Wildcats off to the west coast for three with Fresno State

FRESNO, Calif. – The ACU baseball team, on its WAC bye week, takes it talents outside the state of Texas for the only time this regular season, heading to the Golden State for a three-game series with Fresno State out of the Mountain West Conference. The Wildcats (16-17) are coming off a big win over UT Arlington, and will complete a busy stretch of 12 games in 16 days as they move to the middle of April. All three games will air on the Mountain West Network.

SERIES HISTORY VS. FRESNO STATE

• ALL-TIME | First meeting

THE PROJECTED PITCHING MATCHUPS

THURSDAY | ACU LHP Adam Stephenson (0-2, 9.00 ERA) vs. FSU RHP Zach Statzer (0-2, 8.05 ERA)
FRIDAY | ACU RHP Tyler Morgan (4-1, 5.03 ERA) vs. FSU LHP Ixan Henderson (6-2, 1.49 ERA)
SATURDAY | ACU RHP Genner Cervantes (1-3, 6.86 ERA) vs. FSU RHP Jake Dixon (1-3, 3.35 ERA)

ACU STORYLINES

• WHERE THE WILDCATS STAND – ACU currently sits in a tie for third place with UTRGV in the WAC Southwest Division. Both teams are 7-8, looking up at first-place Sam Houston (10-5) and second-place Lamar (9-6). ACU still plays all five teams three more times this season.
• BACK ON TRACK – ACU got back in the win column on Tuesday night in the final game of a six-game home stand, topping UT Arlington, 15-5. It was a 9-5 game going to the seventh inning, and the Wildcats scored six runs before there was an out recorded, allowing the team to win via the seven-inning run-rule.
• JACK OF ALL TRADES – Senior Trevor Jackson was phenomenal in relief against UTA. The veteran got the win, his first of the season, after a career-long 4.0 innings, not allowing a run or a hit with four strikeouts. It was an incredible outing for the Las Vegas native, who only faced 11 batters in four innings, throwing 56 pitches.
• BASH BALL – Bash Randle matched a season-high with three hits, and matched a career-high with five RBI. He finished 3-for-4 with three runs scored, and the homer was his fifth of the season. There have been five occassions this season when an ACU player has recorded five or more RBI in a game. Randle's tonight was the first such game since March 5 when Tatrow drove in six and Tweedt drove in five in the same game.
• TEAM RANKINGS THIS SEASON – 
  • Base on Balls - 245 (2nd WAC, 107th NCAA)
  • Batting Average - .292 (4th WAC, 60th NCAA)
  • Doubles - 65 (3rd WAC, 60th NCAA)
  • Fielding Percentage - .975 (2nd WAC, 55th NCAA)
  • Hit Batters - 49 (1st WAC, 37th NCAA)
  • Hit by Pitch - 49 (2nd WAC, 43rd NCAA)
  • Home Runs - 45 (1st WAC, 41st NCAA)
  • On Base Percentage - .390 (2nd WAC, 61st NCAA)
  • Runs - 242 (2nd WAC, 58th NCAA)
  • Scoring - 7.1 (2nd WAC, 74th NCAA)
  • Slugging Percentage - .477 (1st WAC, 44th NCAA)
  • Stolen Bases - 43 (1st WAC, 86th NCAA)
  • Strikeouts Per Nine Innings - 10.5 (1st WAC, 25th NCAA)
• INDIVIDUAL LEADERS – 
  • Mitchell Dickson - 13.6 Toughest to Strike Out (2nd WAC, 19th NCAA)
  • Colton Eager - 14 Doubles (1st WAC, 18th NCAA)
  • Colton Eager - 34 Runs Batted In (4th WAC)
  • Miller Ladusau - 9 Hit by Pitch (2nd WAC)
  • Miller Ladusau - 11 Doubles (4th WAC)
  • Tyler Morgan - 4 Wins (3rd WAC)
  • Grayson Tatrow - 27 Base on Balls (2nd WAC)
  • Grayson Tatrow - 35 Runs (4th WAC)
  • Grayson Tatrow - 8 Home Runs (7th WAC)
• AN EYE ON THE STREAKS – Miller Ladusau leads ACU with a nine-game hitting streak. Grayson Tatrow leads the way with a 25-game on-base streak, while Colton Eager has reached safely in 19 consecutive games.

SCOUTING FRESNO STATE (16-16, 9-6 MOUNTAIN WEST)

• The Bulldogs are coming off a series win against New Mexico at home last weekend, and then beat WAC member Sacramento State 19-0 on Tuesday.
• Fresno State hits for a ton of power. As a team they are slugging .459 as a unit with 57 doubles, six triples, and 41 home runs.
• Zach Morgan leads the team with a .398 average, while Ivan Luna has driven in a team-high 33 runs.

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