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1 FRESNO STATE A T H L E T I C M E D I A R E L A T I O N S 5305 N. Campus Dr., Rm 153 Fresno, CA Fax: Schedule Time January 31 Alumni Game (KMJ) W, 8-4 February 6 No. 3 Stanford (KMJ) W, No. 3 Stanford (KMJ) L, No. 3 Stanford (KMJ) L, Cal Poly (KFSR) W, at UCLA (KMJ) 5 p.m. 14 at UCLA (KMJ) 1 p.m. 15 at UCLA (KMJ) 1 p.m. 17 UC Irvine (KFSR) 6:30 p.m. 20 California (KMJ) 6:30 p.m. 21 California 1 p.m. 22 California (KMJ) 1 p.m. 24 Cal Poly% 6:30 p.m. 27 at UC Santa Barbara 2 p.m. 28 at UC Santa Barbara 1 p.m. 29 at UC Santa Barbara 1 p.m. March 2 Loyola Marymount% 6:00 p.m. 4 Dallas Baptist% 6:30 p.m. 5 Dallas Baptist% 6:30 p.m. 6 Dallas Baptist% 1 p.m Pepsi/Johnny Quik Classic 8 Chicago State (KFSR) 6:30 p.m. 9 Portland% 6:30 p.m. 10 BYU (KFSR) 6:30 p.m. 11 Dallas Baptist (KFSR) 6:30 p.m. 12 Monmouth (KFSR) 6:30 p.m. 13 TBA (KFSR) TBA 19 Cal State Fullerton (KMJ) 6:30 p.m. 20 Cal State Fullerton (KMJ) 1 p.m. 21 Cal State Fullerton (KMJ) 1 p.m. 26 at Rice* (KMJ) 5 p.m. 27 at Rice* (KMJ) 12 p.m. 28 at Rice* (KMJ) 11 a.m. April 2 Louisiana Tech* (KMJ) 6:30 p.m. 3 Louisiana Tech* (KMJ) 6:30 p.m. 4 Louisiana Tech* (KMJ) 1 p.m. 6 at UC Irvine 6 p.m. 9 at San Jose State* (KMJ) 7 p.m. 10 at San Jose State* (KMJ) 1 p.m. 11 at San Jose State* (KMJ) 1 p.m. 16 at Nevada* 2 p.m. 17 at Nevada* 1 p.m. 18 at Nevada* 1 p.m. 23 Hawai i* (KMJ) 6:30 p.m. 24 Hawai i* (KMJ) 6:30 p.m. 25 Hawai i* (KMJ) 1 p.m. 30 at Louisiana Tech* 4 p.m. May 1 at Louisiana Tech* 1 p.m. 2 at Louisiana Tech* 11 a.m. 7 San Jose State* (KMJ) 6:30 p.m. 8 San Jose State* (KMJ) 6:30 p.m. 9 San Jose State* (KMJ) 1 p.m. 13 at Hawai i* (KMJ) 8:35 p.m. 14 at Hawai i* (KMJ) 8:35 p.m. 15 at Hawai i* (KMJ) 3:05 a.m. 21 Rice* (KMJ) 6:30 p.m.. 22 Rice* (KMJ) 6:30 p.m.. 23 Rice* (KMJ) 1 p.m.. 28 Nevada* (KMJ) 6:30 p.m.. 29 Nevada* (KMJ) 6:30 p.m.. 30 Nevada* (KMJ) 1 p.m. *WAC game % broadcast internet only on gobulldogs.com Home games in BOLD All times pacific Contact: Darren Moradian February 11, 2004 Bulldog Baseball Fresno State (2-2) at UCLA (1-0) Dates: February 13-15, 2004 First Pitch: 5/1/1 p.m. Stadium: Jackie Robinson Stadium (1,250) Location: Los Angeles, Calif. Radio: KMJ AM 580 All-Time Record: FS 25, UCLA 23 PROBABLE STARTERS Tues. FS LHP David Griffin (1-0, 0.00) vs. UCLA RHP Casey Janssen (0-0, 0.00) Sat. FS RHP Matt Scott (0-1, 13.50) vs. UCLA RHP Hector Ambriz (1-0, 1.80) Sun. FS RHP Michael Cooper (0-0, 5.14) vs. UCLA RHP Bryan Beck (0-0, ---) On Deck FS will emabark on its first road trip of the season when it travels south to Los Angeles for a three-game series against UCLA... First pitch on Friday is slated for 5 p.m. with 1 p.m. starts on Saturday and Sunday... All three games will be carried live by KMJ AM 580 with Paul Loeffler calling the action and Steve Hosey providing analysis... Marks the second of three straight weekend series against Pac-10 foes... Bulldogs will play host to California next weekend... Fresno State is seeking its first non-conference road series win since 1999 when it took two of three at Santa Clara (Feb. 7)... Swept a doubleheader at Santa Clara (5-3, 16-3) on Feb. 12, Streak spans seven series. Cal Poly Recap Paced by an eight-run offensive attack and a scoreless effort over the final eight innings by the pitching staff, Fresno State downed Cal Poly 8-2 Tuesday... The Mustangs raced out to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning on a RBI single by Billy Saul and a run scoring double by Chaillon Tietje off Fresno State starter Michael Cooper... After a lead off walk in the second to Josh Mayo, Cooper set the next 11 men down in order before a two-out walk in the fifth to Brandon Roberts... The Bullldogs evened the game in the second on run scoring singles by Chris Patrick and Nick Moresi... Fresno State added two more in the third and three in the third to hold a 7-2 advantage after four innings... Moresi and Richie Robnett led the Bulldog offense with two hits apiece... Robnett drove in a pair of runs in the fourth on a two-run single to highlight the rally... Matt Garza (1-1) tossed three scoreless innings in relief to earn his first victory in his last eight decisions dating back to last season... Garza scattered three hits over his outing while striking out two... Cal Poly s Quinn McGinnis (0-1) picked up the loss after surrendering two runs (one earned) on two hits and a walk in one inning of relief. Griffin Named WAC Pitcher of the Week David Griffin was named the WAC Pitcher of the Week for February Griffin pitched a career-high 7.2 innings and limited third-ranked Stanford to just two hits in a 3-1 Fresno State win last Friday... The Chowchilla, Calif., native gave up one unearned run and walked three while striking out five to earn the win in the Bulldogs season opener... In addition, Griffin retired the side in order in five of the eight innings he pitched in... Griffin bested 2003 National Freshman of the Year Mark Romanczuk... The honor was the first of Griffin s career and the first for Fresno State since April 22, 2002, when Ben Fritz received the accolade. FRESNO STATE VS. UCLA: The Bulldogs and Bruins are meeting for the first time since UCLA swept a threegame series from Fresno State in Fresno (6-0, 6-3, 13-6)... The Bruins have won the last 10 games in the series including threegame sweeps in 1975 and 1976 and a 5-4 win in the 1979 District 8 Playoffs... FS is making its first trip to Westwood since Mike Batesole compiled an record (4-3 at Jackie Robinson Stadium) against UCLA as the head coach at Cal State Northridge.

