‘Dogs host Lobos for Senior Weekend, travel to face Aggies

WEEK 11: vs. New Mexico / at UC Davis
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SCHEDULE
Thursday, April 17 – 6 p.m. PT
Friday, April 18 – 6 p.m. PT
Saturday, April 19 – Noon PT
Tuesday, April 22 – 3 p.m. PT

FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno State softball team will host New Mexico for its final home series of the season, before heading North to face UC Davis.

The Bulldogs will celebrate their six seniors on Saturday, April 19, the ceremony will start at approximately 2:40 p.m. PT.

BULLDOG BONES

Fresno State is 26-17 (10-6 MW) this season, and 16-6 at home.
Fresno State is currently in fourth place in the MW standings.
Last week, Fresno State took the series over Utah State before falling in a single game to BYU.
Fresno State will celebrate six seniors this weekend in Lauren Almeida, Harleigh Braswell, Taryn Irigoyen, Marissa Montelongo, Alyssa Orr and Hannah Ortega.
Two Bulldogs are batting over .300 on the season in Kennedy Bunker (.389) and Natalie Elias (.388).
Bunker and Elias both rank within the top 10 in the MW in batting average.
Serayah Neiss leads the Bulldogs in the circle with a 2.23 ERA and an 11-5 record.
Neiss ranks No. 2 in the MW in ERA and within the top 5 in strikeouts and innings pitched.
Fresno State was picked to finish second in the Mountain West Preseason Poll.
Neiss was named a Preseason All-Mountain West selection.
Fresno State returns 18 players, including seven starters.
Fresno State bolstered its roster with 12 newcomers, including three Division I transfers.

OPPONENTS OFF THE BAT

New Mexico is 20-21-1 (5-8 MW), and 3-15 on the road.
New Mexico is currently in sixth place in the MW standings.
New Mexico is coming off a series win over Colorado State, taking two games of the series.
Four Lobos are batting above .300 on the season.
The Lobos' bullpen has an average ERA of 3.73.
UC Davis is 13-28 (7-11 Big West) this season, and 8-10 at home.
Three Aggies are batting above .300 this season.
The Aggies bullpen owns an average ERA of 4.21.

LAST WEEK
Fresno State secured a series win over Utah State, taking two out of three games. The Bulldogs opened with a 7-3 victory in game one before dropping game two, 9-5. They bounced back in the rubber match, earning a 7-4 win to clinch the series.

Following the weekend, the Bulldogs traveled south for a Monday matchup at BYU, where they fell to the Cougars, 7-4.

CLUTCH IN CONFERENCE
Three Bulldogs have found their groove at the plate during conference play.

Natalie Elias leads with a .417 batting average and 20 hits. Kennedy Bunker follows closely, hitting .415 with 17 hits and 9 RBIs. Taryn Irigoyen holds a .319 average, recording 15 hits and 7 RBIs.

RACKING UP WINS
Since being named head coach, Stacy May-Johnson has steadily improved her team's performance each year.

In 2022, her first season, the Bulldogs finished with a 19-36 record (10-14 MW). The team showed growth in 2023, posting a 23-31 record (10-12). The momentum continued in 2024, with a significant leap to a 33-19 record (13-9 MW).

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Players Mentioned

Lauren Almeida

Harleigh Braswell

Kennedy Bunker

Natalie Elias

Taryn Irigoyen

Marissa Montelongo

Serayah Neiss

Alyssa Orr

Hannah Ortega