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Fresno State Athletics
Friday, April 2
Las Vegas, NV
11:05 A.M. PT
Fresno State
at
UNLV
Photo by: Keith Kountz
'Dogs travel to UNLV [April 2-3]
3/31/2021 12:30:00 PM | Baseball
Games 18-20:Â Fresno State (7-10, 4-5 MW) at UNLV (8-7, 6-6 MW)
First Pitch:Â April 2-3 - Fri: 11:05 a.m. (DH), Sat: 11:05 a.m.
Stadium:Â Earl E. Wilson Stadium
Surface:Â Grass
Dimensions:Â 335 (LF), 400 (CF), 335 (RF)
All-Time Series:Â Fresno State leads 60-40
Last Meeting:Â Fresno State defeated UNLV, 12-6 (May 25, 2019 in Reno, Nev.)
Radio:Â 940 AM ESPN
Live Stats:Â Sidearm
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateBSB
Bulldog Headlines
All-Time: Fresno State leads, 60-40
Last Meeting: May 25, 2019 (Reno, Nev.) - W, 12-6
Current Streak: W6
Last Fresno State Win: May 25, 2019 (12-6) - Reno, Nev.
Last UNLV Win: March 2, 2019 (7-3) -Â Â Fresno, Calif.Â
A look at the UNLV Rebels
UNLV is 8-7 on the season with a 6-6 mark in the Mountain West coming off being swept at Air Force last weekend.
The Rebels are 6-2 at home and won a home MW series over Nevada, swept New Mexico at home and defeated Washington State in a midweek contest.
UNLV ranks third in the MW and 11th nationally in batting average hitting .308 and leads the MW with 16 home runs and a .396 slugging percentage.
Junior infielder Diego Alarcon leads the team and ranks seventh in the MW hitting .375 and has a team-high 24 hits. Junior catcher Eric Bigani leads the team with eight doubles and a .593 slugging percentage.
The Rebels have a staff ERA of 4.96 which ranks second in the MW and UNLV leads the MW in walks allowed per nine innings (2.55). UNLV sits second in the MW in strikeout-to-walk ratio in 2.65 with 98 strikeouts and 37 walks and are holding opponents to a .297 average.
Conner Woods and Jimmy Gamboa lead the team with two wins apiece and Bradley Spooner has a team-high 19 strikeouts in 17.2 innings.
'Dogs at UNLV Series (11-7)
The 'Dogs have won four of six series in Las Vegas as MW foes with sweeps in 2015 & 2019 and series wins in 2016 and 2017.
May 3-5, 2013 - 1-2
May 8-10, 2015 - 3-0
May 13-15, 2016 - 2-1
May 5-7, 2017 - 2-1
March 2-4, 2018 - 0-3
May 15-17, 2019 - 3-0
Batesole closing in on 600 wins at Fresno State
With one more win, head coach Mike Batesole will win his 600th game at Fresno State and with two more wins, he will pass Pete Beiden for second all-time in wins at Fresno State as the longtime skipper (1948-69) went 600-268 in 21 seasons.
Double trouble
Fresno State ranks seventh in the nation in double plays per game (1.00) and are 29th in the country with 17 double plays.
Walk it out
The Bulldogs lead the Mountain West with 84 walks drawn averaging five per game.
Dixon starting strong
Sophomore southpaw Jake Dixon ranks third in the nation in starts with six.
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First Pitch:Â April 2-3 - Fri: 11:05 a.m. (DH), Sat: 11:05 a.m.
Stadium:Â Earl E. Wilson Stadium
Surface:Â Grass
Dimensions:Â 335 (LF), 400 (CF), 335 (RF)
All-Time Series:Â Fresno State leads 60-40
Last Meeting:Â Fresno State defeated UNLV, 12-6 (May 25, 2019 in Reno, Nev.)
Radio:Â 940 AM ESPN
Live Stats:Â Sidearm
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateBSB
Bulldog Headlines
- The Diamond 'Dogs return to Mountain West play this weekend at UNLV.
