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Fresno State Athletics
Saturday, May 1
Albuquerque, NM
12 P.M. PT
Fresno State
at
New Mexico
Photo by: Samuel Marshall
Bulldogs open May at New Mexico [May 1-2]
4/29/2021 12:00:00 PM | Baseball
Games 33-35: Fresno State (13-19, 10-12 MW) at New Mexico (9-17, 6-9 MW)
First Pitch:Â May 1-2 - Sat: 12 p.m. PT (DH), Sun: 11 a.m. PT
Stadium:Â Santa Ana Star Field
Surface:Â FieldTurf
Dimensions:Â 350Â (LF), 420 (CF), 350Â (RF)
All-Time Series:Â New Mexico leads 28-27-1
Last Meeting:Â Fresno State defeated New Mexico, 6-5 (March 14, 2021 in Fresno, Calif.)
Video:Â Mountain West Network
Radio:Â 940 AM ESPN
Live Stats:Â StatBroadcast
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateBSB
Bulldog Headlines
All-Time: New Mexico leads, 28-27-1
Last Meeting: March 14, 2021 (Fresno, Calif.) - W, 6-5
Current Streak: W1
Last Fresno State Win: March 14, 2021 (6-5) - Fresno, Calif.
Last UNM Win: March 13, 2021 (1-0) (10) -Â Fresno, Calif.
A look at the New Mexico Lobos
New Mexico is 9-17 overall on the season with a 6-9 mark in the Mountain West sitting in sixth place in the conference.
The Lobos are coming off a 10-4 loss at No. 11 Texas Tech on Wednesday and went 1-2 last weekend at Washington after seeing back-to-back weekend series canceled due to COVID-19.
The Lobos are hitting .281 from the plate to rank fourth in the MW and average 4.5 runs per game to sit sixth in the league.
UNM is led at the plate by sophomore infielder Mack Chambers with a .373 average and leads the team in at-bats (110), runs (18), hits (41) and total bases (61).Â
On the mound, the Lobos have a 5.58 ERA, fourth in the MW, and have a 2.23 strikeout-to-walk ratio with 223 strikeouts to 100 walks.
Senior right-hander Justin Armbruester has made eight starts with a 3-1 record and a 3.31 ERA in 49.0 innings and leads the MW with 62 strikeouts and is holding batters to a .201 average from the plate.
'Dogs at New Mexico MW series (5-13)
- April 12-14, 2013 - 0-3    - April 8-10, 2016 - 0-3
- April 11-13, 2014 - 0-3Â Â Â Â - March 31-April 2, 2017 - 1-2
- March 27-29, 2015 - 1-2Â Â - April 6-8, 2018 - 3-0
High-powered offense
The Bulldogs rank second in the Mountain West with 206 runs scored and sit third in the league in scoring at 6.4 runs per game.
The 'Dogs have hit double-digits in six games with a pair of wins over CSU Bakersfield and San Jose State.
Kachel standing out
Sophomore infielder Andrew Kachel leads the MW in home runs with eight and leads the team in slugging percentage (.582).Â
Kachel has started all 32 games this season hitting .295 from the plate, leads the team in at-bats (122), hits (36), doubles (7), RBI (28) and total bases (71).
Hill & Dixon a nice 1-2 punch
Jamison Hill & Jake Dixon have combined to go 9-3 on the season. Hill has four wins in eight starts tossing 48.1 innings, has struck out 29 & walked only 10. He is coming off a seven-inning complete game win over San Jose State and is third in the MW in wins.
Dixon leads the team in wins (5), innings pitched (48.2), games started (10) and strikeouts (36) sitting first in the MW in wins, games started and fifth in innings pitched.
Double trouble
Fresno State ranks second in the nation in double plays per game (1.06) and are 10th in the country with 34 double plays.
Long balls
The 'Dogs lead the Mountain West in home runs (33) and are second in the MW in home runs per game (1.03) while ranking in the top 85 nationally.
Walk it out
The Bulldogs lead the Mountain West with 150 walks drawn averaging 4.7 per game.
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First Pitch:Â May 1-2 - Sat: 12 p.m. PT (DH), Sun: 11 a.m. PT
Stadium:Â Santa Ana Star Field
Surface:Â FieldTurf
Dimensions:Â 350Â (LF), 420 (CF), 350Â (RF)
All-Time Series:Â New Mexico leads 28-27-1
Last Meeting:Â Fresno State defeated New Mexico, 6-5 (March 14, 2021 in Fresno, Calif.)
Video:Â Mountain West Network
Radio:Â 940 AM ESPN
Live Stats:Â StatBroadcast
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateBSB
Bulldog Headlines
- The Bulldogs are coming off winning three of four games at San Jose State last weekend taking the final three games of the series.
