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Diamond 'Dogs rout UNLV, 11-4 to complete series sweep
5/18/2019 6:00:00 PM | Baseball
The Diamond 'Dogs wrapped up the regular season on Saturday with a 11-4 win at UNLV.
LAS VEGAS - The Diamond 'Dogs wrapped up the regular season on Saturday afternoon with a 11-4 rout of UNLV to complete a series sweep of the Rebels at Earl E. Wilson Stadium.
Fresno State (35-14-1, 20-8-1 MW) won its 10th straight road game and completed its third-straight Mountain West road series sweep with the victory. Tallying double-digit runs for a second-straight game and the 11th time this season, the Bulldogs tallied 13 hits as a team for the 'Dogs ninth win in their last 10 games.
Leading the way from the plate in the contest was junior catcher Carter Bins who tied his career-high with three hits, scored two runs and drove in a RBI. A trio of three other Bulldogs notched two hits apiece while redshirt senior third baseman McCarthy Tatum smacked his team-leading 11th home run of the season.
On the mound, sophomore left-hander Nikoh Mitchell earned his third win of the campaign throwing five innings allowing six hits, two earned runs, no walks and six strikeouts.
Sophomore right-hander Jamison Hill came on for 1.2 innings of relief followed by 1.1 innings from right-hander Oscar Carvajal and southpaw Jaime Arias worked the ninth inning.
How It Happened
Scoring multiple runs in the first inning for the fourth-straight game, Tatum got the scoring started early for the Bulldogs launching a three-run home run to left field (watch) to give the 'Dogs a quick 3-0 lead.
A pair of two-out singles by UNLV (27-27, 14-16 MW) and a Bulldog outfield fielding error put two runners in scoring position for the Rebels, but the southpaw was able to escape the scoring threat with a strikeout of right fielder Max Smith (watch).
The 'Dogs kept the scoring going with a four-run third inning scoring one run on a RBI fielder's choice by second baseman Nolan Dempsey and added another run on a RBI single to right field by designated hitter Emilio Nogales (watch) pushing the lead to 5-0.
First baseman Zach Presno continued the big inning with a two-run RBI double to right-center (watch) that extended the 'Dogs lead to 7-0.
The Rebels broke through on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fourth inning taking advantage of Dempsey losing a popup into the sunlight to score one run on a double and added another run on a wild pitch by Mitchell.
The Bulldogs added their second four-run inning in the seventh to seal the win. Nate Thimjon got the scoring started with a RBI single (watch) followed by a two-run RBI single up the middle by center fielder Zach Ashford (watch) that pushed the 'Dogs into double-digits. The scoring was rounded out by a RBI single to right field by Bins for his third hit of the game.
UNLV tacked on two runs in the bottom of the seventh, but were only able to get one hit in the final two innings.
Notables
- The Bulldogs have won four games in a row, nine of their last 10, 16 of their last 19 and 20 of their last 24 games overall.
- Fresno State improves to 8-1 in its last nine MW games and have won its last nine road MW games finishing the season with three-straight road series sweeps over MW opponents (San Jose State, Nevada and UNLV).
- The 'Dogs have now won 10 straight road games and finish the regular season 22-6 in road/neutral site games this season.
- It is the Bulldogs' first series sweep at UNLV since 2015.
- The 'Dogs are 21-5 when they score in the first inning and 29-5 when scoring first.
- The Bulldogs move to 20-1 when scoring eight or more runs.
- The 'Dogs scored 79 of their 351 (22.5 percent) runs in the first inning in the regular season. The next closest inning saw 46 runs scored in the sixth inning.
- Fresno State finishes with a 35-14-1 (.710) for its second-best winning percentage in the regular season under head coach Mike Batesole only surpassed by the 2011 team that finished the regular season 37-14 (.725).
- The 'Dogs 20 Mountain West wins are their second-most in seven seasons in the league only surpassed by 21 in 2016.
- Tatum extended his hitting streak to 18 games while Arruda pushed his on-base streak to 20 games.
- It was Mitchell's fourth start of the season of five or more innings and also his fourth start with six or more strikeouts.
Up next
Fresno State will open the 2019 Mountain West Tournament on Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m. against No. 4 seed Nevada (29-24, 14-16 MW) in Reno.
"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 (35-14-1, 20-8-1 MW) won its 10th straight road game and completed its third-straight Mountain West road series sweep with the victory. Tallying double-digit runs for a second-straight game and the 11th time this season, the Bulldogs tallied 13 hits as a team for the 'Dogs ninth win in their last 10 games.
Leading the way from the plate in the contest was junior catcher Carter Bins who tied his career-high with three hits, scored two runs and drove in a RBI. A trio of three other Bulldogs notched two hits apiece while redshirt senior third baseman McCarthy Tatum smacked his team-leading 11th home run of the season.
