Fresno State Athletics
Friday, February 21
Fresno, CA
6:05 PM
Fresno State
vs
Washington
Photo by: Keith Kountz
Diamond 'Dogs battle Washington [Feb. 21-23]
2/20/2020 12:20:00 PM | Baseball
FRESNO, Calif. - The Diamond 'Dogs are set to battle Washington for the first time since 2010 this weekend hosting the Huskies for Salute to Services Weekend.
Games 4-6:Â Washington (2-2, 0-0 Pac-12) at Fresno State (2-1, 0-0 MW)
First Pitch:Â Feb. 21-23 - Fri: 6:05 p.m., Sat: 2:05 p.m., Sun: 1:05 p.m.
Stadium:Â Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium
Surface:Â Grass
Dimensions:Â 330 (LF), 400 (CF), 330 (RF)
All-Time Series:Â Fresno State leads 9-8
Last Meeting:Â Fresno State defeated Washington, 3-2 (Feb. 28, 2010 in Seattle, Wash.)
Radio (Fri. & Sun.):Â AM 940 ESPN
Play-by-play:Â Paul Loeffler
Video (Fri. & Sun.):Â Mountain West Network
Live Stats:Â bulldogslive.com
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateBSB
Pitching Probables: Fresno State vs. Washington
Friday: Jr. LHP Jaime Arias (1-0, 1.50 ERA) vs. Jr. RHP Stevie Emanuels (0-1, 0.00)
Saturday:  RJr. RHP Oscar Carvajal (0-0, 4.50) vs. Jr. RHP Jack Enger (0-0, 1.50)
Sunday: Fr. LHP Jake Harrell (0-0, 23.14) vs. Jr. RHP Logan Gerling (0-0, 3.00)
• .265 Batting Average: No. 2Â
• .490 Slugging Pct: No. 1 - 33rd nationally
• .348 On base Pct: No. 2Â
• 0 sacrifice bunts: T-No. 5Â
• 21 Runs: No. 3
• 27 Hits: No. 3
• 21 RBI: No. T-2
• 2 Doubles: No. 6
• 0 Triples: No. T-3
• 7 Home Runs: No. 1 - 7th nationally
Where Fresno State Rank Pitching in the Mountain West/nation in 2020
• 6.67 ERA: No. 4Â
• .310 Opposing bat average: No. 5
• 1 saves: No. T-3
• 15 strikeouts: No. 7
• 20 Earned runs allowed: No. 4
• 35 Hits allowed: No. 2
• 10 walks allowed: No. 1
• 4 doubles allowed: No. T-1
• 0 triples allowed: No. T-1
• 2 home runs allowed: No. T-3
Where Fresno State Rank Fielding in the Mountain West/nation in 2020
• .965 Fielding Percentage: No. 3
• 29 Assists: No. 5
• 3 double plays: No. T-2
Where Fresno State Players Rank in the Mountain West/NCAA in 2020
Batting average: Zach Morgan & Andrew Kachel - 1st (.500)
Slugging pct.: Zach Presno - 1st (1.250)
On-base pct.: Kachel - 1st (.667)
Runs scored: Nate Thimjon - T-2nd (5)
Hits: Presno & Morgan - T-5th (5)
RBIs: Presno - T-1st (6)
Home Runs: Presno - 1st (3) - 8th nationally
Total bases: Presno - 1st (15)
Walks: Kachel - T-1st (4)
ERA: Alex Kendrick - T-1st (0.00)
Opposing batting avg.: Jamie Arias - T-4th (.143)
Innings pitched: Oscar Carvajal - T-3rd (6.0)
Wins: Arias & Kevin Larson - T-1st (1)
Saves: Larson - T-1st (1)
Presno earns Mountain West Player of the Week honors
The Clovis native put together a strong start to the season at the plate hitting .417 (5-12) smacking three home runs, a double, scored four runs, drove in six RBIs and slugged 1.250. He led the Mountain West in home runs and RBI on opening weekend.
After a slow start on Friday, Presno got rolling on Saturday going 3-for-4 with a double, two home runs, a career-high three runs scored and matched his single-game best with four RBIs in the 'Dogs 12-6 loss to UCI.
He followed that up on Sunday with a 2-for-5 performance smacking the go-ahead two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Diamond 'Dogs were able to rally back from a six-run deficit to defeat the Anteaters, 12-10.
