By Collegian Staff

Dr. Gary Gilroy, a music professor and the director of bands at Fresno State, was admitted into the American Bandmasters Association (ABA) last month.

The ABA was founded in 1929 and recognizes outstanding achievement on the part of concert band conductors and composers. Membership in the associa-tion is exclusive, comprising of approxi-mately 300 band conductors and com-posers in the U.S. and Canada.

The annual ABA conference took place

in Montgomery, Ala., from March 6-8.“I am thrilled to get in,” Gilroy said.

“I’ve known many great conductors who have been rejected, so just going up for it was a bit stressful. When I heard ‘Congratulations’ on the phone, I was

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Photo by Matt Vieira • The CollegianThe clouds hung low Wednesday over Fresno State’s vineyard on the north side of campus.

Photo by Katie Eleneke • The CollegianDr. Gary Gilroy, Fresno State director of bands

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ednesday’s high was 64 degrees, well below the average for April 3, but skies were full of puffy-white

cotton ball clouds. For the weekend, Fresno can say goodbye to

the breezy and coast-like weather. Throughout the rest of the week, tempera-

tures will steadily increase to 84 Monday with mostly sunny skies, the National Weather Service reported.

Today, the high is predicted to be 68 with a 20 percent chance of rain. By Wednesday, the high is predicted to be 87.

Tuesday’s rain made for better air quality in the Valley. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday all had “good” air quality ratings reported the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District.

The thrill of Wall Street is coming to Fresno State. While not quite the finan-cial district of New York City, come fall business students will experience the frenzy of live stock exchanges when the Craig School of Business opens its own stock trading room.

Primarily funded by a $45,000 grant from Wells Fargo, the stock room will be located in the Peters Business Building and feature live feeds and data services to primarily aid the Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF) program. A stu-dent-run project, the program manages a $2.7 million endowment from the Fresno State Foundation.

“Fresno State is a big proponent of active, engaged, real-world learning expe-riences,” said Dr. Robert Harper, dean of the Craig School of Business. “This is just another element of providing real market investment experience with a significant amount of funds.”

Harper said SMIF originally man-aged $100,000-$200,000 before being assigned $1 million worth of funds by the Fresno State Foundation in the fall of 2010. After the funds grew to $1.7 million by the end of 2013, the foundation recog-nized SMIF’s efforts and assigned a fur-ther $1 million to the endowment.

With students already engaged in real-world investment, SMIF’s advisor Dr. K. C. Chen, department chair of finance and business law, said providing a trading lab will further that experience by provid-ing a “place for students to congregate and brainstorm for investable ideas as a team.”

Additionally, Chen said the live and rich database that will stream through a stock ticker, computers and televisions is a valuable resource for stock valuation.

“As the stock market is fluctuating instantaneously, being able to receive the stream of live information will help stu-dents to quickly react and better adapt to the changing environment,” Chen said.

Senior Grant Williams, president of SMIF, said the stock room would offer “real-life experience of how trade rooms truly operate.”

“We’re doing a job most people wouldn’t usually do even after college,” Williams said. “We learn something new every day.”

As a class of 10 students meeting only twice a week, Williams said, “everyday we’re watching the stock market” outside the classroom. Yet with this increased

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Thirteen-part documentary television series “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey,” appears weekly on Fox and the National Geographic channel. Host and narrator Neil deGrasse Tyson gives the audience an educational, guided tour covering the many questions about science, our universe and, most of all, the origin of life.

Fox and National Geographic have taken a leap of faith by airing this show.

The series started in 1980. Author Carl Sagan had a goal to discover and answer the cosmological theories of the universe. The show made a comeback this year, growing in popularity.

Everything that is said and presented on the television screen is for a purpose. That purpose is to enlighten us human beings as to how and why we’re living on planet Earth today. This show gives the audience a com-pletely new experience that has never been done before.

