Thursday, May 19
Reno, NV
6 P.M. PT
Fresno State
at
Nevada
Photo by: Khon Saysamongdy
'Dogs wrap up regular season in Reno
5/18/2022 1:00:00 PM | Baseball
Games 53-55:Â Fresno State (25-27, 13-14 MW) at Nevada (27-22, 17-10 MW)
First Pitch:Â May 19-21Â - Thu:Â 6 p.m., Fri: 6Â p.m., Sat: 1 p.m.
Stadium:Â Don Weir Field at Peccole Park
Surface:Â Sprinturf
Dimensions:Â 340 (LF), 401 (CF), 340 (RF)
All-Time Series:Â Fresno State leads 112-74
Last Meeting: Nevada defeated Fresno State, 7-6 in 10 innings (March 20, 2022 in Fresno, Calif.)
Video:Â Mountain West Network
Radio: Bulldog Sports Network
Live Stats:Â bulldogslive.com
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateBSB
Bulldog Headlines
Nevada enters the final weekend of the regular season 27-22 overall and 17-10 in the Mountain West sitting second in the conference.
The Wolf Pack are 13-6 at home with Mountain West series wins over San Jose State, San Diego State, Air Force and New Mexico in Reno.
Nevada ranks second in the MW and 10th nationally hitting .310 as a team and also ranks top 20 in the country in scoring (17th - 8.5), hits (18th - 550), doubles (20th - 114), on-base percentage (20th - .409).
Josh Zamora leads Nevada offensively hitting .360 and tops the team in hits (71), doubles (16), runs (53), home runs (12), RBI (62) and slugging percentage (.635) while five other starters are each hitting over .300 on the season.
The pitching staff has a collective ERA of 6.50 with opponents hitting .293 against them. The starting rotation of Peyton Stumbo, Cam Walty and Kade Morris have combined for 16 wins with Walty leading the team with 78.2 innings pitched and 59 strikeouts.
'Dogs and Falcons battling for fourth and final spot at MW Championship
With three of the four spots for next's week MW Tournament decided, the Bulldogs and Air Force will fight for the final spot this weekend with the 'Dogs needing to finish one game above the Falcons this weekend.
'Dogs at Nevada MW series (7-14)
The Bulldogs lead the Mountain West and rank 24th in the nation with 32 sacrifice bunts with Travis Welker ranking second in the MW with seven.
Batesole earns 17th season with 25 or more wins at Fresno State
Head coach Mike Batesole has now won 25 or more games in 17 of his 19 full seasons at Fresno State and his 893 wins currently ranks 18th most among current Division I head coaches.
Bulldogs rank 12th in the nation in hits
Fresno State checks in 12th nationally in hits with 558 as the Mountain West has four of the nation's top 20 hitting offenses with UNLV leading the country with 675 hits, Air Force ninth (564) and Nevada 18th (550).
Pitching staff coming on strong
The 'Dogs rank in the top 25 in the nation in walks allowed per nine innings (19th - 3.27) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (21st - 2.85).
Three 'Dogs hit double-digit home runs
For the first time since 2017, the Bulldogs have at least three players with double-digit home runs as Andrew Kachel, Ivan Luna and Josh Lauck lead the team with 11 homers apiece.
Aaron Arruda led the team with 15 while Jake Stone (11), Jared Akins (11) and Scott Silva (10) combined for 47 of the 'Dogs 76 home runs in 2017.
First Pitch:Â May 19-21Â - Thu:Â 6 p.m., Fri: 6Â p.m., Sat: 1 p.m.
Stadium:Â Don Weir Field at Peccole Park
Surface:Â Sprinturf
Dimensions:Â 340 (LF), 401 (CF), 340 (RF)
All-Time Series:Â Fresno State leads 112-74
Last Meeting: Nevada defeated Fresno State, 7-6 in 10 innings (March 20, 2022 in Fresno, Calif.)
Video:Â Mountain West Network
Radio: Bulldog Sports Network
Live Stats:Â bulldogslive.com
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateBSB
Bulldog Headlines
- The 'Dogs wrap up the regular season this weekend traveling to Nevada.
- The Bulldogs won one of three games last weekend against UNLV taking the second contest, 8-7 in 11 innings on a walk-off hit by pitch to Zach Morgan on Saturday.
- The Diamond 'Dogs are celebrating their 100th season on the diamond this season.
- The 'Dogs enter the final weekend of Mountain West play tied for fourth with Air Force needing to finish one game in front of the Falcons in the final standings to advance to the MW Tournament next week.
- The Bulldogs have hit 62 home runs to rank fourth in the MW and 67th in the nation.
- Morgan ranks fifth in the MW with 19 doubles, sixth in batting average hitting .374 and is tied for seventh in hits with 77.
- Ixan Henderson leads the MW in strikeouts (97) and ranks third in ERA (3.86), innings pitched (74.2), opposing batting average (.233) and wins (7).
Fresno State vs. Nevada - The Series
- Fresno State and Nevada have met 186Â times on the baseball diamond with the 'Dogs leading 112-74.
