FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno State baseball team dropped a 7-12 game to the San Jose Spartans on Saturday at Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Spartans took an early lead with an RBI single in the top of the first, but it was short lived as Rocco Peppi crushed a solo home run in the bottom of the frame.
Bobby Blandford led off the bottom of the third with a hard-hit triple past the first baseman and was driven in by a sacrifice fly from Michael McKernan. Rocco Peppi and Tommy Hopfe went back-to-back with home runs to the parking lot in left field to make it a 4-1 ballgame.
San Jose State responded in the fourth with a three-run homer that tied the game.
A single from Tommy Hopfe and a double from Grady Morgan put the Diamond 'Dogs back in the lead, scoring three runs.
A two-run shot but the Spartans were within one in the seventh and pushed ahead of the Bulldogs with another home run in the eighth. They extended their lead in the top of the ninth with an RBI single and RBI double that made it a 12-7 game.
NOTES
This is Rocco Peppi's second career game with two home runs, his first in the Bulldog uniform.
This is the Bulldog's first series loss of the season.
Fresno State pitching combined for 11 strikeouts to make it the Bulldogs' 15th game of the season with 10+ strikeouts.
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs will conclude the series against the Spartans on Sunday, April 21 at 1:05 p.m. PT.