Fresno State Athletics
Sunday, March 31
Fresno, Calif.
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‘Dogs complete perfect week with wins over Santa Clara, CSU Bakersfield
3/31/2019 7:40:00 PM | Softball
FRESNO, Calif. – Fresno State completed a perfect week of games at the Fresno State Invitational, finishing the tournament with a 6-0 record after a 6-0 win over Santa Clara and a 5-3 victory over CSU Bakersfield on Sunday at Margie Wright Diamond.
Fresno State (22-11) has won seven straight games overall, has won 15 consecutive non-conference games, and improved to 14-2 at home this season. The 'Dogs defeated Santa Clara (8-21) for the second consecutive day after a 12-4 win in six innings on Saturday and closed the tournament with a win in its only game against Valley rival CSU Bakersfield (13-16).
Senior Rachel Minogue and junior Kaitlyn Jennings both had two this in each of the two Bulldog games on Sunday, with each tallying a double and Minogue driving in four runs while Jennings had three RBIs and four runs scored. After going 7-for-7 over two games on Saturday, junior Miranda Rohleder was 2-for-4 with a hit-by-pitch and two runs scored on Sunday and Schuylar Broussard also had a two-hit day.
Sophomore Hailey Dolcini had a hand in both wins on Sunday, throwing five shutout innings with six strikeouts to earn the win vs. Santa Clara and picking up her second save of the year with a perfect ninth inning against CSU Bakersfield. Danielle East threw three shutout innings over the two games and Danielle Lung started and earned the win against the Roadrunners to improve her season record to 8-1.
How it Happened – vs. Santa Clara
The 'Dogs scored five runs over the first two innings against Santa Clara on Saturday and repeated the feat against the Broncos on Sunday. After Dolcini struck out the side in the top of the first, the Bulldogs got on the board quickly as Jennings had a one-out single and scored on a double from Minogue (watch). Two batters later, Jade Nua came through with an infield single and Minogue was able to come around to score from second (watch).
In the third, Vanessa M. Hernandez had a single and Rohleder was hit by a pitch and with two away. Jennings brought them both in with a double to center (watch). Minogue followed with an infield single to short, and a throwing error from the Bronco third baseman allowed Jennings to come in to score and make it a 5-0 Bulldog lead. Fresno State added a run in the third inning as it loaded the bases on a Broussard single and two walks and with two away Minogue drew a bases-loaded walk to force in Hernandez from third.
Dolcini did not allow a hit through the first three innings before Eleni Spirakis began the fourth inning with a double. She would be stranded at third, however, and Dolcini would allow just two singles and no walks with six strikeouts through five innings. East retired the Broncos in order in the sixth and allowed a one-out bloop double but nothing more in the seventh to complete Fresno State's eighth shutout of the season.
How it Happened – vs. CSU Bakersfield
For the second consecutive game and the 10th time this season, Fresno State scored in the first inning and went on to record a victory. In fact, the Bulldogs again tallied five runs over the first two innings, benefiting from two CSU Bakersfield errors in the bottom of the first to take a 1-0 lead before posting four runs in the second.
Hernandez walked and Rohleder had a bunt single to start the inning and Jennings brought in Hernandez from third with an infield single (watch). Jennings stole second to put runners on first and second for Minogue, who brought them both in with a single through the right side and advanced to second on a CSUB throwing error (watch). With two away, Kelcey Carrasco brought in pinch runner Aaliyah Cuevas with an RBI single to put the 'Dogs up 5-0 (watch).
The Roadrunners got one run back in the third inning with a leadoff walk and an RBI double from Chris Hipa. After the teams matched zeros in the fourth and fifth innings, CSUB loaded the bases in the top of the sixth as it started the inning with a single and two walks. The visitors scored one run on a hit batter and another on a wild pitch, but with runners on second and third and one out the 'Dogs turned a double play on a liner to second to get out of the inning still leading 5-3 (watch).
Dolcini entered in the seventh and needed just 13 pitches to get a groundout, strikeout, and fly out to finish the win (watch).
Notable
Rachel Minogue
On the tournament…
"I think it was good before going to face UNLV to get the momentum back on our side. We put a lot of runs up on the board in every game this weekend and we pitched well so I think everyone is feeling good right now."
On her play…
"I'm just trying to stay consistent, trying to just get on base and have my teammates move me over. When people get on base my job is to just try to get them in. Consistency is my main thing that I focus on and it's important to keep staying consistent and not having the ups and downs."
Up Next
The 'Dogs return to MW play next week with a series Friday-Sunday at UNLV. The Rebels are 25-7 overall and 6-2 in conference play after sweeping San Diego State over the weekend.
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Fresno State (22-11) has won seven straight games overall, has won 15 consecutive non-conference games, and improved to 14-2 at home this season. The 'Dogs defeated Santa Clara (8-21) for the second consecutive day after a 12-4 win in six innings on Saturday and closed the tournament with a win in its only game against Valley rival CSU Bakersfield (13-16).
Senior Rachel Minogue and junior Kaitlyn Jennings both had two this in each of the two Bulldog games on Sunday, with each tallying a double and Minogue driving in four runs while Jennings had three RBIs and four runs scored. After going 7-for-7 over two games on Saturday, junior Miranda Rohleder was 2-for-4 with a hit-by-pitch and two runs scored on Sunday and Schuylar Broussard also had a two-hit day.
