Fresno State Athletics
Saturday, May 12
Reno, Nev.
12:00 PM
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Nevada takes softball finale in rain-shortened game
5/12/2018 6:08:00 PM | Softball
RENO, Nev. – In a game that had a one hour and 50 minute rain delay during the first inning Fresno State scored in each of the first four innings but Nevada tallied nine runs in the first and held on for a 10-7 win in five innings in the season finale for both teams.
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Due to umpire travel the teams had a pregame agreement that play would not go past 4 p.m., and with the nearly two-hour rain delay the squads completed the fifth inning just before 4 p.m. The first inning had already taken 42 minutes when play was halted, and with the rain delay, 11 combined runs scored, and five different pitchers used the first inning took two hours and 36 minutes to complete.
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Junior Kaitlyn Jennings hit her first career home run in the first inning and then went deep again in the second inning to lead Fresno State (31-23, 14-10 MW). Rachel Minogue also homered and had two hits for the Bulldogs while Nevada (25-25, 12-12 MW) scored 10 times on just seven hits as the home team drew 10 walks in five innings.
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How it Happened
Jennings hit her first career home run out to right center to give the Bulldogs the lead two batters into the game. Minogue and Hayleigh Galvan followed with singles and Vanessa Hernandez and Savannah McHellon drew walks to push in a second run. Reliever Julia Jensen came in to record the last two outs.
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The 'Dogs set down Nevada's leadoff hitter but the next nine batters would reach base. The big blow in the inning was a grand slam off the bat of Lauren Gutierrez as the Wolf Pack had four hits and drew six walks to score eight runs before the rain delay began. Â Â Â
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When the game resumed with runners on first and second and two away, Nevada's Amanda Nicholas hit the first pitch for an RBI single to extend the lead to 9-2. The 'Dogs got two runs back in the second behind back-to-back two-out home runs from Jennings (watch) and Minogue (watch).
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Samantha Mejia settled things down in the circle for the Bulldogs as she ended up allowing just one unearned run and four hits pitching the last 4.1 innings of the game. Fresno State continued to chip away at the deficit, scoring one run in the third as Haley Fuller delivered an RBI triple (watch) and two runs in the fourth inning on a Jennings hit-by-pitch and two Nevada fielding errors.
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Nevada got its tenth run on four walks and a sacrifice fly in the fourth, and Fuller drew a leadoff walk in the fifth but the 'Dogs were unable to close the three-run gap.
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Notable
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Due to umpire travel the teams had a pregame agreement that play would not go past 4 p.m., and with the nearly two-hour rain delay the squads completed the fifth inning just before 4 p.m. The first inning had already taken 42 minutes when play was halted, and with the rain delay, 11 combined runs scored, and five different pitchers used the first inning took two hours and 36 minutes to complete.
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Junior Kaitlyn Jennings hit her first career home run in the first inning and then went deep again in the second inning to lead Fresno State (31-23, 14-10 MW). Rachel Minogue also homered and had two hits for the Bulldogs while Nevada (25-25, 12-12 MW) scored 10 times on just seven hits as the home team drew 10 walks in five innings.
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How it Happened
Jennings hit her first career home run out to right center to give the Bulldogs the lead two batters into the game. Minogue and Hayleigh Galvan followed with singles and Vanessa Hernandez and Savannah McHellon drew walks to push in a second run. Reliever Julia Jensen came in to record the last two outs.
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The 'Dogs set down Nevada's leadoff hitter but the next nine batters would reach base. The big blow in the inning was a grand slam off the bat of Lauren Gutierrez as the Wolf Pack had four hits and drew six walks to score eight runs before the rain delay began. Â Â Â
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When the game resumed with runners on first and second and two away, Nevada's Amanda Nicholas hit the first pitch for an RBI single to extend the lead to 9-2. The 'Dogs got two runs back in the second behind back-to-back two-out home runs from Jennings (watch) and Minogue (watch).
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Samantha Mejia settled things down in the circle for the Bulldogs as she ended up allowing just one unearned run and four hits pitching the last 4.1 innings of the game. Fresno State continued to chip away at the deficit, scoring one run in the third as Haley Fuller delivered an RBI triple (watch) and two runs in the fourth inning on a Jennings hit-by-pitch and two Nevada fielding errors.
