No. 20 Fresno State Baseball

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2 2011 Schedule Overall:40-14 WAC: 17-7 Date Opponent Time Feb. 12 Alumni W, 10-5 Feb. 18 Gonzaga Cancelled Feb. 19 Gonzaga W, 10-4 Feb. 20 Oregon State W, 2-1 Feb. 20 Oregon State W, 5-4 Feb. 25 Pepperdine W, 7-3 Feb. 26 Pepperdine W, 7-5 Feb. 27 Pepperdine W, 8-1 March 1 Cal Poly L, 11-4 March 4 at UC Davis W, 12-4 March 5 at UC Davis W, 3-1 March 6 at UC Davis Cancelled March 8 CSU Bakersfield W, 9-2 March 11 at Nebraska W, 8-5 March 12 at Nebraska W, 1-0 March 13 at Nebraska L. 5-4 March 17 Washington State W, 7-5 March 18 Washington State W, 16-1 March 19 Washington State W, 7-2 March 20 Washington State Cancelled March 22 Ohio State W, 3-2 March 23 Ohio State Cancelled March 25 San Diego W, 6-0 March 26 San Diego W, 3-2 (22) March 27 San Diego W, 7-4 April 1 San Francisco W, 5-3 April 2 San Francisco W, 4-3 April 3 San Francisco L, 4-3 April 8 at San Jose State* L, 3-1 April 9 at San Jose State* W, 5-1 April 9 at San Jose State* L, 4-3 April 10 at San Jose State* W, 5-3 April 15 Nevada* W, 8-3 April 16 Nevada* W, 8-1 APril 16 Nevada* 4-2 April 17 Nevada* Rescheduled for May 19 April 19 at Cal Poly L, 5-4 April 21 at Sacramento State* W, 2-0 April 22 at Sacramento State* W, 7-3 April 23 at Sacramento State* L, 2-1 April 23 at Sacramento State* W, 12-4 April 29 Hawai i* L, 6-5 (10) April 30 Hawai i* L, 6-2 May 1 Hawai i* W, 4-2 May 2 Hawai i* W, 12-2 (7) May 6 at Louisiana Tech* W, 9-4 May 7 at Louisiana Tech* L, 8-6 May 7 at Louisiana Tech* W, 7-4 May 8 at Louisiana Tech* L, 8-4 May 12 New Mexico State* W, 17-4 May 13 New Mexico State* W, 15-7 May 14 New Mexico State* W, 17-2 May 15 New Mexico State* W, 6-3 May 19 Nevada* W, 7-1 May 20 CSU Bakersfield L, 6-0 May 21 at CSU Bakersfield L, 5-2 May 22 at CSU Bakersfield L, 7-4 May 26 Louisiana Tech! 13-1 May 27 Hawai i! 11-5 May 28 Hawai i! 15-4 June 3 UC Irvine # 2 p.m. June10-12 NCAA Super Regionals TBA June18-29 NCAA CWS TBA * Western Athletic Conference Games - All Times Pacific! WAC Tournament Games # NCAA Regional Contact: Theresa Kurtz (tkurtz@csufresno.edu) June 1, 2011 No. 20 Fresno State Baseball Up Next: Los Angeles Regional Friday, June 3 Game 1: Fresno State vs. UC Irvine 2 p.m. Game 2: San Francisco vs. UCLA 6 p.m. Saturday, June 4 Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 2 p.m. Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 6 p.m. Sunday, June 5 Game 5: Loser of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 3 2 p.m. Game 6: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 4 6 p.m. Radio: 940 KYNO; Paul Loeffler play-by-play; Ray O Canto Color Analyst Live Stats: gobulldogs.com Los Angeles Regional Central No. 1 Seed UCLA The Bruins are last year s College World Series runner ups and earned the No. 1 seed in the LA Regional. UCLA is this season and won the PAC-10 Conference title. The Bruins have 17 NCAA appearances and a tournament record of No. 3 Seed UC Irvine The Anteaters earned an at-large bid after finishing the regular season UC Irvine has seven NCAA Tournament appearances and a post season record of The Eaters best finish was the 2007 CWS semifinals. No. 4 Seed San Francisco The Dons won the West Coast Conference title earning its second trip in school history to the postseason. San Francisco s last appearance was in 2006 and has a tournament recod of 1-2. USF finished the regular season with overall mark. How the WAC was Won The Bulldogs won the 2011 Western Athletic Conference Tournament earning the automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in six years. It marked the sixth straight-year the Dogs have won a piece of the conference crown. Fresno State went 3-0 at the 2011 WAC Tournament and outscored its opponents 39-10, twice beating an opponent by 10 or more runs. The Bulldogs have won the tournament five times in the past six years. Regular Season Run Down Winning WAC championships is becoming a routine for the Bulldog baseball program. The Bulldogs earned a share of the 2011 WAC regular season championship, marking the sixth consecutive year the Dogs have won a piece of the WAC Title. Fresno State finished the WAC season 17-7 and tied with Hawai i for the top spot in the WAC. Dogs WAC Tournament Tradition The Bulldogs have won five the last six Western Athletic Conference Tournament titles. Prior to Hawai i winning last year, the Bulldogs had won four-straight titles. The only other school to win four-straight WAC tournament titles was Arizona State from Rice won three tournaments in a row from before the tournament took a hiatus in 2000 until Altogether in the history of the program, the Bulldogs have won 33 conference championships since Underdogs to Wonderdogs Fresno State won the program s first ever National Championship in The Bulldogs fought through six elimination games and battled several top ranked teams. The Dogs became the lowest seed to ever win the College World Series. Batesole in the Post Season Under head coach Mike Batesole the Bulldogs are in post season play, including the WAC and NCAA tournaments combined. The Bulldogs have gone 22-3 in the WAC Tournament since 2006 with four consecutive WAC Tournament titles. In 2008, Batesole and the Dogs won the programs first National Title. Batesole is 3-1 in NCAA First Round games.

