Fresno State hosts New Mexico for three-game series [April 2-3]

April 2-3 | Fresno, Calif. | Margie Wright Diamond
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vs New Mexico (Doubleheader) • Fri., April 2 • 3:00 p.m. PT • 5:00 p.m. PT
Series History: Fresno State leads 48-7 | Streak: FS W5 | Last: FS 4-0 (2019)
vs New Mexico • Sat., April 3 • 11:00 a.m. PT
Series History: Fresno State leads 48-7 | Streak: FS W5 | Last: FS 4-0 (2019)

Fresno State will continue Mountain West Play with a three-game series against New Mexico at Margie Wright Diamond. The Bulldogs and Lobos will compete in a doubleheader on Friday afternoon, before finishing with a single game on Saturday morning.

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BULLDOG BITES:

Fresno State is 17-7 (5-1 MW) this season and 12-3 at home.
Fresno State clinched the series win over Utah State last weekend, but suffered its first loss of conference play in the final game,
Fresno State is tied with UNLV for first place in MW standings.
Fresno State has won 15 out of its last 17 games.
Fresno State leads the MW in wins (17), ERA (2.08), opposing batting average (.227), slugging percentage (.459), runs scored (127), home runs (19), triples (12), total bases (269), runs batted in (112) and batters struck out (171).
Fresno State has five players batting above .300 in Hayleigh Galvan (.345), Kaitlyn Jennings (.338) and Adrianna Noriega (.316) and Kelcey Carrasco (.304).
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 LOBOS

UNM is 2-23 (1-2 MW) this season and is 0-15 on the road.
UNM is coming off a series loss to Colorado State, falling to the Rams in two games but locking in one win over the weekend.
UNM is batting a .199 as a team, and is averaging 2.24 runs per game.
UNM touts two Lobos batting over .300.
UNM is averaging a team ERA of 8.04.
In the circle, Emma Guindon leads the Lobos with a 6.59 ERA and a 1-13 record.
UNM was picked to finish ninth in the MW Coaches' Preseason Poll.

Conference Leaders

Fresno State leads the MW in weekly accolades earned, chalking seven out of 14.
Fresno State leads the MW in wins (17), ERA (2.08), opposing batting average (.227), slugging percentage (.459), runs scored (127), home runs (19), triples (12), total bases (269), runs batted in (112) and batters struck out (171).
Dolcini leads the MW in ERA (1.09), opposing batting average (.177), innings pitched (83.1), and strikeouts (121) and wins (10).
Kaitlyn Jennings leads the MW in run scored (27), triples (5), stolen bases (15) and steal attempts (16).
Kelcey Carrasco leads the MW in runs batted in (24).
Alesia Denby leads the MW in sacrifice flies (2).

Dealing Dolcini

Hailey Dolcini owns a 10-3 record, including four shutouts.
Dolcini leads the MW in ERA (1.09), opposing batting average (.177), innings pitched (83.1), and strikeouts (121) and wins (10).
Dolcini has recorded seven 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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