Fresno State Athletics
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Stanford, CA
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Photo by: Keith Kountz
Diamond 'Dogs dominate UCSB, 9-2 in NCAA Tournament opener
5/31/2019 10:45:00 PM | Baseball
The Diamond 'Dogs dominated UC Santa Barbara, 9-2 on Friday evening to open the NCAA Tournament at Sunken Diamond.
STANFORD, Calif. - Jumping out to a quick 5-0 lead in the top of the first inning, the Diamond 'Dogs never looked back on Friday evening with a dominant 9-2 win over second-seeded UC Santa Barbara in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament at Sunken Diamond on the campus of Stanford.
Fresno State (39-14-1) tallied 14 hits in the game with senior center fielder Zach Ashford leading the way with a three-hit performance adding four runs scored, a walk and stolen base while reaching base five times in the contest.
The 'Dogs two through four hitters also tallied multi-hit games with catcher Carter Bins collecting three hits, including a double, RBI and two runs scored while shortstop JT Arruda added two hits, including a double, RBI and a run scored. Third baseman McCarthy Tatum, named a Collegiate Baseball Newspaper All-American on Thursday, tacked on three hits, a double, run scored and three RBI.
The Bulldogs got a dominant pitching performance from junior right-hander starter Ryan Jensen who had a no-hitter going through 5.2 innings before a two-out single by second baseman Andrew Martinez broke up the no-hit bid. The Mountain West Pitcher of the Year and MW Tournament MVP completed 7.2 innings limiting UCSB (45-10) to four hits, two earned runs, one walk and eight strikeouts to improve to 12-1 on the season (watch). It is Jensen's ninth-straight win and eight start in a row tossing seven or more innings.
Redshirt junior right-hander Ryan Sullivan threw the final 1.1 innings allowing one hit and one walk.
How It Happened
Playing as the visiting team as the lower seeded team, the 'Dogs wasted little time getting the offense going with four consecutive hits to lead things off getting a single to left field by Ashford, a single back up the middle by Bins, a single to left field by Arruda and a bloop single to right field by Tatum that drove in Ashford to give the 'Dogs a quick 1-0 lead.
With second baseman Nolan Dempsey making the 'Dogs first out of the game, the Bulldogs extended their lead to 2-0 after a Gaucho fielding error at third base by Marcos Castanon allowed Bins to score from third base. With the bases loaded and only one out, right fielder Nate Thimjon fouled out to first base for the second out of the frame, but a two-run single to left field by first baseman Zach Presno drove in both Arruda and Tatum to extend the 'Dogs lead to 4-0. The Bulldogs tacked on one more run to make it 5-0 as Matt Ottino, who reached base on the UCSB error, came home to score before Presno was thrown out as he was picked off second base.
The Bulldogs kept the hot-hitting going in the top of the second with a one-out double to center field by Bins that drove home Ashford from first base and Arruda followed drilling a double to left field to bring in Arruda to extend the 'Dogs lead to 7-0.
 A two-out double down the right field line by Tatum in the top of the fourth extended the Bulldogs' lead to 8-0 for his second RBI of the night.
With Jensen sending down the first 11 Gauchos he faced, UCSBÂ was able to get its first two baserunners in the bottom of the fourth with a hit by pitch and walk before Jensen's third strikeout got the 'Dogs of the night got him out of the jam.
UCSB broke up Jensen's shutout bid in the seventh with a pair of runs to cut the 'Dogs lead to 8-2 before the 'Dogs rounded out the scoring in the eighth with a RBI single to right-center by Tatum.
Notables
- It is Fresno State's first win in the NCAA Tournament since June 2, 2012 when the 'Dogs topped Michigan State, 8-2 also at Stanford.
- The 'Dogs move to 53-41 all-time against UC Santa Barbara and 3-0 against the Gauchos in the postseason joining a pair of wins in 1952.
- Fresno State scored its most run in an NCAA postseason game since defeating Georgia, 19-10 in game two of the College World Series on June 24, 2008.
- Fresno State enters day two of the NCAA Regionals in the winners' bracket for the first time since its 2008 World Series run.
- Last time the Bulldogs had three batters with three-plus hits in a single game in the NCAA postseason was on June 9, 2008 vs Arizona State in the Super Regionals.  Â
- The Bulldogs have won eight games in a row, 13 of their last 14, 20 of their last 23 and 24 of their last 28 games overall.
- The 'Dogs improve to 6-0 in neutral site games this season and are now 24-6 in road/neutral site games this season. The Diamond 'Dogs have won 14 straight games away from for the second-longest active streak in the nation.
- Fresno State moves to 23-1 when scoring eight or more runs and 32-5 when scoring first. The 'Dogs are also now 23-5 when scoring in the first inning and have scored 87 runs in the first inning.
- Arruda pushed his on-base streak to 24 games while Tatum advances him to 22 games. Ashford and Nogales each see their on-base streaks move to 12 games.
- Jensen becomes the first Bulldog pitcher to reach 12 wins in a season since 2006 when Eddie Romero won 13 contests that season.
Up next
The Bulldogs advance to the winner's bracket game on Saturday evening taking on top-seed and No. 11 national seed Stanford at 7 p.m. at Sunken Diamond.
"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 (39-14-1) tallied 14 hits in the game with senior center fielder Zach Ashford leading the way with a three-hit performance adding four runs scored, a walk and stolen base while reaching base five times in the contest.
