Fresno State Athletics
Fresno State
19-18
Long Beach State
15-20
'Dogs top Dirtbags, 4-3
4/20/2022 9:45:00 PM | Baseball
Fresno State (19-18) raced out to a 4-0 lead and withstood three runs in the late innings by the Dirtbags for the victory.
The Bulldogs totaled 11 hits offensively with Andrew Kachel, Ivan Luna, Vinny Bologna and Travis Welker each nabbing two hits apiece.
For the second straight game, the 'Dogs used seven pitchers with Kyle Pruhsmeier making his second start of the season and was followed by Zach Statzer, Alex Kendrick, Matt Ottino, Will Springer, Robbie Peters and Roman Angelo.
Ottino earned his first career win as a pitcher with a flawless one inning of work while Angelo earned his first save as a Bulldog.
How It Happened
The 'Dogs tallied a pair of early runs in the top of the first on a two-run RBI double to left by Tommy Hopfe.
The Bulldogs increased their lead to 4-0 in the fourth with Bologna coming home on a RBI fielder's choice by Ben Newton and Payton Allen scored after a throwing error by Long Beach State allowed Welker to reach base.
After holding the Dirtbags to one hit through the first five innings, LBSU cut the 'Dogs lead in half in the sixth with a leadoff triple followed by a wild pitch and Peyton Schulze added an RBI triple.
The Dirtbags continued to chip away at the 'Dogs lead in the eighth scoring one on a two-out RBI single by Chris Jimenez to make it 4-3 in favor of the 'Dogs.
Angelo was able to work around a two-out single in the ninth to seal the win.
Up next
The 'Dogs continue their road trip this weekend at Air Force (16-20, 5-10 MW).
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ottino, Matt (1-0)
L: Noble, Jack (3-4)
S: Angelo, Roman (1)
Batting:
2B: Luna, Ivan 1 ; Hopfe, Tommy 1 ; Welker, Travis 1
RBI: Hopfe, Tommy 2 ; Newton, Ben 1 ; Welker, Travis 1
SH: Allen, Payton 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Morgan, Zach 1 ; Luna, Ivan 1 ; Bologna, Vinny 1 ; Allen, Payton 1
HBP: Morgan, Zach 1 ; Allen, Payton 1
PO: Bologna, Vinny 1
Batting:
3B: Saldivar, Eddie 1 ; Schulze, Peyton 1
RBI: Schulze, Peyton 1 ; Jimenez, Chris 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Saldivar, Eddie 1 ; Luttrell, Chase 1 ; White, Tyler 1
HBP: Saldivar, Eddie 1 ; Peppi, Rocco 1 ; Moeller, Kaden 1
