Fresno State Athletics
Friday, April 1
Fresno, CA
6:05 P.M. PT
Fresno State
vs
Air Force
Photo by: Musashi Sukeda
Diamond 'Dogs take on Air Force
3/31/2022 12:30:00 PM | Baseball
Games 25-27: Air Force (8-14, 2-6 MW) at Fresno State (12-12, 6-3 MW)
First Pitch:Â April 1-3 - Fri: 6:05 p.m., Sat: 6:05 p.m., Sun: 1:05 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 35-14
Last Meeting:Â Fresno State defeated Air Force, 9-8 (May 29, 2021 in Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Video:Â Mountain West Network
Radio:Â Bulldog Sports Network
Live Stats:Â bulldogslive.com
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateBSB
Tickets:Â Purchase
The Falcons are 8-14 on the season with a 2-6 mark in Mountain West action. Air Force is coming off winning one of three games at home over New Mexico last weekend and also has a MW victory over Nevada.
Air Force is hitting .260 as a team and is averaging 6.1 runs per game and is 3-7 on the road this season.
Sam Kulasingam leads the Falcons hitting .356 from the plate and tops the team in hits (31), walks (16) & on-base percentage (.447). Jay Thomason has smacked a team-leading eight home runs, driven in 16 RBIs and scored 17 runs.
The Falcons have a 6.15 ERA with a 1.73 strikeout-to-walk ratio with 157 strikeouts to 91 walks.
Preseason All-American Paul Skenes leads the staff in innings pitched (25.1) & strikeouts (32) and is 2-2 with a 3.55 ERA in five starts. Doyle Gehring has five saves to rank second in the MW and Duke Benge has made a MW-best 14 appearances.
Mountain West leaders
The Diamond 'Dogs lead the Mountain West in ERA (4.44), runs allowed (116) and top the MW & rank seventh in the nation in sacrifice bunts (19).
Morgan sits atop the conference in batting average (.417), doubles (14) and hits (40). His 14 doubles lead the nation in doubles.
Ixan Henderson leads in strikeouts (47), ERA (1.05), opposing batting average (.185) and wins (5).
Grotto toughest to strikeout in the nation
Mason Grotto has only struck out once in 58 at-bats this season to rank tops in the nation & is hitting .328 with six runs scored, seven walks and 13 RBIs.
'Dogs vs. Air Force MW series (21-6)
The Bulldogs have won seven of eight series at home over the Falcons as members of the MW.
First Pitch:Â April 1-3 - Fri: 6:05 p.m., Sat: 6:05 p.m., Sun: 1:05 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 35-14
Last Meeting:Â Fresno State defeated Air Force, 9-8 (May 29, 2021 in Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Video:Â Mountain West Network
Radio:Â Bulldog Sports Network
Live Stats:Â bulldogslive.com
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateBSB
Tickets:Â Purchase
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Bulldog Headlines
- The 'Dogs continue Mountain West play this weekend hosting Air Force.
- The Bulldogs are coming off a three-game sweep at San Diego State last weekend outscoring the Aztecs, 15-3.
- The Diamond 'Dogs are celebrating their 100th season on the diamond this season.
- The 'Dogs lead the overall series against Air Force, 35-14 with each team winning three games apiece in six meetings last season.
- The 'Dogs enter the weekend second in the Mountain West, two games behind UNLV for first place, and lead the MW in sacrifice bunts (19), ERA (4.44) and runs allowed (116).
- Zach Morgan, who was named the 11th-best catcher by D1Baseball.com this week, leads the Mountain West in batting average (.417), hits (40) and doubles (14).
- Ixan Henderson leads the MW in ERA (1.05), opposing batting average (.185), strikeouts (47) and wins (5).
Fresno State vs. Air Force - The Series
- Fresno State and Air Force have met 49 times on the baseball diamond with the Bulldogs leading 35-14.
- The 'Dogs and Falcons met six times last season with each team winning three games apiece.