3 Fresno State Baseball Weekly Release page WAC Standings All Games WAC Games School W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Fresno St Hawai i La Tech Nevada SJSU NM State Sac St Season Leaders Batting Average:.367, Aaron Judge Slugging Percentage:.687, Dusty Robinson Runs: 46, Danny Muno Hits: 67, Danny Muno RBIs: 54, Dusty Robinson Doubles: 20, Dusty Robinson Triples: 3, Wise, Hutcheson & Robinson Home Runs: 16, Dusty Robinson Walks: 45, Danny Muno Stolen Bases: 13, Danny Muno Earned Run Average: 1.43, Greg Gonzalez Wins: 11, Greg Gonzalez Saves: 12, Charlie Robertson Innings Pitched: 100.2, Greg Gonzalez Strikeouts: 121, Greg Gonzalez Putouts: 443, Jordan Ribera Assists: 169, Garrett Weber 2011 Single Game Leaders At-Bats: 11, Brennan Gowens vs. San Diego Runs: 4, Danny Muno vs. La Tech Hits: 4,Aaron Judge vs. Hawai i RBIs: 6, Robinson vs. New Mexico State Doubles: 3, Dusty Robinson vs. San Diego Home Runs: 2, Robinson vs. New Mexico State Walks: 3, 3x, recent, Muno vs. Pepperdine Putouts: 18, Austin Wynns vs. Hawai i Assists: 9, Muno & Hutcheson vs. San Diego Innings Pitched: 9, Gonzalez at Sacramento State Strikeouts: 12, Gonzalez at Nebraska, Sacramento State & Nevada 2011 Team Highs At-Bats: 81 vs. San Diego (3/26/11) Runs: 17 vs. New Mexico State (5/14/11) Hits: 21 vs. WSU (3/18/11) RBIs: 17 vs. New Mexico State (5/14/11) Doubles: 6 at. UC Davis (3/4/11) Triples: 2 vs. San Jose State (4/09/11) Home Runs: 5 vs. WSU (3/18/11) Walks: 10 vs. San Diego (3/26/11) Stolen Bases: 4 vs. Hawai i (5/1/11) Assists: 33 vs. San Diego (3/26/11) Double Plays: 4 vs. San Diego (3/27/11) Innings Pitched: 22.0 vs. San Diego (3/26/11) Strikeouts: 17 vs. vs. Hawai i (4/29/11) Bulldog Winning Ways The Bulldogs are among the top teams with the fewest losses in the nation. Fresno State has the 10th best winning percentage in college baseball with a record (.741). Virginia leads the nation with a record of 49-9 (.845). There are only two schools in the country that have less losses than the Bulldogs. How the Dogs Stack Up Nationally The Bulldogs rank among the top 20 in the nation in several statistical categories. As a team, the Dogs have the 12th best ERA (2.84) in the country and the 10th best winning percentage (.741). Greg Gonzalez is seventh in the nation with a 1.43 ERA, seventh in the nation in strikeouts (121) and sixth in victories (11). Dusty Robinson is 11th in DI baseball in home runs with 16. Ranking the Dogs Currently, Fresno State is ranked in all three of four major baseball polls. The Dogs are No. 27 Collegiate Baseball s polls. The Bulldogs highest ranking this week is at No. 20 in the USA Today Coaches poll and are No. 21 in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association poll. Mound Heats Up The 2011 pitching staff is shaping up to be the best group of pitchers under head coach Mike Batesole. The Dogs have the 12th best ERA in the country and best under the Batesole era at Before 2011, the best ERA under Batesole was 3.95 in Five of 11 pitchers on the staff have an ERA under 3.00.Taylor Garrison has the best ERA on the team of 1.38 in 17 appearances. Gonzalez King of the Mound Senior Greg Gonzalez was named the 2011 WAC Pitcher of the Year. Gonzalez leads the team and league in strikeouts with 121. He struck out a career-high 12 batters three times this season. Gonzalez has the best ERA (1.43) and opposing batting average (.180) in the WAC. He also leads the conference in wins with a 11-0 record on the hill this season. Dating back to May 2010, Gonzalez has recorded 13-straight wins. In the country, he has the seventh best ERA and is seventh in strikeouts. Must See Dusty Junior Dusty Robinson became the fourth straight Bulldog to be named WAC Player of the Year. He was also named the 2011 WAC Tournament MVP. The outfielder has started 51 game this season and is hitting.318. He leads the conference and team with 20 doubles and 16 home runs. He also recorded three triples and 54 RBIs. Robinson has stolen 10 bases in 2011 and has a perfect fielding percentage of He is 11th in the country in home runs and ninth in the nation in home runs hit per game (.31). Here Comes the Judge Aaron Judge was named the 2011 WAC Freshman of teh Year. The outfielder became a permanent fixture in the starting line up early in the season and leads the team with a.367 batting average. Judge has started 47 of 54 games. He earned first-team All-WAC honors and named to the 2011 WAC All-Tournament team. Judge is second on the team in hits with 66. He recorded 12 doubles, a triple and two home runs. Gonzalez Garners National Attention Senior Greg Gonzalez has been named to the College Baseball Foundation s Pitcher of the Year Watch List and to the Golden Spike Watch List. The right-hander is one of 25 players on CBF s watch list and one of 30 semifinalists for the Golden Spikes Award. Gonzalez leads the team and conference in strikeouts with 121 and has the best ERA in the WAC (1.43). Robinson Swinging for the Fences WAC Player of the Year Dusty Robinson became the first Bulldog to hit 15 or more home runs in three consecutive home runs. The junior has 47 homers in his career as a Bulldog and is 10 home runs away from breaking the record of 56, which was set by Tom Mendonca in Robinson has 16 homers in 2011, which is more than UC Irvine has as a team and ties the total number of homers UCLA has of 16.