2 Fresno State Baseball Weekly Release-February 11, 2004 Page 2 Scouting the Bruins UCLA registered a 4-1 win over UC Riverside in the squad s season opener Feb Only game played this season... Casey Janssen (Friday night s scheduled starter) struck out nine and walked one in four shutout innings... Hector Ambriz (Saturday s probable starter) pitched the final five innings, scattering a run on three hits while fanning four to earn the victory... Matt Thayer went 3-3 with two RBI including a solo home run to pace the Bruin offense... Gary Adams is in his 30th year as the Bruins head coach ans sports a record... Also spent five years at UC Irvine where he amassed a ledger... Adams is retiring at the end of the season. Baseball Information Head Coach (Year)... Mike Batesole (2nd) Alma Mater... Cal State Fullerton 90 Overall Record (Years) (9) Record at Fresno State (Years) (1) Assistant Coaches. Tim Montez (Pepperdine 84)... Matt Curtis (Fresno State 96) Administrative Assistant... Todd Hode Volunteer Assistant... Chad Thornhill 2003 Record WAC Record (Place) (3rd) Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 10/11 Starters Returning/Lost... 3/5 Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost... 1/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost... 6/6 Facility (Capacity)... Pete Beiden Field (6,575) Website... Media Relations Baseball Contact... Darren Moradian Office Phone Number... (559) Home Phone Number... (559) dmoradian@csufresno.edu Fax... (559) Press Box Phone Number... (559) Record Breakdown Overall Non-Conference WAC Home Road Night Day vs. Ranked Opponents Season High Season Low February March April May Home Series Away Series FS Scores First Opponent Scores First Leading After 7th Leading After 8th Tied After 7th Tied After 8th Trailing After 7th Trailing After 8th run games Commit No Errors Commit 1 or More Errors Commit 2 or More Errors More Homers Than Opponent Fewer Homers Than Opponent Same Total Homers of Opponent Batters Walk 5 or More Batters Walk 4 or Less Pitchers Walk 3 or Less Pitchers Walk 4 or More Starter Pitches 6 or More Innings Starter Pitches 5.2 Innings or Less vs. RH Starter vs. LH Starter Games Decided in The Last At-Bat Extra Innings Different Lineups... 3 vs. Pac vs. Big West vs. West Coast vs. Mountain West vs. Northeast vs. Mid-Continent Turn Two With one double play turned against Cal Poly, the Bulldogs have a WAC-leading seven twin killings on the season... Highlighted by a school record tying five Sunday against Stanford Sunday... Also accomplished the feat vs. Hawaii-Hilo (5/2/94) and Arizona State (May 4, 1997)... Combined with Cardinal (three) for a school record eight on the day... In 1988, converted a program best 71 double plays. The Experts Weigh In Baseball America s season preview picked Fresno State to finish second in the WAC behind defending conference and national champion Rice... Ryan Haag was selected to the preseason all-conference team... Matt Garza was rated as the fifth-best draft prospect in the league for the 2005 amateur draft... Christian Vitters checked in at No. 4 on the publication s top newcomers to the conference... The Bulldogs also ranked second in the WAC Preseason Coaches Poll and Collegiate Baseball s season preview... Haag, Chris Patrick and Brandon Marcelli were tabbed all-conference. Take Me Out to the Ball Game, Take Me Out with the Crowd! Fresno State s attendance figures for the 2003 season ranked among the nation s best... 96,979 fans went through the turnstiles over 36 dates for an average of 2,694 per game... The Bulldogs ranked 13th in the country in total home attendance and 16th in average home attendance... 9,464 fans(3,155 per game) turned out for last weekend s season opening series against Stanford... The Bulldogs saw 11,874 fans (2,969) turn out for their season opening four-game homestand... Rice checked in at No. 10 in average home attendance (3,064) and No. 8 in total home attendance (119,479)... Hawai i and Nevada were the other two WAC members ranked in the polls Recruiting Class Earns High Praise The Fresno State baseball program s recruiting class was ranked No. 16 in the nation by Collegiate Baseball newspaper... The 23-man recruiting class is the first for head coach Mike Batesole and his staff and includes 10 freshmen, seven junior college transfers and six Division I transfers... The Bulldogs ranking was the highest by any WAC school, including defending national champion Rice, who checked in right behind Fresno State at No Hawai i, Nevada and San Jose State also garnered consideration. USA Baseball Honors Bulldogs Participation on National Team The Bulldogs were rated as the 13th-best USA Baseball National Team Collegiate Program by the organization during the offseason... Fresno State tallied 21 points over three categories to tie North Carolina... The ranking criteria included the total number of USA National Team players produced from (A), the total number of participations on the USA National Team by those players (B) and the total number of years (out of 19) the program has produced at least one USA National Team player (C)... During that span, the Bulldogs placed six players on national teams for international competition... Highlighting the group were Olympic medalists John Hoover (1984-Silver), Tom Goodwin (1988-Gold) and Jeff Weaver (1996-Bronze)... In total, Fresno State has been represented on the USA Baseball Team for seven of the 19 years that the organization has been selecting players and operating an official National Team. Countdown to No. 300 Currently in his his ninth season as a head coach at the Division One level, Mike Batesole is 12 wins shy of career win No Batesole spent his first seven years as the skipper at Cal State Northridge where he became the fastest coach to record career win No. 100 and 200 in school history... In eight years, Batesole has averaged nearly 36 wins (35.75) per season... Below is a list of his milestone victories. Career Win Opponent (Result) Year 1 Cal State Los Angeles (7-3) Northeastern Illinois (18-1)* Cal Poly (16-10) UNLV (5-3) Pepperdine (11-9) Pacific (10-3) May 5, 2002 * NCAA Regional WAC Meets PAC and Big West Forgive the Bulldogs if they accidentally think they are members of the Pac-10 or Big West

