GAMES 12-13: No. 19 UC Irvine (10-0) vs. Fresno State (8-3)
GAMES 14-15: Columbia (3-3) vs. Fresno State (8-3)
THE SERIES
First Pitch: Thurs., Mar. 6 at 6:05 p.m. PT | Fri., Mar. 7 at 6:05 p.m. PT | Sat., Mar. 8 at 1:05 p.m. | Sun., Mar. 9 at 1:05 p.m.
Stadium: Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium
Dimensions: 330 (LF), 370 (LC), 400 (CF), 370 (RC), 330 (RF)
FOLLOW ALONG
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FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno State baseball team is continuing its homestand with a pair of games against both No. 19 UC Irvine and Columbia this weekend.
The Lions and Anteaters will also face each other on Friday at 2:05 p.m. and Saturday at 5:05 p.m.
THE LAST TIME…
The last time Fresno State hosted a ranked opponent was in 2023 when UC Santa Barbara came to town. The Bulldogs won two out of three games in the series and outscored the Gauchos 22-21.
The last time Fresno State hosted Columbia was in 2020 when the Lions headed to Fresno for a four-game series. The Bulldogs swept the Lions.
The last time Fresno State faced the Anteaters was in 2023 for a midweek matchup in Irvine. The Bulldogs fell 3-6.
The last time the Bulldogs defeated the Anteaters was in 2020 when UC Irvine was the opening series opponent for Fresno State. The Diamond 'Dogs won the series with two wins with a loss in between.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
For the first time in his Fresno State career, Eddie Saldivar has been named Mountain West Player of the Week, the conference announced on Monday.
The Fresno native lived out his childhood dream of hitting a home run at Bob Bennett Stadium with a solo during Sunday's double-header walk-off win.
The second baseman went 4-8 combined in the Bulldogs' three games this week, with a double and three RBIs in addition to the six times he crossed the plate on his own, in addition to 8 total bases and four walks.
Saldivar also had a 1.000 slugging percentage and a .714 on-base percentage.
This weekend Saldivar was a brick wall at second base this week with several outstanding defensive plays over the Aztecs and is credited with 6 putouts and 4 assists for a 1.000 fielding percentage.
Eddie Saldivar kept the good times rolling in Tuesday's game against Pacific, going 3-4 with his second home run of his Bulldogs career and a single to drive in the winning run in Fresno State's 9-8 extra-innings win.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Sunday starter Jack Anker earned his team-leading third win of the season in the Bulldogs' 11-1 walk-off win over San Diego State.
The Tulare Western High School grad tied his career-best 7.0 innings pitched and eight strikeouts, both personal records he just set last weekend against the Cal State Fullerton Titans.
Anker held the Aztecs scoreless through 6 innings and gave up only one run in his fourth-ever Bulldog start.
In addition, Anker held the Aztecs to 4 hits and a .160 average against him and did not walk a single batter in his 7-inning long outing.