- The 'Dogs won two of three games over the Wolf Pack at home in March taking the first two games of the series, 6-2 & 3-2 before dropping the final game, 7-6 in 10 innings.
- The Bulldogs won the series finale in Reno last season, 8-3 and are 7-14 at Nevada since moving into the MW in 2013.
- Coach Batesole is 57-45Â all-time against Nevada while at Fresno State.
- All-Time: Fresno State leads, 112-74
- Last Meeting: March 20, 2022 - L, 7-6 (10)
- Current Streak: L1
- Last Fresno State Win: March 20, 2022 (3-2) -Â Fresno, Calif.
- Last Nevada Win: March 20, 2022 (7-6) (10) - Fresno, Calif.
- .301Â Batting Average: No. 4
- .467Â Slugging Pct: No. 5
- .380Â On-base Pct: No. 4
- 332Â Runs: No. 6
- 558 Hits: No. 3
- 312 RBI: No. 5
- 98Â Doubles: No. 6
- 12Â Triples: No. T-6
- 62 Home Runs: No. 4
- 32 sacrifice bunts: No. 2
- 197Â walks: No. 6
- 5.06 ERA: No. 2
- .273 Opposing bat average: No. 2
- 12 saves: No. 3
- 484 strikeouts: No. 1
- 263 Earned runs allowed: No. 2
- 505 Hits allowed: No. 2
- 170 walks allowed: No. 1
- 104Â doubles allowed: No. 3
- 13Â triples allowed: No. 3
- 52 home runs allowed: No. 2
- .966 Fielding Percentage: No. 4
- 482 Assists: No. 5
- 30Â double plays: No. 7
- Batting avg: Zach Morgan - 6th (.374)
- On-base pct.: Morgan - 8th (.452)
- Hits: Morgan - T-7th (77)
- Doubles: Morgan - 5th (19)
- Triples: Andrew Kachel - T-2nd (5)
- Sac bunts: Travis Welker - 2nd (7)
- ERA: Ixan Henderson - 3rd (3.86)
- Opposing bat. avg: Henderson - 2nd (.233)
- Innings Pitched: Jake Dixon - 2nd (76.0), Henderson - 3rd (74.2)
- Strikeouts: Henderson - 1st (97), Dixon - 2nd (82)
- Wins: Henderson - T-3rd (7)
- Saves: Cooper Bergman - T-3rd (5)
Nevada enters the final weekend of the regular season 27-22 overall and 17-10 in the Mountain West sitting second in the conference.
The Wolf Pack are 13-6 at home with Mountain West series wins over San Jose State, San Diego State, Air Force and New Mexico in Reno.
Nevada ranks second in the MW and 10th nationally hitting .310 as a team and also ranks top 20 in the country in scoring (17th - 8.5), hits (18th - 550), doubles (20th - 114), on-base percentage (20th - .409).
Josh Zamora leads Nevada offensively hitting .360 and tops the team in hits (71), doubles (16), runs (53), home runs (12), RBI (62) and slugging percentage (.635) while five other starters are each hitting over .300 on the season.
The pitching staff has a collective ERA of 6.50 with opponents hitting .293 against them. The starting rotation of Peyton Stumbo, Cam Walty and Kade Morris have combined for 16 wins with Walty leading the team with 78.2 innings pitched and 59 strikeouts.
'Dogs and Falcons battling for fourth and final spot at MW Championship
With three of the four spots for next's week MW Tournament decided, the Bulldogs and Air Force will fight for the final spot this weekend with the 'Dogs needing to finish one game above the Falcons this weekend.
'Dogs at Nevada MW series (7-14)
- March 28-30, 2013 - 1-2
- April 17-19, 2014 - 1-2
- Feb. 20-22, 2015 - 0-3
- April 21-23, 2017 - 1-2
- May 4-6, 2018 - 0-3
- May 3-5, 2019 - 3-0
- March 20-21, 2021 - 1-2
The Bulldogs lead the Mountain West and rank 24th in the nation with 32 sacrifice bunts with Travis Welker ranking second in the MW with seven.
Batesole earns 17th season with 25 or more wins at Fresno State
Head coach Mike Batesole has now won 25 or more games in 17 of his 19 full seasons at Fresno State and his 893 wins currently ranks 18th most among current Division I head coaches.
Bulldogs rank 12th in the nation in hits
Fresno State checks in 12th nationally in hits with 558 as the Mountain West has four of the nation's top 20 hitting offenses with UNLV leading the country with 675 hits, Air Force ninth (564) and Nevada 18th (550).
Pitching staff coming on strong
The 'Dogs rank in the top 25 in the nation in walks allowed per nine innings (19th - 3.27) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (21st - 2.85).
Three 'Dogs hit double-digit home runs
For the first time since 2017, the Bulldogs have at least three players with double-digit home runs as Andrew Kachel, Ivan Luna and Josh Lauck lead the team with 11 homers apiece.
Aaron Arruda led the team with 15 while Jake Stone (11), Jared Akins (11) and Scott Silva (10) combined for 47 of the 'Dogs 76 home runs in 2017.
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