- The 'Dogs are coming off a 1-2 week where they defeated Pacific, 5-4 on Wednesday before dropping a pair of games at Stanford.
- Fresno State has won six straight games over UNLV and has won its last three contests in Las Vegas.
- The Bulldogs last meeting against the Rebels came in the 2019 MW Tournament championship game where the 'Dogs won, 12-6.
- The Diamond 'Dogs rank seventh in the nation in double plays per game averaging 1.00 per game and rank 26th nationally with 17.
- The Bulldogs lead the MW in walks (84), are third in home runs (12), fourth in runs (96) and fifth in scoring (5.6) and on-base percentage (.362).
- Jake Dixon ranks 3rd nationally with six starts on the mound.
- EJ Andrews, Jr. leads the MW and ranks 51st nationally in walks per game (0.93).
- Josh Lauck checks in second in the MW with seven doubles.
- The Fresno State/UNLV series dates back to 1977 with the Bulldogs leading, 60-40.
- As MW foes, the Bulldogs lead 25-16 winning six games in a row.
- The two teams last met in the 2019 Mountain West Tournament with the 'Dogs winning 12-6 in the championship game.
- The Bulldogs swept the last series in Las Vegas that closed out the 2019 regular season.
- Coach Batesole is 25-16 against the Rebels while at Fresno State with all 41 meetings taking place since moving to the MW in 2013.
All-Time: Fresno State leads, 60-40
Last Meeting: May 25, 2019 (Reno, Nev.) - W, 12-6
Current Streak: W6
Last Fresno State Win: May 25, 2019 (12-6) - Reno, Nev.
Last UNLV Win: March 2, 2019 (7-3) -Â Â Fresno, Calif.Â
A look at the UNLV Rebels
UNLV is 8-7 on the season with a 6-6 mark in the Mountain West coming off being swept at Air Force last weekend.
The Rebels are 6-2 at home and won a home MW series over Nevada, swept New Mexico at home and defeated Washington State in a midweek contest.
UNLV ranks third in the MW and 11th nationally in batting average hitting .308 and leads the MW with 16 home runs and a .396 slugging percentage.
Junior infielder Diego Alarcon leads the team and ranks seventh in the MW hitting .375 and has a team-high 24 hits. Junior catcher Eric Bigani leads the team with eight doubles and a .593 slugging percentage.
The Rebels have a staff ERA of 4.96 which ranks second in the MW and UNLV leads the MW in walks allowed per nine innings (2.55). UNLV sits second in the MW in strikeout-to-walk ratio in 2.65 with 98 strikeouts and 37 walks and are holding opponents to a .297 average.
Conner Woods and Jimmy Gamboa lead the team with two wins apiece and Bradley Spooner has a team-high 19 strikeouts in 17.2 innings.
'Dogs at UNLV Series (11-7)
The 'Dogs have won four of six series in Las Vegas as MW foes with sweeps in 2015 & 2019 and series wins in 2016 and 2017.
May 3-5, 2013 - 1-2
May 8-10, 2015 - 3-0
May 13-15, 2016 - 2-1
May 5-7, 2017 - 2-1
March 2-4, 2018 - 0-3
May 15-17, 2019 - 3-0
Batesole closing in on 600 wins at Fresno State
With one more win, head coach Mike Batesole will win his 600th game at Fresno State and with two more wins, he will pass Pete Beiden for second all-time in wins at Fresno State as the longtime skipper (1948-69) went 600-268 in 21 seasons.
Double trouble
Fresno State ranks seventh in the nation in double plays per game (1.00) and are 29th in the country with 17 double plays.
Walk it out
The Bulldogs lead the Mountain West with 84 walks drawn averaging five per game.
Dixon starting strong
Sophomore southpaw Jake Dixon ranks third in the nation in starts with six.
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateBSB
Instagram:Â fresnostbaseball
Facebook:Â FresnoStateAthletics
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