The documentary television series is known for being both educational and infor-mative to its audience about how space and our universe works. It gives people a new perspective and outlook on life and clues to the history of everything in our universe from billions of years ago to now.

The show has gained recognition due to the universal topics discussed throughout each episode and the use of special effects on set.

This allows Tyson to be very interactive by virtually walking through these universal and spacetime environments he’s present-ing to the audience.

There is so much to say about science, space, human beings, life on Planet Earth and our universe, and this show is the ticket to finding some of this information out – one episode at a time. This show explores how we discovered the laws of nature and found our coordinates in space and time.

I have watched a few episodes thus far and have already become very intrigued by the variety of facts and visuals about our universe. There are so many unanswered questions and undeveloped theories out there, it keeps me watching and learning.

There is an interactive website, www.cosmosontv.com, which is an add-on to the show. It gives viewers something more to explore than just the surface. It also includes photos and videos.

The producers of this documentary tele-vision series chose Tyson as the host and narrator for multiple reasons. One is that he has knowledge about space, planets and the universe as a whole. The other is that he truly believes in the cosmos and what they represent.

From what I have learned in the short time watching this program, I believe in the cosmos. It’s the belief that the universe is infinite and has shaped out the history of every existence. Science is not just around us. It’s within us.

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What does your favorite footwear say about you?

1. Casual: You’re the easygoing person everyone enjoys to be around, you’re as loose as the shoes on your feet!

2. Couldn’t care less: No worries in the world for you and that can be a good thing!

3. Hard worker: Your footwear matches your goals for future success you’re working for. Gold star for you!

4. Fashionista: Where’s the party? You’re the social butterfly who always brings people together.

5. Practical Patty: Hello Mr. or Ms. Type-A! You’re so organized in life and the to-go-to person friends lean on for advice.

6. Future Olympian: You’re the typical gym rat (or not, fake it ‘til you make it!) whose footwear matches your active lifestyle. You’re always up for a challenge and adventure!

Answer these questions about your shoe preferences and tally your totals. Whichever number you choose most describes the correlating personality listed below.

(1) sandals(2) sneakers(3) boots(4) heels(5) flats (6) athletic shoes

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Fresno State professors held a sym-posium in honor of the late Dr. Roger Tatarian Thursday with three guest speak-ers who discussed current news coverage of environmental issues.

Professor Robert Hackett from Simon Fraser University spoke about “journal-ism for a planetary emergency,” posing the question how environmental journalism is in dire need of expanding its efforts with working with community papers, organi-zations, climate activists and more to sift through scientific data. In the subject of cli-mate change, journalism can work in many different ways -- some beneficial and some not-so-beneficial, Hackett said.

While emphasizing that the main con-cern of journalism is accuracy, Hackett also stated when it comes to major topics, opin-

ions should also be taken into account. The idea of regime objectivity was

Hackett’s opening statement before he went on to discuss certain ways journalism can fall under this idea and how it could be applied to important subjects such as cli-mate change.

Hackett’s portion of the symposium stressed the importance of combining jour-nalism and the climate issue in a more col-lective educational format.

Tom Yulsman, director of the center for environmental journalism at the University of Colorado, focused on the science of cli-mate change. He discussed what is cur-rently happening with reports on climate change and why citizens grapple with the issue.

Presenting videos of “then and now,” Yulsman showed how media reporting could completely influence the community into thinking nothing is wrong with the cli-

mate. His biggest emphasis when it comes to journalism was to not “cherry pick” information to present a one-sided point of the climate issue.

He discussed the way in which global issues like climate change are portrayed, using the example of the melting of artic ice over a period of thirty years, stating that global warming and climate change are not issues being fully presented with correct data the public can understand.

Another point Yulsman discussed was an example of climate change from 1998 until now, and how saying the Earth has cooled since then is “cherry picking data” because 1998 was peculiarly hot.

His biggest ideas were how multiple news organizations report scientific facts in two different ways. When one news source claims one thing, while another news source reports on the same subject but with

different, more accurate information, it causes debate and controversy.