- The Bulldogs are 21-6 against Air Force at home since moving into the MW in 2013.
- The 'Dogs travel to Air Force on April 22-24.
- All-Time: Fresno State leads, 35-14
- Last Meeting: May 29, 2021 - W, 9-8 - USAFA, Colo.
- Current Streak: W1
- Last Fresno State Win: May 29, 2021 (9-8) - USAFA, Colo.
- Last Air Force Win: May 28, 2021 (13-6) - USAFA, Colo.
- .277 Batting Average: No. 4
- .413 Slugging Pct: No. 6
- .365 On base Pct: No. 5
- 135 Runs: No. T-5
- 231 Hits: No. 5
- 130 RBI: No. 5
- 46 Doubles: No. 5
- 5 Triples: No. T-4
- 19 Home Runs: No. 6Â
- 19 sacrifice bunts: No. 1
- 97 walks: No. 6
- 4.44 ERA: No. 1
- .262 Opposing bat average: No. 2
- 4 saves: No. T-4
- 228 strikeouts: No. 2
- 106 Earned runs allowed: No. 1Â
- 216 Hits allowed: No. 3
- 78 walks allowed: No. 2
- 44 doubles allowed: No. 2
- 6 triples allowed: No. T-2
- 16 home runs allowed: No. 1
- .975 Fielding Percentage: No. 2
- 235 Assists: No. 4
- 9 double plays: No. 7
- Batting avg: Zach Morgan - 1st (.417)
- Doubles: Morgan - 1st (14) - 1st nationally
- Hits: Morgan - T-1st (40) - 23rd nationally
- Walks: Kachel - T-2nd (18)
- ERA: Henderson - 1st (1.05)
- Opposing bat. avg: Henderson - 1st (.185)
- Strikeouts: Henderson - 1st (47)
- Innings Pitched: Jake Dixon - 1st (36.1)
- Wins: Henderson - 1st (5) - 3rd nationally
The Falcons are 8-14 on the season with a 2-6 mark in Mountain West action. Air Force is coming off winning one of three games at home over New Mexico last weekend and also has a MW victory over Nevada.
Air Force is hitting .260 as a team and is averaging 6.1 runs per game and is 3-7 on the road this season.
Sam Kulasingam leads the Falcons hitting .356 from the plate and tops the team in hits (31), walks (16) & on-base percentage (.447). Jay Thomason has smacked a team-leading eight home runs, driven in 16 RBIs and scored 17 runs.
The Falcons have a 6.15 ERA with a 1.73 strikeout-to-walk ratio with 157 strikeouts to 91 walks.
Preseason All-American Paul Skenes leads the staff in innings pitched (25.1) & strikeouts (32) and is 2-2 with a 3.55 ERA in five starts. Doyle Gehring has five saves to rank second in the MW and Duke Benge has made a MW-best 14 appearances.
Mountain West leaders
The Diamond 'Dogs lead the Mountain West in ERA (4.44), runs allowed (116) and top the MW & rank seventh in the nation in sacrifice bunts (19).
Morgan sits atop the conference in batting average (.417), doubles (14) and hits (40). His 14 doubles lead the nation in doubles.
Ixan Henderson leads in strikeouts (47), ERA (1.05), opposing batting average (.185) and wins (5).
Grotto toughest to strikeout in the nation
Mason Grotto has only struck out once in 58 at-bats this season to rank tops in the nation & is hitting .328 with six runs scored, seven walks and 13 RBIs.
'Dogs vs. Air Force MW series (21-6)
The Bulldogs have won seven of eight series at home over the Falcons as members of the MW.
- April 19-21, 2013 - 4-0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
- April 26-27, 2014 - 3-0Â
- April 18-19, 2015 - 1-2
- April 1-3, 2016Â - 3-0
- April 13-15, 2017 - 2-1
- April 27-29, 2018 - 2-1
- April 12-14, 2019 - 4-1
- April 10-11, 2021 - 2-1
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