'Dogs open series against Wolf Pack [April 24-25]

April 24-25 | Fresno, Calif. | Margie Wright Diamond
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vs Nevada (Doubleheader) • Sat., April 24 • 1:00 p.m. PT • 3:30 p.m. PT
Series History: Fresno State leads 49-20 | Streak: NEV W1 | Last: NEV 5-1 (8) (2019)
vs Nevada • Sun., April 25 • 12:00 p.m. PT
Series History: Fresno State leads 49-20 | Streak: NEV W1 | Last: NEV 5-1 (8) (2019)

The Fresno State softball team will return to Mountain West play this weekend, hosting Nevada. The Bulldogs will face the Wolf Pack in a doubleheader on Saturday starting at 1 p.m. before capping off the weekend with a single game on Sunday at 12 p.m.

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BULLDOGS BITES:

Fresno State is 27-7 (11-1 MW) and 19-3 at home.
Fresno State is coming off a doubleheader sweep of Saint Mary's.
Fresno State sits at the top of the MW Standings.
Fresno State has won 25 out of its last 27 games.
Fresno State is on a 10-game winning streak.
Fresno State leads the MW in 19 statistical categories.
Fresno State owns a team ERA of 1.87.
Fresno State owns a team batting average of .301, and is averaging 6.38 runs per game.
Fresno State has five players batting above .300 in Hayleigh Galvan (.368), Kaitlyn Jennings (.366), Adrianna Noriega (.364), Keahilele Mattson (.337) and Vanessa Hernandez (.333).
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 WOLF PACK

Nevada is 17-11 (11-4 MW) this season and 3-3 on the road.
Nevada is coming off a series victory over Colorado State. The Wolf Pack defeated the Rams, 4-3 (8), in game three to secure the series win.
Nevada sits in third place in the Mountain West standings.
Nevada has won four out of its last five games.
Nevada has a notable win over No. 2 Washington, defeating the Huskies 8-5 on Feb. 19.
Nevada is batting .276 as a team.
Nevada has three players batting over .300.
Nevada has a team ERA of 3.11.
Kendall Fritz received her second-career Mountain West Pitcher of the Week honor on April 20 after her 2-0 performance during the Colorado State.

Conference Leaders

Fresno State leads the MW in wins, ERA, opposing batting average, hits, slugging percentage, runs scored, runs batted in, on base percentage, doubles, triples, batters struck out, total bases, total plate appearances, walks, hit by pitch and sacrifice flies.
Hailey Dolcini leads the conference in ERA (0.97), opposing batting average (.163), batters struck out (178), batters struck out looking (55) and wins (15).
Kaitlyn Jennings leads the MW in on base percentage (.484), runs scored (43), triples (5), hit by pitch (15), stolen bases (27), total plate appearances (126) and steal attempts (30). Jennings ranks No. 3 in batting average (.366).
Keahilele Mattson leads the MW in slugging percentage (.697), runs batted in (31) and ranks No. 4 in home runs (7).
Vanessa Hernandez leads the conference in walks (20).

Dealing Dolcini

Hailey Dolcini was named to the USA Softball Collegiate Player Top 25 Finalist List.
Dolcini owns a 15-3 record, including seven shutouts and two perfect games.
Dolcini is a perfect 7-0 in conference play.
Dolcini leads the conference in ERA (0.97), opposing batting average (.163), batters struck out (178), batters struck out looking (55) and wins (15).
Dolcini owns a 0.68 ERA in conference play, and touts a perfect 7-0 record in conference play.
Dolcini has recorded nine games with 11+ strikeouts.
The senior recorded the 16th and 17th perfect games in program history.
Dolcini tied the program record for most strikeouts in a 7 Inn. game with 18 in the 6-0 victory over New Mexico on April 2.
Dolcini has earned five 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.

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