5/6 Battle for the Bone - Game 1

[Dawg06]

No. 19 Fresno State (30-9) at Louisiana Tech (25-22)

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Day: Friday
Date: May 6, 2011
Time: 6:00 PM CT
Location: Ruston, Louisiana
Venue: J.C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park
Weather: 79°F Sunny



Media Information
Radio: ESPN 97.7 FM, LA Tech All-Access
Video: LA Tech All-Access
Live Stats: GameTracker
Twitter Updates: Austin Staton
In-Game Chat: FlashChat

Team Information
Coaches: Mike Batesole, Wade Simoneaux
Rosters: Dogs, Dawgs
Statistics: Dogs, Dawgs
Schedules: Dogs, Dawgs
Game Notes: Dogs, Dawgs
Media Guides: Dogs, Dawgs

Scouting the Dogs
Fresno State (30-9, 10-5 WAC) enters the weekend as the 19th-ranked team in the Baseball America polls, as announced on Monday. Tech will be seeking their first win over a top 25 program since the Bulldogs knocked off 11th-ranked Baylor on March 4, 2008. After dropping the first two games in their four-game set against Hawai'i last weekend, FS salvaged a series split after dropping the `Bows in the final two games. FS is hitting .283 as a club this season to rank second in the league while their staff ERA ranks ninth in the country checking in at 2.40. Defensively, the Bulldogs rank second in the WAC with a .976 fielding percentage with a league-low 36 errors. Offensively, senior Danny Muno leads the club with a .345 batting average as he has totaled 50 hits and a team-high 37 RBI. Dusty Robinson leads the league with 11 home runs and is hitting .292 on the season with 28 RBI. Austin Wynns and Aaron Judge provide two more quality bats in the lineup with .320-plus averages and a combined 83 hits and 35 RBI. Greg Gonzalez anchors a phenomenal pitching staff with a microscopic 1.22 ERA with 88 strikeouts to just 18 walks on the season. The rest of the weekend rotation features three southpaws that each has 30-plus strikeouts with ERA's below 3.75. Charlie Robertson leads the league with 11 saves to hold down the back of the bullpen, however, he has been charged with five of Fresno's nine losses this season.

WAC Standings
1 Hawai'i. . . . . 10-3. ---
2 Fresno State . . 10-5 1.0 GB
3 San Jose State . 9-7. 2.5 GB
4 Louisiana Tech . 7-9. 4.5 GB .438
5 Nevada . . . . . 5-7. 4.5 GB .417
6 New Mexico State 5-7. 4.5 GB .417
7 Sacramento State 2-10 7.5 GB

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[RealityCheck]

Hawai'i beats Nevada 12-9 in Game 1 Thursday night.

WAC Standings
1 Hawai'i. . . . . 10-3. ---
2 Fresno State . . 10-5 1.0 GB
3 San Jose State . 9-7. 2.5 GB
4 Louisiana Tech . 7-9. 4.5 GB .438
5 Nevada . . . . . 5-7. 4.5 GB .417
6 New Mexico State 5-7. 4.5 GB .417
7 Sacramento State 2-10 7.5 GB

[dawg80]

We need a split....taking 3 of 4 would be awesome!

Who does Sac State play this weekend, SJSU? NMSU? Our 2-2 combined with them losing their series should ice our spot in the WAC Tourney. Of course, we have a chance to do better than 6th seed. So, Git R Dun!

Go Dawgs!

[Dawg06]

New logos around home plate. Coach Sim said that Eric Buskirk has been helping out the baseball team lately, the first time the admin has helped baseball in 9 years.

[techblue4]

New logos around home plate. Coach Sim said that Eric Buskirk has been helping out the baseball team lately, the first time the admin has helped baseball in 9 years.

Looks good! I can't wait for the game tonight. Does anyone know what they are doing out front of the stadium? Irrigation? I drove by and saw trenches dug but couldn't tell what was being done.

[Dawg06]

Starting Pitchers
Dogs: RHP Greg Gonzalez, Sr. (7-0, 1.22 ERA, 73.2 IP, 18 BB, 88 K)
Dawgs: RHP Trevor Petersen, So. (4-3, 4.80 ERA, 65.2 IP, 38 BB, 36 K)


Starting Lineup
LF Kyle Roliard .333
SS Ryan Gebhardt .330
3B Mark Threlkeld .320
1B Alex Williams .287
CF Joey Ford .273
RF Colby Johnson .339
C Clint Ewing .240
2B Austin Hedges .259
DH Will Alvis .254

[Dawg06]

Beautiful day at the Ballpark!