3 Fresno State Baseball Weekly Release-February 11, 2004 Mike Batesole Head Coach (Second Year) (Cal State Fullerton 90) Overall Record: Mike Batesole became the third coach at Fresno State since 1948 and the eighth skipper overall in the program s 81-year history last season. In 2003, Batesole guided the Bulldogs to their 27th consecutive winning season and 16th straight campaign with 30 or more wins with a record. A season high nine-game winning streak that included the school s 13th Pepsi/Johnny Quik Classic title highlighted the campaign. Under his tutelage, five Bulldogs earned All-WAC honors including senior infielders Chris Patrick (first team) and Ryan Haag (second team). Batesole has also continued his successful recruiting efforts with his first class at Fresno State ranked No. 16 by Collegiate Baseball. The honor is the fourth straight season that his recruiting classes have been ranked by the publication. Batesole joined the Bulldogs after spending seven seasons at the helm at Cal State Northridge, where he compiled a record. During his tenure, the Matadors captured Western Athletic (1996) and Big West Conference (2002) titles. Under Batesole, the Matadors made two NCAA Tournament appearances and were one game away from reaching the College World Series in Batesole came to Fresno State on the heels of one of the most successful seasons in his coaching career. He led CS Northridge to a Big West title with a 19-5 conference mark, earning him Big West Conference Coach of the Year honors. The Matadors finished first in the conference in home runs (89), RBI (392), slugging percentage (.503), on-base percentage (.413) and walks (298). The squad featured nine All-Big West selections, including the conference s Player of the Year, Eric Verbryke. The Matadors were ranked as high as 15th in the national polls. His career record at Cal State Northridge ranks him second all-time in program history. His.620 winning percentage is the all-time best in school history. Batesole reached the 250-win mark May 5, 2002, with a 10-3 victory against Pacific. In Batesole s eight years as head coach, 37 of his players have made it to the professional ranks. Currently, 19 of his former players are playing professional ball, including N.L. East Champion Robert Fick (Atlanta Braves) and infielder Adam Kennedy (Anaheim Angels). Besides his awards as a player and coach, Batesole has also received recognition for his work in the community. He has twice been awarded ( 97 and 99) the prestigious Performance Salary Step Increase Award from the California State Board of Trustees for meritous performance in the area of teaching, professional accomplishments and service to the university community. Batesole earned a bachelor s degree in kinesiology from Cal State Fullerton in 1990 and received his master s degree in biomechanics in Page 3 Conferences during the non-conference portion of their schedule... Fresno State plays three of the four California schools in the Pac-10 including consecutive weekend series against Stanford (home), UCLA (road) and California (home)... Bulldogs went 1-2 against the third-ranked Cardinal last weekend to open the season... Last year, FS posted a 2-4 against Pac-10 foes Stanford, California and USC... Both wins came against USC... In addition, the Bulldogs will also square off against four teams from the Big West Conference... Weekday contests against Cal Poly and UC Irvine compliment a threegame tilt at UC Santa Barbara and a three-game home series against Cal State Fullerton... Defeated Cal Poly 8-2 Tuesday... Fresno State registered a 5-4 record against BWC competition last season. Countdown to 200 The Bulldogs embark on their 12th year of competition as a member of the Western Athletic Conference... Fresno State has amassed a record in WAC play over 11 seasons highlighted by conference titles in 1993 and Conference Win Opponent (Result) Date 1 Hawaii (8-6) March 3, Cal State Northridge (11-8) March 3, BYU (10-9) April 17, Hawaii-Hilo (15-2) April 13, 2001 Stats and Facts The Bulldogs batted.272 (28-103) for the Stanford series while scoring 10 runs... Scored a season high eight runs Tuesday against Cal Poly... Collected nine hits against the MustangsKent Sakamoto is tied for the WAC lead with seven hits and is fourth in the conference with a.467 batting average (7-15)... also among the league leaders in slugging percentage (.533)... Tom Shannon hit the team s only home run of the season Friday and leads the Bulldogs with three RBI... Defensively, Brandon Marcelli threw out both of Stanford s would be base stealers to highlight the club s.974 fielding percentage (three errors)... David Griffin s performance on Friday placed him at the top of the standings in the conference in ERA (0.00) and opponent s batting average (.083)... pitching staff logged a 6.67 ERA... Allowed just two runs Tuesday to drop its ERA over a point to Hello, My Name Is... When the Bulldogs took the field against Stanford last Friday, 22 members of the team donned a Bulldog uniform for the first time letterwinners return from last season s squad that includes All-WAC infielders Ryan Haag and Chris Patrick... On the mound, Matt Garza is the lone starter returning from last year s squad... However, including Garza, six pitchers who lettered in 2003 return... Matt Scott (6), Toby Girazian (3) and David Griffin (1) also have starting experience. Hit Me With Your Best Shot In 2003, the Bulldog pitching staff established a school record for hit batsmen... Last year, the staff plunked 85 batters, eclipsing the previous high of 72, set during the 2002 campaign... In 1999, Fresno State registered 70 hit batsmen... Fresno State has plunked two batters this season. Nation s Best Converge on Beiden Field in 2004 The Bulldogs confront what is arguably one of the toughest schedules in school history this season... Highlighting the non-conference schedule are three-game home series against national runner-up Stanford and national semifinalist Cal State Fullerton... The Bulldogs are one of three teams in the country that are playing three of the four top finishers at last years 2004 College World Series... Texas squares off against Rice (1st), Cal State Fullerton (t-third) and Stanford (second)... Houston faces UT (t-third), Rice and CSF... The Titans and Longhorns tied for third place at the CWS... A home series against Pac-10 foe California and a three-game road tilt at UCLA are also on the docklet... The Bulldogs face a 30-game conference slate that includes a home and home series against defending national champion Rice. Among The Ranks The Bulldogs finished 3-10 against top-25 opponents last year with two wins over topranked Rice (7-3, 2-1) and an 11-inning victory over No. 5 Long Beach State (5-3)... Went 2-5 at home and 1-5 on the road... Fresno State opened 2004 going 1-2 against No. 3 Stanford...The Bulldogs were 3-14 against ranked foes in Was 2-6 on the road and 1-8 at home. Media Policy Head coach Mike Batesole and players will be available for interviews approximately 10 minutes after the conclusion of each game... Practices are open to the media and public after 3 p.m.... Contact the Fresno State Media Relations Office for practice times and interview requests.

