2017 Baseball Fact Book
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2017 FRESNO STATE BASEBALL FACT BOOK Je ss e Me dr an o Au st in G ui bo r Se ni or - I nfi el d Se ni or - O ut fie ld Ma jo r: C om mu ni ca ti on s Ma jo r: K in es io lo gy -S po rt A dm in is tratio n 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 4 COLLEGE WORLDS SERIES APPEARANCES • 34 NCAA BERTHS 1 2017 FRESNO STATE BASEBALL FACT BOOK 2 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 4 COLLEGE WORLDS SERIES APPEARANCES • 34 NCAA BERTHS 2017 FRESNO STATE BASEBALL FACT BOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS Intro ........................................................................3 Bulldogs in the Pros ............................................. 49 2017 Quick Facts ..................................................... 4 Bulldogs in the MLB Dra" ...................................50-52 2017 Schedule .......................................................... 5 2017 Roster .............................................................. 6 Records ................................................................. 53 Team Records Summary .............................................53 2017 Bulldogs .........................................................7 Individual Records Summary .................................... 54 Returning Players ............................................... 7-17 Top 10 Career Hitting Leaders................................... 55 Newcomers ....................................................... 18-19 Top 10 Career Pitching Leaders .................................56 Top 10 Single-Season Hitting Leaders ......................57 Coaches & Sta! .....................................................20 Top 10 Single-Season Pitching Leaders ....................58 Head Coach Mike Batesole .................................... 20 Yearly Statistical Leaders ...................................... 59-60 Assistant Coach Steve Rousey ................................ 21 Bulldogs in the NCAA Records Books ...............61-62 Assistant Coach Ryan Overland ............................. 21 All-American Selections .............................................63 Support Sta! .......................................................... 22 Other National Honors ...............................................64 Conference Honors ...............................................65-67 2016 Review .......................................................... 23 All-Time Letterwinners ........................................68-72 2016 Overall Statistics .................................................23 Bulldog Hall of Fame .................................................. 73 2016 Mountain West Statistics ...................................24 Fresno State Legacy: Bob Bennett ............................. 74 2016 Results ..................................................................25 History .................................................................. 26 Credits Year-by-Year Team Record/Championships ............26 # e 2017 Fresno State baseball media supplement is a product All-Time Series Records .............................................27 of the Fresno State Athletic Communications o$ ce. Written, edited and designed by Travis Blanshan and Matt Burkholder. Year-by-Year Results...............................................28-43 Cover by. History .................................................................. 44 Photos by Cary Edmondson and Keith Kountz. Game-by-Game Postseason History ....................44-45 All-Time Record vs. Opp. in Postseason ..................46 Bulldogs in the College World Series Record Book .........47-48 Fresno State National TV Appearances ....................48 BULLDOG SPORTS NETWORK FRESNO STATE IDENTIFICATION 940 AM ESPN Radio is the home of the For athle• cs department purposes, the University prefers to be called simple FRESNO STATE - never Bulldog Sports Network. Fresno State Fresno State University and never shorten to Fresno. baseball games are broadcast live on ESPN’s For graphics or abbrevia• ons, we ask that you pleas use FS - not FRES, FSU, CSUF or Fresno. Another 50,000-watt signal, allowing fans all over acceptable abbrevia• ons is Fresno St. Paul Loe% er the Valley to listen to Fresno State baseball The University’s formal name is California State University, Fresno. Fresno State is the preferred games. reference, less formal name for the university. It is acceptable as a fi rst text reference, as well as subsequent references. Paul Loe% er is the Voice of Bulldog baseball, football and men’s basketball. “V” IS FOR VALLEY Fresno State prides itself on being the “Valley’s team.” This pride can be seen in the form of a green Former Bulldogs Bryan Marsoobian and V on the Bulldogs’ uniforms, as a symbol to the agricultural community of Central Valley of California. Steve Hosey will be joining Loe% er in the The San Joaquin Valley is the world’s richest agricultural valley in export dollars. booth as analysts for select home games. Station Frequency Language KFIG-ESPN 940 AM English KFPT-ESPN 790 AM English “# e Deuce” 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 4 COLLEGE WORLDS SERIES APPEARANCES • 34 NCAA BERTHS 3 2017 FRESNO STATE BASEBALL FACT BOOK Fresno State Baseball 2017 Quick Facts GENERAL INFORMATION TEAM INFORMATION Name of School .................................................................Fresno State 2016 Overall Record .................................................................... 36-22 Loca• on .................................................................... Fresno, CA 93740 Home/Away/Neutral (Overall)......................................26-7/10-13/0-2 Founded ....................................................................................... 1911 2016 Conference Record/Finish ..............................................21-9/1st Enrollment ................................................................................. 24,136 Home/Away (Conf.) ................................................................ 12-3/9-6 Nickname ................................................................................Bulldogs 2016 Conference Tournament ......................................................... 0-2 School Colors ................................................................... Red and Blue 2016 Postseason ............................................................Did not qualify Home Field (Capacity) .... Pete Beiden Field at Bob Benne• Stadium (3,575) 2016 Final Ranking ...........................................................................NR Surface/Dimensions L-R .......................... Grass/330-370-400-370-330 Starters Returning ..............................Posi• on Players - 7 , Pitchers - 2 Affi lia• on ......................................................................NCAA Division I Starters Lost .........................................Posi• on Players - 1, Pitchers - 1 Conference ..................................................... Mountain West (5th Yr.) Number of Newcomers .................................................................... 11 President ................................................................ Dr. Joseph I. Castro Director of Athle• cs .............................................................Jim Bartko RETURNING STARTING POSITION PLAYERS Athle• c Dept. Phone ......................................................559-278-2643 Name ............... Yr. ..........Pos. ................Avg ... HR ..................... RBI Ticket Offi ce Phone .........................................................559-278-3647 Aaron Arruda ......Jr. .......... INF ............. .. ..320 ....11 ........................ 44 Baseball Offi ce ................................................................559-278-2178 Korby Batesole ....Jr. .......... INF .............. .. .243 ......0 ........................ 15 Aus• n Guibor ....Sr. ...........OF .............. .. .293 ......7 ........................ 36 TEAM HISTORY Jesse Medrano...Sr. .......... INF .............. .. .326 ......0 ........................ 26 First Season of Baseball ................................................................ 1922 Sco• Silva ..........Sr. .......... INF .............. .. .357 ......4 ........................ 23 All-Time Record .....................................................2,530-1512-4 (.626) Jake Stone ..........Sr. ...........OF .............. .. .312 ......3 ........................ 35 Highest Ranking .................................................... No. 1 (4x, last 2008) Nick Warren ....... Jr. ............ C ................ .. .229 ......0 ........................ 11 NCAA Titles .............................................................................. 1 (2008) NCAA College World Series Appearances (last) ....................... 4 (2008) TOP RETURNING PITCHERS NCAA Tournament Appearances (last) .................................. 34 (2012) Name .................. Yr. ........L/R .......... W-L-SV ....ERA .......IP ......... SO NCAA Tournament Record .................................................67-74 (.475) Edgar Gonzalez .... So. .......... R .............2-3-0 .......3.97 .... 56.2 ..........47 NCAA Regional Record.......................................................58-66 (.478) Mark Reece...........Sr. ........... R .............1-3-1 .......2.96 .... 24.1 ..........16 Conference Championships .............................................................. 34 Rickey Ramirez ...... Jr. ........... R .............4-1-4 .......4.54 .... 39.2 ..........42 Last Conference Championship .......................................... 2016 (MW) Ricky Tyler Thomas... Jr. ............L