FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific baseball team is set to wrap up the 2018 season this week, taking on Holy Names in a four-game PacWest Conference series beginning on Wednesday afternoon.
 
SCHEDULE
Series 12 – vs. Holy Names  
 
Wednesday, May 9 • 2:00 / 5:00 p.m.
Oakland, Calif. • College of Alameda Field
Live Stats
 
Thursday, May 10 • 12:00 / 3:00 p.m.
Oakland, Calif. • College of Alameda Field
Live Stats
 
About Fresno Pacific (16-26, 13-23 PacWest)
• Two weeks ago in San Diego, the Sunbirds were swept by a Point Loma team that has yet to drop a conference series this season.
• First baseman Hunter Villanueva launched three home runs on the weekend, making him three shy of tying FPU's all-time record in that category.
• Eddie Sievers reached base safely in each game against the Sea Lions and has now done so in 22 consecutive games, one of the best marks in the PacWest Conference this season.
• On the mound, Alex Garcia leads the team in innings pitched (77.2), complete games (3), and earned run average (2.20).
 
Sunbird Leaderboard
• Batting average: Braden Frankfort, .354
• RBI: Hunter Villanueva, 36
• Steals: Eddie Sievers
• Doubles: Ross Dodds, 11
• Triples: two players tied, 2
• Home runs: Hunter Villanueva, 14
• Wins: Nic Boatman, 5
• ERA: Alex Garcia, 2.20
• Strikeouts: Esteban Lizaola, 72
 
About Holy Names (10-36, 6-30 PacWest)
• The Hawks dropped each of their four games against Hawai'i Hilo by just one run, making HNU 1-10 in one-run games this season.
• Jahshua Jones has been a highlight for Holy Names this season, leading the team in average (.325), doubles (13), homers (5) and steals (7).
• The Hawk pitching staff has struggled to a 6.84 earned run average this spring, with 15 different players toeing the rubber along the way.  
• Aiden McIntyre enters play this week as the league leader in strikeouts with 95 in 65.1 innings of work.
 
Hawk Leaderboard
• Batting average: Jahshua Jones, .325
• RBI: William Ruiz, 29  
• Steals: Jahshua Jones, 7
• Doubles: Jahshua Jones, 13  
• Triples: William Ruiz, 3  
• Home runs: Jahshua Jones, 5    
• Wins: three players tied, 2    
• ERA: William Ruiz, 3.37  
• Strikeouts: Aiden McIntyre, 95
 
All-Time Series
• FPU has never lost a series to Holy Names, entering this week with an 18-2 record in the all-time series.
• As the road team in the series, the Sunbirds are 11-1 against the Hawks.
• Last season in Fresno, the Hawks claimed the series finale by a score of 6-5, but FPU outscored their guests 37-24 for the weekend.
 
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