Mark Grossi, Earth Log columnist for The Fresno Bee, localized the issue with the topic of global climate change in the Central San Joaquin Valley. Grossi, a Fresno State alumni, rounded out the symposium by saying if young journalists don’t take initia-tive, local news will fade.

Grossi began by emphasizing the impor-tance of journalism and mass communica-tion and how there is a decline in environ-mental reporting when in reality it is more needed than ever.

He spoke on how his surroundings were detrimental to his health and in dealing with health issues such as pneumonia and bronchitis. These experiences inspired him to get involved with journalism in order to spread the word about not only climate change, but other issues as well.

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Associated Students, Inc. approved nearly $75,000 in grants Wednesday geared toward providing academic departments with equipment that will benefit students as part of its Pete Mehas Memorial Grant initiative.

The grants, which are up to $5,000 each, seek to honor the Pete Mehas, a for-mer Fresno County Office of Education superintendent and board member of the California State University Board of Trustees, who died last year.

At least 27 applications were submit-ted for the grants which will be used for anything from Macintosh computers to 3-D printers. Of those, 20 were accepted with most of the remaining seven being rejected because they did “not benefit students in classroom learning or aca-demically.”

“We were able to fund all the ones we wanted to fund, and the only ones that were rejected were ones that didn’t fit the specific grant,” said Anthony Farnesi, ASI senator who was recently elected vice president of finance for the 2014-2015 school year.

The idea for the grant began after Mikey Sanchez, ASI senator for the College of Arts and Humanities, request-ed money from ASI to buy cameras for students in the mass communication and journalism department.

“There were classes that wanted to use audio recorders, cameras, etcetera, and sometimes there aren’t enough for students,” Sanchez said. “For example,

in multimedia production there were people doing their photo projects with cell phones. That’s not going to prepare you as a photographer if you’re not using the correct equipment.”

Instead of offering the grant to just one department, ASI decided to open it up to all departments, Sanchez said.

“We thought this would be a great way to improve the equipment for sever-al departments and modernize it so stu-dents aren’t trying to learn with obsolete equipment,” Sanchez said.

Tuesday, the MCJ department, along with the 19 other grant recipients, was officially awarded that funding.

The money for the grants will come out of ASI’s reserve fund which total nearly $1 million as a result of unspent student fees.

While some senators voiced hopes that the Pete Mehas Memorial Grant would be an ongoing program offered by ASI, they also addressed concerns over solvency of the program. They suggest-ed that ASI try to fund the grant in the future through fundraising or donations from academic departments, rather than pulling from the organization’s reserves.

“Although I would love to keep improving the quality of equipment for students, we intended for it to be a one-time grant,” Sanchez said, noting that if the grant was annually taken out of ASI’s reserves, the money would quickly be depleted.

“Hopefully this sparks a conversation among departments about how to raise funds to buy more equipment, because this is more of a small solution to a big-ger problem,” he said.

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ASI approves Pete Mehas grant allocations

Photos by Matt Vieira • The Collegian(From left to right) Journalists Tom Yulsman, Mark Grossi and Robert Hackett speak at Thrusday’s Tatarian Symposium.

By Tori WestCollegian Staff

Note: As of this writing, “Reaper of Souls” is only available for the PC version of “Diablo III,” not the console versions.

Last year’s launch of “Diablo III” was very much a mixed bag. While the core action-RPG (role playing game) mechanics were solid and enjoyable, the experi-ence was dragged down by a number of poorly implemented systems.

For the first expansion, devel-oper Blizzard addressed the vast majority of problems that plagued the game, while adding enough new content to keep players busy.

The result is a game that is far more enjoyable and rewarding than it was last year.

Before the official launch of “Reaper of Souls,” Blizzard rolled out a hefty patch aimed squarely at overhauling features most complained about by players.