Sophomore Hailey Dolcini had a hand in both wins on Sunday, throwing five shutout innings with six strikeouts to earn the win vs. Santa Clara and picking up her second save of the year with a perfect ninth inning against CSU Bakersfield. Danielle East threw three shutout innings over the two games and Danielle Lung started and earned the win against the Roadrunners to improve her season record to 8-1.
How it Happened – vs. Santa Clara
The 'Dogs scored five runs over the first two innings against Santa Clara on Saturday and repeated the feat against the Broncos on Sunday. After Dolcini struck out the side in the top of the first, the Bulldogs got on the board quickly as Jennings had a one-out single and scored on a double from Minogue (watch). Two batters later, Jade Nua came through with an infield single and Minogue was able to come around to score from second (watch).
In the third, Vanessa M. Hernandez had a single and Rohleder was hit by a pitch and with two away. Jennings brought them both in with a double to center (watch). Minogue followed with an infield single to short, and a throwing error from the Bronco third baseman allowed Jennings to come in to score and make it a 5-0 Bulldog lead. Fresno State added a run in the third inning as it loaded the bases on a Broussard single and two walks and with two away Minogue drew a bases-loaded walk to force in Hernandez from third.
Dolcini did not allow a hit through the first three innings before Eleni Spirakis began the fourth inning with a double. She would be stranded at third, however, and Dolcini would allow just two singles and no walks with six strikeouts through five innings. East retired the Broncos in order in the sixth and allowed a one-out bloop double but nothing more in the seventh to complete Fresno State's eighth shutout of the season.
How it Happened – vs. CSU Bakersfield
For the second consecutive game and the 10th time this season, Fresno State scored in the first inning and went on to record a victory. In fact, the Bulldogs again tallied five runs over the first two innings, benefiting from two CSU Bakersfield errors in the bottom of the first to take a 1-0 lead before posting four runs in the second.
Hernandez walked and Rohleder had a bunt single to start the inning and Jennings brought in Hernandez from third with an infield single (watch). Jennings stole second to put runners on first and second for Minogue, who brought them both in with a single through the right side and advanced to second on a CSUB throwing error (watch). With two away, Kelcey Carrasco brought in pinch runner Aaliyah Cuevas with an RBI single to put the 'Dogs up 5-0 (watch).
The Roadrunners got one run back in the third inning with a leadoff walk and an RBI double from Chris Hipa. After the teams matched zeros in the fourth and fifth innings, CSUB loaded the bases in the top of the sixth as it started the inning with a single and two walks. The visitors scored one run on a hit batter and another on a wild pitch, but with runners on second and third and one out the 'Dogs turned a double play on a liner to second to get out of the inning still leading 5-3 (watch).
Dolcini entered in the seventh and needed just 13 pitches to get a groundout, strikeout, and fly out to finish the win (watch).
Notable
- Fresno State outscored its opposition 48-9 during the Fresno State Invitational while averaging eight runs per game. The 'Dogs hit .420 with a .521 on-base percentage as a team while the pitchers combined for a 1.44 ERA and three shutouts during the tournament.
- Rohleder hit 11-for-15 (.733) with two doubles, a triple, and eight runs scored and Minogue was 11-for-18 (.611) with three doubles, 11 RBIs, and three runs over the six games. Dolcini went 3-0 with a save with a 0.84 ERA, totaling 19 strikeouts over 16.2 innings.
- Nua has reached base in a team season-high 20 consecutive games and has had a hit in 16 of 18 games since entering the starting lineup.
- Jennings is on a seven-game hitting streak, hitting .533 with three doubles, a triple, and eight runs scored over the last seven contests.
- Dolcini improved to 10-2 with a 1.26 ERA as a starter this year with the 'Dogs winning 11 of her 13 starts.
- The Bulldogs improved to 19-0 this season when scoring first.
- Fresno State is now 21-6 in non-conference games this year. It has three more non-conference contests scheduled, all at home.
- The Bulldogs improved to 53-2 all-time against Santa Clara.
- The 'Dogs finished 7-0 against West Coast Conference (WCC) schools this season while facing five of the six conference members.
- In the other tournament game on Sunday, CSU Bakersfield beat Santa Clara 5-2.
Rachel Minogue
On the tournament…
"I think it was good before going to face UNLV to get the momentum back on our side. We put a lot of runs up on the board in every game this weekend and we pitched well so I think everyone is feeling good right now."
On her play…
"I'm just trying to stay consistent, trying to just get on base and have my teammates move me over. When people get on base my job is to just try to get them in. Consistency is my main thing that I focus on and it's important to keep staying consistent and not having the ups and downs."
Up Next
The 'Dogs return to MW play next week with a series Friday-Sunday at UNLV. The Rebels are 25-7 overall and 6-2 in conference play after sweeping San Diego State over the weekend.
"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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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Dolcini, Hailey (10-4)
L: DIAS, Regan (5-6)
Batting:
2B: SPIRAKIS, Eleni 1 ; FERREIRA, Allyson 1
SH: DIAS, Regan 1
Batting:
2B: Jennings, Kaitlyn 1 ; Minogue, Rachel 1 ; Broussard, Schuylar 1
RBI: Jennings, Kaitlyn 2 ; Minogue, Rachel 2 ; Nua, Jade 1
SH: Wilson, McKenzie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jennings, Kaitlyn 2 ; Minogue, Rachel 1 ; Hernandez, Vanessa M. 2 ; Rohleder, Miranda 1
HBP: Rohleder, Miranda 1
Game Leaders
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