4 Fresno State Baseball Weekly Release-February 11, 2004 Page 4 Baseball America February 9, 2004 No. Team Record 1. Rice Louisiana State Miami (Fla.) Stanford Georgia Tech Texas South Carolina Cal State Fullerton Long Beach State Tulane Clemson Auburn Baylor Wichita State Arizona Arizona State North Carolina Mississippi Notre Dame Florida Texas A&M Florida Atlantic Nebraska North Carolina State Florida State 2-3 (Bold Bulldog Opponent) National Top 25 Polls Baseball Weekly/ ESPN Coaches Poll February 9, 2004 No. Team Record 1. Rice (36) Miami (Fla.) (2) LSU Stanford (1) Texas Georgia Tech Arizona State South Carolina Long Beach State Cal State Fullerton Baylor Tulane Wichita State Clemson Auburn Notre Dame Arizona North Carolina Florida Nebraska Southern California Mississippi Florida Atlantic Florida State N.C. State 0-0 (Bold Bulldog Opponent) Collegiate Baseball February 9, 2004 No. Team Record 1. Rice 0-0 Miami (Fla.) Louisiana State Georgia Tech Texas Stanford Arizona State Cal State Fullerton Wichita State Notre Dame Baylor Long Beach State Tulane South Carolina Florida Southern California Clemson Auburn Florida Atlantic Nebraska North Carolina Arizona Washington Florida State Minnesota 0-0 (Bold Bulldog Opponent) NCBWA Preseason Poll No. Team 2003 Record 1. Rice LSU Stanford Georgia Tech Miami (Fla.) Texas Cal State Fullerton Long Beach State South Carolina Tulane Arizona State Wichita State Notre Dame Clemson Baylor Florida State North Carolina Washington Mississippi Arizona Nebraska N.C. State Texas A&M Florida Florida Atlantic Also Receiving Votes: California (Bold Bulldog Opponent) Collegiate Baseball WAC Preseason Coaches Poll/ Baseball America (Projected Order of Finish) (Projected Order of Finish) 1. Rice 1. Rice 2. Fresno State 2. Fresno State 3. Hawai i 3. Nevada 4. Nevada 4. Hawai i 5. San Jose State 5. San Jose State 6. Louisiana Tech 6. Louisiana Tech All-Conference Team All-Conference Team (Fresno State) Ryan Haag Ryan Haag, 2B Chris Patrick Top Prospects of 2005 Draft (Fresno State) Brandon Marcelli 5. Matt Garza Top Newcomers (Fresno State) 4. Christian Vitters 2004 Fresno State Numerical Roster 3 Chris Patrick INF 28 Brandon Esparza INF 4 Kent Sakamoto INF 29 Jacob Ball LHP 5 Rudy Quinonez RHP 30 Brandon Miller OF/LHP 6 Will Thomas OF 31 A.J. Cavaletto OF 7 Matt Garza RHP 32 Gil Infante LHP 8 Steve Braun INF 33 Nick Moresi OF 9 Mel Robinson Jr. INF 34 Tom Shannon OF 11 Ryan Haag INF 35 Nick Petrucci INF 14 Mike Pierce C 36 Toby Girazian RHP 16 Alex Massari C 37 Chase Moore OF 18 Aaron Kempster INF 38 DeAndre Miller INF 19 Eddie Romero LHP 40 Christian Vitters INF 20 Brandon Marcelli C 42 Kyle Harper RHP 21 Raoul Lievanos C 43 Justin Strong LHP 22 Kyle Wilson INF 46 Ryan Ponce RHP 23 Matt Scott RHP 47 David Gomez INF 24 Michael Cooper RHP 48 Brian Lapin OF 25 David Griffin LHP 27 Richie Robnett OF

5 Fresno State Baseball Weekly Release-February 11, 2004 Page 10 SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS TEAM BATTING Most Runs, Game, FS... 8 (2/10 vs. Cal Poly) Most Runs, Game, Opponents (2/7 vs. Stanford) Most Runs, Inning, FS... 3 (two times) Most Runs, Inning, Opponents... 6 (3rd, 2/7 vs. Stanford) Most Hits, Game, FS (2 times) Most Hits, Game, Opponents (2/8 vs. Stanford) Most Hits, Inning, FS... 3 (5 times) Most Hits, Inning, Opponents... 5 (3rd, 2/7 vs. Stanford) Most Home Runs, Game, FS... 1 (2/6 vs. Stanford) Most Home Runs, Game, Opponents... 5 (2/7 vs. Stanford) Most Doubles, Game, FS... 4 (2/10 vs. Cal Poly) Most Doubles, Game, Opponents... 3 (2/8 vs. Stanford) Most Triples, Game, FS... N/A Most Triples, Game, Opponents... N/A Most Stolen Bases, Game, FS... 2 (2/6 vs. Stanford) Most Stolen Bases, Game, Opponents... 1 (2/10 vs. Cal Poly) MULTIPLE HIT GAMES Player Total Sakamoto Moresi 2 2 Robnett 2 2 Wilson 1 1 Haag 1 1 TEAM PITCHING Most Strikeouts, FS... 8 (2/8 vs. Stanford) Most Strikeouts, Opponents (2 times) Most Walks, FS... 6 (2/7 vs. Stanford) Most Walks, Opponents... 5 (2/10 vs. Cal Poly) Fewest Hits Allowed, FS... 2 (2/6 vs. Stanford) Fewest Hits Allowed, Opponents... 8 (2/8 vs. Stanford) MULTIPLE RBI GAMES Player Total Haag 1 1 Sakamoto 1 1 Robnett 1 1 TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest Winning Streak... 1 (two times) Longest Losing Streak... 2 (2/7-2/8) Longest Game, Innings... 9 (4 times) Longest Game, Time, Nine Innings... 3:10 (2/10 vs. Cal Poly) Longest Game, Time, Extra Innings... N/A Shortest Game, Time... 2:40 (2/7 vs. Stanford) Largest Margin, Victory... 6 (2/10 vs. Cal Poly) Largest Margin, Loss... 9 (2/7 vs. Stanford) INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most Runs, Game... 1 (many times) Most Hits, Game... 3 (two times) Most Doubles, Game... 1 (many times) Most Triples, Game... N/A Most Home Runs, Game... 1 (Tom Shannon, 2/6) Most Runs Batted In, Game... 2 (3 times) Most Stolen Bases, Game... 1 (4 times) Most Walks, Game... 2 (3 times) Most Strikeouts, Game... 2 (many times) Longest Hitting Streak... 