gobulldogs.com 2008 National Collegiate Athletic Association Champions 33 NCAA Tournament Appearances 12 First Round MLB Draft Picks • 42 Conference Titles/Championships Six Consecutive Western Athletic Conference Titles/Championships (2006, ’07, ’08, ’09, ’10, & ’11) FRESNO STATE BASEBALL BASEBALL CONTACTS: Stephen Trembley • Assistant Director, Athletics Communications CONTACT INFO: 559-278-2509 (office) • 559-270-4291 (cell) • [email protected] / [email protected] 2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS PREVIEW: GAMES 36 Fresno State vs. CSU Bakersfield (RECORD: 16-19, 1-2 WAC) Dates: April 21, 2012 (3-Game Series) DATE OPPONENT TIME (PT) Site: Beiden Field (3,575); Fresno, Calif. February Radio: AM 940 KYNO (Paul Loeffler/Ray O’Canto) 17 (Fri) Butler W, 3-0 TV: None 18 (Sat) Butler L, 12-9 Web: GoBulldogs.com - Gametracker (free) & Video Streaming Butler W, 6-0 (premium subscribers) 19 (Sun) Butler W, 17-2 22 (Wed) at CSU Bakersfield L, 4-0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 (Fri) at Pepperdine L, 3-2 UPCOMING FRESNO STATE BASEBALL SCHEDULE 25 (Sat) at Pepperdine W, 8-4 Friday, April 21 26 (Sun) at Pepperdine L, 6-0 6:05 p.m. CSU Bakersfield at Fresno State (AM 940 KYNO) 28 (Tue) UC Santa Barbara L, 7-1 Tuesday, April 24 6:05 p.m. Cal Poly at Fresno State (AM 940 KYNO) March Friday, April 27 2 (Fri) Stanford W, 7-4 6 p.m. Fresno State at Nevada (AM 940 KYNO) 3 (Sat) Stanford L, 16-0 Saturday, April 28 4 (Sun) Stanford L, 9-2 6 p.m. Fresno State at Nevada (AM 940 KYNO) 8 (Thu) San Francisco W, 2-1 Sunday, April 29 9 (Fri) San Francisco W, 6-2 1 p.m. Fresno State at Nevada (AM 940 KYNO) 10 (Sat) San Francisco L, 6-3 11 (Sun) San Francisco L, 6-1 13 (Tue) at UC Santa Barbara W, 3-2 FRESNO STATE HOSTS CSU BAKERSFIELD ON SATURDAY 16 (Fri) CSU Bakersfield W, 2-1 Fresh off delivering its most exhilarating comeback victory this season in a come-from-behind 17 (Sat) CSU Bakersfield Postponed road win at Cal Poly, the Fresno State baseball team returns home to wrap up its season series 18 (Sun) CSU Bakersfield W, 5-0 with CSU Bakersfield on Saturday night at 6 p.m. 20 (Tue) Kent State W, 14-2 21 (Wed) Kent State W, 5-2 The Bulldogs and Roadrunners are meeting for the fourth time this year with the home team 23 (Fri) UC Riverside L, 5-1 winning each of the previous three meetings, which gives Fresno State a 2-1 edge over CSUB 24 (Sat) UC Riverside W, 2-1 so far this season. 25 (Sun) UC Riverside Canceled 27 (Tue) California L, 7-6 30 (Fri) New Mexico L, 9-3 Saturday night’s contest is a make-up game from an April 17 rained out match-up between the 31 (Sat) New Mexico Canceled two schools that are separated by less than 120 miles. New Mexico L, 7-1 Fresno State (16-19) handed head coach Mike Batesole his 600th career victory in thrilling fashion April on Tuesday night. The Bulldogs faced a two-run ninth inning deficit and responded by scoring 1 (Sun) New Mexico W, 4-3 four runs to lock up the road win over the Mustangs. 3 (Tue) at Santa Clara L, 9-5 5 (Thu) at Hawai’i* L, 8-2 6 (Fri) at Hawai’i* W, 5-3 Sophomore outfielder Aaron Judge, who earned Freshman All-American honors for the ’Dogs 7 (Sat) at Hawai’i* L, 3-2 (10) last season, produced a solid effort at the plate against Cal Poly. Judge 2-for-3 with an RBI 10 (Tue) at UC Davis Canceled single and scored the tying run in the successful ninth-inning rally. The effort upped his season 13 (Fri) San Jose State* L, 4-0 average to team-leading .314. 