[Dawg06]

Top 1st
Fresno scores a run off a sac fly. Fresno leads 1-0.

Bottom 1st
Roliard and Gebhardt strike out looking.
Threlkeld singles to LF.
Williams flies out to CF.

Top 2nd
Tech turns a DP. Nothing doing for Fresno.

Bottom 2nd
With 2 outs, Ewing walks.
Hedges doubles down the LF line, but Ewing gets thrown out at home trying to score from 1B...

Top 3rd
Ford drops a fly ball, and the runner advances all the way to 2B...
Runner advances to 3B on a ground out to 1B.
Fresno scores an unearned run off another sac fly. Fresno leads 2-0.
Fresno hits an RBI single to RF to score another unearned run. Fresno leads 3-0.
Fly out to CF.

Bottom 3rd
Alvis draws a lead-off walk!
Roliard singles up the middle!
Gebhardt shows bunt, then slashes a chopper over 3B to score Alvis! Fresno leads 3-1.
Threlkeld pops up a sac bunt attempt to 3B... 1 out
Williams strikes out... 2 outs
Ford strikes out to strand 2 runners... 3 outs

End 3rd
Fresno 3
Tech 1

[Dawg06]

Top 4th
Petersen gets a strikeout!
Hedges and Gebhardt make back-to-back great defensive plays!

Bottom 4th
Johnson strikes out looking... 1 out
Ewing grounds out to 2B. 2 outs
Hedges singles up the middle!
Alvis strikes out to end the inning. 3 outs

End 4th
Fresno 3
Tech 1

[Dawg06]

FINAL
Fresno State 9
Louisiana Tech 4

We out-hit the bad guys 10-9, but the good guys gave up 4 unearned runs on 2 errors...

Fresno State scored 8 runs with 2 outs...

Tech Pitching - 8 BB
Hedges - 3 hits
Gebhardt - 2 hits, 2 RBI
Threlkeld - 2 hits, 2 RBI

Sam Alvis walked in his first career at-bat.

[LookingForResults]

New logos around home plate. Coach Sim said that Eric Buskirk has been helping out the baseball team lately, the first time the admin has helped baseball in 9 years.

Thank Eric, but not the "admin." That "helping" is from private sources.

[Dawg06]

Tim Fletcher, KTBS 3: LA Tech falls to Fresno State in series opener

Gene Ponti, KTVE 10: LA Tech falls to Fresno, 9-4

Colin McElroy, KSLA 12: Fresno St takes Battle for the Bone game one over LA Tech

[PawDawg]

Emily Villere from KNOE was there too. What a beautiful young woman! Right JFord?

The Fresno pitcher was amazing...we still look at too many third strike pitches.

Our small ball tactic will work if we have the personnel and coaching to execute. Not getting a bunt on the ground at a crucial time is a killer.

[dawg80]

FINAL
Fresno State 9
Louisiana Tech 4

We out-hit the bad guys 10-9, but the good guys gave up 4 unearned runs on 2 errors...

Fresno State scored 8 runs with 2 outs...

Tech Pitching - 8 BB
Hedges - 3 hits
Gebhardt - 2 hits, 2 RBI
Threlkeld - 2 hits, 2 RBI

Sam Alvis walked in his first career at-bat.

You might say, well, w/o the 4 unearned runs we still lose 5-4. Maybe. Trailing by 5 runs vs. by 1 run changes offensive tactics.

[Dawg06]

Emily Villere from KNOE was there too. What a beautiful young woman! Right JFord?

The Fresno pitcher was amazing...we still look at too many third strike pitches.

Our small ball tactic will work if we have the personnel and coaching to execute. Not getting a bunt on the ground at a crucial time is a killer.

It would be nice if KNOE uploaded their coverage like all the other news channels. Aaron Dietrich was too busy beating a dead horse. This is what KNOE uploaded last night: LINK

Where was Ethan Conley? TNS just ran our SID release. The Times didn't even acknowledge there was a game.

Entering the game we had won 6 of our last 7, and we were playing the 19th ranked team in the nation, the national champions from 3 years ago. You think the newspapers would cover the story.

Six of last night's starters are from between Shreveport and Monroe: Ewing (Shreveport), Hedges (Shreveport), Ford (Bossier City), Johnson (Ruston), Gebhardt (Monroe), and Threlkeld (Monroe). In addition, Hughes (Monroe), Burch (Monroe), White (West Monroe), Gordey (Bossier City), and Carlisle (Shreveport) saw some playing time last night. Also, Petersen (Hallsville) is from the Shreveport coverage area.