FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific baseball team will be on the for the first time in over a month this weekend, taking on Dixie State in a four-game PacWest Conference series.
 
SCHEDULE
Series 8 – vs. Dixie State

Thursday, April 5 • 5:00 p.m. PST
St. George, Utah • Bruce Hurst Field
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Friday, April 6 • 3:00 p.m. PST/6:00 p.m. PST
St. George, Utah • Bruce Hurst Field
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Saturday, April 7 • 11:00 a.m. PST
St. George, Utah • Bruce Hurst Field
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About Fresno Pacific (14-12, 11-9 PacWest)
• The Sunbirds wrapped up a 16-game home stand with a 5-1 record last week, including a 3-1 series victory over Hawai'i Pacific.
• Senior catcher Braden Frankfort ended the month of March with a .351 average after four multi-hit performances in his last five games.
• Three starters gave the Blue and Orange a complete game against the Sharks, combining for just seven earned runs and 19 strikeouts over 27 innings.
  
Sunbird Leaderboard
• Batting average: Braden Frankfort, .347
• RBI: Hunter Villanueva, 21
• Steals: two players tied, 5
• Doubles: two players tied, 8  
• Triples: Derek Arkelian, 2
• Home runs: Hunter Villanueva, 8
• Wins: two players tied, 4
• ERA: Alex Garcia, 1.18
• Strikeouts: Esteban Lizaola, 53
 
About Dixie State (15-19, 11-13 PacWest)
• The Trailblazers have gotten hot as of late, winning four straight before dropping the series finale to Hawai'i Hilo last Saturday.
• First baseman Logan Porter leads the team in doubles (8), home runs (4) and RBI (25) this season as one of six Dixie State regulars hitting .300 or better.
• Tanner Howell has been one of the premier relievers in the conference so far, holding opponents to a .202 average and posting a 1.50 earned run average in 30 innings of work.
 
Trailblazer Leaderboard
• Batting average: Tyler Hollow, .359
• RBI: Logan Porter, 25
• Steals: two players tied, 5
• Doubles: Logan Porter, 8
• Triples: two players tied, 1  
• Home runs: Logan Porter, 4  
• Wins: three players tied, 3
• ERA: Tanner Howell, 1.50
• Strikeouts: two players tied, 29
 
All-Time Series
• The Trailblazers claim a 13-7 edge in the all-time series, including a 7-1 mark at their home facility.
• In 12 meetings from 2014-2016, the Sunbirds won just one game against Dixie State.
• Fresno Pacific won the season series 3-1 in Fresno last spring, marking the Sunbirds' first series victory over DSU since 2013.
• For the first time since 2014, the Trailblazers are unranked nationally heading into their series with FPU.
 
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