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Diamond 'Dogs open 2025 season against BYU

GAMES 1-4: BYU (0-0) at Fresno State (0-0)

THE SERIES

Feb. 14, 15, & 17, 2025

First Pitch: Friday, 6:05 p.m. PT | Saturday, 2:05 p.m. PT (DH) | Monday, 6:05 p.m. PT

Stadium: Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium

Surface: Grass

Dimensions: 330 (LF), 370 (LC), 400 (CF), 370 (RC), 330 (RF)

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THE MATCHUP

All-Time: Fresno State leads 21-12 over BYU

Last Meeting: Fresno State defeated the Cougars 2-1 in a midweek game at BYU on March 19, 2014

Current Streak: Fresno State, W2

FRESNO, Calif. – The 2024 Mountain West Champion Diamond 'Dogs are back in action for the 2025 campaign, opening the season at home this weekend.

Fresno State welcomes BYU to Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium to start the season with a four-game series, beginning on Friday, February 14 at 6:05 p.m. PT.

LOVE (AND BASEBALLS) IN THE AIR

Spend Valentine's Day with the 'Dogs on Opening Day, February 14, for a four-game series against BYU.

This is Fresno State's 3rd season opening on Valentine's Day and the first since 2020.

WELCOME BACK, COUGS

Fresno State is welcoming back the BYU Cougars to Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium for the first time in over 20 years.

The 'Dogs hosted the Cougars in the 2004 Pepsi/Johnny Quik Classic in Fresno, facing them twice and obtaining a 3-5 loss and 10-9 win.

The Cougars hosted the Bulldogs in their last meeting in 2014, where the Fresno State earned a 1-2 win.

Opening weekend will mark the first weekend series against the Cougars since 2001.

THE DIAMOND 'DOG ERA

Since its inception in 1922, Fresno State Baseball has been the Pride of the Valley; a program that directly reflects the relentless pursuit of excellence that the region is known for.

More than just a nickname, the Diamond 'Dogs celebrate the heart and soul of the Valley, paying homage to the generations of alumni and fans who have created a dynasty on the diamond, unmatched in collegiate baseball.

The Diamond 'Dogs boast 246 MLB draft picks, 45 conference championships, 36 NCAA Tournament appearances and a National Championship. The club is also the only Division I program in college baseball with three consecutive head coaches with 600+ wins each.

The Diamond 'Dogs boast 246 MLB draft picks, 45 conference championships, 36 NCAA Tournament appearances and a National Championship. The club is also the only Division I program in college baseball with three consecutive head coaches with 600+ wins each.

MR. 805

Atascadero native and Diamond 'Dog alum Ryan Overland returns for his third season as the skipper for Fresno State.

In his first season since removing the interim tag, Overland led the Bulldogs to their first conference championship and NCAA Regional appearance since 2019.

Fresno State had a 33-29 record (16-14 MW) to land the fourth seed in the Mountain West Championship in San Diego, Calif.

The Bulldogs dropped the opening game of the tournament and battled through four straight elimination games to snap the MW Championship and head to the Santa Barbara Regional.

The Diamond 'Dogs went 30-27 (16-14 MW) in Overland's interim season, earning a spot in the 2023 Mountain West Championship hosted at Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium.

Before being appointed interim head coach, Overland had served as the pitching coach for the Diamond 'Dogs for the past five years.

Overland has a long-running history at Fresno State as he was a catcher on the 2008 National Championship team.

In his career as a Bulldog student-athlete, he played in over 180 games and won three WAC Championships along with the 2008 National Championship.

THE MAN, THE MURF, THE LEGEND

Fresno State Baseball's Murf Gray has been named to the 2025 Perfect Game Pre-Season All-American second team.

Gray, a junior out of Madera South High School has been a star for the Bulldogs in back-to-back seasons as the starting third baseman, earning Mountain West Freshman of the Year in 2023.

In the 2024 season, Murf Gray hit .296 in 61 games with 71 hits, including 18 doubles, a triple and 10 home runs, as well as 52 RBIs.

In the Bulldogs' championship season in 2024, Gray was named MW Championship MVP after owning a .524 average in the tournament with 11 hits, eight runs, five doubles, a pair of home runs and seven RBIs.

As a Bulldog, Gray has a .296 career batting average with 125 hits, 26 doubles, three triples and 18 home runs.

Gray spent the summer in the Cape Cod League as the third baseman for the Wareham Gatemen and was named the sixth-best prospect in the league by Baseball America. In his time "Guarding the Gate" in Wareham, Gray started in 31 games at third base, and four as the designated hitter.

Gray led the Gatemen in six stat categories: batting average (.329), at-bats (140), home runs (5), runs batted in (27), doubles (9) and hits (46).

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS, MY FRIEND

The Fresno State baseball team claimed its second Mountain West title and first since 2019 in San Diego, Calif. On May 5, 2024.

The win marked the team's 10 conference tournament title overall.

After entering the 2024 tournament with a 6-6 record in Mountain West elimination games, the Bulldogs won four straight this weekend.

Fresno State's pitching staff recorded a tournament record 67 strikeouts, 18 more than the previous record of 49 set by San Diego State in 2001.

Murf Gray was named tournament MVP and to the All-Tournament Team alongside Jaykob Acosta, Justin Stransky, Noah Beal, Tommy Hopfe and Jake Riding.

KINGS OF THE MOUNTAIN WEST

The Fresno State Baseball team has been selected to finish at the top of the Mountain West standings by the league's eight head coaches.

The Diamond 'Dogs received 43 points in the Preseason Coaches' Poll with six first-place votes.

Fresno State's Murf Gray, Eddie Saldivar, Jack Anker and Victor Arreola were named Preseason All-Mountain West.

The Bulldogs had the most preseason all-conference selections out of the eight institutions.


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