Fresno State Athletics
Tuesday, March 6
Fresno, CA
6:05 PM
Fresno State
vs
University of San Francisco
Photo by: Kiel Maddox
Diamond 'Dogs face San Francisco for Kids Day in the Community Tuesday
3/5/2018 4:00:00 PM | Baseball
It is Kids Day in the Community on Tuesday night at Bob Bennett Stadium as the 'Dogs welcome San Francisco for a midweek contest. Bring your copy of the Valley Children's Hospital Newspaper and get in for FREE!
FRESNO, Calif. - It is Kids Day in the Community on Tuesday night at Bob Bennett Stadium as the 'Dogs welcome San Francisco for a midweek contest. Bring your copy of the Valley Children's Hospital Newspaper and get in for FREE!
Game 14: San Francisco (6-4, 0-0 West Coast) at Fresno State (8-5, 0-3 MW)
First Pitch: March 6 - 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 77-20
Last Meeting: San Francisco won 7-6 on April 11, 2017 in Fresno, Calif.
Radio: AM 940 ESPN
Play-by-play: Paul Loeffler
Video: Mountain West Network
Live Stats: Sidearm
Twitter: @FresnoStateBSB
Pitching Probable: Fresno State vs. San Francisco
Tuesday: Fr. LHP Jaime Arias (1-0, 2.25, 16.0 IP, 12 K) vs. Fr. LHP Haydn King (0-0, 54.00, 0.1 IP, 1 K)
Promotions: STUDENT WEEK!
Tuesday
- Kids Day in the Community - Bring your copy of the Valley Children's Hospital Newspaper and get in for FREE!
- First Pitch: Rob Saroyan, President of the Valley Children's Healthcare Foundation
- It is also Club Sports Night as we welcome some of our Club Sports Teams on campus!
• The 'Dogs welcome San Francisco to Fresno for the third straight season and are a combined 2-3 against the Dons over the last two seasons with a 1-3 mark at home.
• Fresno State opened its sixth season of Mountain West play over the weekend traveling to UNLV falling in three one-run games as the Rebels won a walk-off Saturday and were unable to rally back from deficits on Friday and Sunday.
• The Bulldogs defeated UC Santa Barbara, 6-1 at home last Wednesday (Feb. 28) as seven Bulldog pitchers combined to throw a one-hitter.
• Fresno St. has played one or two run games in 9 of its 13 games and has a 5-4 record in those games.
• The 'Dogs currently lead the Mountain West in sacrifice bunts (12) while ranking second in slugging percentage (.429), hits (114), doubles (25), home runs (10), strikeouts (126),
• Sophomore catcher Carter Bins ranks second in the MW and fifth in the nation in doubles with seven. He is already only two shy of matching his season total of nine in 2017.
• Junior RHP Edgar Gonzalez, a Preseason All-Mountain West selection, was named the Mountain West Pitcher of the Week for a second consecutive week after tossing a career-high eight innings allowing three hits, all singles, zero earned run while striking out a career-best 17 in a 3-2 win over HBU on Feb. 24.
Fresno State vs. San Francisco - The Series
• The Fresno State/San Francisco series dates back to 1957 with the Bulldogs leading 77-20.
• The two teams last met on April 11, 2017 in Fresno as USF won 7-6. The 'Dogs won the first matchup in San Francisco with a 6-3 win at Benedetti Diamond.
• Coach Batesole in 13-13 in 26 matchups all-time against the Dons with a 12-11 mark at home.
• The two teams met 46 times between 1977 and 1984 when both schools were members of the Northern California Baseball Association and were joined by Nevada, Pacific, Saint Mary's, Santa Clara and San Jose State.
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time: Fresno State 77-20
Last Meeting: April 11, 2017 (Fresno, Calif.) - L, 7-6
Current Streak: L1
Last Fresno State Win: March 15, 2017 (6-3) - San Francisco, Calif.
Last San Francisco Win: April 11, 2017 (7-6) - Fresno, Calif.