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Nevada got its tenth run on four walks and a sacrifice fly in the fourth, and Fuller drew a leadoff walk in the fifth but the 'Dogs were unable to close the three-run gap.
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Notable
- After starting at shortstop for 111 consecutive games over the last two years, senior Katie Castellon missed the season finale due to an injury suffered on Friday.
- Fresno State hit back-to-back home runs for the second consecutive game and the third time this season.
- Jennings became the 10th Bulldog to hit a home run this season and the eighth with multiple home runs.
- Jennings recorded Fresno State's fourth individual multi-homer game of the season. McHellon had two such games and Castellon had one.
- Senior RHP Sarah Santana made her first career start as a Bulldog.
- In the series Minogue was 7-for-10 (.700) with a .727 on-base percentage with two home runs, two doubles, seven RBIs, and six runs scored.
- As a team Fresno State hit .305 with nine home runs and a .695 slugging percentage in the series
- Fresno State recorded its 37th consecutive 30-win season.
- The Bulldogs have had a winning record in all 41 seasons as a program.
- Fresno State averaged over 1,000 fans per game for the 26th straight season and ranks 13th in NCAA Div. I in attendance.
- Fresno State broke the program and MW records with 71 hit-by-pitches, the second highest total in NCAA Div. I this year. The previous conference record was just 47 HBP.
- Fresno State hitters broke the single-season program record with 213 walks, breaking the previous record of 201 walks in 2015.
- At the end of the regular season Fresno State ranks in the top-10 nationally in on-base percentage (.410) and double plays turned (31).
- The Bulldogs had a 10-game winning streak, the longest since a program-record 23 game win streak in 2016.
- Jennings ended the year with 12 hit-by-pitches, tied for the 4th most in a season in program history, while Galvan, Castellon, and Schuylar Broussard all finished with 11 hit-by-pitches, tied for the 7th most.
- Miranda Rohleder finished in the top-10 in season program records in three categories: 18 stolen bases (T-8th), 34 walks (T-8th), and 6 triples (T-10th)
- McHellon's 14 home runs tied for the 7th most in a season in program history.
- Minogue's 16 doubles tied for the 6th most in a season in program history.
- Danielle East broke the MW record for strikeouts by a freshman pitcher in league games with 97 in 90.1 innings pitched.
- Galvan's 18-game hitting streak was the 5th longest in program history.
- Castellon leads NCAA Div. I with 20 sacrifice bunts and her 21 total sacrifices tied for the 8th most in a season in program history.
- McHellon's .560 career slugging percentage is 6th best in program history and, in just two years as a Bulldog, her 24 career home runs are 8th most in program history.
- Castellon was hit by a pitch 22 times in her career, tied for 8th most in program history.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Julia Jensen (12-10)
L: Santana, Sarah (0-2)
Batting:
3B: Fuller, Haley 1
HR: Jennings, Kaitlyn 2 ; Minogue, Rachel 1
RBI: Jennings, Kaitlyn 2 ; Minogue, Rachel 1 ; Galvan, Hayleigh 1 ; McHellon, Savannah 1 ; Fuller, Haley 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rohleder, Miranda 1 ; Jennings, Kaitlyn 3 ; Minogue, Rachel 2 ; Broussard, Schuylar 1
HBP: Jennings, Kaitlyn 1
Batting:
2B: Erika Hansen 1
HR: Lauren Gutierrez 1
RBI: Erika Hansen 1 ; Amanda Nicholas 1 ; Alyssa Mendez 1 ; Haley Burda 1 ; Sierra Mello 1 ; Lauren Gutierrez 5
SF: Lauren Gutierrez 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sadaria McAlister 1 ; Aaliyah Gibson 1 ; Erika Hansen 1 ; Ali Tedford 1 ; Alyssa Mendez 2 ; Jyllian Ahart 1 ; Haley Burda 1 ; Sierra Mello 1 ; Lauren Gutierrez 1
HBP: Kenzi Goins 1
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RBI
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AB
3
R
2
H
2
RBI
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AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
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