- Fresno State and Sacramento State have met 151Â times on the baseball diamond.
- The Bulldogs lead 119-32 in the series.
- The 'Dogs hit a program-record eight home runs on April 12 in a 19-0 win over the Hornets in Sacramento.
- Coach Batesole is 34-10 against Sacramento State at Fresno State.
- The Bulldogs have won three straight home games against Sacramento State.
Fresno State Athletics
Tuesday, May 10
Fresno, CA
6:05 P.M. PT
Fresno State
vs
Sacramento State
Photo by: Keith Kountz
'Dogs return home to take on Hornets
5/9/2022 2:00:00 PM | Baseball
Game 49: Sacramento State (24-23) at Fresno State (24-24)
First Pitch:Â May 10Â - 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 119-32
Last Meeting: Fresno State defeated Sacramento State, 19-0 (April 12, 2022 in Sacramento, Calif.)
Video:Â Mountain West Network
Live Stats:Â bulldogslive.com
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateBSB
Tickets:Â Purchase
SERIES HISTORY
The Hornets enter Tuesday's contest with a 24-23 overall record sporting a 14-13 record in the WAC, good for third in the WAC West Division.
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Sacramento State is 13-10 on the road and has won five of its last eight road games.Â
The Hornets are hitting .269 as a team to rank ninth in the MW, average 5.8 runs per game hitting six or more runs in 20 games this season and lead the nation with 35 sacrifice flies.
Dawsen Bacho leads the team hitting .333 while sophomore Cesar Valero tops the squad in runs (36), home runs (13), RBI (38), total bases (94) and slugging percentage (.606).
As a pitching staff, the Hornets have a 5.79 ERA to check in sixth in the WAC while opponents average 6.1 runs per game and are hitting .285 from the plate.
Bulldogs All-Time Record vs. WAC opponents (year teams last played)
The Bulldogs lead the Mountain West and rank 19th in the nation with 30 sacrifice bunts with Travis Welker tied for the MW lead with six.
Bulldogs rank 18th in the nation in hits
Fresno State checks in 18th nationally in hits with 503 as the Mountain West has four of the nation's top offenses with UNLV leading the country with 637 hits, Air Force sixth (535) and Nevada eighth (525).
'Dogs set new program record at Sacramento State
Fresno State set a new single game program record for home runs with eight on April 12 at Sacramento State in a 19-0 win over the Hornets.
In addition, the 'Dogs posted their second shutout of the season with five pitchers combining for a four-hit shutout, the most pitchers the 'Dogs have used in a shutout since seven were used in a 13-0 win over Cal Poly on Feb. 25, 2020.
The 'Dogs scored their most runs since April 23, 2017 at Nevada (27) and it was the 'Dogs largest shutout since March 14, 2009 when the 'Dogs defeated Buffalo, 20-0.
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 after Kachel smacked a pair and Lauck added one on Tuesday in a 5-3 win over Cal Poly to join Luna with 10 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 10Â - 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 119-32
Last Meeting: Fresno State defeated Sacramento State, 19-0 (April 12, 2022 in Sacramento, 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 took one of three games over the weekend at San Jose State winning the series finale, 7-4 on Sunday.
- The Bulldogs have won five straight midweek games topping Cal Poly, 5-3 on May 3 in their last midweek contest.
- The Diamond 'Dogs are celebrating their 100th season on the diamond this season.
- The 'Dogs lead the overall series, 119-32 over Sacramento State and are 7-3 against the Hornets since moving to the Mountain West in 2013.
- Zach Morgan ranks sixth in the MW hitting .376 and is tied for 15th in the nation with 19 doubles.Â
- Ivan Luna, Josh Lauck and Andrew Kachel share the team lead with 10 home runs apiece.
- Ixan Henderson leads the MW in strikeouts (91), is tied for second in wins (7) and ranks third in ERA (3.89)Â & innings pitched (69.1).
- All-Time: Fresno State leads, 119-32
- Last Meeting: April 12, 2022 -Â W, 19-0
- Current Streak: W3
- Last Fresno State Win: April 12, 2022 (19-0) -Â Sacramento, Calif.