4 Fresno State Baseball Weekly Release page Record Watch Danny Muno has 250 career runs. He broke the all-time record on March 1 against Cal Poly. Danny Muno has played in 257 games in his career. He broke the career record on May 13 agianst New Mexico State. Danny Muno has 956 career atbats. He needs 30 more to break the record. Danny Muno has 328 career hits. He needs 13 more to break the record. Dusty Robinson has 47 career home runs and need 10 more to break the record. Danny Muno has 69 career doubles. He needs two more to break the record WAC Leaders Greg Gonzalez has the best ERA in the WAC (1.43). Dusty Robinson is first in the WAC in home runs (16). Dusty Robinson is first in the WAC in doubles (20). Greg Gonzalez leads the WAC in strikeouts (121). The Bulldogs have the best ERA in the WAC (2.84). The Bulldogs are first in the WAC in wins (40). The Bulldogs have the best opposing bat average in the WAC (.255). The Bulldogs have allowed the least amount of earned runs in the WAC (149). The Bulldogs are second in the WAC in saves (17). The Bulldogs are first in the WAC in home runs (50). Bulldogs Score First Head Coach Mike Batesole stresses the importance of scoring first and the Bulldogs are doing just that. Fresno State has outscored their opponent in 54 games. In the first three innings, the Dogs have outscored opponents Nine Bulldogs Earn All-WAC Honors The WAC coaches selected junior Dusty Robinson as the conference Player of the Year, senior Greg Gonzalez Pitcher of the Year and Aaron Judge was named WAC Freshman of the Year. Fresno State also had a total of nine Bulldogs earn All-WAC honors. Seven Bulldogs including, Gonzalez, Robinson, Judge, Muno, Jordan Ribera, Garrett Weber, Austin Wynns earned firstteam All-WAC honors. Junior Josh Poytress and freshman Brennan Gowens received secondteam All-WAC recognition for the 2011 season. Dogs vs. Ranked Opponents The Bulldogs compiled a record of 21-8 against teams that are currently or were in the top 30 polls. The Bulldogs had winning records against the following teams that are or were ranked in 2011; Hawaii, New Mexico State, San Jose State, Oregon State, San Diego, Nebraska and Gonzaga. Best in the WAC As a team the Bulldogs lead the WAC in ERA (2.84), fewest earned runs allowed (149), home runs (50), wins (37) and opposing batting average (.255). Dusty Robinson leads the WAC in home runs with 16 and slugging percentage at.687. Greg Gonzalez has the best ERA in the conference (1.43) and has struck out a conference-high 121 batters. Charlie Robertson is second in the league in saves with 12. Kenny Wise is second in the league in triples with three. Austin Wynns is fourth in the league in runners caught stealing with 13. Dogs Take Home Hardware Five Bulldogs earned WAC All-Tournament team after winning the 2011 conference crown. Greg Gonzalez, Dusty Robinson, Aaron Judge, Brennan Gowens and Austin Wynns were named to the all-tournament team. Robinson was named the WAC Tournament Most Valuable Player. Every player that earned a spot on the all-tournament team was also and all-conference selection as voted on by the WAC coaches. Muno Rewriting Bulldog History Danny Muno broke Fresno State s all-time walk record on April 17, 2010 against Louisiana Tech. Muno has recorded over 200 career walks in four seasons. The senior broke the career record for runs scored (209) on March 1 against Cal Poly. On May 21, he broke the school record for games played in a career at 249 games. Muno has a chance to break the following career records this season: at-bats, hits and doubles. Speedy Gonzalez WAC Pitcher of the Year Greg Gonzalez numbers are impressive in He leads the conference in ERA, strikeouts, opposing batting average and several others. The most impressing number is that every game he has started is under three hours. The fastest game under Gonzalez is an hour and 55 minutes and the longest is two hours and 50 minutes. Fresno State Wins Historic 22-Inning Game The Bulldogs played a school record 22-inning game against San Diego on March 26. After 13 extra innings, the Dogs finally drove a run across breaking the tie and winning, 3-2. The game lasted seven hours and 12 minutes, which is also a Fresno State record. The longest game by innings played in NCAA Division I history was 25 innings in 2009 by Texas and Boston College. The Bulldogs shattered several Fresno State and NCAA single-game records along the way. Brennan Gowens broke the NCAA record for at-bats in a game (11). The Bulldogs broke the NCAA at-bat record with 81 and by both teams with a total of 162. The Dogs tied the NCAA record of 66 putouts in a single game and broke the record of total chances with KYNO New Home of Fresno State baseball Fresno State Athletics announced that it will partner with 940 KYNO in airing the 2011 baseball season. 940 KYNO will be the new home of Bulldog baseball for the next three years. Paul Loeffler will remain the voice of Fresno State baseball. Ray O Canto will return for his fourth season as the color commentator.

