- Fresno State and Cal Poly have met 155 times.
- The 'Dogs lead the overall series, 98-57.
- The Bulldogs had won six straight over the Mustangs prior to an 8-4 loss at Cal Poly on Feb. 22.
- The 'Dogs have won four in a row at home against Cal Poly.
- Coach Batesole is 15-23 all-time against Cal Poly.
Fresno State Athletics
Tuesday, May 3
Fresno, CA
6:05 P.M. PT
Fresno State
vs
Cal Poly
Photo by: Samuel Marshall
'Dogs back in action against Cal Poly
5/2/2022 3:00:00 PM | Baseball
Game 45: Cal Poly (24-19) at Fresno State (22-22)
First Pitch:Â May 3 - Tue:Â 6:05 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 98-57
Last Meeting: Cal Poly defeated Fresno State, 8-4 (Feb. 22, 2022 in San Luis Obispo, Calif.)
Video:Â Mountain West Network
Live Stats:Â bulldogslive.com
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateBSB
Tickets:Â Purchase
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time: Fresno State leads, 98-57
Last Meeting: Feb. 22, 2022 (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) - L, 8-4
Current Streak: L1
Last Fresno State Win: Feb. 25, 2020 (13-0) - Fresno, Calif.
Last Cal Poly Win: Feb. 22, 2022 (8-4) - San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Where Fresno State Ranks Offensively in the Mountain West/nation in 2022
The Mustangs enter Tuesday's game having dropped their last five games, including being swept at home by UC Santa Barbara over the weekend.
Cal Poly is 24-19 overall and 11-7 in the Big West to rank third in the conference.
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The Mustangs, who are 10-8 on the road this season, are hitting .273 as a team to check in third in the Big West and average 6.0 runs per game, good for second in the conference behind UCSB.
Preseason All-American and projected first round selection in the 2022 MLB Draft, Brooks Lee, son of head coach Larry Lee, tops the Mustangs in batting average (.367), hits (62), doubles (19), home runs (8), RBI (39), total bases (107), slugging pct. (.633), walks (38) and stolen bases (3).
As a pitching staff, Cal Poly has a 5.18 ERA and a stellar 3.01 strikeout-to-walk ratio with 407 strikeouts and 135 walks.
Tuesday starter Steven Brooks, a right-hander from Elk Grove, has made five starts and seven appearances tossing 17.0 innings while striking out 13.
Bulldogs All-Time Record vs. Big West opponents (year teams last played)
Despite making only two starts, Payton Allen made an impact in all four games last week going 8-for-14 with three doubles, four runs scored, five RBI and 11 total bases.
The Visalia native tallied four hits on Tuesday against San Francisco driving in a pair of RBI and scored three runs adding one hit apiece in the first two games against SDSU before a two-hit performance in the series finale driving in three RBIs.
Midweek streak
The 'Dogs have won four straight midweeks contests after opening the season only winning one of their first seven midweeks games.
Morgan on pace for record season
Morgan ranks sixth in the nation with 19 doubles and checks in third in the MW in batting average (.396).
Morgan is looking to become the eighth Bulldog to hit over .400 for an entire season with Brody Russell the last to do it in 2016 when he hit .415.
First Pitch:Â May 3 - Tue:Â 6:05 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 98-57
Last Meeting: Cal Poly defeated Fresno State, 8-4 (Feb. 22, 2022 in San Luis Obispo, Calif.)
Video:Â Mountain West Network
Live Stats:Â bulldogslive.com
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateBSB
Tickets:Â Purchase
Promotions
- Two for Tuesdays: Buy one ticket, get one FREE!
- The 'Dogs wrap up a five-game homestand on Tuesday hosting Cal Poly.
- The Bulldogs went 2-2 last week with a 16-2 win over San Francisco and took one of three games against San Diego State.
- The Diamond 'Dogs are celebrating their 100th season on the diamond this season.
- The Bulldogs fell 8-4 at Cal Poly on Feb. 22 in the two teams first meeting this season.
- The 'Dogs are 14-13 at home and have won four straight midweek contests.
- Sophomore left-hander Ixan Henderson won his seventh game of the season on Saturday and ranks in the top 30 nationally in wins (14th) and strikeouts (27th-83).