Loot 2.0 introduced the “Smart Drop” system that tailors item drops to the class you are playing. This is a large improvement over the old system that would drop items with completely random stats. Now it is far more likely you will obtain upgrades rather than useless gear.

Blizzard has also removed the auction house from the game, stating that the focus should be on slaying monsters, not on pay-ing gold to become stronger.

This, coupled with Loot 2.0, goes a long way in improving the “Diablo III” experience.

“Reaper of Souls” brings new story content in the form of a new act. Act V is longer than the previ-ous four acts and offers plenty of new enemy types, side quests, and inventive boss fights play-ers can tackle on their way to the raised level cap of 70.

Like the “Diablo III” story, don’t expect anything mind-blow-ing in terms of plot, but the new content is enjoyable nonetheless.

After finishing the campaign, a new game mode called “Adven-ture Mode” is unlocked. Inside, you can go after bounties across all five acts in exchange for rewards.

Do enough and you can enter Nephalem Rift, a difficult dun-geon with extra tough monsters. The rewards for completing a rift are more substantial than normal dungeons and offer something to do after completing the story.

One of the rewards for com-pleting bounties is blood shards. The shards can be spent on gear of varying levels of rarity – from magic to legendary - with mystery properties.

It’s a form of gambling, but the payoffs are laughably poor, making the shards hardly worth your time.

A new artisan – the Mystic – joins the Jeweler and Blacksmith. The Mystic allows you to reroll any stat on an item, which is great for customizing gear to your playstyle.

She also grants the ability to change the appearance of some armor and weapons, a purely aesthetic trait, but nice to have for the save of variety.

In the months before “Reaper of Souls” launched, Blizzard spent a lot of time advertising the Cru-sader. The new playable class has elements of “Diablo II’s Paladin,” but is fresh enough to keep from feeling like a rehash.

The Crusader has many area-of-effect skills that make tearing through large groups of enemies

very satisfying. “Diablo III” is not the same

game it was when originally re-leased, and that is completely for the better.

Thanks to Loot 2.0 and the re-moval of the auction house, gone is the feeling that the endgame is arduous. If you haven’t played the game since its launch, now is the perfect time to return to sanctu-ary.

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By Matthew JimenezCollegian Staff

Most people question the validity of hypnotism, and on Thursday night at the Satellite Student Union, Fresno State students had the opportunity to experi-ence the phenomenon for themselves as hypnotist David Hall mesmerized willing participants.

Many audience members seemed skeptical at first, but as the hilarity ensued people found themselves laughing and enjoying the act. One highlight of the night was when Hall told participants to picture everyone in the audience naked.

One man in particular pointed out USU Coordinator Deisy Lemus, who organized the event.

He inadvertently put Lemus on the spot and called her beautiful. Lemus did not ex-pect to be part of the show she organized.

“I felt flattered and famous because I never got that attention before,” Lemus said. “I was really excited, and I actu-ally wanted him to meet me because he thought I was famous.”

As for the event as a whole, Lemus said she enjoyed seeing the audience’s enthusi-astic and positive response to the show as friends and fellow students did as Hall told them.

“This act was absolutely amazing,”

Lemus said. “I saw that the crowd loved it, and the outcome was amazing.

“We would like to bring him back for one of his other acts,” Lemus said. “He is also a comedian and a magician.”

In one part of the performance, one of the men on stage was told he was Beyoncé. He acted the part and stood up in an over-the-top manner as he danced to “Single Ladies” while three other males performed as “Beyoncé” back-up dancers.

Another male was told he was a shark expert and wrestled a blow-up shark to the ground. Hall reached for his hand and as he touched the man, the man immedi-ately fell flat on the floor. When Hall woke him, he picked the shark up, holding it by its fins and danced with it as he gave it a gentle kiss.

One of the women was angry at Hall after he convinced the participants that they were all 5-years old and received two puppies for their fifth birthday. She made upset faces behind his back for giving her a pooping puppy.