14 (Sat) San Jose State* L, 4-3 15 (Sun) San Jose State* L, 11-3 Also of note from the Tuesday night road victory, Bulldog catcher Austin Wynns crossed home 17 (Tue) at Cal Poly W, 5-3 plate twice and Taylor Garrison pitched a scoreless frame for his eighth save of the season. 21 (Sat) CSU Bakersfield 6:05 p.m. 24 (Tue) Cal Poly 6:05 p.m. 27 (Fri) at Nevada* 6 p.m. The win over Cal Poly opened a three-game non-conference stretch for the ’Dogs before return- 28 (Sat) at Nevada* 6 p.m. ing to WAC play next Friday, April 27 at Nevada. 29 (Sun) at Nevada* 1 p.m. Meanwhile, Bakersfield is 17-18 on the season, but has struggled away from home with a 4-12 MAY mark. The ‘Runners are led by Oscar Sanay (.343/12 RBI) and Frank Martinez (.311/3 home 2 (Wed) UC Davis 6:05 p.m. runs) at the plate and feature seven pitchers with sub-4.00 earned run averages. 4 (Fri) Sacramento State* 6:05 p.m. 5 (Sat) Sacramento State* 6:05 p.m. 6 (Sun) Sacramento State* 1:05 p.m. After the make-up date with CSUB, Fresno State will face Cal Poly again, but this time at Beiden 10 (Thu) at New Mexico State* 6:05 p.m. Field on Tuesday night at 6 p.m. 11 (Fri) at New Mexico State* 6:05 p.m. 12 (Sat) at New Mexico State* 1:05 p.m. ’DOG BONES 18 (Fri) Louisiana Tech* 6:05 p.m. • Fresno State is 11-0 when holding its opponent to two runs or less 19 (Sat) Louisiana Tech* 6:05 p.m. • Fresno State is 13-0 when leading after seven innings 20 (Sun) Louisiana Tech* 1:05 p.m. • Fresno State is 6-1 when committing no errors 23 (Wed) WAC Championships TBD • Fresno State is 10-3 when recording more hits than its opponents 24 (Thu) WAC Championships TBD 25 (Fri) WAC Championships TBD • Fresno State ranks in the top 35 nationally in both overall (38,505) and average (1,674) attendance 26 (Sat) WAC Championships TBD 27 (Sun) WAC Championships TBD * Western Athletic Conference Opponent 2012 Fresno State Baseball Notes BULLDOGS IN THE PROS IN 2011 ALUMNI PRESENT FOR ALUMNI GAME (BY YEAR) Major League ...........Drafted, Year (Club) 1950’s 2000’s 2010’s Jack Altman, 1953-56 Shawn Hannah, 2000-01 Greg Gonzalez, 2010-11 Bob Doig, 1954-57 Casey Creamer, 2001-02 Garrett Weber, 2010-11 Casey McGehee .....................10th Round, 2003 (Cubs) Will Thomas, 2001-05 • Debuted with Cubs: Sept. 2, 2008 1960’s Chase Moore, 2003-06 • Millwaukee Brewers (2009-11) Fred Hood, 1960-61 Kyle Wilson, 2004 • Aquired by Pittsburgh Pirates Dec. 2011 Jim Sirimarco, 1964-68 Brian Lapin, 2004-07 Leonard Bacome, 1968-69 Nick Moresi, 2004-06 Matt Garza ...............................1st Round, 2005 (Twins) Gavin Hedstrom, 2006-09 • Drafted 25th overall 1970’s Ryan Overland, 2005-08 Fernie Garcia, 1975-76 Stephen Susdorf, 2005-08 • Debuted with Twins: Aug. 11, 2006 Mike Patrick, 1977-78 Sean Bonesteele, 2007-10 • Tampa Bay Rays (2008-10) Mike Champ, 1978-81 Jake Hower, 2006-09 • 2008 ALCS MVP Holden Sprague, 2006-09 • Aquired by the Chicago Cubs in 2011 1980’s Kris Tomlinson, 2006-08 Ray O’Canto, 1980-81 Andy Underwood, 2006 Doug Fister .........................7th Round, 2006 (Mariners) Mark