5 Fresno State Baseball Weekly Release page 4 Baseball Information Bulldog Baseball Head Coach (Years)... Mike Batesole (9th) Alma Mater, Year... Cal State Fullerton, 90 Career Record (Years): (15th) Record at Fresno State (9th) NCAA Tournament Record: NCAA Post Season Appearances:...6 Conference Championships:...7 NCAA Titles:...1 Assistant Coach:...Steve Rousey (1) Alma Mater, Year:...Cal State Fullerton, 88 Assistant Coach:... Pat Waer (5) Alma Mater, Year:...Washington State, 95 Vol. Asst. Coach:...Mike Curran (1) Alma Mater, Year:... Cal Lutheran, 96 Best time to reach coach... A.M. Weekdays Office Phone Office Fax Facility (Capacity)...Pete Beiden Field (3,500) Website... Athletics Communications Baseball Contact...Theresa Kurtz Office Phone Contact Cell Phone tkurtz@csufresno.edu Media Relations Fax Pete Beiden Field Year Opened: Capacity:...3,500 Dimensions Largest Crowd:...5,673 (1988) Press Box Phone Number: First-Team All-WAC OF Aaron Judge, Fr., Fresno State OF Dusty Robinson, Jr., Fresno State OF Kyle Roliard, Jr., Louisiana Tech OF Tanner Waite, Jr., New Mexico State 1B Jordan Ribera, Sr., Fresno State 1B Brock Stassi, Sr., Nevada 1B Danny Stienstra, Sr., San Jose State 2B Kolten Wong, Jr., Hawai i 3B Danny Muno, Sr., Fresno State SS Garrett Weber, Sr., Fresno State C Austin Wynns, So., Fresno State DH Zack Swasey, Jr., Hawai i SP Greg Gonzalez, Sr., Fresno State SP Mike Jefferson, Jr., Louisiana Tech SP Roberto Padilla, Jr., San Jose State RP Scott Coffman, Jr., New Mexico State Player of the Year: Dusty Robinson Pitcher of the Year: Greg Gonzalez Freshman of the Year: Aaron Judge Coach of the Year: Mike Trapasso, Hawai i 2011 Roster No. Name Pos. Year Ht/Wt B/T Hometown(Last School) 3 Greg Gonzalez RHP Sr. 5-11/190 R/R San Bruno, Calif. (Skyline CC) 4 Garrett Weber INF Sr. 5-10/190 R/R Clovis, Calif. (Clovis HS/ Fresno City CC) 5 Josh Poytress LHP Jr. 6-1/185 L/L Fowler, Calif. (Fowler HS) 6 Scott David INF/C So. 6-0/200 L/R Pleasanton, Calif. (Amador Valley HS) 10 Kenny Wise OF Jr. 6-2/180 L/R Camarillo, Calif. (Camarillo HS) 12 Austin Wynns C So. 6-2/185 R/R Poway, Calif. (Poway HS) 14 Kaohu Gaspar INF So. 6-1/180 L/R Gilroy, Calif. (St. Francis HS) 15 Pat Hutcheson INF Jr. 5-10/180 L/R Exeter, Calif. (College of Seqouias) 16 Danny Muno INF Sr. 5-11/170 S/R Thousand Oakes, Calif. (Loyola HS) 19 J.D. Salles RHP/INF R-Fr. 6-0/180 R/R Fresno, Calif. (Clovis West HS) 20 Jordan Mullins OF Fr. 6-2/180 R/R Brentwood, Calif. (Heritage HS) 21 Daniel Moultrie OF So. 5-10/175 R/R Fresno, Calif. (Clovis West HS) 24 Trent Garrison C Jr. 6-0/185 L/R Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta HS) 25 Jordan Ribera INF Sr. 6-0/220 L/R Fresno, Calif. (Clovis West HS) 27 Dusty Robinson OF Jr. 5-11/195 R/R Bakersfield, Calif. (Centenial HS) 29 Aaron Judge RHP/OF Fr. 6-7/230 R/R Linden, Calif. (Linden HS) 30 Brennan Gowens OF Jr. 6-0/190 L/R Clovis, Calif. (Buchanan HS) 31 Justin Haley RHP So. 6-5/225 R/R Sacramento, Calif. (Sierra College) 32 Justin Charles INF So. 5-10/180 L/R Galt, Calif, (Elk Grove HS) 33 Cole Wells RHP Fr. 6-4/205 R/R Brentwood, Calif. (Heritage HS) 34 Christian Belleque RHP Fr. 6-0/190 R/R Fullerton, Calif. (Fullerton HS) 35 Cody Kendall RHP Jr. 6-2/190 R/R Fresno, Calif. (Clovis East HS) 37 Will Anderson RHP Fr. 6-2/195 R/R Pleasanton, Calif. (Foothill HS) 39 Tyler Linehan LHP Fr. 6-0/220 L/L Sacramento, Calif. (Sheldon HS) 40 Chris Mallory INF Jr. 5-10/170 R/R Lompoc, Calif. (Hancock CC) 41 Sam Donald INF Jr. 5-10/170 R/R Clovis, Calif. (Fresno City CC) 42 Gene Escat RHP Sr. 6-4/190 R/R Hanford, Calif. (Hanford HS) 43 Tom Harlan LHP Jr. 6-6/195 L/L San Bruno, Calif. (Archbishop Riordan HS) 45 Derek Benny RHP Jr. 6-5/210 R/R Roseville, Calif. (Roseville HS) 47 Andy Qualls OF Sr. 6-2/200 R/R Visalia, Calif. (Golden West HS/ COS) 48 Charlie Robertson RHP/INF Jr. 6-5/190 L/R Sacramento, Calif. (Bella Vista HS) 50 Taylor Garrison RHP Jr. 6-0/175 R/R Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta HS) 44 Head Coach Mike Batesole, 9th year (Cal State Fullerton, 90) 55 Assistant Coach Steve Rousey 11 Assistant Coach Pat Waer 9 Volunteer Assistant Coach Mike Curran Baseball Intern Ryan Overland Get in the Game The official Web site of Fresno State Athletics