FRESNO, Calif. -Â The Diamond 'Dogs look to continue their hot start to the season at Cal Poly on Tuesday.
Game 4: Fresno State (3-0) at Cal Poly (1-2)
First Pitch:Â Feb. 22Â - Tue:Â 6Â p.m.
Stadium:Â Baggett Stadium (3,138)
Surface:Â Grass
Dimensions:Â 335 (LF), 405Â (CF), 335 (RF)
All-Time Series:Â Fresno State leads 98-56
Last Meeting:Â Fresno State defeated Cal Poly, 13-0Â (Feb. 25, 2020Â in Fresno, Calif.)
Video:Â Cal Poly All-Access
Live Stats:Â StatBroadcast
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateBSB
Bulldog Headlines
- The Diamond 'Dogs swept their season-opening series over UC Riverside outscoring the Highlanders, 27-6 in three games.
- The 'Dogs are the lone undefeated Mountain West team remaining and off to their first 3-0 start since 2018.
- This will be the 'Dogs first meeting against Cal Poly since Feb. 25, 2020 and first in San Luis Obispo since April 9, 2019.
- The Bulldogs have defeated the Mustangs in six straight meetings.
- Sophomore southpaw Ixan Henderson was named MW Pitcher of the Week on Monday after throwing 5.2 shutout innings and struck out a career-high 12 on Saturday in a 17-2 win.
- Junior catcher Zach Morgan went 6-for-14 in the opening series with four doubles, four RBI and two runs scored.
- The 'Dogs rank 11th in the nation in ERA (1.33), 17th in hits allowed per 9 innings (5.33), 28th in slugging percentage (.559) & 37th in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.78).
Fresno State vs. Cal Poly - The Series
- Fresno State and Cal Poly have met 154 times.
- The 'Dogs lead the overall series, 98-56.
- The Bulldogs have won six straight meetings, including a pair on the road.
- Coach Batesole is 15-22 all-time against Cal Poly.
- The Mustangs travel to Fresno on May 3.
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time: Fresno State leads, 98-56
Last Meeting: Feb. 25, 2020 (Fresno, Calif.) - W, 13-0
Current Streak: W6
Last Fresno State Win: Feb. 25, 2020 (13-0) - Fresno, Calif.
Last Cal Poly Win: April 19, 2016 (7-1) - San Luis Obispo, Calif.
A look at the Cal Poly Mustangs
Cal Poly is off to a 1-2 start to the season after winning its series finale over Washington at home on Sunday, 5-1.
The Mustangs are coming off a 31-25 season in 2021 and a fourth-place finish in the Big West. Leading the Big West in batting average at .292 as a team, the Mustangs are averaging 4.3 runs per game and slugging .417 as a team.
On the mound, the Mustangs have a 3.00 team ERA with a 3-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio and freshman RHP Stevan Brooks will make his first career start on the mound.
'Dogs in road openers
The Bulldogs are looking for a win in their road opener for the first time since 2016 when they defeated San Diego State, 3-2 in 10 innings.
Bulldogs extend Season-Opening Winning Streak to 14
Fresno State extended its winning streak in season openers to 14 after a 5-3 win over UC Riverside on Friday. Dating back to 2009, the 'Dogs have now won their last 14 season openers as well as home openers over that time frame.
New 'Dogs in actionÂ
Six 'Dogs made their Bulldog debuts over the weekend with three pitchers
Roman Angelo (RHP),
Zach Statzer (RHP - San Joaquin Delta College),
Trevor Garcia (RHP - Allan Hancock College), infielders
Payton Allen (College of Sequoias) &
Travis Welker (Allan Hancock College) and freshman outfielder Bobb Blandford all seeing action.
Fresno State vs. Big West Conference opponents
With 10 of the 11 Big West opponents in the state of California, in addition to Hawai'i, the 'Dogs have a long history with foes from the Big West.
The Diamond 'Dogs are very familiar with the Big West with winning records against nine of the teams and have a 485-330 (59.4 pct.) all-time record.
Bulldogs All-Time Record vs. Big West opponents (year teams last played)
Cal State Fullerton: 39-55 (2019)
Cal Poly: 98-56 (2020)
CSU Bakersfield: 17-15 (2021)
CSUN: 54-26 (2018)
Hawai'i: 81-54 (2018)
Long Beach State: 61-52 (2018)
UC Davis: 39-17 (2015)
UC Irvine: 36-11 (2020)
UC Riverside: 7-3 (2022)
UC Santa Barbara: 53-41 (2019)
UC San Diego: N/A
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