FRESNO STATE SOFTBALL 2017 GAME NOTES Jason Kelm, Communications Assistant • 559-278-4645 (office) • 559-326-8329 (cell) • [email protected] 2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Bulldog Classic Fresno, Calif. • Margie Wright Diamond ECORD (R : 6-4-0, 0-0 MW) Thursday, Feb. 23 Date Opponent Time/Results vs. Cal Poly (6-3) - 7 p.m. PT 2/10 Fri Indiana [1] W, 2-0 2/10 Fri #9 Oregon [1] L, 1-4 Friday, Feb. 24 2/11 Sat Purdue [1] W, 4-0 vs. Minnesota (9-0) - 5:30 p.m. PT 2/11 Sat San Diego [1] W, 12-6 2/12 Sun Stanford [1] W, 24-8 Saturday, Feb. 25 2/16 Thu Mississippi State [2] L, 1-4 vs. UC Davis (4-3) - 5:30 p.m. PT 2/16 Thu Florida Gulf Coast [2] L, 3-4 vs. Idaho State (0-4) - 8 p.m. PT 2/17 Fri Florida Gulf Coast [2] W, 9-0 2/18 Sat Cal State Fullerton [2] W, 12-11 Sunday, Feb. 26 2/19 Sun Texas Tech [2] L, 6-9 vs. Cal Poly (6-3) - 11:30 a.m. PT 2/23 Thu Cal Poly [3] 7 p.m. vs. UC Davis (4-3) - 2:30 p.m. PT 2/24 Fri #12 Minnesota [3] 5:30 p.m. 2/25 Sat UC Davis [3] 5:30 p.m. BULLDOG BITES 2/25 Sat Idaho State [3] 8 p.m. • Fresno State is receiving votes in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Coaches’ Poll. The 2/26 Sun Cal Poly [3] 11:30 a.m. Bulldogs began the season at No. 24 and moved up to No. 21 on Feb. 14. 2/26 Sun UC Davis [3] 2:30 p.m. 3/2 Thu Long Beach State [4] 12:30 p.m. 3/2 Thu Iowa [4] 3 p.m. • As a team, Fresno State ranks 17th in the nation and leads the Mountain West with 7.40 runs 3/3 Fri Indiana [4] 8 p.m. 3/4 Sat Northwestern [4] 9:30 a.m. per game. 3/4 Sat #8 Washington [4] 12:30 p.m. 3/10 Fri # 23 BYU [5] 2:30 p.m. • Fresno State is batting .402 with runners in scoring position and .600 (6-for-10) with the 3/10 Fri Oregon State [5] 5:30 p.m. 3/11 Sat #23 BYU [5] 3:30 p.m. bases loaded. 3/11 Sat Oregon State [5] 6 p.m. 3/12 Sun Sacramento State [5] 11:30 a.m. • Fresno State is outscoring opponents 41-16 in the first three innings. 3/17 Fri San Diego State * (MWN) 6 p.m. 3/18 Sat San Diego State * 4 p.m. 3/19 Sun San Diego State * (MWN) 12 p.m. • On Feb. 17 against FGCU, Fresno State sophomore Kamalani Dung became the 21st Bulldog 3/21 Tue CSU Bakersfield 6 p.m. 3/24 Fri Boise State * 6 p.m. to throw a no-hitter, the MW’s first of the season. It was the 73rd in program history and the 3/25 Sat Boise State * 6 p.m. first since Jill Compton did so against Iowa on March 6, 2015. 3/26 Sun Boise State * 12 p.m. 3/29 Wed Pacific 6 p.m. 3/31 Fri Nevada * 6 p.m. • Dung ranks second in the nation with three shutouts and second in the MW in wins (5) and 4/1 Sat Nevada * 6 p.m. strikeouts (31). 4/2 Sun Nevada * 12 p.m. 4/7 Fri Utah State * (MWN) 2 p.m. 4/8 Sat Utah State * (MWN) 2 p.m. • Fresno State freshman Miranda Rohleder has started the last six games at second base for the 4/9 Sun Utah State * (MWN) 11 a.m. Bulldogs and leads the MW in batting average (.560) and on-base percentage (.621). 4/13 Thu Santa Clara 6 p.m. 4/14 Fri Cal 4 p.m. 4/15 Sat Cal 1 p.m. • When it comes to RBIs, Fresno State holds the top four spots in the MW: McHellon (12), 4/19 Wed UC Santa Barbara 3 p.m. Hernandez (10), Broussard (10) and Rohleder (9). 4/21 Fri San Jose State * (MWN) 6 p.m. 4/22 Sat San Jose State * (MWN) 6 p.m. 4/23 Sun San Jose State * (MWN) 12 p.m. • Sophomore Vanessa Hernandez has hit safely in the team’s last eight games. 4/28 Fri UNLV * (MWN) 6 p.m. 4/29 Sat UNLV * (MWN) 4 p.m. 4/30 Sun UNLV * (MWN) 12 p.m. • In Feb. 12’s 24-8 win against Stanford, the Bulldogs tied the single-game program records for 5/5 Fri New Mexico * (MWN) 6 p.m. runs scored (24), home runs (6) and total bases (40), while breaking the record for RBIs (23). 