is Fresno State s baseball releases as well as all sports and athletics department information is available. Audio/video highlights, bios, game recaps, statistics and press conference quotes are all available. The gametracker link to view live states for every game of the 2011 season is also available on the Bulldog Web site. Ticket Information For information on baseball tickets for the 2011 season, please contact the Bulldog Ticket Office at (559) or log on to to purchase tickets. Single-game tickets along with season tickets and ticket packages are available now. Interview Policy Interview requests with players and coaches should be channeled through the Fresno State Athletics Communications Office. Please make your requests at least 24 hours in advance and always notify the Fresno State Athletics Communications office if you plan on attending practice. Some practices may be subject to closed for the media, depending on the coaches discrection. Video may be shot during practice as long as you remain off of the field and out of the way of practice. Interviews will be conducted with players immediately after practice. Please remember that Fresno State s training rooms, weight room and locker rooms are closed at all times. For practice schedules, check with Fresno State Athletics Communications. Post-game interviews with players and coaches will be held down the third base line beyond the third base coaching box. Fresno State Identification The official name of the school is California State University, Fresno. For athletics department purposes, the University prefers to be called simply Fresno State never Fresno State University and never shorten to Fresno. For graphics or abbreviations, we ask that you please use FS not FSU, CSUF or Fresno. Other acceptable abbreviation: Fresno St.

6 Fresno State Baseball Weekly Release page 5 Mike Batesole Head Coach (9th Year) (Cal State Fullerton 90) Overall Record: Fresno State baseball coach Mike Batesole enters his ninth year at the helm of Bulldog baseball. In 2010, Batesole and the Bulldogs captured their fifth consecutive WAC title. In 2009 and the Dogs brought back a little magic from the 08 season and returned to the NCAA Tournament for the 32nd time in Fresno State history. Batesole and the Bulldogs are one of only four teams in the Western Region to make fourconsecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. He has also guided Fresno State to its first NCAA National title in 2008 and earned four National Coach of the Year honors from: Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, American Baseball Coaches Association, FieldTurf and the National College Baseball Writers Association. In all, the Bulldogs have had 32 players drafted, 51 All-WAC selections, 44 Academic All-WAC selections, six All-Americans and five Freshman All-Americans under Batesole s watch. Batesole continues to keep the program s talent level high both entering and exiting the program. The Bulldogs have had 18 players drafted in the top 20 rounds in the last five years, including at least three each year, which is the most since Batesole has also stocked the current program with talent, bringing four top 20 recruiting classes to Fresno. The Fresno State program continues to grow academically under Batesole. The Dogs had 10 players earn Academic All-WAC honors in 2010 and overall 45 Bulldogs have earned Academic All-WAC honors under Batesole. The Dogs also had an annual Academic Progress Rate of 990 out of 1000 for the past year and their multi-year rate is 977. Of the last 21 seniors, all have graduated or are within one semester of graduation. Every returning player in the program has won a conference championship every year they have been in the program. The Bulldogs have won the last five conference titles, made four NCAA appearances, made it to the regional title game three of the last five years and earned a National Championship in A major reason Batesole has been one of the most successful coaches in the nation comes from the lessons he learned on the field as a professional and All-American player. As a hard-hitting third baseman, Batesole spent four seasons playing professionally in the Los Angeles Dodgers farm system from He was named to the