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Fresno State Athletics
Wednesday, April 7
Fresno, CA
3:05 P.M. PT
Fresno State
vs
Pacific
Photo by: Keith Kountz
'Dogs welcome Tigers back to Fresno
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Game 21: Fresno State (7-13) vs. Pacific (7-17)
First Pitch:Â April 7Â - Wed: 3:05 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 Fresno State leads 101-48
Last Meeting:Â Fresno State defeated Pacific, 5-4 (March 24, 2021 in Fresno, Calif.)
Video:Â Mountain West Network
Radio:Â 940 AM ESPN
Live Stats:Â bulldogslive.com
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateBSB
Bulldog Headlines
All-Time: Fresno State leads 101-48
Last Meeting: March 24, 2021 (Fresno, Calif.) - W, 5-4
Current Streak: W1
Last Fresno State Win:Â March 24, 2021 (Fresno, Calif.) - W, 5-4
Last Pacific Win: March 17, 2021 (Stockton, Calif.) - W, 3-2
A look at the Pacific Tigers
Pacific is 7-17Â on the season having lost 10 straight games since defeating the Bulldogs at home on March 17 by a score of 3-2. The Tigers are 4-11 on the road with a pair of wins at CSUB and one apiece at Cal and Saint Mary's.Â
Pacific is hitting .240 as a team to rank eighth in the WCC while averaging 3.9 runs per game. Junior infielder James Arakawa checks in sixth in the WCC hitting .354Â and leads the Tigers in hits (28), total bases (32), RBI (9) and on-base percentage (.426).
The Tigers hold a 5.68 ERA as a staff, ninth in the WCC, while holding opponents to a .295 average from the plate. Sophomore right-hander Hunter Hayes will make his sixth start of the season on Wednesday and has racked up 19 strikeouts in 18.2 innings.
BYU: 21-12 (2014)
Gonzaga: 28-1 (2017)
LMU: 28-16 (2010)
Pacific: 101-48 (2021)
Pepperdine: 41-29 (2018)
Portland: 10-5 (2009)
San Diego: 20-7 (2011)
Santa Clara: 71-45 (2012)
San Francisco: 80-21 (2021)
Saint Mary's: 71-22 (2018)
*will play in 2021
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.
Records at Fresno State
Bob Bennett (1967, '70-2002) - 1,302 -759-4 (.631)
Pete Beiden (1948-'66, '68-69) - 600-268 (.691)
Mike Batesole (2003-present) - 599-461-1 (.565)
Double trouble
Fresno State ranks second in the nation in double plays per game (1.15) and are 10th in the country with 23 double plays.
Long balls
The 'Dogs smacked nine home runs in three games in Las Vegas and now has 21 as a team on the season to lead the Mountain West and ranks second and 64th nationally in home runs per game (1.05).
Walk it out
The Bulldogs lead the Mountain West with 92 walks drawn averaging 4.6 per game.
Dixon starting strong
Sophomore southpaw Jake Dixon ranks third in the nation in starts with seven.
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First Pitch:Â April 7Â - Wed: 3:05 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 Fresno State leads 101-48
Last Meeting:Â Fresno State defeated Pacific, 5-4 (March 24, 2021 in Fresno, 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 goes for his 600th career win at Fresno State on Wednesday against Pacific.
- The 'Dogs are coming off dropping three hard-fought games at UNLV last weekend.
- The Bulldogs & Tigers are meeting for the third time this season with each team winning at their home field.
- Batesole will become the third head coach to win 600 games at Fresno State joining Pete Beiden (600) and Bob Bennett (1,302).
- The Diamond 'Dogs rank second in the nation in double plays per game averaging 1.15 per game and rank 10th nationally with 23.
- The Bulldogs lead the MW in walks (92) & home runs (21), fourth in runs (116) & slugging percentage (.418) and fifth in scoring (5.8) & on-base percentage (.356).
- Jake Dixon ranks third nationally with seven starts on the mound.
- Nate Thimjon leads the MW with 0.25 home runs per game.
- Fresno State and Pacific have met 149 times on the baseball diamond.
- The Bulldogs lead the all-time series over the Tigers, 101-48.
- The 'Dogs scored five unanswered runs at home on March 24 to come back from a 4-0 deficit for a 5-4 win.
- Pacific won 3-2 in Stockton on March 17.
- Head coach Mike Batesole is 6-7 against Pacific while at Fresno State.
All-Time: Fresno State leads 101-48
Last Meeting: March 24, 2021 (Fresno, Calif.) - W, 5-4
Current Streak: W1
Last Fresno State Win:Â March 24, 2021 (Fresno, Calif.) - W, 5-4
Last Pacific Win: March 17, 2021 (Stockton, Calif.) - W, 3-2
A look at the Pacific Tigers
Pacific is 7-17Â on the season having lost 10 straight games since defeating the Bulldogs at home on March 17 by a score of 3-2. The Tigers are 4-11 on the road with a pair of wins at CSUB and one apiece at Cal and Saint Mary's.Â
Pacific is hitting .240 as a team to rank eighth in the WCC while averaging 3.9 runs per game. Junior infielder James Arakawa checks in sixth in the WCC hitting .354Â and leads the Tigers in hits (28), total bases (32), RBI (9) and on-base percentage (.426).
The Tigers hold a 5.68 ERA as a staff, ninth in the WCC, while holding opponents to a .295 average from the plate. Sophomore right-hander Hunter Hayes will make his sixth start of the season on Wednesday and has racked up 19 strikeouts in 18.2 innings.
BYU: 21-12 (2014)
Gonzaga: 28-1 (2017)
LMU: 28-16 (2010)
Pacific: 101-48 (2021)
Pepperdine: 41-29 (2018)
Portland: 10-5 (2009)
San Diego: 20-7 (2011)
Santa Clara: 71-45 (2012)
San Francisco: 80-21 (2021)
Saint Mary's: 71-22 (2018)
*will play in 2021
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.
Records at Fresno State
Bob Bennett (1967, '70-2002) - 1,302 -759-4 (.631)
Pete Beiden (1948-'66, '68-69) - 600-268 (.691)
Mike Batesole (2003-present) - 599-461-1 (.565)
Double trouble
Fresno State ranks second in the nation in double plays per game (1.15) and are 10th in the country with 23 double plays.
Long balls
The 'Dogs smacked nine home runs in three games in Las Vegas and now has 21 as a team on the season to lead the Mountain West and ranks second and 64th nationally in home runs per game (1.05).
Walk it out
The Bulldogs lead the Mountain West with 92 walks drawn averaging 4.6 per game.
Dixon starting strong
Sophomore southpaw Jake Dixon ranks third in the nation in starts with seven.
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateBSB
Instagram:Â fresnostbaseball
Facebook:Â FresnoStateAthletics
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