4 (3 players) Grand Slams... N/A Pinch Hit Home Runs... N/A Inside-The-Park Home Runs... N/A GAME-TYING/GO-AHEAD RBI Player GT GA Total Haag 1 1 Moresi Wilson 1 1 Vitters 1 1 INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most Strikeouts, Game... 5 (2/6 vs. Stanford) Most Walks, Game... 3 (3 times) Most Innings, Game, Starter (David Griffin, 2/6) Most Innings, Game, Reliever (2/10 vs. Cal Poly) Low Hit Complete Game... N/A Most Consecutive Scoreless Innings (David Griffin, 2/6) Most Consecutive Batters Retired (Michael Cooper, 2/10) PITCHING ANALYSIS ERA W L S IP H R ER HR BB SO STARTERS RELIEVERS

6 Fresno State Baseball Weekly Release-February 11, 2004 Page 5 BULLDOG BATTING NOTES Fresno State Batting vs. UCLA Career Player Avg. AB H HR RBI Haag Robinson Jr STEVE BRAUN 04 Stats: N/A 04 WAC: N/A Career: N/A 8 FR. INF 6-0 R/R Current Hitting Streak: 0 games vs. Cal Poly: N/A Three-year letterwinner under head coach Steve Thompson at Granada Hills High School. As a senior, hit.400 (44-for-110) with three triples and two homers to earn first-team All-West Valley League honors. A.J. CAVALETTO 0 4 Stats: N/A 04 WAC: N/A Career: N/A 31 FR. OF 6-2 R/R Current Hitting Streak: 0 games vs. Cal Poly: N/A Four-year letterwinner under head coach Dan Yokubaitis at Bishop Diego Garcia High School. Hit over.500 with 20 RBI as a senior to lead the team to the league title and garner All-CIF and league MVP honors. BRANDON ESPARZA 0 4 Stats:.000 (0-for-1) 04 WAC: N/A Career:.190 (11-for-58) 28 JR. INF 6-2 L/L Current Hitting Streak: 0 games vs. Cal Poly:.000 (0-for-1) Pinch hit in the seventh inning against Cal Poly and reached base via an error. Played in eight games while starting four last season. Was 3-for-17 (.176) with a double and two RBI for the year. DAVID GOMEZ 0 4 Stats: (1-for-1) 04 WAC: N/A Career: (1-for-1) 47 JR. INF 6-2 L/R Current Hitting Streak: 1 game vs. Cal Poly: (1-for-1) Laced a pinch hit RBI double in the seventh against Cal Poly. First career hit. Two-year letterwinner as a first baseman under head coach Gerardo Perez at Cerritos College. Batted.340 for the 2003 season and hit.327 during conference play his freshman year. RYAN HAAG 0 4 Stats:.294 (5-for-17) 04 WAC: N/A Career:.300 (152-for-506) 11 SR. INF 5-10 L/R Current Hitting Streak: 0 games vs. Cal Poly:.000 (0-for-4) HIt a go-ahead two-run single in the fifth inning Friday against Stanford. One of three Bulldogs to record a stolen base against the Cardinal. Third on the team in hits (5) and fourth in batting average (.294). Went 0-4 against Cal Poly to snap a 10-game hitting streak dating back to last season. Named to Baseball America s and Collegiate Baseball s preseason all-conference teams. Started all 59 of Fresno State s games at second base last season. Second-team All-WAC. AARON KEMPSTER 0 4 Stats: N/A 04 WAC: N/A Career:.262 (45-for-172) 18 JR. INF 6-1 B/R Current Hitting Streak: 0 games vs. Cal Poly: N/A Will redshirt this year while recovering from elbow surgery. Appeared in 30 games and started eight last year. Was 8-for-42 (.190) with six RBI for the season. BRIAN LAPIN 0 4 Stats: N/A 04 WAC: N/A Career:.262 (45-for-172) 48 FR. OF 6-5 R/R Current Hitting Streak: 0 games vs. Cal Poly: N/A Two-year letterwinner under head coach Andy Zavorek at Madera High School. As a senior, batted.385 with five home runs and 25 RBI.First-team All-Tri-City Athletic Conference and Fresno Bee All-Star. Grandfather, Don Curlee, also played baseball at Fresno State ( ). BRANDON MARCELLI 0 4 Stats:.100 (1-for-10) 04 WAC: N/A Career:.264 (46-for-174) 20 SR. C 6-2 R/R Current Hitting Streak: 1 game vs. Cal Poly: N/A Threw out both of Stanford s would be base stealers last weekend against Stanford (2/2, 100%). Hitless in his first eight at-bats to start the year before singling in the third inning Sunday against Stanford. Started 49 of Fresno State s 59 games at catcher last year. Threw out 15/57 (26.3%) would be base stealers. ALEX MASSARI 0 4 Stats: N/A 04 WAC:.N/A Career: N/A 16 FR. C 5-11 R/R Current Hitting Streak: 0 games vs. Cal Poly: N/A Three-year letterwinner as a catcher, infielder and outfielder under head coach Lance Pierson at Quartz Hill High School. As senior, batted.453 with eight home runs and 35 RBI. All-Golden League and All-CIF selection. DeANDRE MILLER 0 4 Stats:.000 (0-for-1) 04 WAC:.N/A Career:.000 (0-for-1) 38 FR. INF 5-9 B/R Current Hitting Streak: 0 games vs. Cal Poly:.000 (0-for-0) Made his first career start in left field against Cal Poly. Walked in his only at-bat. Batted over. 400 three of his four years in high school.for his career, batted.449 with nine homers, 82 RBI and 93 stolen bases. Two-time All-Alameda Contra Costa Athletic League selection.