Where Fresno State Ranks Offensively in the Mountain West/nation in 2018 (as of 3/5/18)
• .281 Batting Average: No. 3
• .429 Slugging Pct: No. 2
• .343 On base Pct: No. 4
• 12 sacrifice bunts: No. 1 - 5th nationally
• 55 Runs: No. 5
• 114 Hits: No. 2
• 54 RBI: No. 4
• 25 Doubles: No. 2 - 30th nationally
• 4 Triples: No. 5
• 10 Home Runs: No. 2
Where Fresno State Ranks Pitching in the Mountain West/nation in 2018 (as of 3/5/18)
• 3.45 ERA: No. 3
• .214 Opposing bat average: No. 2
• 4 saves: No. T-1
• 126 strikeouts: No. 2
• 44 Earned runs allowed: No. 4
• 90 Hits allowed: No. 3
• 50 walks allowed: No. 5
• 14 doubles allowed: No. 4
• 0 triples allowed: No. T-1
• 8 home runs allowed: No. 6
Where Fresno State Ranks Fielding in the Mountain West/nation in 2018 (as of 3/5/18)
• .976 Fielding Percentage: No. 3
• 135 Assists: No. 1
• 8 double plays: No. 5
Where Fresno State Players Rank in the Mountain West/NCAA in 2018 (as of 3/5/18)
Batting average - Zach Ashford - 2nd (.475) - 18th nationally
On-base percentage - Ashford - 2nd (.500)
Slugging percentage - JT Arruda - 4th (.617)
RBI: Arruda - 3rd (13)
Hits: Ashford & Bins - T-3rd (19)
Doubles: Bins- 2nd (7) - 5th nationally
Home runs: Arruda - 4th (3)
Sacrifice bunts: Korby Batesole - 1st (5) - 2nd nationally
Stolen bases: Jeremiah Burks - 2nd (3)
Innings pitched: Edgar Gonzalez - 1st (21.0)
Strikeouts: Gonzalez - 1st 32) - 6th nationally
Wins: Gonzalez - T-1st (2)
Saves: Jamison Hill - T-1st (2)
A look at the San Francisco Dons
San Francisco, coming off a 29-28 overall record in 2017 and a sixth-place finish in the West Coast Conference, brings a 6-4 record into Tuesday's game with a 4-3 road mark.
Coming off a doubleheader sweep over UC Riverside on Sunday, the Dons, who were picked to finish sixth in the WCC preseason poll, are hitting .262 as a team with junior outfielder Jonathan Allen leading USF with in batting average (.439), hits (18), doubles (8), runs (9), total bases (28) and slugging percentage (.683).
On the mound, the Dons have a staff ERA of 3.44 and are holding opponents to a .209 average and 3.9 runs per game.
The Dons allow an average of 6.8 hits per game and have 94 strikeouts while only allowing 25 walks.
Tuesday's starter, Haydn King, will make his second start of the season after only making it through 0.1 innings in his first start allowing four runs, two earned, two hits and walked two while striking out one.
2018 WEST COAST CONFERENCE
PRESEASON COACHES POLL
Team Rank (1st-place votes) Points
1. BYU (5) 74
2. San Diego (4) 71
3. Saint Mary's (1) 66
4. Gonzaga 57
5. Loyola Marymount 53
6 San Francisco 36
7. Pepperdine 35
8. Santa Clara 27
9. Pacific 19
10. Portland 12
'Dogs leading the nation in sacrifice bunts
Playing a National League style of play this season, the 'Dogs have to manufacture runs in creative ways and one of those ways is through sacrifice bunts as the 'Dogs have 12 on the season to lead the nation. Senior shortstop Korby Batesole leads the club and Mountain West with five, ranking second in the country.
First RPI rankings released
On Monday, the first RPI rankings of the season were released and the Diamond 'Dogs checked in No. 96. They are the fourth-highest ranked Mountain West team after UNLV (18), Nevada (44) and San Diego State (50). This week's opponents, San Francisco ranks No. 109 while New Mexico is No. 193.
Double trouble
Carter Bins is on an early-season offensive tear from the plate already smacking seven doubles, 5th-best in the nation, as he is only two shy of matching his entire 2017 season total.
Ten-year anniversary of the 2008 National Championship Team
On Saturday, April 14 and Sunday, April 15, Fresno State Athletics will honor the 2008 National Championship Wonderdogs prior to the Bulldogs' game vs. San Jose State as we encourage fans to help come out and honor one of Fresno State Athletics greatest team accomplishments in school history.
The first No. 4 regional seed ever to advance to the College World Series, the 'Dogs proved all the doubters wrong and upset a talented field and came back from a 1-0 deficit to defeat the Georgia Bulldogs in the final two games of the championship series for the title.
Up next
The 'Dogs are back in action this weekend staying home to host their first Mountain West series as the New Mexico Lobos (5-5-1, 1-2 MW) pay a visit to Bob Bennett Stadium for Student Week!
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