'Dogs travel to San Diego State

Games 22-24: Fresno State (9-12, 3-3 MW) at San Diego State (5-15, 0-6 MW)

First Pitch: March 25-27 - Fri: 6 p.m., Sat: 6 p.m., Sun: 1 p.m.
Stadium: Tony Gwynn Stadium
Surface: Grass
Dimensions: 340 (LF), 410 (CF), 340 (RF)
All-Time Series: San Diego State leads 106-105
Last Meeting: SDSU defeated Fresno State, 21-14 (April 18, 2021 in Fresno, Calif.)

Video: Mountain West Network
Radio: Bulldog Sports Network
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Twitter: @FresnoStateBSB

Bulldog Headlines

The 'Dogs continue Mountain West play this weekend at San Diego State.
The Bulldogs are coming off a midweek setback to Long Beach State after taking two of three against Nevada last weekend.
The Diamond 'Dogs are celebrating their 100th season on the diamond this season.
The 'Dogs trail the all-time series against the Aztecs, 106-105 after SDSU took four of six games last season.
Zach Morgan, who was named to the Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award Watch List on March 10, leads the conference in batting average (.424), hits (36) and doubles (12).
Ixan Henderson leads the MW in ERA (1.27), opposing batting average (.196) and strikeouts (41).
The 'Dogs lead the MW in sacrifice bunts (14) and strikeouts (200).

Fresno State vs. San Diego State - The Series

Fresno State and San Diego State have met 211 times on the baseball diamond with the Aztecs narrowly leading 106-105.
The 'Dogs and Aztecs met six times last season with the Bulldogs winning one game at home and one game in San Diego.
The Bulldogs are 21-27 vs. SDSU since joining the MW.
The 'Dogs have only played San Jose State more often (263 games) than the Aztecs.

SERIES HISTORY

All-Time: San Diego State leads, 106-105
Last Meeting: April 18, 2021 (Fresno, Calif.) - L, 21-14
Current Streak: L1
Last Fresno State Win: April 17, 2021 (5-3) - Fresno, Calif.
Last Nevada Win: April 18, 2021 (21-14) - Fresno, Calif.

Where Fresno State Ranked Offensively in the Mountain West/nation in 2022

.289 Batting Average: No. 3
.430 Slugging Pct: No. 4
.367 On base Pct: No. 4
120 Runs: No. 4
213 Hits: No. 2
115 RBI: No. 4
40 Doubles: No. T-3
5 Triples: No. T-3
18 Home Runs: No. 5
14 sacrifice bunts: No. 1
77 walks: No. 6

Where Fresno State Ranked Pitching in the Mountain West/nation in 2022

4.98 ERA: No. 2
.272 Opposing bat average: No. 3
3 saves: No. T-4
200 strikeouts: No. 1
104 Earned runs allowed: No. 2
200 Hits allowed: No. 4
72 walks allowed: No. 2
44 doubles allowed: No. 4
5 triples allowed: No. T-1
15 home runs allowed: No. 1

Where Fresno State Ranks Fielding in the Mountain West/nation in 2022

.973 Fielding Percentage: No. 2
202 Assists: No. 2
9 double plays: No. 7

Where Fresno State Players Ranked in the Mountain West/NCAA in 2022

Batting avg: Zach Morgan - 1st (.424)
On-base pct.: Newton - 6th (.462)
Doubles: Morgan - 1st (12) - 3rd nationally
Hits: Morgan - T-1st (36) - 12th nationally
Total bases: Morgan - T-3rd (51)
Walks: Kachel - 1st (16)
ERA: Henderson - 1st (1.27)
Opposing bat. avg: Henderson - 1st (.196)
Strikeouts: Henderson - 1st (41)
Innings Pitched: Jake Dixon - 2nd (28.2)
Earned runs allowed: Henderson - 1st (4)
Wins: Henderson - T-1st (4) - 10th nationally

A look at the San Diego State Aztecs
The Aztecs are off to a slow start to the season getting off to a 5-15 start with an 0-6 mark in Mountain West play.

SDSU is hitting .238 as a team and is averaging 4.6 runs per game while 10 of its 15 losses have come within two runs or in extra innings.

Cole Carrigg leads the Aztecs hitting .347 and is topping the team in hits (25), RBI (12) and total bases (33) while Caden Miller has started all 20 games swiping a team-high six stolen bases and scored 12 runs.

San Diego State has a MW-best 4.77 ERA as a team and also leads the conference in hits allowed per nine innings (8.73) & strikeouts per nine innings (10.0).

Jacob Flores leads SDSU in innings pitched (25.1) and strikeouts (28) while limiting opponents to a .240 average and Troy Melton has made a pair of starts striking out eight in 6.2 innings with a 0.00 ERA.

Mountain West leaders
The Diamond 'Dogs lead the Mountain West in sacrifice bunts (14) and strikeouts (200).

Morgan sits atop the conference in batting average (.424), doubles (12) and hits (36).

Andrew Kachel has drawn a MW-leading 16 walks and Ixan Henderson leads in strikeouts (41), ERA (1.27) and opposing batting average (.196).

'Dogs at San Diego State series (10-11)
The Bulldogs have won three of seven series in San Diego as members of the Mountain West winning in 2016, 2017 & 2019.

April 26-28, 2013 - 1-2
March 28-30, 2014 - 1-2
March 4-6, 2016 - 2-1
May 18-20, 2017 - 2-1
April 18-20, 2018 - 1-2
March 29-31, 2019 - 2-1
March 6-7, 2021 - 1-2

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