5/6 Sat New Mexico * (MWN) 6 p.m. 5/7 Sun New Mexico * (MWN) 12 p.m. 5/11 Thu Colorado State * 3 p.m. Bulldog lineup last time out 5/12 Fri Colorado State * 3 p.m. No. Player Pos. AVG GP-GS H-AB R HR RBI Notes 5/13 Sat Colorado State * 11 a.m. 9 Miranda Rohleder 2B .560 10-6 14-25 10 1 9 Leads MW in batting average and obp (.621) * Mountain West Conference game 25 Kindra Hackbarth RF .364 9-4 8-22 3 0 4 Has started last four games, going 7-for-15 • All home games in BOLD • All times PT and subject to change 24 Savannah McHellon DP .379 10-10 11-29 8 2 12 Leads MW in RBI • MWN = Game streamed live on Mountain West Network 5 Lindsey Willmon 1B .276 10-10 8-29 9 2 6 Is tied for the team lead with 2 HR [1] Kajikawa Classic - Tempe, Ariz. 14 Kierra Willis LF .357 10-10 10-28 7 0 2 Has gone 3-for-4 with 7 walks in last 3 games [2] Puerto Vallarta College Challenge - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico [3] Bulldog Classic - Fresno, Calif. 10 Vanessa Hernandez CF .379 10-10 11-29 12 0 10 Has recorded a double in each of last 4 games [4] Judi Garman Classic - Fullerton, Calif. 23 Maddi Hackbarth C .226 10-10 7-31 4 1 4 Has notched an RBI in each of last 3 games [5] Fresno State Invitational - Fresno, Calif. 8 Schuyler Broussard 3B .304 10-10 7-23 6 0 10 Leads Bulldog freshmen with 10 RBI Mountain West Standings 13 Katie Castellon SS .261 10-10 6-23 4 1 6 Notched her first career triple in Mexico Team Ovr. MW Pct. UNLV 7-2-0 0-0-0 .778 Boise State 5-2-0 0-0-0 .714 Bulldog pitchers Utah State 5-2-0 0-0-0 .714 Nevada 5-3-0 0-0-0 .625 No. Player W-L ERA App GS CG Sho IP H ER BB K Notes Fresno State 6-4-0 0-0-0 .600 27 Kamalani Dung 5-2 2.12 7 6 4 3 36.1 24 11 21 31 Ranks 2nd in nation in shutouts Colorado State 5-4-0 0-0-0 .556 San Jose State 5-5-0 0-0-0 .500 24 Savannah McHellon 1-2 4.76 6 4 2 0 25.0 31 17 21 14 2 of 4 starts were complete games San Diego State 4-4-0 0-0-0 .500 2 Samantha Mejia 0-0 9.55 3 0 0 0 3.2 5 5 1 1 Allowed 1 hit in 1.2 IP last outing New Mexico 4-6-0 0-0-0 .400 2017 Fresno State Softball PUERTO VALLARTA COLLEGE CHALLENGE 2017 USA Today/NFCA Fresno State participated in the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge in Mexico last Coaches’ Poll - Feb. 21 Thursday through Saturday, going 2-3 in the tournament and landing three players on the No. Team 2017 Record all-tournament team: Dung, Rohleder and senior Kierra Willis. The Bulldogs defeated 1 Florida State 10-0 Florida Gulf Coast, 9-0, and Cal State Fullerton, 12-11, while falling to Mississippi State, 2 Auburn 9-1 4-1, FGCU, 4-3, and Texas Tech, 9-6. 3 Florida 10-1 4 Oklahoma 6-2 Dung went 2-2, including a no-hitter against FGCU on Friday, and held opponents to a 5 Oregon 9-0 .208 batting average. Rohleder hit .429 (6-for-14) with four RBIs, five runs scored and 6 UCLA 10-1 three walks. Willis went 5-for-10 (.500) from the plate with seven walks, three runs and 7 LSU 9-1 an RBI. 8 Washington 7-1 9 Arizona 11-0 ASU KAJIKAWA CLASSIC 10 Alabama 7-2 Fresno State began its season with a 4-1 record at the Arizona State Kajikawa Classic 11 Georgia 12-0 Feb. 10-12. The Bulldogs shut out Indiana, 2-0, and Purdue, 4-0, and defeated Stanford 12 Minnesota 9-0 24-8. The ’Dogs’ first loss came to now-No. 5 Oregon, 4-1. 13 James Madison 8-1 14 Michigan 6-3 Dung went 3-0 and recorded the first two shutouts of her career in the tournament, while 15 Tennessee 9-0 holding opponents to a .155 batting average and notching 15 strikeouts in 17.0 innings. 16 Louisiana 5-3 McHellon was named Mountain West Player of the Week following the tournament after 17 Utah 7-0 hitting .615 (8-for-13) with two home runs, eight RBIs and a 1.154 slugging percentage.