A look at the Washington Huskies
Washington is off to a 2-2 start to the season winning the final game of its series last weekend at Loyola Marymount and defeated Long Beach State, 4-1 on Tuesday.
The Huskies are coming off a 28-24 season in 2019 that saw them finish eighth in the Pac-12 with a 12-17 mark in conference play.
Picked to finish sixth in the Pac-12 preseason poll this year, UW returns four players from their 2019 squad that made 20 or more starts in the field -- eight with 10 or more starts -- including honorable mention All-Pac-12 and two-time conference stolen bases champion, junior Braiden Ward. Ward has already stolen four bases in four games and sits 10th in the nation in stolen bases.
The Huskies also have six pitchers that have logged 40 or more career innings on the mound and return last season's Friday night starter, sophomore David Rhodes.
Fresno State vs. Pac-12 opponents
Having played at least eight games against all 11 baseball-playing Pac-12 programs, the 'Dogs are 252-292 (.463) all-time against the conference with winning records against four.
The Bulldogs played four games against Oregon and Stanford in 2019 posting a 3-5 mark and will play three games against Washington and Arizona State and one game against Stanford in 2020.
Bulldogs All-Time Record vs. Pac-12 opponents (year teams last played)
Arizona: 4-7 (1993)
Arizona State: 7-12 (2008)
Cal: 62-69 (2015)
Oregon: 9-13 (2019)
Oregon State: 28-13 (2015)
Stanford 51-89 (2019)
UCLA: 28-30 (2011)
USC: 27-41 (2015)
Utah: 7-1 (2008)
Washington: 9-8 (2010)
Washington State: 20-9 (2011)
* The 'Dogs will play Washington, Arizona State & Stanford in 2020.
New 'Dogs in action
Twelve Bulldogs, including seven true freshman, will enter their first years at Fresno State this spring while four 'Dogs are coming off redshirt seasons in infielder Nick Berry, catcher Zach Morgan, outfielder Ivan Luna and pitcher Julian Sotelo.
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Of the 16 newest 'Dogs, nine saw action on opening weekend, including all four redshirt freshman, while true freshman second baseman Andrew Kachel starting all three games while hitting .500 (4-8) and scored four runs.
Offseason gainsÂ
The Diamond 'Dogs put their offseason weight room training to good use on opening weekend slugging seven home runs as a team as three Bulldogs hit multiple home runs.
Presno smacked three long balls followed by a pair for each Nate Thimjon and Jeff Jamison. Entering his junior season with 18 home runs, Presno now has 21 as he sits only nine away from reaching the top 10 in program history.
Great start
The 'Dogs have started the last seven seasons with a 2-1 or 3-0 mark as you have to go back to 2013 to find the last time Fresno State has a worse start. The Bulldogs have started 5-1 after six games the last two seasons.
Up next
The Bulldogs host Cal Poly (2-2) on Tuesday at 6:05 p.m. for Social Media Madness & Spring Sports Night.
2020 season tickets and single-game tickets on sale
Season tickets for the 2020 baseball season are on-sale now starting at just $199 for adults, and $99 for youth for the Bulldogs' 28-game home schedule. Single-game tickets are also on-sale now, starting at $10 for adults and $5 for youth, including home games vs. Washington and Stanford.
"Fresno State Athletics: The Pride of the Valley" – The Bulldog Foundation creates championship experiences for Fresno State student-athletes as they strive for excellence in the classroom, in competition and in life. To become a BDF member, please visit bulldogfoundation.org.
Follow us on:Â
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateBSB
Instagram:Â fresnostateathletics
Facebook:Â FresnoStateAthletics
Games 4-6:Â Washington (2-2, 0-0 Pac-12) at Fresno State (2-1, 0-0 MW)
First Pitch:Â Feb. 21-23 - Fri: 6:05 p.m., Sat: 2:05 p.m., Sun: 1:05 p.m.
Stadium:Â Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium
Surface:Â Grass
Dimensions:Â 330 (LF), 400 (CF), 330 (RF)
All-Time Series:Â Fresno State leads 9-8
Last Meeting:Â Fresno State defeated Washington, 3-2 (Feb. 28, 2010 in Seattle, Wash.)
