THE SCHEDULE
Game 1: vs. Montana- Feb. 10 - 11:30 a.m. PT
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Game 2: vs. Montana - Feb. 11 - 9 a.m. PT
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Game 3: vs. Middle Tennessee - 11:30 a.m. PT
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Game 4: vs. UC Riverside - 11:30 a.m. PT
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Game 5: vs. UC Riverside - 2 p.m. PT
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THE BREAKDOWN
Head Coach Stacy May-Johnson enters her second season as head coach.
The Bulldogs return seven starters, including 2022 All-MW First Team selection Alesia Denby and 2021 MW Player of the Year Keahilele Mattson.
Fresno State adds 17 newcomers, including seven pitchers.
The Bulldogs look to make their 35th postseason appearance in program history.
'DOGS PICKED TO FINISH FIFTH
The Fresno State softball team was picked to tie for fifth in the 2023 Mountain West softball regular season, as voted by the League's nine head coaches.
Boise State was tabbed as the preseason favorite to win the 2023 MW softball regular season title.
Boise State tallied 61 points and five of the nine first-place votes. San Diego State was a tight second place with 60 points and the remaining four first-place votes.
UNLV was voted third with 48 points, Colorado State in fourth with 36 points, Fresno State, Nevada, and San José State all tied for fifth with 25 points each, New Mexico in eighth with 23 points and to round out the MW preseason poll was Utah State in ninth with 21 points.
NEW FACES
Fresno State head softball coach Stacy May-Johnson announced the addition of 17 student-athletes to the Bulldog program. The group of newcomers will join 11 returners to round out the Bulldogs' 2023 roster.
"We are very excited to welcome our incoming class, as this group is both very deep and very talented," May-Johnson said. "It all starts in the circle and we've added pitching and catching that will immediately elevate our program. The class also highlights both power and speed offensively as well as several skilled defenders. The class covers every facet of the game and combined with our returning talent will propel Fresno State back to championship contention."