Combs, 1983-84 Erik Wetzel, 2006-08 • Debuted with Mariners: Aug. 8, 2009 Dennis Springer, 1986-87 Clay Allison, 2007-08 Ed Zosky, 1986-89 Jordan Ribera, 2008-11 • Aquired by Detriot Tigers: Aug. 2011 Steve Hose, 1987-89 Danny Muno, 2008-11 • Pitcher of the Month (September 2011) Terrance Frazier, 1988-92 Brennan Gowens, 2009-11 Chris Falco, 1989-91 Josh Poytress, 2009-11 Minor Leagues .......Name (Year Drafted) Charlie Robertson, 2009-11 1990’s Dusty Robinson, 2009-11 Triple-A Josh Kaitfors, 1993-96 Isacc Vivas, 2009-10 International League • Columbus Clippers (Indians) ........................................................Beau Mills (2007) • Indianapolis Indians (Pirates) ................................................... Justin Wilson (2008) Pacific Coast League • Round Rock Express (Rangers) ........................................... Tanner Scheppers (2009) Double-A Eastern League • Reading Phillies (Phillies) ..................................................Steve Susdorf (2008) Southern League MIKE BATESOLE COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Birmingham Barons (Twins) ..................................................... Ozzie Lewis (2007) Texas League Awards/Honors • Frisco RoughRiders (Rangers) • 2-time Collegiate Baseball National Coach of the Year (1998, 2008) ......................................................Justin Miller (2008) • Named 2008 National Coach of the Year by three orgainzations. ................................................Tom Mendonca (2009) - American Baseball Coaches Association, National College Baseball Writers Association and FieldTurf. • 2-time Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year Class A Advanced • 2002 Big West Conference Coach of the Year Florida League • Palm Beach Cardinals (Cardinals) Milestones ................................................... Alan Ahmady (2009) • 500th career win against Sacramento State (15-7) on May 14, 2009 • Had school’s first ESPY nomination for “Biggest Upset” in 2008 Class A • 400th career win against Iowa on March 13, 2007 (14-6) Midwest League • 300th career win against Louisiana Tech on April 4, 2004 (12-4) • Great Lakes Loons (Dodgers) • 100th win as a Bulldog against Portland on March 5, 2006 .................................................... Bobby Coyle (2010) • Only third head coach in Fresno State history to have over 100 wins (Bob Bennett-1,302; Pete Beiden-601) Class A Short-Season Championships/Titles • National Championship (2008) New York-Penn League • Six WAC Tournament Championships • Brooklyn Cyclones (Mets) .................................................... Danny Muno (2011) - (Cal State Northridge – 1996; Fresno State – 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011) • Jamestown Jammers (Marlins) • Six WAC Titles ...............................................Holden Sprague (2009) - (Cal State Northridge – 1996; Fresno State – 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011) • State College Spikes (Pirates) • Big West Title and Championship .................................................. Josh Poytress (2011) - (Cal State Northridge – 2002) • Vermont Lake Monsters (Athletics) • Five Pepsi/Johnny Quik Classic titles ..............................................