The 'Dogs two through four hitters also tallied multi-hit games with catcher Carter Bins collecting three hits, including a double, RBI and two runs scored while shortstop JT Arruda added two hits, including a double, RBI and a run scored. Third baseman McCarthy Tatum, named a Collegiate Baseball Newspaper All-American on Thursday, tacked on three hits, a double, run scored and three RBI.
The Bulldogs got a dominant pitching performance from junior right-hander starter Ryan Jensen who had a no-hitter going through 5.2 innings before a two-out single by second baseman Andrew Martinez broke up the no-hit bid. The Mountain West Pitcher of the Year and MW Tournament MVP completed 7.2 innings limiting UCSB (45-10) to four hits, two earned runs, one walk and eight strikeouts to improve to 12-1 on the season (watch). It is Jensen's ninth-straight win and eight start in a row tossing seven or more innings.
Redshirt junior right-hander Ryan Sullivan threw the final 1.1 innings allowing one hit and one walk.
How It Happened
Playing as the visiting team as the lower seeded team, the 'Dogs wasted little time getting the offense going with four consecutive hits to lead things off getting a single to left field by Ashford, a single back up the middle by Bins, a single to left field by Arruda and a bloop single to right field by Tatum that drove in Ashford to give the 'Dogs a quick 1-0 lead.
With second baseman Nolan Dempsey making the 'Dogs first out of the game, the Bulldogs extended their lead to 2-0 after a Gaucho fielding error at third base by Marcos Castanon allowed Bins to score from third base. With the bases loaded and only one out, right fielder Nate Thimjon fouled out to first base for the second out of the frame, but a two-run single to left field by first baseman Zach Presno drove in both Arruda and Tatum to extend the 'Dogs lead to 4-0. The Bulldogs tacked on one more run to make it 5-0 as Matt Ottino, who reached base on the UCSB error, came home to score before Presno was thrown out as he was picked off second base.
The Bulldogs kept the hot-hitting going in the top of the second with a one-out double to center field by Bins that drove home Ashford from first base and Arruda followed drilling a double to left field to bring in Arruda to extend the 'Dogs lead to 7-0.
 A two-out double down the right field line by Tatum in the top of the fourth extended the Bulldogs' lead to 8-0 for his second RBI of the night.
With Jensen sending down the first 11 Gauchos he faced, UCSBÂ was able to get its first two baserunners in the bottom of the fourth with a hit by pitch and walk before Jensen's third strikeout got the 'Dogs of the night got him out of the jam.
UCSB broke up Jensen's shutout bid in the seventh with a pair of runs to cut the 'Dogs lead to 8-2 before the 'Dogs rounded out the scoring in the eighth with a RBI single to right-center by Tatum.
Notables
- It is Fresno State's first win in the NCAA Tournament since June 2, 2012 when the 'Dogs topped Michigan State, 8-2 also at Stanford.
- The 'Dogs move to 53-41 all-time against UC Santa Barbara and 3-0 against the Gauchos in the postseason joining a pair of wins in 1952.
- Fresno State scored its most run in an NCAA postseason game since defeating Georgia, 19-10 in game two of the College World Series on June 24, 2008.
- Fresno State enters day two of the NCAA Regionals in the winners' bracket for the first time since its 2008 World Series run.
- Last time the Bulldogs had three batters with three-plus hits in a single game in the NCAA postseason was on June 9, 2008 vs Arizona State in the Super Regionals.  Â
- The Bulldogs have won eight games in a row, 13 of their last 14, 20 of their last 23 and 24 of their last 28 games overall.
- The 'Dogs improve to 6-0 in neutral site games this season and are now 24-6 in road/neutral site games this season. The Diamond 'Dogs have won 14 straight games away from for the second-longest active streak in the nation.
- Fresno State moves to 23-1 when scoring eight or more runs and 32-5 when scoring first. The 'Dogs are also now 23-5 when scoring in the first inning and have scored 87 runs in the first inning.
- Arruda pushed his on-base streak to 24 games while Tatum advances him to 22 games. Ashford and Nogales each see their on-base streaks move to 12 games.
- Jensen becomes the first Bulldog pitcher to reach 12 wins in a season since 2006 when Eddie Romero won 13 contests that season.
Up next
The Bulldogs advance to the winner's bracket game on Saturday evening taking on top-seed and No. 11 national seed Stanford at 7 p.m. at Sunken Diamond.
"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: Jensen, Ryan (12-1)
L: Brecht, Ben (10-2)
Batting:
2B: Bins, Carter 1 ; Arruda, JT 1 ; Tatum, McCarthy 1
RBI: Bins, Carter 1 ; Arruda, JT 1 ; Tatum, McCarthy 3 ; Ottino, Matt 1 ; Presno, Zach 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Ashford, Zach 4 ; Bins, Carter 2 ; Arruda, JT 1 ; Tatum, McCarthy 1 ; Ottino, Matt 1
SB: Ashford, Zach 1
CS: Thimjon, Nate 1 ; Presno, Zach 1
PO: Presno, Zach 1
Batting:
2B: Martinez, Andrew 1 ; Smith, Armani 1
RBI: Jew, Tommy 1 ; Kirtley, Christian 1
SF: Jew, Tommy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rowan, Thomas 1 ; Smith, Armani 1
HBP: Yang, Eric 1
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