Radio (Fri. & Sun.):Â AM 940 ESPN
Play-by-play:Â Paul Loeffler
Video (Fri. & Sun.):Â Mountain West Network
Live Stats:Â bulldogslive.com
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateBSB
Pitching Probables: Fresno State vs. Washington
Friday: Jr. LHP Jaime Arias (1-0, 1.50 ERA) vs. Jr. RHP Stevie Emanuels (0-1, 0.00)
Saturday:  RJr. RHP Oscar Carvajal (0-0, 4.50) vs. Jr. RHP Jack Enger (0-0, 1.50)
Sunday: Fr. LHP Jake Harrell (0-0, 23.14) vs. Jr. RHP Logan Gerling (0-0, 3.00)
Promotions
Friday
- Salute to Services Weekend - All active and former military members get in FREE!
- Ticket Promotion: Youth Jersey Friday - All youth (8th grade and under) wearing a jersey get in for FREE!
- Salute to Services Weekend - All active and former military members get in FREE!
- Salute to Services Weekend - All active and former military members get in FREE!
- Buy 1 ticket get 1 free deal!
- Kids Run the Bases Post Game!
- The Bulldogs opened their 92nd season as a program last weekend with a series win over UC Irvine winning two of three games.
- The Bulldogs collected wins on Friday (3-1) and Sunday (12-10) winning both a pitcher's duel and a slugfest.
- Junior catcher/infielder Zach Presno was named the Mountain West Player of the Week on Monday after hitting .417 (5-12) on the weekend with three home runs, a double, scored four runs and drove in six RBIs while slugging 1.250.
- Junior southpaw Jaime Arias tossed six innings to earn the win on Friday allowing only three hits, one earned run and struck out three.
- The 'Dogs have now at least two of their first three games of the season for the seventh consecutive season.
- The Bulldogs currently rank seventh in the nation as a team with seven home runs.
- Fresno State leads the all-time series against Washington, 9-8.
- The Bulldogs and Huskies last met in 2010 with their last series in Fresno in 2009.
- The Fresno State/Washington series dates back to 1959 with the Bulldogs leading, 9-8.
- The teams last met in 2010 for a three-game series in Seattle where the 'Dogs won the final two games.
- The Bulldogs last hosted Washington in 2009 winning two of three games.
- Coach Batesole is 4-2 against the Huskies.
- The programs met for the first time in the 1959 NCAA Tournament in the District 8 finals in Seattle with Fresno State winning two of three games to move on to its first College World Series appearance.
- All-Time: Fresno State leads 9-8
- Last Meeting:Â Feb. 28, 2010 (Seattle, Wash.) - W, 3-2
- Current Streak: W2
- Last Fresno State Win:Â Feb. 28, 2010 (3-2)
- Last Washington Win:Â Feb. 26, 2010 (10-9)Â Â Â
• .265 Batting Average: No. 2Â
• .490 Slugging Pct: No. 1 - 33rd nationally
• .348 On base Pct: No. 2Â
• 0 sacrifice bunts: T-No. 5Â
• 21 Runs: No. 3
• 27 Hits: No. 3
• 21 RBI: No. T-2
• 2 Doubles: No. 6
• 0 Triples: No. T-3
• 7 Home Runs: No. 1 - 7th nationally
Where Fresno State Rank Pitching in the Mountain West/nation in 2020
• 6.67 ERA: No. 4Â
• .310 Opposing bat average: No. 5
• 1 saves: No. T-3
• 15 strikeouts: No. 7
• 20 Earned runs allowed: No. 4
• 35 Hits allowed: No. 2
• 10 walks allowed: No. 1
• 4 doubles allowed: No. T-1
• 0 triples allowed: No. T-1
• 2 home runs allowed: No. T-3
Where Fresno State Rank Fielding in the Mountain West/nation in 2020
• .965 Fielding Percentage: No. 3
• 29 Assists: No. 5
• 3 double plays: No. T-2
Where Fresno State Players Rank in the Mountain West/NCAA in 2020
Batting average: Zach Morgan & Andrew Kachel - 1st (.500)
Slugging pct.: Zach Presno - 1st (1.250)
On-base pct.: Kachel - 1st (.667)
Runs scored: Nate Thimjon - T-2nd (5)
Hits: Presno & Morgan - T-5th (5)
RBIs: Presno - T-1st (6)
Home Runs: Presno - 1st (3) - 8th nationally
Total bases: Presno - 1st (15)
Walks: Kachel - T-1st (4)
ERA: Alex Kendrick - T-1st (0.00)
Opposing batting avg.: Jamie Arias - T-4th (.143)
Innings pitched: Oscar Carvajal - T-3rd (6.0)
Wins: Arias & Kevin Larson - T-1st (1)
Saves: Larson - T-1st (1)
Presno earns Mountain West Player of the Week honors
The Clovis native put together a strong start to the season at the plate hitting .417 (5-12) smacking three home runs, a double, scored four runs, drove in six RBIs and slugged 1.250. He led the Mountain West in home runs and RBI on opening weekend.
