining for 27 runs and 43 hits in the three-game series and scored in 15 of their 25 half-innings over the weekend. Five different 'Dogs had multi-hit games on the afternoon led by a season-high three hits from freshman catcher Carter Bins who added an RBI and a scored a run.
Junior outfielder Jared Akins had his sixth double of the season and added a single and an RBI. Sophomore designated hitter Zach Ashford put together his third straight multi-hit game adding a pair of singles while Jesse Medrano and Aaron Arruda added two hits apiece.
Freshman starting pitcher Davis Moore picked up his second win of the season tossing a season-high six innings limiting Eastern Michigan (3-13) to four hits, two earned runs, one walk and had two strikeouts. Junior JJ Santa Cruz came on in relief to throw the final three innings allowing only two hits, one run and struck out three to pick up his second save of the season.
After a fortunate bounce saved a run in the top of the first, the Bulldogs got on the board first in the second inning with an RBI single up the middle by Bins and made it to 2-0 in the third with an RBI sacrifice bunt by Arruda.
The Eagles momentarily tied the game at 2-2 in the top of the fourth with on a sacrifice fly and single to right center, but the 'Dogs answered right back with three runs in the bottom of the frame. Medrano and Ashford led off with singles and a throwing error by the Eagles pitcher allowed Medrano to score and Ashford moved to second as the Bulldogs took a 3-2 lead. Junior shortstop Korby Batesole drove home Ashford with an RBI sacrifice bunt and Akins made it 5-2 with a single up the middle scoring Bins.
Batesole added an RBI sacrifice bunt in the sixth to increase the lead to 6-2 as the Eagles added a run in the ninth before Santa Cruz got Jeremy Stidham, who represented the game-tying run, to fly out to center field.
The 'Dogs, who have won six of their last eight games, hit the road for their first extended road trip of the season traveling to San Francisco (10-6) on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. before going to Air Force next weekend.
Quotable:
Mike Batesole, Fresno State head coach
On starting pitcher Davis Moore's performance…
"We got exactly what we needed from him. He didn't have his good fastball, but he was able to locate it when he needed to. It was all about him just throwing the ball over the plate. Having a freshman go out there and throw six innings in 70-something pitches is outstanding on a Sunday afternoon."
On Korby's play at SS in the first inning that saved a run…
"There's a lot more to it. That Davis Moore making an outstanding pitch, a dirty two-seamer, and their guy just happened to get the barrel on it. The play is made by Jesse [Medrano], with some toughness, being able to throw his body in front of a bullet to make things all work together."
"I've been tracking it for 20 years in Division 1 baseball – you score first and you win 82 percent of the time – that's a gigantic number and it's bigger than most people think. Since they didn't score first and we did score first, all because of that play in the second inning, that's a big part of why we were able to go to our short game."
On the Korby's two sacrifice bunts that led to runs…
"What's the difference if those balls are hit 400 feet, backing the center fielder back to the wall? They're both sacrifices and they're both runs."
On freshman catcher Carter Bins three hits on the day…
"He had some good at-bats [today], and he had some good at bats last night, that's fantastic; but what he's in there for is to receive and to block – to run the game. He's so far beyond his years. He really handles the game well. For such a young kid, things go so slowly for him. We demand a lot from our catchers, and there's a lot more going on there than what people think. It's slow for him and he gets it – he's always on it and he makes it look easy. He's going to be one of those special one's when things are all said and done. Three years from now, some big league team is going to be really, really happy."
On maintaining success for future games…
"It's simple. Do what we did the last two days on the mound. Keep it simple, stay zero and throw the ball over the plate. Our defense has been fantastic and offensively we are doing enough. We have some guys with outstanding stuff, but that doesn't mean anything unless we can continue to throw it over the white. I think we've cleared things up the last two games, so we are going to see if we can keep things rolling."
"Just the Ticket to Build Our Community" – The Bulldog Scholarship Fund gives Bulldog alumni, fans and friends the opportunity to support Fresno State Athletics and the student-athletes who inspire them. For information about how you can support the Bulldog Scholarship Fund, please visit www.bulldogscholarshipfund.com or call 559-278-7160.
Follow us on:
Twitter: @Fresno StateBSB
Instagram: FresnoStateAthletics
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Snap Chat: FSAthletics
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Moore, Davis (2-0)
L: HARNESS, James (0-2)
S: Santa Cruz, JJ (2)
Batting:
2B: MONTGOMERY, John 1
RBI: MIODUSZEWSKI, Mike 1 ; HAGER, Devin 2
SF: MIODUSZEWSKI, Mike 1
Base Running:
RUNS: MONTGOMERY, John 1 ; MIODUSZEWSKI, Mike 1 ; OWINGS, Zachary 1
CS: OWINGS, Zachary 1
HBP: GILL, Marquise 1 ; MIODUSZEWSKI, Mike 2
Batting:
2B: Akins, Jared 1
RBI: Akins, Jared 1 ; Arruda, Aaron 1 ; Bins, Carter 1 ; Batesole, Korby 2
SH: Arruda, Aaron 1 ; Batesole, Korby 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Silva, Scott 1 ; Stone, Jake 1 ; Medrano, Jesse 2 ; Ashford, Zach 1 ; Bins, Carter 1
SB: Medrano, Jesse 1
HBP: Guibor, Austin 1 ; Arruda, Aaron 1
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