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Fresno State Athletics
Wednesday, March 24
Fresno, CA
3:05 P.M. PT
Fresno State
vs
Pacific
Photo by: Keith Kountz
Diamond 'Dogs host Pacific
3/23/2021 10:45:00 AM | Baseball
Game 15: Fresno State (6-8) vs. Pacific (7-10)
First Pitch: March 24 - Wed: 3:05 p.m.
Stadium: Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium
Surface: Grass
Dimensions: 330 (LF), 400 (CF), 330 (RF)
All-Time Series: Fresno State leads 100-48
Last Meeting: Pacific defeated Fresno State, 3-2 (March 17, 2021 in Stockton, Calif.)
Video: Mountain West Network
Radio: 940 AM ESPN
Live Stats: bulldogslive.com
Twitter: @FresnoStateBSB
Bulldog Headlines
All-Time: FS leads 100-48
Last Meeting: March 17, 2021 (Stockton, Calif.) - L, 3-2
Current Streak: L1
Last Fresno State Win: March 11, 2020 (Fresno, Calif.) - W, 7-6
Last Pacific Win: March 17, 2021 (Stockton, Calif.) - W, 3-2
A look at the Pacific Tigers
Pacific is 7-10 on the season coming off defeating the Bulldogs last Wednesday, 3-2 before being swept at home by Portland to start WCC play.
Pacific is hitting .260 as a team to rank fifth in the WCC and is seventh averaging 4.9 runs per game. Junior infielder James Arakawa ranks second in the conference from the plate hitting .411 and averages 1.44 hits per game with 23 hits in 16 games. Senior infielder Wyatt Hoffman leads the team with five stolen bases as the Tigers have 15 as a team.
The Tigers hold a 5.38 ERA as a staff, seventh in the WCC, while holding opponents to a .275 average from the plate. Sophomore left-hander Grant Stevens will make his first start of the season on Wednesday and comes in to the game with a 2-0 mark and a 4.30 ERA in 14.2 innings and has struck out 13 in eight relief appearances.
Bulldogs All-Time Record vs. WCC opponents (year teams last played)
BYU: 21-12 (2014)
Gonzaga: 28-1 (2017)
LMU: 28-16 (2010)
Pacific: 100-48 (2020)
Pepperdine: 41-29 (2018)
Portland: 10-5 (2009)
San Diego: 20-7 (2011)
Santa Clara: 71-45 (2012)
San Francisco: 80-21 (2021)
Saint Mary's: 71-22 (2018)
*will play in 2021
Midweeks contests
This will be the 'Dogs third midweek contest of the season as they look to get their first win.
Double trouble
Fresno State ranks fifth in the nation in double plays per game (1.14) and are 12th in the country with 16 double plays.
Walk it out
The Bulldogs lead the Mountain West with 71 walks drawn averaging five per game.
Dixon shines
Sophomore southpaw Jake Dixon had a standout performance on Sunday tossing five shutout innings allowing only three hits, one earned run and struck out three in a 8-3 win at Nevada.
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First Pitch: March 24 - Wed: 3:05 p.m.
Stadium: Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium
Surface: Grass
Dimensions: 330 (LF), 400 (CF), 330 (RF)
All-Time Series: Fresno State leads 100-48
Last Meeting: Pacific defeated Fresno State, 3-2 (March 17, 2021 in Stockton, Calif.)
Video: Mountain West Network
Radio: 940 AM ESPN
Live Stats: bulldogslive.com
Twitter: @FresnoStateBSB
Bulldog Headlines
- The Diamond 'Dogs return home to host Pacific on Wednesday.
- The 'Dogs won the series finale on Sunday at Nevada winning 8-3 to end a three-game losing skid.
- This will be the second meeting in as many weeks between the Bulldogs and Tigers as Pacific won 3-2 last Wednesday in Stockton.
- The Bulldogs host their first midweek contest of the season.
- The Bulldogs and Tigers closed out the 2020 COVID-19 shortened season on March 11 with a 7-6 walk-off win for the 'Dogs.
- The Diamond 'Dogs rank fifth in the nation in double plays per game averaging 1.14 per game and rank 12th nationally with 16.
- The Bulldogs lead the MW in walks (71), are third in walks allowed per 9 innings (4.58), fielding percentage (.967), runs (79), scoring (5.6) and on-base percentage (.357).
- Dylan Johnson ranks 26th nationally with two triples.
- Fresno State and Pacific have met 148 times on the baseball diamond.
- The Bulldogs lead the all-time series over the Tigers, 100-48.
- Pacific won the last meeting last Wednesday at home in a close 3-2 win.
- Fresno State's last home game against Pacific came in the final game of the COVID-19 pandemic shortened season in 2020 as Zach Presno hit a walk-off home run in a 7-6 Bulldog victory.
- Head coach Mike Batesole is 5-7 against Pacific while at Fresno State.
All-Time: FS leads 100-48
Last Meeting: March 17, 2021 (Stockton, Calif.) - L, 3-2
Current Streak: L1
Last Fresno State Win: March 11, 2020 (Fresno, Calif.) - W, 7-6
Last Pacific Win: March 17, 2021 (Stockton, Calif.) - W, 3-2
A look at the Pacific Tigers
Pacific is 7-10 on the season coming off defeating the Bulldogs last Wednesday, 3-2 before being swept at home by Portland to start WCC play.
Pacific is hitting .260 as a team to rank fifth in the WCC and is seventh averaging 4.9 runs per game. Junior infielder James Arakawa ranks second in the conference from the plate hitting .411 and averages 1.44 hits per game with 23 hits in 16 games. Senior infielder Wyatt Hoffman leads the team with five stolen bases as the Tigers have 15 as a team.
The Tigers hold a 5.38 ERA as a staff, seventh in the WCC, while holding opponents to a .275 average from the plate. Sophomore left-hander Grant Stevens will make his first start of the season on Wednesday and comes in to the game with a 2-0 mark and a 4.30 ERA in 14.2 innings and has struck out 13 in eight relief appearances.
| 2021 WCC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll | |
| Team (First Place Votes) | Points |
| Pepperdine (6) | 78 |
| Gonzaga (2) | 67 |
| San Diego (1) | 63 |
| BYU (1) | 50 |
| Loyola Marymount | 40 |
| San Francisco | 40 |
| Portland | 38 |
| Santa Clara | 30 |
| Saint Mary's (CA) | 29 |
| Pacific | 15 |
Bulldogs All-Time Record vs. WCC opponents (year teams last played)
BYU: 21-12 (2014)
Gonzaga: 28-1 (2017)
LMU: 28-16 (2010)
Pacific: 100-48 (2020)
Pepperdine: 41-29 (2018)
Portland: 10-5 (2009)
San Diego: 20-7 (2011)
Santa Clara: 71-45 (2012)
San Francisco: 80-21 (2021)
Saint Mary's: 71-22 (2018)
*will play in 2021
Midweeks contests
This will be the 'Dogs third midweek contest of the season as they look to get their first win.
Double trouble
Fresno State ranks fifth in the nation in double plays per game (1.14) and are 12th in the country with 16 double plays.
Walk it out
The Bulldogs lead the Mountain West with 71 walks drawn averaging five per game.
Dixon shines
Sophomore southpaw Jake Dixon had a standout performance on Sunday tossing five shutout innings allowing only three hits, one earned run and struck out three in a 8-3 win at Nevada.
Twitter: @FresnoStateBSB
Instagram: fresnostbaseball
Facebook: FresnoStateAthletics
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