Earlier in the show, the same female ran down to the audience and believed one of the men was Adam Levine, the lead singer of Maroon 5, and sat next to him. Hall lost track of her, but everyone in the audience pointed her out.

Hall said when it comes to performing, he enjoys connecting with the audience. He enjoys making the audience laugh and

smile by giving them a positive experience and a fun time.“The audience was great, and the partici-pants were great,” Hall said. “After the show, I talked to everyone and it was really nice. Overall it was a pretty good and suc-cessful show.”

Hall said that one of the highlights of the night for him was watching one person dance at the end of the show to “Gangnam Style.”

Hall has performed at a variety of

venues. He enjoys performing at college campuses because students are excited for the show. College students bring a youth-ful, fun energy and provide a really good turnout, he said.

“Hypnosis is a gateway to your subcon-scious,” Hall said. It’s a natural state of mind that people can achieve, and I kind of facilitate it.

“They hypnotize themselves,” he said, “and I help them get there.”

‘Diablo III: Reapers of Souls’ makes the grade, adds investment to game

Actress and singer Jamie Lynn Spears performed her new country singles at Sierra Vista Mall Thursday

Photos by Katie Eleneke• The Collegian

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Hypnotist and comedian David Hall entertained students on Thursday night

Hypnotist David Hall speaks to the audience and the participants on stage for his next act on Thursday night for a show organized by USU Productions.

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Singer Jamie Lynn Spears performed with former “The Voice” contestants, The Swon Brothers on Thursday night at Sierra Vista Mall Community Park. Spears is on a nationwide tour promoting her recent country singles.

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very surprised and happy.”“Dr. Gilroy is very deserving of the membership

in the ABA,” said Dr. Tony Mowrer, chairman of the music department at Fresno State and a long-time colleague of Gilroy.

“He has had an impact on bands worldwide. He has written music for all levels of ensemble, from simple music to very complicated,” he said. “He is quite active as a clinician, and his advice is sought by directors every-where.”

Gilroy began his music career in 1980 as band director at Moreau High School in Hayward. Soon after, he took a job at Fred. C. Beyer High School in Modesto.

“We won the 1987 Bands of America AAA Championship,” Gilroy recalled.

The band also took the title at the 1991 Fiesta Bowl National Pageant of Bands in Phoenix, Ariz., and was awarded the Sulder Shield from the John Phillip Sousa Foundation in 1992.

Gilroy has been at Fresno State for the past 21 years, the most recent eight of which he has served as director of bands.

When he first arrived at Fresno State, Gilroy was appointed director of the Bulldog Marching Band.

“It has been a very long and, at times, rough road,” he said. “When I first started here, there were many who thought of me as only a high school director of bands who was not really ready to lead a college marching band.”

Gilroy proved his detractors wrong and spent 13 years in that position before becoming director of bands in 2006.

“I was thrilled to win the job as director of bands after a national search,” Gilroy said. “It was like start-ing over because many saw me as only a marching

band director.”Since Gilroy took over as director

of bands, the music department at Fresno State has enjoyed much suc-cess.

“[In 2009] our wind orchestra was featured at the California All-State Music Educators Convention,” he said.

The Wind Orchestra was also featured at the 2010 Grainger Wind Festival held in Chicago, Ill.; the 2012 College Band Directors National Association Western Division Convention in Reno, Nev.; and the Los Angeles International Music Festival held in the Disney Concert Hall. Most recently, the wind orchestra took part in the 2014 California All-State Music Educators Convention.

Gilroy emphasized his gratitude for his time at Fresno State.

“Today’s wind orchestra is the most amazing group I have ever con-

ducted, and I feel incredibly honored to be their con-ductor,” he said. “They are a real joy to work with.”

