Fresno State Bulldogs baseball

Infobox College baseball team
name = Fresno State Bulldogs
founded = 1922
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university = Fresno State University
conference = Western Athletic Conference
conference_short = WAC
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city = Fresno
stateabb = CA
state = California
coach = Mike Batesole
tenure = 6th
stadium = Pete Beiden Field
capacity = 5,422
nickname = Bulldogs
color1 = Red
color2 = Blue
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fontcolor = 0000FF
hex1 = FF0000
hex2 = 0000FF
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national_champion = 2008
cws = 1959, 1988, 1991, 2008
ncaa_tourneys = 1954, 1955, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008
conference_tournament = WAC: 1993, 1995, 2006, 2007, 2008
conference_champion = WAC: 2006, 2007, 2008The Fresno State Bulldogs baseball team represents Fresno State University in NCAA Division I college baseball. Along with most other Fresno State athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the Western Athletic Conference. The Bulldogs play their home games on campus at Pete Beiden Field, and they are currently coached by Mike Batesole.

Fresno State in the NCAA Tournament

*The 2008 NCAA Division I College World Series Champions.
**In one of the more improbable Cinderella stories in American sports history, the Bulldogs surmounted a daunting array of obstacles on their way to the NCAA title:cite web|url=http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=3457469&searchName=ncaa_baseball&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fespn%2fblog%2findex%3fentryID%3d3457469%26searchName%3dncaa_baseball |title=Fresno State reaches historic postseason heights |publisher="ESPN.com" |date=2008-06-23 |accessdate=2008-06-25] cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/baseball/recap?gameId=2817700611 |title=Fresno State shocks Georgia for first CWS championship |author=Associated Press |publisher="ESPN.com" |date=2008-06-25 |accessdate=2008-06-25]
** Fresno State had never won an NCAA championship in any men's sport going into the 2008 tournament.
** The Bulldogs entered the Western Athletic Conference tournament at 33-27; they would likely not have made the NCAA tournament without winning the WAC tournament, which they did.
** They were the #4 seed in their regional. Since only four teams play in each of 16 regionals, this is the equivalent of a team seeded #13 or lower in the NCAA basketball tournament. No #4 seed had ever advanced to the College World Series. By contrast, no #13 or lower seed has ever made the "Elite 8" of the men's basketball tournament, which is arguably equivalent to the eight-team College World Series.
** Six times in the NCAA tournament, including three times in the College World Series, they faced elimination with a loss. They won all six times.
** They won a total of 10 tournament games against six different teams ranked in the top 20. ESPN pointed out that in terms of the NCAA basketball tournament, Fresno State's run would be equivalent to a 13 seed beating a 4 seed in the first round, a 5 seed in the second round, a top seed in the Sweet 16, a second seed in the Elite 8, another top seed in the Final Four, and still another 2 seed for the championship.

Former Players

*Jared Fernandez
*Tom Goodwin
*Jason Brosnan
*Bobby Jones
*Adam Pettyjohn
*Jeff Weaver
*Mark Gardner
*Terry Pendleton
*Jimy Williams
*Steve Hosey
*Augie Garrido
*Matt Garza

ee also

*2008 Fresno State Bulldogs baseball team
*Fresno State Bulldogs

References