Bulldogs open MW series at Utah State [March 27-28]

March 27-28 | Logan, Utah
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at Utah State (Doubleheader) • Sat., March 26 • 11:00 a.m. PT • 2:00 p.m. PT
Series History: Fresno State leads 46-14| Streak: FS W6 | Last: FS 7-5 (2019)
at Utah State • Sun., March 27 • 9:30 a.m. PT
Series History: Fresno State leads 46-14| Streak: FS W6 | Last: FS 7-5 (2019)

BULLDOG BITES:

Fresno State is 15-6 (3-0 MW) this season and 1-0 on the road.
Fresno State is coming off a series sweep of SJSU to open MW play.
Fresno State has won 13 out of its last 14 games.
Fresno State leads the MW in ERA (2.09), opposing batting average (.226), slugging percentage (.455), runs scored (112), runs batted in (98), on base percentage (.375) and batters struck out (149).
Fresno State has five players batting above .300 in Hayleigh Galvan (.370), Kaitlyn Jennings (.367) and Adrianna Noriega (.347), Vanessa Hernandez (.333) and Kelcey Carrasco (.310).
The Bulldogs have their sights set on a Mountain West title and a 34th trip to the NCAA Regionals. Fresno State has played in the postseason four of the last five seasons. The 'Dogs have won 23 conference titles, 59 NCAA Regional games, and have made 12 trips to the Women's College World Series with one title win in 1998 and four runner-up finishes.
Fresno State recorded a 30-win season for the 38th consecutive year in 2019. The program has had an overall winning record in all 42 seasons of its existence.

SCOUTING THE AGGIES

USU is 8-9 this season.
This will be the Aggies' first game in over three weeks.
USU left off on a three-game win streak.
USU was selected to finish seventh in the MW Preseason Poll.
USU finished the 2020 season with an overall record of 13-11.

Dolcini Earns MW Pitcher of the Week for the Fourth Consecutive Week

Dolcini tied the conference record for the most consecutive MW Pitcher of the Week awards. The only other player who has earned the accolade four straight weeks in MW history is former Bulldog Jill Compton in 2015.
Dolcini went 2-0 in the circle, logging two complete games and a no-hitter. She recorded the 76^th no-hitter in program history.
Dolcini pitched 13 innings, chalked 26 strikeouts, earned a 0.54 ERA and limited opposing batters to a .071 batting average. She allowed just three hits over the weekend.

Dealing Dolcini

Hailey Dolcini owns a 9-3 record, including four shutouts.
Dolcini leads the MW in ERA (1.19) and strikeouts (105).
Dolcini has recorded six games with 10+ strikeouts.
The senior recorded the 16th perfect game in program history in the 11-0 victory over Sacramento State on Feb. 27, 2021, the first one the Bulldogs have seen since 2015.
Dolcini has earned four MW Pitcher of the Week honors this season.

Mountain West Favorite

The nine Mountain West softball head coaches chose Fresno State as the preseason favorite to win the 2021 regular season.
The vote was unanimous as the Bulldogs tallied all eight first place votes, as head coaches are not allowed to vote for their own team, to total 64 total points.
UNLV was picked to finish second (52 points, 1 first place vote) and San Diego State locked in third place (49 points) to round out the top three positions. Boise State (41 points) and San Jose State (38) were picked to finish in the middle of the conference standings, followed by Colorado State, Nevada, Utah State and New Mexico.
This marked the first time the Bulldogs have been selected to win the conference since 2017. The last time the Bulldogs won the Mountain West title was in 2016, after going 22-1 in conference play.

2020 Review

The Bulldogs posted a 21-4 record before the abrupt ending of the 2020 season. Fresno State finished with a ranking of No. 23 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Poll and No. 24 in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Coaches Poll.
Fresno State was No. 12 in the nation in win-loss percentage (0.840) and the Bulldogs finished the season a perfect 15-0 at home. Fresno State's only losses came at the hands of No. 2 Washington, then-No. 7 Florida, then-No. 17 Michigan and RV/RV Stanford. The Bulldogs wrapped up the season winning 13 of their last 14 games.
The Bulldogs led the nation in triples with 23 averaging 0.92 per game and led the MW in scoring (5.92 runs per game) and slugging percentage (0.505). Fresno State excelled at base-running as the conference leader in stolen bases and finished the season ranked No. 14 - averaging 2.16 stolen bases per game.
In the circle, the Bulldogs' pitchers notched six shutouts and earned a 2.67 team ERA. Junior Hailey Dolcini was dominant in the circle for Fresno State. Dolcini owned a 10-1 record, touting the marque victory over No. 3 Texas. She recorded a 1.51 ERA, four shutouts and 77 strikeouts in 2020. Dolcini also earned two MW Pitcher of the Week honors - the only player in the conference to earn multiple weekly awards - and had one of the best games of her career against UIC (Feb. 21) when she threw a no-hitter with 15 strikeouts.

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