7 Fresno State Baseball Weekly Release-February 11, 2004 Page 6 BULLDOG BATTING NOTES (con t.) BRANDON MILLER 0 4 Stats: N/A 04 WAC:.N/A Career: N/A 30 FR. OF 6-1 L/L Current Hitting Streak: 0 games vs. Cal Poly: N/A Four-year letterwinner as a pitcher and outfielder under head coach James Patrick at Clovis High School. As a senior, batted.424 with two homers and 16 RBI. First-team all-league, All-Valley and All-State. Also registered a 9-2 record on the mound with a 0.50 ERA to lead the Cougars to their third straight Valley Championship. CHASE MOORE 0 4 Stats:.000 (0-for-1) 04 WAC:.N/A Career:.165 (19-for-115) 37 SO. OF 6-4 R/R Current Hitting Streak: 0 games vs. Cal Poly:.000 (0-for-1) Pinch ran in the sevnth inning against Cal Poly and remained in the game in left field. Freshman Academic All-WAC. Named team s co-most improved player with Matt Scott. NICK MORESI 0 4 Stats:.286 (4-for-14) 04 WAC:.N/A Career:.286 (4-for-14) 33 FR. OF 6-4 R/R Current Hitting Streak: 1 games vs. Cal Poly:.667 (2-for-3) Hit a pinch-hit RBI single in the second inning against Cal Poly. Also singled in the fourth to record his second multi-hit game. Collected his first collegiate hit Friday with a double in the fifth. Two-time All-Bay Valley Athletic League honoree. CHRIS PATRICK 0 4 Stats:.273 (3-for-11) 04 WAC: N/A Career:.282 (138-for-489) 3 SR. INF 5-10 R/R Current Hitting Streak: 1 game vs. Cal Poly:.250 (1-for-4) Was 1-4 with a run scoring single in the second inning against Cal Poly first-team All-WAC and Academic All-WAC, 2002 second-team All-WAC and Academic All-WAC. Has started in the Bulldogs last 119 games dating back to the start of the 2002 season. NICK PETRUCCI 0 4 Stats: N/A 04 WAC: N/A Career: N/A 35 FR. INF 6-2 R/R Current Hitting Streak: 0 games vs. Cal Poly: N/A Lettered as a third baseman at Bishop Alemany High School. Three-year varsity team captain and two-time all-league honoree. MIKE PIERCE 0 4 Stats:.000 (0-for-4) 04 WAC: N/A Career:.000 (0-for-4) 14 SO. C 6-3 R/R Current Hitting Streak: 0 games vs. Cal Poly:.000 (0-for-4) Started his second game as a Bulldog at catcher Tuesday. Lettered under head coach Ron Scott at Fresno City College last year. First-team all-conference selection. MEL ROBINSON JR. 0 4 Stats: N/A 04 WAC: N/A Career:.217 (18-for-83) 9 JR. INF 5-9 R/R Current Hitting Streak: 0 games vs. Cal Poly: N/A Transferred from Cal State Northridge where he played his freshman year under Mike Batesole. Batted.283 (15-for-53) with nine RBI as a freshman under Mike Batesole. RICHIE ROBNETT 0 4 Stats:.333 (6-for-18) 04 WAC: N/A Career:.333 (6-for-18) 27 SO. OF 5-11 L/L Current Hitting Streak: 4 games vs. Cal Poly:.500 (2-for-4) Singled, doubled and drove in two runs Tuesday against Cal Poly. Has hit safely in all four of Fresno State s games this season. Hit safely in all three games last weekend against Stanford. Logged his first multi-hit game of the season Saturday going 2-5 (1B, 2B). KENT SAKAMOTO 0 4 Stats:.467 (7-for-15) 04 WAC: N/A Career:.281 (45-for-160) 4 SO. C 6-1 R/R Current Hitting Streak: 4 games vs. Cal Poly:.333 (1-for-3) Leads the team in batting average (.467) and hits (7). Ranks among the WAC leaders in several offensive categories team Rookie of the Year TOM SHANNON 0 4 Stats:.267 (4-for-15) 04 WAC: N/A Career:.244 (21-for-86) 34 SR. OF 6-0 R/R Current Hitting Streak: 4 games vs. Cal Poly:.250 (1-for-4) Socked Fresno State s first home run of the season in the sixth inning Friday off Stanford starter Mark Romanczuk. Batted.239 with three homers and 15 RBI last season at Miami (Fla.). WILL THOMAS 0 4 Stats: N/A 04 WAC: N/A Career:.200 (2-for-10) 6 SO. OF 6-1 L/R Current Hitting Streak: 0 games vs. Cal Poly: N/A Sidelined with an ankle injury last season. CHRISTIAN VITTERS 0 4 Stats:.200 (3-for-15) 04 WAC: N/A Career:.200 (3-for-15) 40 FR. INF 6-2 L/R Current Hitting Streak: 0 games vs. Cal Poly:.000 (0-for-4) Hit safely in all three games against Stanford while starting at third base. Perfect Game Scouting Service ranked him as the 36 th best player nationally in the class of Ranks first in Cypress High School history in intentional walks, second in walks and on base percentage and third in batting average. KYLE WILSON 0 4 Stats:.200 (3-for-15) 04 WAC: N/A Career:.316 (187-for-591) 22 SR. INF 6-1 R/R Current Hitting Streak: 1 game vs. Cal Poly:.250 (1-for-4) Has started all four of Fresno State s games at first base. Was 1-4 with a single and a RBI against Cal Poly. Three-year letterwinner at Cal Poly.