On the mound, sophomore left-hander Nikoh Mitchell earned his third win of the campaign throwing five innings allowing six hits, two earned runs, no walks and six strikeouts.
Sophomore right-hander Jamison Hill came on for 1.2 innings of relief followed by 1.1 innings from right-hander Oscar Carvajal and southpaw Jaime Arias worked the ninth inning.
How It Happened
Scoring multiple runs in the first inning for the fourth-straight game, Tatum got the scoring started early for the Bulldogs launching a three-run home run to left field (watch) to give the 'Dogs a quick 3-0 lead.
A pair of two-out singles by UNLV (27-27, 14-16 MW) and a Bulldog outfield fielding error put two runners in scoring position for the Rebels, but the southpaw was able to escape the scoring threat with a strikeout of right fielder Max Smith (watch).
The 'Dogs kept the scoring going with a four-run third inning scoring one run on a RBI fielder's choice by second baseman Nolan Dempsey and added another run on a RBI single to right field by designated hitter Emilio Nogales (watch) pushing the lead to 5-0.
First baseman Zach Presno continued the big inning with a two-run RBI double to right-center (watch) that extended the 'Dogs lead to 7-0.
The Rebels broke through on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fourth inning taking advantage of Dempsey losing a popup into the sunlight to score one run on a double and added another run on a wild pitch by Mitchell.
The Bulldogs added their second four-run inning in the seventh to seal the win. Nate Thimjon got the scoring started with a RBI single (watch) followed by a two-run RBI single up the middle by center fielder Zach Ashford (watch) that pushed the 'Dogs into double-digits. The scoring was rounded out by a RBI single to right field by Bins for his third hit of the game.
UNLV tacked on two runs in the bottom of the seventh, but were only able to get one hit in the final two innings.
Notables
- The Bulldogs have won four games in a row, nine of their last 10, 16 of their last 19 and 20 of their last 24 games overall.
- Fresno State improves to 8-1 in its last nine MW games and have won its last nine road MW games finishing the season with three-straight road series sweeps over MW opponents (San Jose State, Nevada and UNLV).
- The 'Dogs have now won 10 straight road games and finish the regular season 22-6 in road/neutral site games this season.
- It is the Bulldogs' first series sweep at UNLV since 2015.
- The 'Dogs are 21-5 when they score in the first inning and 29-5 when scoring first.
- The Bulldogs move to 20-1 when scoring eight or more runs.
- The 'Dogs scored 79 of their 351 (22.5 percent) runs in the first inning in the regular season. The next closest inning saw 46 runs scored in the sixth inning.
- Fresno State finishes with a 35-14-1 (.710) for its second-best winning percentage in the regular season under head coach Mike Batesole only surpassed by the 2011 team that finished the regular season 37-14 (.725).
- The 'Dogs 20 Mountain West wins are their second-most in seven seasons in the league only surpassed by 21 in 2016.
- Tatum extended his hitting streak to 18 games while Arruda pushed his on-base streak to 20 games.
- It was Mitchell's fourth start of the season of five or more innings and also his fourth start with six or more strikeouts.
Up next
Fresno State will open the 2019 Mountain West Tournament on Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m. against No. 4 seed Nevada (29-24, 14-16 MW) in Reno.
"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:Â
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateBSB
Instagram:Â fresnostateathletics
Facebook:Â FresnoStateAthletics
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Mitchell, Nikoh (3-4)
L: MADDUX, Chase (3-6)
Batting:
2B: Arruda, JT 1 ; Presno, Zach 1
HR: Tatum, McCarthy 1
RBI: Ashford, Zach 2 ; Bins, Carter 1 ; Tatum, McCarthy 3 ; Dempsey, Nolan 1 ; Nogales, Emilio 1 ; Presno, Zach 2 ; Thimjon, Nate 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ashford, Zach 1 ; Bins, Carter 2 ; Arruda, JT 1 ; Tatum, McCarthy 1 ; Dempsey, Nolan 2 ; Nogales, Emilio 1 ; Presno, Zach 1 ; Chastain, Auston 1 ; Thimjon, Nate 1
SB: Thimjon, Nate 1
Batting:
2B: JOHNSON, Dillon 1 ; ROBBINS, Grant 1
RBI: WOLD, Jack-Thomas 1 ; WILLIAMS, Edarian 1 ; ROBBINS, Grant 1
Base Running:
RUNS: SMITH, Max 1 ; TAORMNIA, Vince 1 ; ROBBINS, Grant 1 ; GAMBLE, James 1
HBP: TAORMNIA, Vince 1
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