'Dogs suffer 13-8 defeat to Mustangs

Tuesday, April 30

Fresno, CA

5:05 p.m. PT

Fresno State

27-17

Cal Poly

26-16

Cal Poly

Fresno State

'Dogs suffer 13-8 defeat to Mustangs

4/30/2024 10:30:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

By: Holly Cassina / Strategic Communications Coordinator

FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno State baseball team fell 13-8 to the Cal Poly Mustangs on Tuesday night at Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Mustang offense started early with a solo home run to get them on the board in the first and two more home runs in the next inning to give them a 4-0 lead.

Fresno State had a five-run second inning with hits from Tyler Davis and Michael McKernan to give the Bulldogs a one-run lead.

Cal Poly hit their fourth home run of the night in the third inning to score three runs. Murf Gray responded with a solo shot of his own in the bottom of the inning.

The Mustangs added a run in the fourth with an RBI double. Rocco Peppi drove in Eddie Saldivar and McKernan in the fifth to make it an 8-7 game in favor of Cal Poly.

In addition to a pair of RBI singles, two more home runs were hit in the next three innings for Cal Poly.

Tyler Davis cut the Bulldog deficit to five runs with a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth, but the Bulldogs fell 13-8 to the Mustangs.

NOTES

This is Fresno State's 15th multiple-home run game.
The Bulldogs and Mustangs split the season with a win each.

UP NEXT
The Diamond 'Dogs are back on the road to face San Diego State over the weekend beginning on Friday, May 3 at 6:05 p.m. PT.

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