- The 'Dogs make their first trip to Albuquerque since 2018 this weekend.
- Fresno State and New Mexico play for the second time this season as the 'Dogs won two of three games in Fresno in March.
- Head coach Mike Batesole moved past the legendary Pete Beiden for the second most all-time wins at Fresno State with his 602nd win on April 17.
- The Lobos narrowly lead the all-time series over Fresno State, 28-27-1.Â
- The Diamond 'Dogs rank second in the nation in double plays per game averaging 1.06 per game and rank 10th nationally with 34.
- The Bulldogs lead the MW in walks (150) & home runs (33), sit second in runs (206) & are third in scoring (6.4) and fourth in slugging percentage (.429).
- Sophomore infielder Andrew Kachel leads the MW in home runs (8).
- Sophomore left-hander Jake Dixon is tied for the MW lead in wins (5).
- Fresno State and New Mexico have met 56 times on the baseball diamond.
- The Lobos narrowly lead the all-time series over the Bulldogs, 28-27-1.
- The two teams met earlier this season in Fresno with the 'Dogs winning two of three games in March, including the series finale in walk-off fashion.
- The 'Dogs are 5-13 at New Mexico since moving into the Mountain West in 2013 sweeping the Lobos in its last series in Albuquerque in 2018.
- Head coach Mike Batesole is 18-25-1 against New Mexico while at Fresno State.
All-Time: New Mexico leads, 28-27-1
Last Meeting: March 14, 2021 (Fresno, Calif.) - W, 6-5
Current Streak: W1
Last Fresno State Win: March 14, 2021 (6-5) - Fresno, Calif.
Last UNM Win: March 13, 2021 (1-0) (10) -Â Fresno, Calif.
A look at the New Mexico Lobos
New Mexico is 9-17 overall on the season with a 6-9 mark in the Mountain West sitting in sixth place in the conference.
The Lobos are coming off a 10-4 loss at No. 11 Texas Tech on Wednesday and went 1-2 last weekend at Washington after seeing back-to-back weekend series canceled due to COVID-19.
The Lobos are hitting .281 from the plate to rank fourth in the MW and average 4.5 runs per game to sit sixth in the league.
UNM is led at the plate by sophomore infielder Mack Chambers with a .373 average and leads the team in at-bats (110), runs (18), hits (41) and total bases (61).Â
On the mound, the Lobos have a 5.58 ERA, fourth in the MW, and have a 2.23 strikeout-to-walk ratio with 223 strikeouts to 100 walks.
Senior right-hander Justin Armbruester has made eight starts with a 3-1 record and a 3.31 ERA in 49.0 innings and leads the MW with 62 strikeouts and is holding batters to a .201 average from the plate.
'Dogs at New Mexico MW series (5-13)
- April 12-14, 2013 - 0-3    - April 8-10, 2016 - 0-3
- April 11-13, 2014 - 0-3Â Â Â Â - March 31-April 2, 2017 - 1-2
- March 27-29, 2015 - 1-2Â Â - April 6-8, 2018 - 3-0
High-powered offense
The Bulldogs rank second in the Mountain West with 206 runs scored and sit third in the league in scoring at 6.4 runs per game.
The 'Dogs have hit double-digits in six games with a pair of wins over CSU Bakersfield and San Jose State.
Kachel standing out
Sophomore infielder Andrew Kachel leads the MW in home runs with eight and leads the team in slugging percentage (.582).Â
Kachel has started all 32 games this season hitting .295 from the plate, leads the team in at-bats (122), hits (36), doubles (7), RBI (28) and total bases (71).
Hill & Dixon a nice 1-2 punch
Jamison Hill & Jake Dixon have combined to go 9-3 on the season. Hill has four wins in eight starts tossing 48.1 innings, has struck out 29 & walked only 10. He is coming off a seven-inning complete game win over San Jose State and is third in the MW in wins.
Dixon leads the team in wins (5), innings pitched (48.2), games started (10) and strikeouts (36) sitting first in the MW in wins, games started and fifth in innings pitched.
Double trouble
Fresno State ranks second in the nation in double plays per game (1.06) and are 10th in the country with 34 double plays.
Long balls
The 'Dogs lead the Mountain West in home runs (33) and are second in the MW in home runs per game (1.03) while ranking in the top 85 nationally.
Walk it out
The Bulldogs lead the Mountain West with 150 walks drawn averaging 4.7 per game.
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateBSB
Instagram:Â fresnostbaseball
Facebook:Â FresnoStateAthletics
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