After a slow start on Friday, Presno got rolling on Saturday going 3-for-4 with a double, two home runs, a career-high three runs scored and matched his single-game best with four RBIs in the 'Dogs 12-6 loss to UCI.
He followed that up on Sunday with a 2-for-5 performance smacking the go-ahead two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Diamond 'Dogs were able to rally back from a six-run deficit to defeat the Anteaters, 12-10.
A look at the Washington Huskies
Washington is off to a 2-2 start to the season winning the final game of its series last weekend at Loyola Marymount and defeated Long Beach State, 4-1 on Tuesday.
The Huskies are coming off a 28-24 season in 2019 that saw them finish eighth in the Pac-12 with a 12-17 mark in conference play.
Picked to finish sixth in the Pac-12 preseason poll this year, UW returns four players from their 2019 squad that made 20 or more starts in the field -- eight with 10 or more starts -- including honorable mention All-Pac-12 and two-time conference stolen bases champion, junior Braiden Ward. Ward has already stolen four bases in four games and sits 10th in the nation in stolen bases.
The Huskies also have six pitchers that have logged 40 or more career innings on the mound and return last season's Friday night starter, sophomore David Rhodes.
Fresno State vs. Pac-12 opponents
Having played at least eight games against all 11 baseball-playing Pac-12 programs, the 'Dogs are 252-292 (.463) all-time against the conference with winning records against four.
The Bulldogs played four games against Oregon and Stanford in 2019 posting a 3-5 mark and will play three games against Washington and Arizona State and one game against Stanford in 2020.
Bulldogs All-Time Record vs. Pac-12 opponents (year teams last played)
Arizona: 4-7 (1993)
Arizona State: 7-12 (2008)
Cal: 62-69 (2015)
Oregon: 9-13 (2019)
Oregon State: 28-13 (2015)
Stanford 51-89 (2019)
UCLA: 28-30 (2011)
USC: 27-41 (2015)
Utah: 7-1 (2008)
Washington: 9-8 (2010)
Washington State: 20-9 (2011)
* The 'Dogs will play Washington, Arizona State & Stanford in 2020.
New 'Dogs in action
Twelve Bulldogs, including seven true freshman, will enter their first years at Fresno State this spring while four 'Dogs are coming off redshirt seasons in infielder Nick Berry, catcher Zach Morgan, outfielder Ivan Luna and pitcher Julian Sotelo.
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Of the 16 newest 'Dogs, nine saw action on opening weekend, including all four redshirt freshman, while true freshman second baseman Andrew Kachel starting all three games while hitting .500 (4-8) and scored four runs.
Offseason gainsÂ
The Diamond 'Dogs put their offseason weight room training to good use on opening weekend slugging seven home runs as a team as three Bulldogs hit multiple home runs.
Presno smacked three long balls followed by a pair for each Nate Thimjon and Jeff Jamison. Entering his junior season with 18 home runs, Presno now has 21 as he sits only nine away from reaching the top 10 in program history.
Great start
The 'Dogs have started the last seven seasons with a 2-1 or 3-0 mark as you have to go back to 2013 to find the last time Fresno State has a worse start. The Bulldogs have started 5-1 after six games the last two seasons.
Up next
The Bulldogs host Cal Poly (2-2) on Tuesday at 6:05 p.m. for Social Media Madness & Spring Sports Night.
2020 season tickets and single-game tickets on sale
Season tickets for the 2020 baseball season are on-sale now starting at just $199 for adults, and $99 for youth for the Bulldogs' 28-game home schedule. Single-game tickets are also on-sale now, starting at $10 for adults and $5 for youth, including home games vs. Washington and Stanford.
"Fresno State Athletics: The Pride of the Valley" – The Bulldog Foundation creates championship experiences for Fresno State student-athletes as they strive for excellence in the classroom, in competition and in life. To become a BDF member, please visit bulldogfoundation.org.
Follow us on:Â
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateBSB
Instagram:Â fresnostateathletics
Facebook:Â FresnoStateAthletics
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