'Dogs host No. 20/24 Golden Bears

FRESNO STATE (28-13, 8-5 MW) vs. No. 20/24 Cal (29-12, 4-9 PAC12)
April 17 • Fresno, Calif. • Margie Wright Diamond • 6 p.m. PT

COVERAGE:
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THE MATCHUP
All-Time: Fresno State leads 66-53
Last Meeting: Cal 3, Fresno State 0
Current Streak: Cal, W1

FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno State softball team will host No. 20/24 Cal on Wednesday, April 17 at 6 p.m. PT at Margie Wright Diamond.

OFF THE BAT

Fresno State is 28-13 (8-5 MW) this season.
Fresno State currently sits in fourth place in the Mountain West standings.
Fresno State has one win over a ranked opponent this season, defeating then-No. 20 Mississippi State 3-1 at the Mary Nutter on Feb. 25.
Fresno State is batting .314 as a team.
Six Bulldogs are batting above .300.
Sophomore Natalie Elias leads the Bulldogs at the plate with a .383 batting average and 54 hits.
Freshman Kealani Nitta is currently on an 11-game hitting streak.
The bullpen owns a 2.89 ERA.
Senior Taylor Gilmore leads the Bulldogs in the circle with a 2.23 ERA, 16 wins, five saves and 108 strikeouts.
Seniors Sophia Medellin and D'Asha Saiki played at Cal for four years prior to joining the Bulldogs.

SCOUTING THE GOLDEN BEARS

Cal is 29-12 (4-9 PAC12) this season, and 6-6 on the road.
Cal has lost its last two games (LMU, UCLA).
Cal is batting .303 as a team.
Four Golden Bears are batting above .300 this season.
Cal has outscored its opponents 220-145 this season.
Cal's 56 home runs ranks 15th nationally.
The bullpen owns a 2.98 ERA.
The bullpen has limited opposing batters to a .248 batting average.

SCORE FIRST, WIN.
Fresno State is 20-2 this season when scoring first.

PORTAL PRODUCTION
Three out of the Bulldogs' top five hitters are transfers.

Natalie Elias (CBU) leads the team at the plate with a .383 batting average and 54 hits. Sophia Medellin (Cal) owns a .356 batting average with 47 hits and a team-high 37 RBIs. Lauren Almeida (Utah Tech) has a .310 batting average with 40 hits and 27 RBIs this season.

MATTSON MAKING HER MARK
Keahilele Mattson has etched her name in the program's record book. Mattson's career slugging percentage of .585 ranks No. 3. She ranks No. 6 in career home runs with 29, tied with Jamie Southern (2002-05).

Since joining the Bulldogs in 2021, Mattson has started all 192 games of her career in left field.

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