FRESNO STATE (26-12, 6-4 MW) at BOISE STATE (25-17, 5-5 MW)
April 12-14 • Boise, Id. • Dona Larsen Park
THE SCHEDULE
Friday: 5 p.m. PT
Saturday: 1 p.m. PT
Sunday: 11 a.m. PT
COVERAGE:
Listen: Bulldog Sports Network
Watch: Mountain West Network
Live Stats: BulldogsLive.com
Twitter (X): @FresnoStateSB
THE MATCHUP
All-Time: Fresno State leads 29-14
Last Meeting: Fresno State 2, Boise State 1
Current Streak: Fresno State, W1
FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno State softball team will jump back into Mountain West play with a road series against Boise State at Dona Larsen Park, April 12-14.
OFF THE BAT
Fresno State is 21-12 (6-4 MW) this season, and 3-3 on the road.
Fresno State is coming off a 7-3 loss to No. 8 Stanford.
Fresno State has won six out of its last three games.
Fresno State swept its last two MW doubleheaders (San Jose State, Utah State)
Five Bulldogs are batting above .300 in Natalie Elias (.392), Sophia Medellin (.380), Keahilele Mattson (.350), Kennedy Bunker (.349) and Lauren Almeida (.317).
Elias leads the Bulldogs at the plate with a .392 batting average and 51 hits.
Medellin and Kealani Nitta are both on an eight-game hitting streak.
Juliana Wilson has reached base in nine consecutive games.
The bullpen owns an average ERA of 2.82.
Senior right-handed pitcher Taylor Gilmore leads the team in the circle with a 2.09 ERA, 14 wins, five saves and 92 strikeouts.
SCOUTING THE BRONCOS
Boise State is 25-17 (5-5 MW) this season, and 7-3 at home.
Boise State is coming off a 15-9 loss to No. 10 Washington.
Boise State owns a batting average of .299.
Four Broncos are batting over .300.
The bullpen owns an average ERA of 4.03.
MEDELLIN TABBED MW PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Fresno State senior Sophia Medellin was named the Mountain West Player of the Week for games played April 1-7, announced by the
conference on Monday afternoon.
Medellin helped lead Fresno State to a 4-0 week, securing two MW series wins over San Jose State and Utah State. The Bulldogs outscored their opponents 26-4 through the week.
Medellin had an explosive week at the plate, batting .500 (8-for-16) through four games with nine RBIs. She tallied three games with
multiple hits. The senior recorded one home run, one triple and two doubles.
The Santa Clarita, Calif. native started all four games at first base for the Bulldogs, recording 31 putouts and one assist. She chalked a perfect fielding percentage on the week.
This is the first MW weekly award of Medellin's career.
SCORE FIRST, WIN.
Fresno State is 19-1 this season when scoring first.
PORTAL PRODUCTION
Three out of the Bulldogs' top five hitters are transfers.
Natalie Elias (CBU) leads the team at the plate with a .392 batting average and 51 hits. Sophia Medellin (Cal) owns a .380 batting average with 46 hits and a team-high 36 RBIs. Lauren Almeida (Utah Tech) has a .317 batting average with 38 hits and 26 RBIs this season.
MATTSON MAKING HER MARK
Keahilele Mattson has etched her name in the program's record book. Mattson's career slugging percentage of .588 ranks No. 3. She ranks No. 6 in career home runs with 29, tied with Jamie Southern (2002-05).
Since joining the Bulldogs in 2021, Mattson has started all 188 games of her career in left field.