WEEK 6: vs. Boise State
March 14 – 16, 2025 • Fresno, Calif. • Margie Wright Diamond
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SCHEDULE
Friday: 6 p.m.
Saturday: 2 p.m.
Sunday: NOON
FRESNO, Calif. – Fresno State will open Mountain West play this weekend with a series against Boise State at Margie Wright Diamond.
BULLDOG BONES
Fresno State is 10-3 at home this season.
Fresno State has won four straight games.
Fresno State went 4-1 over the weekend at the Bulldog Classic.
Four Bulldogs are batting above .300 in Kennedy Bunker (.381), Alyssa Ramirez (.375) and Natalie Elias (.353)
Pitcher Serayah Neiss leads the 'Dogs with a 2.25 ERA and a 5-3 record this season.
Fresno State was picked to finish second in the Mountain West Preseason Poll.
This marked the highest preseason ranking for Fresno State since 2021, when the Bulldogs were selected as the conference favorite.
Neiss was named a Preseason All-Mountain West selection.
Neiss posted a 2.58 ERA over 152 innings last season, recording 105 strikeouts.
She also set a program record with five saves in a single season.
Fresno State returns 18 players, including seven starters.
Fresno State bolstered its roster with 12 newcomers, including three Division I transfers.
OPPONENT OFF THE BAT
Boise State is 19-6 this season, coming off a 5-2 loss against Washington.
Boise State os 4-0 on the road this season.
Sophia Knight leads the Broncos at the plate, batting a conference-best .588 with 57 hits.
Abby Dowell leads the Broncos in the circle with a 3.70 ERA and a 5-2 record.
The Broncos and the Bulldogs were tied at second in the MW preseason poll.
Three Broncos were on the Preseason All-Mountain West team in Sydney Groves, Mykenzie Hanna and Sophia Knight.
Fresno State took the regular season series against Boise State in 2024, but the Broncos knocked the Bulldogs out of the MW Tournament.
Boise State head coach Justin Schultz was an assistant coach at Fresno State during the 2017 and 2018 seasons.
LAST WEEKEND
Fresno State went 4-1 over the weekend at the Bulldog Classic.
The Bulldogs fell in the opening game of the weekend before winning four straight to close out the weekend.
Emma Martinez and Alyssa Ramirez made their returns to the diamond after missing the first four weeks due to injury. Martinez started all five games at short stop and had four hits including her first collegiate home run, and three RBIs. Ramirez started four games as the designated hitter.She tallied three hits.
INFIELD SHIFT
There was very little change in the infield personnel last season, with first base, second base, and shortstop remaining unchanged throughout the year.
However, following the departure of Sophia Medellin, who started all 52 games at first base, and Bella Rocco, who appeared in 35 games with 27 starts at third base, along with the addition of transfer Marissa Montelongo, there will be new faces around the diamond this season.
Emma Martinez, who started every game at second base in 2024, has moved to shortstop in the offseason, while Montelongo will take over at second base. Lauren Almeida, who started at shortstop in 2024, shifted to third base.
First base saw an open competition during the offseason, and Madison Rey, who did not appear in the infield last season, made her first career start on opening day.
After the first four games of the season, Almeida and Rey swapped positions. Almeida has been at first and Rey has been at third since.
1ST IN OUR HEARTS, 2ND IN THE PRESEASON POLL
Fresno State was picked to finish second in the Mountain West Preseason Poll, voted on by the league's nine head coaches.
This marked the highest preseason ranking for Fresno State since 2021, when the Bulldogs were selected as the conference favorite.
NEISS EARNS PRESEASON ALL-MW HONORS
Junior left-handed pitcher Serayah Neiss was named a Preseason All-Mountain West selection, the Bulldogs' sole representative on the list.
Neiss posted a 2.58 ERA over 152 innings last season, recording 105 strikeouts. She also set a program record with five saves in a single season.