Florida State League All-Star team in 1987 and played for the Dodgers Double-A team in San Antonio, Texas in National Polls Collegiate Baseball (As of 5/30) Baseball America (As of 5/30) No. Team No. Team 1 Florida 1 Florida 2 Virginia 2 Virginia 3 Vanderbilt 3 Vanderbilt 4 South Carolina 4 South Carolina 5 Texas 5 Texas 6 Texas A&M 6 Florida State 7 TCU 7 Texas A&M 8 Cal State Fullerton 8 Cal State Fullerton 9 Georgia Tech 9 Rice 10 North Carolina 10 Arizona State 11 Florida State 12 UCLA 11 TCU 13 Oregon State 12 Georgia Tech 14 Arizona State 13 North Carolina 15 Oklahoma 14 Clemson 16 Connecticut 15 Oregon State 17 Rice 16 Miami 18 Miami 17 UCLA 19 Clemson 18 Connecticut 20 UC Irvine 19 Arkansas 21 Coastal Carolina 20 Florida International 22 Arizona 21 Troy 23 Stanford 22 Oklahoma 24 Kent State 23 East Carolina 25 Creighton 24 Stanford 26 Arkansas 25 Southern Mississippi 27 Fresno State 28 James Madison 29 Southern Mississippi 30 Cal NCBWA (As of 5/30) USA Today Coaches Poll (As of 5/30) No. Team 1 Virginia 2 Vanderbilt 3 Florida 4 South Carolina 5 Texas 6 Florida State 7 North Carolina 8 Texas A&M 9 Cal State Fullerton 10 TCU 11 Arizona State 12 Clemson 13 Rice 14 Georgia Tech 15 Oklahoma 16 Oregon State 17 UC Irvine 18 UCLA 19 Arkansas 20 Fresno State 21 Stanford 22 Southern Mississippi 23 Miami 24 Connecticut 25 Creighton No. Team 1 VIrginia 2 Vanderbilt 3 Florida 4 South Carolina 5 Texas 6 TCU 7 Florida State 8 Texas A&M 9 Clemson 10 North Carolina 11 Cal State Fullerton 12 Arizona State 13 Rice 14 Oklahoma 15 UC Irvine 16 Arkansas 17 UCLA 18 Oregon State 19 Georgia Tech 20 Stanford 21 Fresno State 22 Miami 23 Arizona 24 Southern Mississippi 25 Connecticut 26 Creighton 27 East Carolina 28 Charlotte 29 Coastal Carolina 30 Kent State

7 Fresno State Baseball Weekly Release page Bulldog Player Notes #7 Jacob Alvarez, 5-9, 160, Freshman, Infield, Fresno, Calif. - Recorded his first hit and RBI on March 18 against Washignton State. - Made first career start on April 30 against Hawai i. 3/04 UC Davis /18 WSU /23 Sac State /30 Hawaii * /06 Louisiana Tech /07 Louisiana Tech * /08 Louisiana Tech * /12 NM State /13 NM State /14 NM State /22 CSUB * /26 Louisina Tech Totals #37 Will Anderson, 6-2, 195, Freshman, Pitcher, Pleasanton, Calif. - Made first appearance on March 1 against Cal Poly. Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W L SV ERA 3/01Cal Poly /23 Sac State /12 NM State /14 NM State /19 Nevada /22 CSUB /28 Hawaii Totals #45 Derek Benny, 6-5, 215, Junior, Pitcher, Roseville, Calif. - Named 2010 Preseason WAC Pitcher of the Year... Named 2009 WAC All-Tournament team during freshman campaign. - Threw his fourth career complete game against LMU on March 20, threw three complete games in Struck out a career-high nine batters against New Mexico State on April 10, Faced the minimum 27 batters against Lipscomb... is the second pitcher in Fresno State history to face the minimum. Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W L SV ERA 2/19 Gonzaga * /26 Pepperdine * /04 UC Davis * /11 Nebraska * /17 WSU * /02 San Diego /19 Cal Poly /22 Sac State /02 Hawaii /13 NM State /28 Hawaii Totals #32 Justin Charles, 5-10, 180, Sophomore, Infield, Elk Grove, Calif. - Hit first career home run on April 23 against Sacramento State. - Made his Bulldog debut on Feb. 19, 2010 against Nebraska. 3/01 Cal Poly /08 CSUB /13 Nebraska /18 WSU /10 San Jose State /15 Nevada /16 Nevada * /21 Sac State * /22 Sac State * /23 Sac State * /23 Sac State * /29 Hawaii /30 Hawaii /06 Louisiana Tech /12 NM State /13 NM State /28 Hawaii Totals

8 Fresno State Baseball Weekly Release page 7 #6 Scott David, 6-0, 200, Sophomore,Catcher/ Outfield, Pleasanton, Calif. - Made his first appearance on Feb. 21, 2010 against Nebraska. - Recorded his first hit against CSUB on April 13, Made his first appearance behind the plate on April 24, 2010 against Nevada. - Made his first career start on March 13 against Nebraska. 2/19 Gonzaga /21 Oregon St /27 Pepperdine /01 Cal Poly /08 CSUB /13 Nebraska * /18 WSU /26 San Diego /23 Sac State /06 Louisiana Tech /07 Louisiana Tech /12 NM State /13 NM State /14 NM State /21 CSUB * Totals #41 Sam Donald, 5-10, 170, Junior, Infield, Clovis, Calif. - Made his first appearance on April 23 against Sacramento State. 