8 Fresno State Baseball Weekly Release-February 11, 2004 Page 7 FROM THE PEN BULLPEN BRIEFS Last Outing Pitcher Date Opponent Dec IP H R ER BB SO RI/RS First Hitters Save Situations Cooper 2/8 Stanford ND /0 1 for 2 1 for 1 Quinonez 2/8 Stanford ND /1 0 for 0 0 for 0 B. Miller 2/10 Cal Poly ND /2 0 for 2 0 for 0 Infante 2/10 Cal Poly ND /0 0 for 1 0 for 0 Romero 2/8 Stanford ND /0 2 for 2 0 for 0 Girazian 2/7 Stanford ND /1 0 for 0 0 for 0 Harper 2/7 Stanford ND /0 0 for 0 0 for 0 Strong 2/7 Stanford ND /0 0 for 0 0 for 0 Ponce 2/7 Stanford ND /1 0 for 0 0 for 0 Garza 2/10 Cal Poly W /0 0 for 1 0 for 0 Bulldog Pitching vs. UCLA PITCHER W L SV G ERA IP ER Cooper Quinonez RHP JACOB BALL: Season-High IP: N/A Season High K: N/A Career-High IP: N/A Career-High K: N/A Two-year letterwinner as a first baseman and pitcher under head coach Bob Lofrano at L.A. Pierce College. Led squad to record as the squad s closer his sophomore season. Tallied a conference record 11 saves and 1.00 ERA to earn first-team all-conference honors. 24 RHP MICHAEL COOPER: Season-High IP: 4.2 (2/10 vs. Cal Poly) Season High K: 2 (2/10 vs. Cal Poly) Career-High IP: 4.2 (2/10 vs. Cal Poly) Career-High K: 3 (2/7/03 vs. Long Beach State) 2004 Starts Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR Notes 2/10 Cal Poly 8-2 ND Career high IP in first career start Went a career high 4.2 innings in his first career start Tuesday against Cal Poly. Retired all four batters he faced Friday night to earn his second career save. Made 19 appearances, all in relief last season at USC. Was 1-0 with an ERA and one save in 24.1 innings of work. Tallied 20 strikeouts while walking RHP MATT GARZA: Season-High IP: 3.0 (2 times) Season High K: 2 (2 times) Career-High IP: 4.2 (2/16/03 at Stanford) Career-High K: 5 (3/1/03 at Pepperdine) 2004 Starts Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR Notes 2/7 Stanford 13-4 L Seventh straight loss Hurled three scoreless innings in relief against Cal Poly to earn his first victory in his last eight decisions dating back to last season. Made 19 appearances including nine starts in Went 1-6 with a 9.55 ERA. Picked up his first collegiate victory in the season opener at UC Irvine (2/4) tossing a scoreless inning in relief. 36 RHP TOBY GIRAZIAN: Season-High IP: 2.0 (2/7 vs. Stanford) Season High K: N/A Career-High IP: 4.1 (5/24/03 at Rice) Career-High K: 3 (2/8/03 vs. CSF) 2003 Starts Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR Notes 2/25 at USC 11-9 ND First career start 5/17 at Nevada 7-5 ND /24 at Rice 13-2 ND Career high innings pitched Allowed two runs on three hits over two innings in relief Saturday against Stanford (2/7). First appearance of the season. Was 0-1 with a 3.90 ERA last season. Ranked second on the team in ERA (minimum 30.0 innings). Went a career high 4.1 innings in his third start of the year at Rice (5/24). Made 22 appearances (19 relief, 3 starts).

