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Fresno State Athletics
Saturday, April 17
Fresno, CA
1:35 P.M. PT
Fresno State
vs
San Diego State
Photo by: Samuel Marshall
Bulldogs host Aztecs [April 17-18]
4/15/2021 2:30:00 PM | Baseball
Games 26-28: Fresno State (9-16, 6-9 MW) vs. San Diego State (17-8, 12-6 MW)
First Pitch:Â April 17-18 - Sat: 1:35 p.m. (DH), Sun: 1:35 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 Series tied 104-104
Last Meeting:Â San Diego State defeated Fresno State, 12-7 (March 7, 2021 in San Diego, Calif.)
Video:Â Mountain West Network
Radio:Â 940 AM ESPN
Live Stats:Â bulldogslive.com
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateBSB
Bulldog Headlines
All-Time: Series tied, 104-104
Last Meeting: March 7, 2021 (San Diego, Calif.) - L, 12-7
Current Streak: L2
Last Fresno State Win: March 6, 2021 (3-2) - San Diego, Calif.
Last SDSU Win: March 7, 2021 (12-7) - San Diego, Calif.
A look at the San Diego State Aztecs
SDSU is 17-8 overall on the season sitting first in the MW with a 12-6 mark. The Aztecs are coming off winning one of three at home last weekend against Nevada, but have MW series over Fresno State, UNLV, Air Force, San Jose State and New Mexico
The Aztecs are hitting .336 to lead the nation and top the MW in on-base percentage (.414), runs (225), hits (305), RBI (202), total bases (414), scoring (9.0), stolen bases (35) & sacrifice flies (17)
SDSU has five Aztecs hitting over .300 with both Jaden Fein and Matt Rudick sitting one and two in the MW in batting average with Fein hitting .457 and Rudick recording a .434 average. Fein leads the team in hits (48), doubles (10), RBI (35), on-base percentage (.508) while Rudick has a team-leading 35 runs scored and 10 stolen bases.
On the mound, the Aztecs have a 4.95 ERA, second in the MW, while leading the conference in oppossing batting average (.269) and strikeouts (213).Â
The weekend rotation of Michael Paredes, Troy Melton and Ricky Tibbett have combined for eight wins and 111 strikeouts. Tre Brown has three saves in a team-high 10 appearances and is one of three Aztecs along with Paredes and Melton with a team-leading three wins.
'Dogs vs. SDSU MW series (8-10)
- March 15-17, 2013 - 1-2 Â Â Â Â Â - May 6-8, 2016 - 2-1
- May 15-17, 2014 - 1-2 Â Â Â Â Â Â - March 25-26, 2017 - 1-2Â
- April 24-26, 2015 - 1-2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â - May 10-12, 2019 - 2-1
Batesole reaches career milestone at Fresno State
With two wins over the weekend, head coach Mike Batesole won his 600th and 601st games at Fresno State to move into a tie with Pete Beiden for second all-time in wins at Fresno State.
Records at Fresno State
Bob Bennett (1967, '70-2002) - 1,302 -759-4 (.631)
Pete Beiden (1948-'66, '68-69) - 601-268 (.692)
Mike Batesole (2003-present) - 601-464-1 (.564)
Dixon named Mountain West Pitcher of the Week
Sophomore left-hander Jake Dixon earned Mountain West Pitcher of the Week honors on Monday. He tossed a career-high 8.0 innings on Saturday in a 7-1 win over Air Force limiting the Falcons to three hits, all singles, did not allow any runs and struck out a career-best seven.
Kachel standing out
Sophomore infielder Andrew Kachel leads the MW in home runs with six and leads the team in slugging percentage (.565). Kachel has started all 25 games this season hitting .293 from the plate, leads the team in at-bats (92), home runs (6) and total bases (52).
Double trouble
Fresno State ranks third in the nation in double plays per game (1.12) and are 7th in the country with 28 double plays.
Long balls
The 'Dogs have 15Â home runs over the last eight games and 27 as a team on the season to lead the Mountain West and ranks second and 64th nationally in home runs per game (1.08).
Walk it out
The Bulldogs lead the Mountain West with 121 walks drawn averaging 4.8 per game.
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First Pitch:Â April 17-18 - Sat: 1:35 p.m. (DH), Sun: 1:35 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 Series tied 104-104
Last Meeting:Â San Diego State defeated Fresno State, 12-7 (March 7, 2021 in San Diego, Calif.)
Video:Â Mountain West Network
Radio:Â 940 AM ESPN
Live Stats:Â bulldogslive.com
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateBSB
Bulldog Headlines
- Head coach Mike Batesole earned his 600th and 601st wins at Fresno State on Saturday as the Bulldogs claimed the series over Air Force.
