Fresno State Athletics
Friday, April 26
Fresno, Calif.
6 P.M. PT
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‘Dogs defeat Lobos 9-1 in five innings in series opener
4/26/2019 8:56:00 PM | Softball
FRESNO, Calif. – Kelcey Carrasco and Hayleigh Galvan both homered, with Carrasco delivering Fresno State's first grand slam of the season, and Hailey Dolcini allowed just two hits and one unearned run and struck out nine as the 'Dogs made quick work of New Mexico winning the series opener 9-1 in five innings.
Fresno State (31-15, 9-7 MW) improved to 18-5 at home this year, the team's most home wins since the 2015 season. The 'Dogs have won nine of their last 11 MW games while New Mexico (12-33, 3-13 MW) lost for the 12th time in its last 14 games. At just one hour and 31 minutes, Friday's contest was easily Fresno State's quickest game of the year.
Carrasco went 3-for-3 with four RBIs and two runs scored. Galvan was 2-for-2 with a walk and three runs scored and Jade Nua was 1-for-1 with three runs as the trio, hitting 5th, 6th, and 7th in the lineup, combined to go 6-for-6 with two walks, a hit by pitch, five RBIs, and eight runs. McKenzie Wilson also had her team-leading seventh three-hit game of the season and drove in two runs from the leadoff spot.
How it Happened
Dolcini struck out the side in the first and had one more K in a perfect second inning. The 'Dogs had a hit and a walk but did not score in the bottom of the first, but in the second Fresno State loaded the bases with nobody out as Galvan walked, Nua was hit by a pitch, and Carrasco singled to start the inning. Vanessa M. Hernandez was hit by a pitch to bring in Galvan from third, Wilson followed with an RBI groundout, and Miranda Rohleder singled in Carrasco to put the home team up 3-0.
New Mexico got its lone run in the third as a walk, a single, and a Bulldog error gave the Lobos runners on the corners with one out and Aleyah Wilbon brought in a run with a groundout. The Bulldogs quickly got that run back as Galvan hit her team-leading seventh home run of the season with one out in the bottom of the third. The 'Dogs loaded the bases again with two out and Wilson singled in Nua to make it a 5-1 game.
After two more strikeouts from Dolcini in the top of the fourth, the 'Dogs loaded the bases again on a double from Rachel Minogue, a single from Galvan, and a walk from Nua. Carrasco then hit a 1-0 pitch over the wall in left center to clear the bases and put the home team up 9-1. With an eight-run lead, Dolcini quickly finished the game in the top of the fifth with a strikeout, a pop out, and another strikeout on just seven pitches (watch).
Notable
Fresno State can clinch its fourth straight MW series win when the 'Dogs and Lobos meet for game two of the series on Saturday at 3 p.m.
"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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Fresno State (31-15, 9-7 MW) improved to 18-5 at home this year, the team's most home wins since the 2015 season. The 'Dogs have won nine of their last 11 MW games while New Mexico (12-33, 3-13 MW) lost for the 12th time in its last 14 games. At just one hour and 31 minutes, Friday's contest was easily Fresno State's quickest game of the year.
Carrasco went 3-for-3 with four RBIs and two runs scored. Galvan was 2-for-2 with a walk and three runs scored and Jade Nua was 1-for-1 with three runs as the trio, hitting 5th, 6th, and 7th in the lineup, combined to go 6-for-6 with two walks, a hit by pitch, five RBIs, and eight runs. McKenzie Wilson also had her team-leading seventh three-hit game of the season and drove in two runs from the leadoff spot.
How it Happened
Dolcini struck out the side in the first and had one more K in a perfect second inning. The 'Dogs had a hit and a walk but did not score in the bottom of the first, but in the second Fresno State loaded the bases with nobody out as Galvan walked, Nua was hit by a pitch, and Carrasco singled to start the inning. Vanessa M. Hernandez was hit by a pitch to bring in Galvan from third, Wilson followed with an RBI groundout, and Miranda Rohleder singled in Carrasco to put the home team up 3-0.
New Mexico got its lone run in the third as a walk, a single, and a Bulldog error gave the Lobos runners on the corners with one out and Aleyah Wilbon brought in a run with a groundout. The Bulldogs quickly got that run back as Galvan hit her team-leading seventh home run of the season with one out in the bottom of the third. The 'Dogs loaded the bases again with two out and Wilson singled in Nua to make it a 5-1 game.
After two more strikeouts from Dolcini in the top of the fourth, the 'Dogs loaded the bases again on a double from Rachel Minogue, a single from Galvan, and a walk from Nua. Carrasco then hit a 1-0 pitch over the wall in left center to clear the bases and put the home team up 9-1. With an eight-run lead, Dolcini quickly finished the game in the top of the fifth with a strikeout, a pop out, and another strikeout on just seven pitches (watch).
Notable
- Carrasco hit Fresno State's first grand slam since Savannah McHellon hit one on March 16 of last season. The Bulldogs have now hit at least one grand slam in four straight seasons.
- Nua recorded her MW-leading 13th hit-by-pitch of the season, tied for third most in a season in program history and just one shy of the single season record of 14 set by Laura Berg in 1995 and 1997.
- Wilson has now reached base in 14 consecutive games, hitting .460 with a .509 on-base percentage and 11 runs scored during the stretch, and is on a six-game hitting streak.
- Dolcini is 9-1 with a 0.76 ERA in home games this year, allowing just seven earned runs with 65 strikeouts in 64.2 innings pitched.
- The Bulldogs have scored 33 runs in their last three games against New Mexico with three straight run-rule wins dating back to last season.
- Fresno State's 18 home wins this year are the most since the 2015 team went 20-6 at home.
- Fresno State improved to 26-0 this season when scoring first.
- The Bulldogs are 16-4 over their last 20 games overall.
Fresno State can clinch its fourth straight MW series win when the 'Dogs and Lobos meet for game two of the series on Saturday at 3 p.m.
"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.
Follow us on:
Twitter: @FresnoStateSB
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Dolcini, Hailey (14-5)
L: SPENCER, Kiana (6-15)
Batting:
RBI: WILBON, Aleyah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: JONES, Taylor 1
Batting:
2B: Minogue, Rachel 1
HR: Galvan, Hayleigh 1 ; Carrasco, Kelcey 1
RBI: Wilson, McKenzie 2 ; Rohleder, Miranda 1 ; Galvan, Hayleigh 1 ; Carrasco, Kelcey 4 ; Hernandez, Vanessa M. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hernandez, Vanessa 1 ; Galvan, Hayleigh 3 ; Nua, Jade 3 ; Carrasco, Kelcey 2
CS: Wilson, McKenzie 2
HBP: Nua, Jade 1 ; Hernandez, Vanessa M. 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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RBI
1
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3
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1
RBI
1
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