- Zach Morgan ranks sixth in the nation with 19 doubles and checks in third in the MW hitting .404 on the season.
- Ivan Luna leads the Bulldogs with 10 home runs to sit in a tie for fourth in the MW.
All-Time: Fresno State leads, 98-57
Last Meeting: Feb. 22, 2022 (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) - L, 8-4
Current Streak: L1
Last Fresno State Win: Feb. 25, 2020 (13-0) - Fresno, Calif.
Last Cal Poly Win: Feb. 22, 2022 (8-4) - San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Where Fresno State Ranks Offensively in the Mountain West/nation in 2022
- .295 Batting Average: No. 4
- .459 Slugging Pct: No. 6
- .375 On base Pct: No. 5
- 281 Runs: No. 5
- 456 Hits: No. 4
- 266 RBI: No. 5
- 84 Doubles: No. 6
- 8 Triples: No. 7
- 51 Home Runs: No. 4
- 28 sacrifice bunts: No. 1 - 20th nationally
- 168 walks: No. T-6
- 5.08 ERA: No. 2
- .274 Opposing bat average: No. 2
- 10 saves: No. 3
- 404 strikeouts: No. 2
- 222 Earned runs allowed: No. 2Â
- 423 Hits allowed: No. 2
- 148 walks allowed: No. 2
- 89 doubles allowed: No. 3
- 11 triples allowed: No. 3
- 40 home runs allowed: No. 1
- .970 Fielding Percentage: No. 3
- 416 Assists: No. 4
- 25 double plays: No. 7
- Batting avg: Zach Morgan - 3rd (.396)
- On-base pct.: Morgan - 4th (.475)
- Doubles: Morgan - T-2nd (19) - 4th nationally
- Home Runs: Luna - T-4th (10)
- Sac bunts: Travis Welker & Payton Allen - T-1st (5)
- ERA: Ixan Henderson - 3rd (3.86)
- Opposing bat. avg: Henderson - 2nd (.226)
- Innings Pitched: Jake Dixon - 2nd (64.1)
- Strikeouts: Henderson - 1st (83)Â
- Wins: Henderson - T-1st (7)
The Mustangs enter Tuesday's game having dropped their last five games, including being swept at home by UC Santa Barbara over the weekend.
Cal Poly is 24-19 overall and 11-7 in the Big West to rank third in the conference.
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The Mustangs, who are 10-8 on the road this season, are hitting .273 as a team to check in third in the Big West and average 6.0 runs per game, good for second in the conference behind UCSB.
Preseason All-American and projected first round selection in the 2022 MLB Draft, Brooks Lee, son of head coach Larry Lee, tops the Mustangs in batting average (.367), hits (62), doubles (19), home runs (8), RBI (39), total bases (107), slugging pct. (.633), walks (38) and stolen bases (3).
As a pitching staff, Cal Poly has a 5.18 ERA and a stellar 3.01 strikeout-to-walk ratio with 407 strikeouts and 135 walks.
Tuesday starter Steven Brooks, a right-hander from Elk Grove, has made five starts and seven appearances tossing 17.0 innings while striking out 13.
Bulldogs All-Time Record vs. Big West opponents (year teams last played)
- Cal State Fullerton: 39-55 (2019)
- Cal Poly: 98-57 (2022)
- CSU Bakersfield: 18-15 (2022)
- CSUN: 54-26 (2018)
- Hawai'i: 81-55 (2022)
- Long Beach State: 61-53 (2022)
- 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
Despite making only two starts, Payton Allen made an impact in all four games last week going 8-for-14 with three doubles, four runs scored, five RBI and 11 total bases.
The Visalia native tallied four hits on Tuesday against San Francisco driving in a pair of RBI and scored three runs adding one hit apiece in the first two games against SDSU before a two-hit performance in the series finale driving in three RBIs.
Midweek streak
The 'Dogs have won four straight midweeks contests after opening the season only winning one of their first seven midweeks games.
Morgan on pace for record season
Morgan ranks sixth in the nation with 19 doubles and checks in third in the MW in batting average (.396).
Morgan is looking to become the eighth Bulldog to hit over .400 for an entire season with Brody Russell the last to do it in 2016 when he hit .415.
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