- Sophomore left-hander Jake Dixon earned his first career Mountain West Pitcher of the Week honor on Monday.
- The 'Dogs fell 2-1 at USC on Tuesday evening in its latest contest.
- Batesole becomes the third head coach to win 600 games at Fresno State joining Pete Beiden (601) and Bob Bennett (1,302) and with one more win will move into second all-time in wins at Fresno State.
- The all-time series against SDSU is tied 104-104.
- The Diamond 'Dogs rank second in the nation in double plays per game averaging 1.17 per game and rank 6th nationally with 28.
- The Bulldogs lead the MW in walks (121) & home runs (27), sit third in runs (148) & scoring (5.9) and are fourth in slugging percentage (.418).
- Andrew Kachel leads the MW with six home runs.
- The Bulldogs and Aztecs all-time series is tied 104-104.
- The 'Dogs have only played San Jose State more often (259 games) than the Aztecs.
- The 'Dogs won the series opener at San Diego State in the MW opener in March winning 3-2 in game one before falling 17-0 in 7 innings and 12-7 in the series finale.
- SDSU's last series in Fresno came at the end of the 2019 season with the 'Dogs taking two of three games.
- The Bulldogs are 20-25 vs. SDSU since joining the MW.
All-Time: Series tied, 104-104
Last Meeting: March 7, 2021 (San Diego, Calif.) - L, 12-7
Current Streak: L2
Last Fresno State Win: March 6, 2021 (3-2) - San Diego, Calif.
Last SDSU Win: March 7, 2021 (12-7) - San Diego, Calif.
A look at the San Diego State Aztecs
SDSU is 17-8 overall on the season sitting first in the MW with a 12-6 mark. The Aztecs are coming off winning one of three at home last weekend against Nevada, but have MW series over Fresno State, UNLV, Air Force, San Jose State and New Mexico
The Aztecs are hitting .336 to lead the nation and top the MW in on-base percentage (.414), runs (225), hits (305), RBI (202), total bases (414), scoring (9.0), stolen bases (35) & sacrifice flies (17)
SDSU has five Aztecs hitting over .300 with both Jaden Fein and Matt Rudick sitting one and two in the MW in batting average with Fein hitting .457 and Rudick recording a .434 average. Fein leads the team in hits (48), doubles (10), RBI (35), on-base percentage (.508) while Rudick has a team-leading 35 runs scored and 10 stolen bases.
On the mound, the Aztecs have a 4.95 ERA, second in the MW, while leading the conference in oppossing batting average (.269) and strikeouts (213).Â
The weekend rotation of Michael Paredes, Troy Melton and Ricky Tibbett have combined for eight wins and 111 strikeouts. Tre Brown has three saves in a team-high 10 appearances and is one of three Aztecs along with Paredes and Melton with a team-leading three wins.
'Dogs vs. SDSU MW series (8-10)
- March 15-17, 2013 - 1-2 Â Â Â Â Â - May 6-8, 2016 - 2-1
- May 15-17, 2014 - 1-2 Â Â Â Â Â Â - March 25-26, 2017 - 1-2Â
- April 24-26, 2015 - 1-2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â - May 10-12, 2019 - 2-1
Batesole reaches career milestone at Fresno State
With two wins over the weekend, head coach Mike Batesole won his 600th and 601st games at Fresno State to move into a tie with Pete Beiden for second all-time in wins at Fresno State.
Records at Fresno State
Bob Bennett (1967, '70-2002) - 1,302 -759-4 (.631)
Pete Beiden (1948-'66, '68-69) - 601-268 (.692)
Mike Batesole (2003-present) - 601-464-1 (.564)
Dixon named Mountain West Pitcher of the Week
Sophomore left-hander Jake Dixon earned Mountain West Pitcher of the Week honors on Monday. He tossed a career-high 8.0 innings on Saturday in a 7-1 win over Air Force limiting the Falcons to three hits, all singles, did not allow any runs and struck out a career-best seven.
Kachel standing out
Sophomore infielder Andrew Kachel leads the MW in home runs with six and leads the team in slugging percentage (.565). Kachel has started all 25 games this season hitting .293 from the plate, leads the team in at-bats (92), home runs (6) and total bases (52).
Double trouble
Fresno State ranks third in the nation in double plays per game (1.12) and are 7th in the country with 28 double plays.
Long balls
The 'Dogs have 15Â home runs over the last eight games and 27 as a team on the season to lead the Mountain West and ranks second and 64th nationally in home runs per game (1.08).
Walk it out
The Bulldogs lead the Mountain West with 121 walks drawn averaging 4.8 per game.
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateBSB
Instagram:Â fresnostbaseball
Facebook:Â FresnoStateAthletics
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