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Bulldogs wrap up five-game homestand with Cal Poly on Tuesday
3/27/2017 3:00:00 PM | Baseball
The Fresno State baseball team wraps up its five-game homestand on Tuesday hosting Cal Poly at 6:05 p.m. at Bob Bennett Stadium at Pete Beiden Field for Greek Night.
FRESNO, Calif. - Fresh off winning the series finale over San Diego State in walk-off fashion on Sunday, the Fresno State baseball team wraps up its five-game homestand on Tuesday hosting Cal Poly at 6:05 p.m. at Bob Bennett Stadium at Pete Beiden Field.
Game 24: Cal Poly (8-15, 0-0 Big West) at Fresno State (13-10, 5-4 MW)
First Pitch: Mar. 28 - Tue: 6:05 p.m.
Stadium: Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium
Surface: Grass
Dimensions: 330 (LF), 400 (CF), 330 (RF)
All-Time Series: Fresno State leads 93-56
Last Meeting: Fresno State defeated Cal Poly 9-5 (May 10, 2016 in Fresno, Calif.)
Radio: AM 940 ESPN
Play-by-play: Paul Loeffler
Video: N/A
Live Stats: GoBulldogs.com
Twitter: @FresnoStateBSB
Promotion
Tuesday: Greek Night
- Come out and help us welcome our Fraternities and Sororities on campus along with a special Greek prize giveaway during the game!
Bulldog Headlines
• Fresno State wraps up its five-game home stand with a midweek contest against Cal Poly at Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium on Tuesday.
• The 'Dogs won 8-7 on a walk-off fielder's choice by junior Jared Akins on Sunday to take the series finale over San Diego State.
• The Bulldogs dropped a pair of games on Saturday in a doubleheader against the Aztecs falling 5-4 in game one and 12-0 in game two.
• Fresno St. held a 4-2 lead in game one, but was unable to hold onto it as SDSU scored three runs in the final three innings and then the 'Dogs were held to one hit in the second game.
• The Bulldogs lead the all-time series over Cal Poly 93-56.
• Fresno State is 8-12 against the Mustangs at home since 2003.
• The Bulldogs currently rank ninth in double plays (27), are 10th in the nation in sacrifice bunts (23) and are 17th in the country in triples (10).
• Junior LHP Ricky Tyler Thomas leads the MW & ranks 15th in the country in K's (52).
• Junior OF Jared Akins checks in 20th in the nation in doubles (11).
• Junior SS Korby Batesole leads the MW and ranks 4th nationally in sacrifice bunts (7).
Where Fresno State Ranks Offensively in the Mountain West in 2017 (as of 3/27/17)
• .290 Batting Average: No. 5 [Leader, AFA - .335]
• .430 Slugging Pct: No. 4 [Leader, UNM .514]
• .374 On base Pct: No. 5 [Leader, UNM - .403]
• 23 sacrifice bunts: No. 2 [Leader, NEV - 24]
• 149 Runs: No. 5 [Leader, UNM - 215]
• 242 Hits: No. 5 [Leader, UNLV - 287]
• 136 RBI: No. 5 [Leader, UNM - 195]
• 46 Doubles: No. 5 [Leader, UNM - 66]
• 10 Triples: No. T-1 [17th nationally]
• 17 Home Runs: No. 4 [Leader, UNM- 29]
Where Fresno State Ranks Pitching in the Mountain West in 2017 (as of 3/27/17)
• 4.76 ERA: No. 2 [Leader, SDSU - 3.63]
• .256 Opposing bat average: No. 1
• 7 saves: No. 1
• 206 strikeouts: No. 1
• 115 Earned runs allowed: No. T-2 [Leader, SDSU - 86]
• 210 Hits allowed: No. 2
• 115 walks allowed: No. 5 [Leader, UNM - 72]
• 33 doubles allowed: No. 2
• 4 triples allowed: No. T-2 [Leader, SDSU - 3]
• 13 home runs allowed: No. 2 [Leader, UNM - 11]
Where Fresno State Ranks Fielding in the Mountain West in 2017 (as of 3/27/17)
• .962 Fielding Percentage: No. 7 [Leader, SDSU .983]
• 275 Assists: No. T-2 [Leader, UNLV- 300]
Where Fresno State Players Rank in the Mountain West/NCAA in 2017
Batting Average: Jared Akins - T-9th (.352)
Slugging percentage: Aaron Arruda - 9th (.550)
On- base percentage: Akins - 10th (.424)
Hits: Arruda - T-10th (34)
RBI: Arruda - T-9th (22)