- Last Sacramento State Win: April 27, 2016 (5-4) (11) - Sacramento, Calif.
- .298 Batting Average: No. 4
- .460 Slugging Pct: No. 5
- .377 On-base Pct: No. 4
- 300 Runs: No. 6
- 503 Hits: No. 4
- 284 RBI: No. 5
- 91 Doubles: No. 6
- 10 Triples: No. 7
- 54 Home Runs: No. 4
- 30 sacrifice bunts: No. 1 - 19th nationally
- 182 walks: No. 6
- 4.95 ERA: No. 2
- .271 Opposing bat average: No. 2
- 12 saves: No. 3
- 444 strikeouts: No. 2
- 235 Earned runs allowed: No. 1
- 456 Hits allowed: No. 2
- 155 walks allowed: No. 1
- 98 doubles allowed: No. 3
- 12 triples allowed: No. 3
- 45 home runs allowed: No. T-1
- .969 Fielding Percentage: No. 3
- 443 Assists: No. 6
- 27 double plays: No. 7
- Batting avg: Zach Morgan - 6th (.376)
- On-base pct.: Morgan - 7th (.456)
- Doubles: Morgan - T-3rd (19) - 15th nationally
- RBI: Ivan Luna - 7th (48)
- Sac bunts: Travis Welker - T-1st (6)
- ERA: Ixan Henderson - 3rd (3.89)
- Opposing bat. avg: Henderson - 2nd (.224)
- Innings Pitched: Jake Dixon - 2nd (70.1)
- Strikeouts: Henderson - 1st (91)Â
- Wins: Henderson - T-2nd (7)
- Saves: Cooper Bergman - T-3rd (5)
The Hornets enter Tuesday's contest with a 24-23 overall record sporting a 14-13 record in the WAC, good for third in the WAC West Division.
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Sacramento State is 13-10 on the road and has won five of its last eight road games.Â
The Hornets are hitting .269 as a team to rank ninth in the MW, average 5.8 runs per game hitting six or more runs in 20 games this season and lead the nation with 35 sacrifice flies.
Dawsen Bacho leads the team hitting .333 while sophomore Cesar Valero tops the squad in runs (36), home runs (13), RBI (38), total bases (94) and slugging percentage (.606).
As a pitching staff, the Hornets have a 5.79 ERA to check in sixth in the WAC while opponents average 6.1 runs per game and are hitting .285 from the plate.
Bulldogs All-Time Record vs. WAC opponents (year teams last played)
- Abilene Christian: 1-2 (2022)
- California Baptist: N/A
- Dixie State: N/A
- Grand Canyon: 4-0 (2014)
- Lamar: N/A
- New Mexico State: 30-9-1 (2012)
- Sacramento State: 119-32 (2022)
- Sam Houston: N/A
- Seattle: 2-0 (1952)
- Stephen F. Austin: N/A
- Tarleton: N/A
- Utah Valley: 4-2 (2019)
- UT Rio Grande Valley: N/A
The Bulldogs lead the Mountain West and rank 19th in the nation with 30 sacrifice bunts with Travis Welker tied for the MW lead with six.
Bulldogs rank 18th in the nation in hits
Fresno State checks in 18th nationally in hits with 503 as the Mountain West has four of the nation's top offenses with UNLV leading the country with 637 hits, Air Force sixth (535) and Nevada eighth (525).
'Dogs set new program record at Sacramento State
Fresno State set a new single game program record for home runs with eight on April 12 at Sacramento State in a 19-0 win over the Hornets.
In addition, the 'Dogs posted their second shutout of the season with five pitchers combining for a four-hit shutout, the most pitchers the 'Dogs have used in a shutout since seven were used in a 13-0 win over Cal Poly on Feb. 25, 2020.
The 'Dogs scored their most runs since April 23, 2017 at Nevada (27) and it was the 'Dogs largest shutout since March 14, 2009 when the 'Dogs defeated Buffalo, 20-0.
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 after Kachel smacked a pair and Lauck added one on Tuesday in a 5-3 win over Cal Poly to join Luna with 10 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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