Bulldogs host Broncos for Wednesday doubleheader

Wednesday, March 29

Fresno, Calif.

2 p.m. PT

Fresno State

Santa Clara

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Bulldogs host Broncos for Wednesday doubleheader

3/28/2023 4:40:00 PM | Softball

By: Stephen Trembley / Director of Strategic Communications

GAME 1: Santa Clara at Fresno State (March 29, 2023 – 2 p.m. PT)
GAME 2: Santa Clara at Fresno State (March 29, 2023 – 4:30 p.m. PT)

LOCATION: Fresno, Calif. (Margie Wright Diamond)
TV/WEB: CW59 (Starting at 3:30 p.m. PT) & Mountain West Network (Both Games)
RADIO: Bulldog Sports Network – 1130 AM (Matt Norville & Greg Krikorian)
LIVE STATS: BulldogsLive.com

FIRST PITCH

The Fresno State softball team hosts the Santa Clara Broncos for a Wednesday afternoon doubleheader, which starts at 2 p.m. PT, at Margie Wright Diamond.
Fresno State enters the week having won three of its last five games, including winning one of three last weekend at San Diego State.
Fresno State head coach Stacy May-Johnson is in her second season leading the Bulldogs' program.

BULLDOG BONES

Fresno State's Keahilele Mattson leads the team with a .359 batting average, a .587 slugging percentage, a .459 on base percentage and a 1.046 OPS as a starter in all 29 games.
Fresno State's Juliana Wilson sports a .315 batting average and has homered four of the Bulldogs' last five games.
Fresno State's Alesia Denby is batting .281 and leads the Bulldogs with six home runs, 19 RBIs, five doubles and three triples entering the week.
Fresno State freshman catcher Kennedy Bunker has caught all 29 games for the 'Dogs and has 10 RBIs with three doubles and seven runs scored in her debut season in a Bulldog uniform.
Four Bulldogs – Mattson, Denby, Bunker and Bella Rocco – enter the doubleheader having played and started in all 29 of Fresno State's games this season.

IN THE CIRCLE

In 2023, Fresno State has pitched by committee as all of the Bulldogs' pitchers have registered less than 60 innings so far this season with just one complete game (Shelbi Denman).
Taylor Gilmore leads the squad with a 2.80 ERA in 25 appearances (four starts).
Serayah Neiss has recorded a team-high 50 strikeouts over the course of 56.2 innings of work in 19 appearances (15 starts).
Shelbi Denman is 5-2 on the season with a 3.77 ERA and has limited opposing batters to a .273 batting average in 16 appearances (six starts).
Hannah Ortega owns a 4.52 ERA in 26.1 innings 15 appearances (two starts).

BULLDOGS EARN ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM HONORS
2023 Fresno State Invitational

Most Outstanding Player & All-Tournament Team: Alesia Denby
All-Tournament Team: Juliana Wilson
All-Tournament Team: Emma Martinez
All-Tournament Team: Taylor Gilmore

2023 Bulldog Classic

Most Outstanding Pitcher & All-Tournament Team: Taylor Gilmore
All-Tournament Team: Abby Doughty

'DOGS PICKED TO FINISH FIFTH

The Fresno State softball team was picked to tie for fifth in the 2023 Mountain West softball regular season, as voted by the league's nine head coaches.
Boise State was tabbed as the preseason favorite to win the 2023 MW softball regular season title.
Boise State tallied 61 points and five of the nine first-place votes. San Diego State was a tight second place with 60 points and the remaining four first-place votes.
UNLV was voted third with 48 points, Colorado State in fourth with 36 points, Fresno State, Nevada, and San José State all tied for fifth with 25 points each, New Mexico in eighth with 23 points and to round out the MW preseason poll was Utah State in ninth with 21 points.

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