Fifth-seeded Fresno State eliminated sixth-seeded Louisiana Tech 6-4 to advance to its seventh straight WAC Tournament championship game, where the `Dogs downed second-seeded Sac State 9-6 and force a winner-take-all game against the Hornets on Sunday at noon.
Fresno State falls short in series opener against Hawaii Thursday night
2011 (Senior): Redshirted.
2010 (Junior): Appeared in 21 games out of the bullpen ... had a 4-1 record and an ERA of 3.82 ... threw a career-high 4.2 innings against Sacramento State on May 21 ... struck out 28 batters for the second consecutive season ... earned a save against Cal Poly (Apr. 6) ... threw 37.2 innings and allowed 16 earned runs ... struck out a career-high four batters against Cal on March 30.
2009 (Sophomore): Appeared in 19 games, earning one start ... struck out a career-high four batters against CSU Bakersfield (Apr. 8) and at Sacramento State (May 16) ... earned a 1-1 record with a 7.33 ERA in 27 innings pitched ... had 28 strikeouts on the year ... earned first collegiate save against New Mexico State (Apr. 12).
2008 (Freshman): Made 11 appearances and earned first collegiate start against Santa Clara (Apr. 22) ... pitched 15 innings and recorded 14 strikeouts ... had a career-high four strikeouts in three innings against New Mexico State (May 3). Hanford HS: A four-year letterwinner in baseball, basketball and water polo ... split time between pitching and playing short stop ... captain his senior year ... first-team All-West Yosemite League as a junior and second-team as a senior ... recorded a 1.91 ERA with 36 strikeouts in 29 innings during his senior year ... graduated with a 3.5 GPA.
Personal: Born Sept. 3, 1989 in Oahu, Hawai'i ... the son of Dennis Escat and Karen and Craig Little ... has a brother, Jared Little, and a sister, Julianne Little ... enjoys surfing, skating and playing the guitar ... his biggest athletic thrill was being a part of the National Championship team ... also recruited by Hawai'i-Hilo and Cal Poly.