Mowrer says that Gilroy’s success can be attributed to his strong work ethic. “[Dr. Gilroy] is unconcerned with issues of unit load,” Mowrer said. “He is inter-ested in doing what he can for his students, even if it means he works with an overload. He is a highly val-ued colleague.”

accessibility to stock information in an assigned space, Williams said things would be easier.

“The students needed resources outside of class to be able to do financial research and study their stocks and other investments,” Harper said.

With around 300 student-man-aged programs nationwide, Chen said the idea of stock trading rooms is becoming a “national trend.”

“Every reputable finance depart-ment in the nation has a trading room,” Chen said.

The successes of SMIF have also recently been recognized at the Redefining Investment Strategy Education (RISE) conference, the world’s largest student investment forum.

One of SMIF’s funds finished first in the growth investment style category at the 2014 Redefining Investment Strategy Education Student-Managed Portfolio Competition. Held at the University of Dayton from March 27-29, their portfolio won based on the 2013’s risk-adjusted result of 37.76 percent return and 10.11 percent standard deviation.

“It is not an easy task because we have to not only maximize return, but also minimize risk in order to win the national championship,” Chen said.

The students need resources outside of class

to do financial research and

study their stocks...

“”-- Dr. Robert Harper

DEAN, CRAIG SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

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GILROY from Page 1

Gilroy’s career marked by rising above challenges

Stock room to provide students with real-world experience

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Dr. Gilroy is very deserving of the

membership in the ABA. He has had an

impact on bands worldwide. He has

written music for all levels of ensemble...

“”-- Dr. Tony Mowrer

CHAIRMAN, FRESNO STATE MUSIC DEPARTMENT

The Fresno State men’s basketball team regained its swagger Wednesday night and evened the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) championship series with an 89-75 victory over the Siena Saints (19-18) in Game 2.

The Bulldogs’ win sets up a winner-take-all scenario for Saturday.

“God is great all the time! Great team effort vs. a real-ly good young team on the road in a great College BBall atmosphere!,” Fresno State head coach Rodney Terry tweeted after the game. “We must keep grinding.”

Still having a bad taste in their mouths from Monday’s loss, the ‘Dogs (21-17) used that as motivation to fuel them in a tough postseason road environment.

They built a 19-point halftime lead, which they were able to sustain in the second to ultimately come away with the W.

The Saints, who edged the ‘Dogs in Game 1 (61-57), struggled on their home court particularly in the first half when they gave up 43 points and 76.2 percent shoot-ing. Giving up a double-digit lead early hurt the Saints, as they were not able to make a comeback. They got as close as 13 at one point but weren’t able to cut deeper into the Fresno State lead.

Terry said after Monday’s Game 1 loss that the ‘Dogs needed to regain their competitiveness and establish dominance in the paint in order to have a chance to be successful. The Bulldogs took their coach’s word to heart, outrebounded the Saints 28-18 and rejected seven shots. Six of the blocks came from junior Alex Davis.

Senior Allen Huddleston led the team, and he was just one of five Bulldogs in double figures. Huddleston

shot perfect from the field (6 of 6) en route to a game-high 20 points. Tyler Johnson tallied 19, Paul Watson 14; Cezar Guerrero 13; and Marvelle Harris 11.

Siena forward Brett Bisping posted 20 points in the loss, and Marquis Wright contributed 14. Saints’ leading scored Rob Poole (14.7 points per game) only had seven points and fouled out.

The Bulldogs have come out on top in 13 of their last 17 contests. When the ‘Dogs and Saints take the court Saturday, they will be two of six teams still com-peting in postseason tournaments. The other four are part of the NCAA Tournament’s Final Four (Kentucky, Connecticut, Wisconsin and Florida).

Fresno State and Siena will clash in Game 3 Saturday morning in Albany, N.Y., with the winner of the match-up being crowned CBI Tournament champion. The Saturday championship game is set for 8:30 a.m. PDT and will be broadcast live on CBS Sports Network.