Runs: Austin Guibor - T-5th (24)
Doubles: Jared Akins - 3rd (11) [20th nationally]
Triples: Guibor - T-1st (3)
Sacrifice bunts: Korby Batesole - 1st (7) [4th nationally]
ERA: Ricky Tyler Thomas - 3rd (3.05)
Opposing batting average: Thomas - 1st (.208)
Innings pitched: Thomas - 2nd (38.1)
Rickey Ramirez - 4th (37.2)
Strikeouts: Thomas - 1st (52) (15th in the nation)
Ramirez - 3rd (33)
Hits allowed: Schlichtholz - 2nd (20); Thomas - 4th (30)
Earned runs allowed: Schlichtholz - T-2nd (11)
Doubles allowed: Thomas - 1st (3)
Saves: Edgar Gonzalez - 2nd (4)
A look at the Cal Poly Mustangs
Cal Poly is off to a 8-15 start to the season, but has played a challenging non-conference slate with 11 of its 23 games on the road. The Mustangs are coming off winning one of four at home against Big 10 foe Nebraska over the weekend and has picked up wins over #22 Cal (6-4), Gonzaga (6-1) and Wichita State (5-4 & 3-0).
Poly is hitting .249 as a club with sophomore outfielder Alex McKenna leading the team with a .318 average. McKenna leads the team in hits (28), runs (16) and stolen bases (6), while sophomore catcher Nick Meyer has a team-high 14 RBIs and freshman infielder Bradlee Beesley has a team-best seven doubles. The Mustangs are averaging 3.8 runs per game and are fourth in the Big West in doubles with 39.
Cal Poly has a staff ERA of 3.81 to rank fourth in the Big West and is 15th in the nation with a 3.23 strikeout-to-walk ratio with 210 strikeouts to only 65 walks. The Mustangs are holding opponents to a .246 average and are 22nd nationally in walks allowed per nine innings (2.88) and 33rd in strikeouts per nine innings (9.3). Eight different pitchers have started at least one game and seven different pitchers have appeared in seven or more games.
The Mustangs went 32-25 in 2016 finishing in a tie for fourth place in the Big West with a 12-12 mark and were predicted to finish fourth in this year's Big West preseason poll announced on Feb. 2.
2017 Big West Preseason Poll
Team (First-place votes) Points
1. Cal State Fullerton (8) 76
T2. Long Beach State 65
T2. UC Santa Barbara 65
4. Cal Poly 55
5. UC Irvine (1) 48
6. CSUN 33
7. UC Riverside 27
8. Hawai'i 23
9. UC Davis 13
First walk-off win since May 7, 2016
The 'Dogs picked up their first walk-off win since May 7, 2016 on Sunday as the 'Dogs rallied from a 7-5 deficit to score three runs in the bottom of the ninth to win the series finale over San Diego State. The last walk-off for the 'Dogs also came over SDSU in a 1-0 triumph in 10 innings.
Stone see 33-game on-base streak come to an end
Senior outfielder Jake Stone saw his 33-game on-base streak come to an end in the second game of the 'Dogs doubleheader on Saturday as the Bulldogs were held to one baserunner in the game. Stone had reached base safely in the first 21 games of the season after finishing 2016 reaching base in the final 12 games.
Fresno State Baseball set to retire Fibber Hirayama #3 jersey on April 30
The 'Dogs will retire their ninth jersey in program history on April 30 when legendary Bulldog Fibber Hirayama will see his #3 retired in a pregame ceremony.
Batesole within ten wins of #500 at Fresno State
Head coach Mike Batesole now sits at 491 wins at Fresno State and 747 in his career. He is nine victories of his 500th at Fresno State and will become only the third coach to reach that milestone joining Pete Beiden and Bob Bennett. The earliest he can clinch win number 500 is April 11 at home vs. San Francisco.
Up next: The Bulldogs hit the road this weekend for the first part of a seven-game stretch away from Fresno traveling to New Mexico (15-9, 9-0 MW) for a Mountain West series starting Friday at 5:30 p.m. PT.
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