9 Fresno State Baseball Weekly Release-February 11, 2004 Page 8 FROM THE PEN 34 LHP DAVID GRIFFIN: Season-High IP: 7.2 (2/6 vs. Stanford) Season High K: 5 (2/6 vs. Stanford) Career-High IP: 7.2 (2/6 vs. Stanford) Career-High K: 6 (2/22 vs.usf) 2004 Starts Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR Notes 2/6 Stanford 3-1 W Career high innings pitched. WAC Pitcher of the Week. Pitched a career-high 7.2 innings and limited third-ranked Stanford to just two hits in Fresno State s 3-1 win. Gave up one unearned run and walked three while striking out five to earn the win. Retired the side in order in five of the eight innings he pitched in. Made 29 appearances including one start in 2003.Only start was against Cal Poly (3/4). Third on the team in appearances. Was 2-1 with a 3.30 ERA. Picked off a team high six runners (led WAC) 35 LHP GIL INFANTE: Season-High IP: 1.0 (2/8 vs. Stanford) Season High K: 1 (2/8 vs. Stanford) Career-High IP: 3.1 (2/21/03 vs. USF) Career-High K: 3 (3/11/03 vs. Illinois State) Induced Matt Guiliano to line out to right to end the fifth inning Tuesday against Cal Poly. Pitched a scoreless inning in relief in his first appearance of the season Sunday against Stanford. Made 21 appearances (all in relief) last season.tied for third on the team with three victories including two in the PJQ. 30 LHP BRANDON MILLER: Season-High IP: 2.0 (2/8 vs. Stanford) Season High K: 2 (2/8 vs. Stanford) Career-High IP: 2.0 (2/8 vs. Stanford) Career-High K: 2 (2/8 vs. Stanford) Threw a perfect ninth inning to seal the victory Tuesday against Cal Poly. Made his first collegiate appearance on the mound Sunday against Stanford. Struck out two, walked one and gave up two hits in two innings of work. Registered a 9-2 record on the mound with a 0.50 ERA to lead the Cougars to their third straight Valley Championship his senior year. First-team all-league, All-Valley and All-State. 46 RHP RYAN PONCE: Season-High IP: 1.2 (2/7 vs. Stanford) Season High K: N/A Career-High IP: 1.2 (2/7 vs. Stanford) Career-High K: N/A Tossed 1.2 scoreless innings in relief against Stanford Saturday in his first career appearance. Four-year letterwinner as a pitcher, first baseman and second baseman at Savanna High School. Posted a 8-3 record with a 3.41 ERA his senior year as the team won the Orange League title. First-team all-league honoree. 5 RHP RUDY QUINONEZ: Season-High IP: 2.0 (2/8 vs. Stanford) Season High K: 2 (2/8 vs. Stanford) Career-High IP: 3.1 (3/28/03 vs. Arizona State) Career-High K: 4 (3/28/03 vs. Arizona State) Allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits over two innings in relief Sunday against Stanford. First appearance in Bulldog uniform. Transfer from USC. Appeared in 14 games, all in relief last season. Went 1-0 with an 8.57 ERA in 21.0 innings of work. 19 LHP EDDIE ROMERO: Season-High IP: 1.0 (2 times) Season High K: 1 (2/8 vs. Stanford) Career-High IP: 1.0 (2 times) Career-High K: 1 (2/8 vs. Stanford) Made two appearances in relief last weekend against Stanford. Three-year letterwinner as a pitcher and outfielder at Central High School. As a senior, posted a 5-2 record with a 0.87 ERA over 52.0 innings. Named most valuable pitcher of the 2001 Easter Classic and 2002 Clovis Classic. 25 RHP MATT SCOTT: Season-High IP: 2.0 (2/8 vs. Stanford) Season High K: 1 (2/8 vs. Stanford) Career-High IP: 6.1 (5/16/03 vs. Nevada) Career-High K: 4 (4/12/03, 5/16) 2004 Starts Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR Notes 2/8 Stanford 10-3 L First loss in 24 career appearances Touched for five runs (three earned) on six hits in two-plus innings of work in his first start of the year Sunday against Stanford. First loss in 24 career appearances. Named team s co-most improved player last season. Was 3-0 with a 4.96 ERA over 15 appearances. Bulldogs recorded wins in five of the six starts he made. Notched career highs in appearances, starts, wins (2), ERA (4.03), innings pitched (38.0), and strikeouts (24). 43 LHP JUSTIN STRONG: Season-High IP: 0.1 (2/7 vs. Stanford) Season High K: N/A Career-High IP: 0.1 (2/7 vs. Stanford) Career-High K: N/A Went 0.1 of an inning (H, 2 ER, BB) in his first career appearance Saturday against Stanford. Three-year letterwinner at De La Salle High School under head coach Matt Costello. Contra Costa Times all-league honorable mention selection.

10 Fresno State Baseball Weekly Release-February 11, 2004 Page FRESNO STATE RESULTS DATE G OPPONENT W-L SCORE REC WINNER LOSER SAVE ATT. TIME OF GAME 2/6 1 No. 3 Stanford W Griffin (1-0) Romanczuk (1-1) Cooper (1) :45 2/7 2 No. 3 Stanford L Gilmore (1-0) Garza (0-1) Holler (2) :40 2/8 3 No. 3 Stanford L O Hagan (1-0) Scott (0-1) None :07 2/10 4 Cal Poly W Garza (1-1) McGinnis (0-1) None :10

11 Fresno State Baseball Weekly Release-February 11, 2004 Page 11 Record: 2-2 Home: 2-2 Away: 0-0 Conference: 0-0 The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for Fresno State (as of Feb 10, 2004) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% Gomez, David Sakamoto, Kent Robnett, Richie Haag, Ryan Moresi, Nick Patrick, Chris Shannon, Tom Vitters, Christian Wilson, Kyle Marcelli, Brandon Pierce, Mike Esparza, Brandon Moore, Chase Miller, DeAndre Lievanos, Raoul Miller, Brandon Totals Opponents LOB - Team (38), Opp (24). DPs turned - Team (7), Opp (3). IBB - Team (1), Shannon 1. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA Griffin, David / Miller, Brandon / Ponce, Ryan / Infante, Gil / Harper, Kyle / Cooper, Michael / Garza, Matt / Quinonez, Rudy / Girazian, Toby / Scott, Matt / Romero, Eddie / Strong, Justin / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (0), Opp (3). SBA/ATT - Marcelli (0-2), Garza (0-1), Cooper (1-1), Griffin (0-1), Pierce (1-1). The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for Fresno State (as of Feb 10, 2004) (All games Sorted by Fielding pct) Player C PO A E FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB CI Marcelli, Brandon Haag, Ryan Shannon, Tom Robnett, Richie Moresi, Nick Pierce, Mike Lievanos, Raoul Girazian, Toby Griffin, David Scott, Matt Garza, Matt Miller, Brandon Wilson, Kyle Patrick, Chris Vitters, Christian Moore, Chase Esparza, Brandon Gomez, David Strong, Justin Sakamoto, Kent Romero, Eddie Ponce, Ryan Miller, DeAndre Infante, Gil Harper, Kyle Cooper, Michael Quinonez, Rudy Totals Opponents