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By Daniel Leon@DanLeon25

‘Dogs even series, force Game 3

Fresno State guard Tyler Johnson awaits a return to the game during his team’s Game 1 loss to Siena in the College Basketball Invitational Finals. The Bulldogs will go for a Game 3 win on Saturday.Photo By Katie Eleneke • The Collegian

COLLEGE BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL

Although the Fresno State softball team wanted to avenge its loss to the Pacific Tigers, its opportunity was washed out on Wednesday.

Inclement weather canceled the midweek interconfer-ence match, forcing the Bulldogs to wait two more days to get back on the diamond.

“We were bummed,” said head coach Trisha Ford. “We would have liked to have gone to Stockton and get some payback, but, unfortunately, we were not able to. It rained the whole time. We tried to get the series moved here, but there were class-conflict issues with Pacific that did not enable us.”

Instead, the Bulldogs return to Mountain West play tonight when they visit the New Mexico Lobos in Albuquerque, N.M.

And they hit the road with a lot of momentum.

Looking back against Utah State

Fresno State swept Utah State last weekend and got shutouts in the first two of the 3-game set.

“We had a very balanced attack,” Ford said. “It wasn’t just one person who came out. We had people from the top to the bottom of our lineup contribute. We did a much bet-ter job of executing in hitters’ counts and putting the ball on the ground versus pop-ups.”

Fresno State first baseman Stesha Brazil led the offen-sive explosion against the Aggies. She had a .625 batting average, a .875 slugging percentage and .727 on-base per-centage over the weekend.

“It’s very difficult to beat [the Aggies] three times in a row,” Brazil said, “especially when you have faced them back-to-back. They know all of your flaws, and you know all of theirs.

“I was definitely trying to be more patient. One of the things we had worked on the week prior to [the Utah State series] was pitch selection.”

The Bulldogs’ baserunning was another strength, as they were perfect in stolen bases (9-9). Brazil and Brenna Moss tallied three steals apiece.

“First and foremost, we need to get people on – and the right people – in order for us to execute that game plan,” Ford said. “We did quite a few hit-and-runs that don’t go in the books as stolen bases, but helped us offensively to get some bigger holes on the field that help raise the batting averages.”

“I love stolen bases, because every time she gives me a sign, it’s like a race to me,” Brazil said. “It gets me into scor-ing position, and I know one of my teammates is going to hit me in.”

Scouting the Lobos

New Mexico (10-23, 1-5 Mountain West) enters the con-test having lost three games in a row after being swept by the Nevada Wolf Pack. The Lobos are led by Erica Beach,

who was an assistant coach at Ohio State for four seasons. The Lobos finished the 2013 campaign with a record of

21-35 (3-15 Mountain West). All time, the Bulldogs have a 29-5 advantage over New Mexico.

Naomi Tellez leads the Lobos in different hitting catego-ries. She is hitting .383 with a .617 slugging percentage and .463 on-base percentage this season. She has a team-high eight doubles, 25 RBIs and is second on the team in home runs (four).

Against Mountain West opponents, Tellez’s batting average and slugging percentage increases (.529 and .824, respectively) and has hit one of four Lobo home runs against conference foes.

The Lobos’ weakness has been their pitching. They have a league-worst 7.08 ERA, with Lauren Soles posting a team-high 5.44 and best win-loss record (3-4).

“[Soles] has now stepped up into the starting position,” Ford said. “She’s been their Friday-night starter, has come in in relief on Saturdays and has been the Sunday starter, as well.

“The biggest thing is for us to be patient this weekend. They have a lot of walks as a staff. For us to not help the pitchers out would be important – stay aggressive and wait for that pitch to come over the plate.”

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SOFTBALL

Fresno State first baseman Stesha Brazil completes an out in Game 3 of the weekend set against the Utah State Aggies last Sunday.

Fresno State is back on the road after sweeping Utah State at home

By Christopher Livingston@senorlivingston

Photo By Katie Eleneke • The Collegian

‘Dogs travel to New Mexico

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