4/23 Sac State Totals #50 Taylor Garrison, 6-0, 170, Junior, Pitcher, Murrieta, Calif. - Has allowed only five runs 15 appearances... has did not allow a run in his first eight appearances. - Recorded a save on May 9, 2010 against New Mexico State. - Earned his first win of the 2010 season on the season opener on Feb. 19 against Nebraska. - Recorded a career-high eight strikeouts and threw a career-high five and two-thirds innings against San Jose State on April 9. - Earned his first start against Buffalo in recorded his first career win against Washington in Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W L SV ERA 2/27 Pepperdine /01 Cal Poly /11 Nebraska /19 WSU /22 Ohio State /26 San Diego /01 San Francisco /03 San Francisco /09 San Jose State /23 Sac State /29 Hawaii /01 Hawaii /07 Louisiana Tech /15 NM State /22 CSUB /28 Hawaii Totals

9 Fresno State Baseball Weekly Release page 8 #3 Greg Gonzalez, 5-11, 190, Senior, Pitcher, San Bruno, Calif. - Named first-team All-WAC and WAC Pitcher of the Year for Also, named to the WAC All-Tournament team - Leads the league and team with 121 strikeouts. - He is 11-0 in 2011 and has recorded 13-straight victories dating back to Has the best ERA in the WAC (1.43)... it is the 7th best ERA in the nation. - Named a semifinalists for the Golden Spikes Watch List and College Baseball Foundation Pitch of the Year Watch List. - Threw a nine inning complete-game shutout against Sacramento State. - A first-team All-WAC selections in 2010 and named Preseason All-WAC in Named WAC Pitcher of the Week for the week of Feb , March 7-13, March and April Fired off his first career no-hitter against Hawai i on April 10, In 2010, named WAC Pitcher of the Week (4-12), Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week (4-12) and NCBWA Pro-line Pitcher of the Week. - Threw a career-high 12 strikeouts against Nebraska on March 12, 2011 and Sacramento State on April 21, Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W L SV ERA 2/20 Oregon St. * /27 Pepperdine * /05 UC Davis * /12 Nebraska * /19 WSU * /26 San Diego * /01 San Francisco * /08 San Jose State* /15 Nevada * /21 Sac State * /29 Hawaii * /06 Louisiana Tech * /12 NM State * /19 Nevada * /26 Louisiana Tech * Totals

10 Fresno State Baseball Weekly Release page 9 #30 Brennan Gowens, 6-0, 200, Junior, Outfield, Clovis, Calif. - Earned second-team All-WAC honors and named the WAC All-Tournament team in Named WAC Hitter of the Week for March after hitting over.700 in three games against WSU. - Earned WAC All-Tournament team honors in 2010 and named 2011 Preseason All-WAC. - Recorded the game-winning single driving in the go head run against San Jose State on May 16, Hit the game-winning three-run home run against Sacramento State on May 16, Hit a two-run home run against Cal Poly last season, first home run of his career. 2/19 Gonzaga * /20 Oregon St. * /21 Oregon St. * /26 Pepperdine * /27 Pepperdine * /27 Pepperdine * /01 Cal Poly * /04 UC Davis * /05 UC Davis * /08 CSUB * /11 Nebraska * /12 Nebraska * /13 Nebraska * /17 WSU * /18 WSU * /19 WSU * /22 Ohio State * /25 San Diego * /26 San Diego * /27 San Diego * /01 San Francisco * /02 San Frnacisco * /03 San Francisco * /08 San Jose State* /09 San Jose State* /09 San Jose State* /10 San Jose State* /15 Nevada * /16 Nevada * /16 Nevada * /19 Cal Poly * /21 Sac State * /22 Sac State * /23 Sac State * /23 Sac State * /29 Hawaii * /01 Hawaii * /02 Hawaii * /06 Louisiana Tech * /07 Louisiana Tech * /07 Louisiana Tech * /08 Louisiana Tech * /12 NM State * /13 NM State * /14 NM State * /15 NM State * /19 Nevada * /20 CSUB * /21 CSUB * /22 CSUB * /26 Louisiana Tech * /27 Hawaii * /28 Hawaii * Totals

