Bulldogs outlast Aggies, 7-5, to complete series sweep

Saturday, April 20

Logan, Utah

11 A.M. PT

Fresno State

30-14, 8-7

5 (9)

Utah State

13-25, 4-13

Fresno State

Utah State

Bulldogs outlast Aggies, 7-5, to complete series sweep

4/20/2019 4:27:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

By: Andrew Tomsky / Assistant Director of Communications

LOGAN, Utah – Schuylar Broussard concluded a monster weekend with a pair of two-run homers and a sensational diving catch for the final out as the Bulldogs completed a series sweep of Utah State with a 7-5 win in nine innings on Saturday.

Fresno State (30-14, 8-7 MW) has its 38^th consecutive 30-win season and has now won three straight MW series and eight of its last 10 MW games. Utah State (13-25, 4-13 MW) played the Bulldogs tough over the last two games of the series, with both games tied going to the seventh inning, but was swept by Fresno State for the second consecutive season.

Broussard homered in each game of the series, hitting four home runs over three games after entering the series with seven career home runs in her three collegiate season. Hayleigh Galvan also homered for the 'Dogs on Saturday leading off the ninth inning for the go-ahead run. Vanessa Hernandez and Jade Nua both had three-hit games on Saturday and McKenzie Wilson had two hits and stole her 30^th base of the year.

Danielle Lung started Saturday's game and ended up tossing five scoreless innings as she pitched the first two innings and then tossed the last three after reentering in the seventh, earning her 13^th win of the year. She allowed just two hits and tallied three strikeouts while Danielle East and Hailey Dolcini combined to pitch the middle innings.

How it Happened
The Bulldogs loaded the bases with three walks in the top of the first but were unable to push across a run. In the second inning, Utah State was able to load the bases itself on a double and two walks but Lung got a strikeout and foul out to escape the jam (watch).

After the 'Dogs left a runner at third in the top of the third, the Aggies got on the scoreboard as, with two out, Lexi Orozco and Bailee Trapp hit back-to-back solo home runs. Fresno State drew even with a pair of two-out runs of its own in the fourth inning as Hernandez had a leadoff double and scored when Broussard hit her third home run of the series (watch).

Utah State came right back with a double, a walk, and a hit batter to load the bases with nobody out in the home half of the inning but East limited the damage to just one run on a sacrifice fly from Orozco, striking out a pair to get out of the inning (watch).

After a quiet fifth inning, Hernandez led off the sixth inning with a single and, with one out, Nua drove in pinch runner Aaliyah Cuevas with a pinch-hit double to tie the game (watch). Broussard followed with her second two-run homer of the game and fourth long ball of the series to put the Bulldogs ahead 5-3 (watch).

In the bottom of the sixth East got the first two outs but issued a walk to put a runner on for Orozco, who matched Broussard with her second homer of the day to tie the game 5-5. Fresno State had a pair of base runners in the seventh but couldn't score, and in the home half Lung reentered and retired the side in order to send the game to extra innings.

Fresno State got a one-out single and stolen base from Wilson in the eighth and Miranda Rohleder followed with an infield single but Wilson would be stranded at third. In the bottom half Lung got the first two outs before hitting a batter in front of Orozco. The 'Dogs decided to intentionally walk the Aggie slugger to move the potential winning run to second base but Lung struck out Trapp to end the inning (watch).

Galvan hit the first pitch she saw over the wall in left to open the top of the ninth (watch). Hernandez followed with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt before Nua singled up the middle to drive home an insurance run (watch). In the last of the ninth Utah State had a leadoff single but Wilson made a great catch in right (watch) and Broussard made a spectacular play on a diving catch to end the game (watch).

✅ Hit 4⃣ Home Runs
✅ Drive in 6⃣ Runs
✅ Score 6⃣ Runs
✅ Make a Ridiculous Catch to Complete a Series Sweep

Yeah, pretty good week for Ms. Broussard #GoDogs #SCTop10 @NCAAsoftball pic.twitter.com/mnV8MxGZpB
— Fresno State Softball (@FresnoStateSB) April 21, 2019

Notable

The Bulldog pitchers held Utah State to 0-for-9 hitting with runners in scoring position and just 2-for-18 with runners on base, stranding 13 runners in the game.
Galvan hit her second late inning go-ahead home run in the last three weeks, having also done so in the seventh inning in the final game at UNLV.
Wilson's 30 stolen bases this season are the third most by a Bulldog in program history and just four shy of the single season record of 34, set by Brenna Moss in 2013 and matched in 2014. In the last eight games she is 10-for-10 in stolen base attempts.
Hernandez tallied her MW-leading 18^th double of the season, the fifth most in a season in program history.
Broussard hit 5-for-10 (.500) for the week with four home runs, six RBIs, and six runs scored with a .545 on-base percentage and 1.700 slugging percentage.
As a team the Bulldogs hit .340 in the series with seven home runs and 23 runs scored.

Quotable
Schuylar Broussard
On hitting four home runs in the series…
"It's honestly been surreal for me! I really can't tell you how I did it because all four kind of just happened. I was just trying to see a good pitch and take a good swing and I just so happened to hit the ball out."

On how she felt after her catch to win the game…
"After I made the diving catch I was just filled with an overwhelming sense of excitement because of the huge team win and getting the sweep!"

On returning home and hosting No. RV/24 Stanford on Tuesday…
"We are all pumped and can't wait to take it to Stanford. It would be huge getting a win against them and getting the sweep just gives us even more momentum going into Tuesday"

Up Next
Fresno State plays its final non-conference game of the regular season hosting No. RV/24 Stanford on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Margie Wright Diamond. The Cardinal were swept by No. 7/5 Arizona this weekend but are still 30-10 on the season with a 23-5 non-conference record.

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