11 Fresno State Baseball Weekly Release page 10 #31 Justin Haley, 6-5, 225, Sophomore, Pitcher, Sacramento, Calif. - Recorded his first start and win on March 18 against WSU striking out a career-high eight batters in five innings. - Made his first appearance on Feb. 27 against Pepperdine. - Threw a career-high six innings agianst San Diego. Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W L SV ERA 2/27 Pepperdine /13 Nebraska /18 WSU * /26 San Diego * /02 San Francisco * /09 San Jose State* /16 Nevada /22 CSUB * /27 Hawaii Totals #43 Tom Harlan, 6-6, 195, Junior, Pitcher, San Bruno, Calif. - Pitched a career-high six and third innings against Pepperdine on Feb. 27 and on May 2 against Hawai i. - Struck out a career-high six batters against Hawai i on May 2. - Earned his first career start on March 23, 2010 against Cal Poly. Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W L SV ERA 2/21 Oregon St. * /27 Pepperdine * /08 CSUB * /13 Nebraska * /22 Ohio State * /26 San Diego /27 San Diego /01 San Francisco /03 San Francisco * /10 San Jose State* /19 Cal Poly * /23 Sac State * /30 Hawaii /02 Hawaii * /08 Louisiana Tech * /15 NM State * /22 CSUB Totals

12 Fresno State Baseball Weekly Release page 11 #15 Pat Hutcheson, 5-10, 185, Junior, Infield, Exeter, Calif. - Hit his first career triple against Pepperdine on Feb. 27 and first career home run on May 7 at Louisiana Tech. - Made first career start on Feb. 19 against Gonzaga. - Recorded his first career hit on Feb. 21 against Oregon State. 2/19 Gonzaga * /20 Oregon St. * /21 Oregon St. * /26 Pepperdine * /27 Pepperdine * /27 Pepperdine * /01 Cal Poly * /04 UC Davis * /05 UC Davis * /08 CSB * /11 Nebraska * /12 Nebraska * /13 Nebraska * /17 WSU * /18 WSU * /19 WSU * /22 Ohio State * /25 San Diego * /26 San Diego * /01 San Francisco * /02 San Francisco * /03 San Francisco * /08 San Jose State* /09 San Jose State* /09 San Jose State* /10 San Jose State* /15 Nevada * /16 Nevada * /29 Hawaii * /30 Hawaii /01 Hawaii * /02 Hawaii * /06 Louisiana Tech * /07 Louisiana Tech * /07 Louisiana Tech /12 NM State * /13 NM State * /14 NM State * /15 NM State * /19 Nevada * /20 CSUB * /21 CSUB * /22 CSUB /26 Louisiana Tech * /27 Hawaii * /28 Hawaii * Totals

13 Fresno State Baseball Weekly Release page 12 #29 Aaron Judge, 6-7, 230, Freshman, Pitcher/ Outfield, Linden, Calif. - Named the 2011 WAC Freshman of the Year, earned first-team All-WAC honors and named to the WAC All-Tournament team. - Hit first career home run on Feb. 26 against Pepperdine. - Made his first start and recorded his first hit on Feb. 19 against Gonzaga. - Recorded two RBIs opening night, the first of his career. 2/19 Gonzaga * /20 Oregon St. * /21 Oregon St. * /26 Pepperdine * /27 Pepperdine /27 Pepperdine /01 Cal Poly /04 UC Davis * /05 UC Davis * /08 CSUB /12 Nebraska * /17 WSU * /18 WSU * /19 WSU * /22 Ohio State * /25 San Diego * /26 San Diego * /27 San Diego * /01 San Francisco * /02 San Francisco * /03 San Francisco /08 San Jose State* /09 San Jose State* /09 San Jose State* /10 San Jose State* /15 Nevada * /16 Nevada * /16 Nevada * /19 Cal Poly * /21 Sac State * /22 Sac State * /23 Sac State * /23 Sac State * /29 Hawaii * /30 Hawaii * /01 Hawaii * /02 Hawaii * /06 Louisiana Tech * /07 Louisiana Tech * /07 Louisiana Tech * /08 Louisiana Tech * /12 NM State * /13 NM State * /14 NM State * /15 NM State * /19 Nevada * /20 CSUB * /21 CSUB * /22 CSUB * /26 Louisiana Tech * /27 Hawaii * /28 Hawaii * Totals

14 Fresno State Baseball Weekly Release page 13 #35 Cody Kendall, 6-2, 210, Junior, Pitcher, Fresno, Calif. - Has allowed only 12 earned runs in 38.2 innings pitched and struck out 29 batters in Recorded two saves in Earned his first career start against LMU in In 2010, threw a career-high six innings against Nebraska striking out a career-high six batters. Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W L SV ERA 2/21 Oregon St /27 Pepperdine /01 Cal Poly /08 CSUB /11 Nebraska /17 WSU /22 Ohio State /26 San Diego /02 San Francisco /03 San Francisco /10 San Jose State /15 Nevada /19 Cal Poly /23 Sac State /29 Hawaii /07 Louisiana Tech /08 Louisiana Tech /13 NM State /21 CSUB /28 Hawaii Totals #39 Tyler Linehan, 6-0, 220, Freshman, Pitcher, Sacramento, Calif. - Made his debut on the mound versus Pepperdine on Feb First career start on March 1 agaisnt Cal Poly and struck out five batters. - Threw a career-high seven and third innings against Hawai i. - Struck out a career-high seven batters against Nevada on April 16, 2011 and against Hawai i on May 1, Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W L SV ERA 2/27 Pepperdine /01 Cal Poly * /04 UC Davis /18 WSU /25 San Diego /26 San Diego /16 Nevada * /23 Sac State * /01 Hawaii * /07 Louisiana Tech * /13 NM State * /21 CSUB * /28 Hawaii * Totals