Ryan Overland and Erik Wetzel, who both were part of the Bulldogs' 2008 national championship team, have joined Mike Batesole and the Fresno State baseball program in new roles.
Fresno State outfielder Aaron Judge was one of eight college baseball players selected to participate in next week's TD Ameritrade College Baseball Home Run Derby.
A variety of baseball camps and sessions are scheduled for the summer months at Beiden Field. Early bird registration discounts are available until Sunday.
The current Bulldogs took on former 'Dogs in the annual Alumni Game. The current Bulldogs won 9-3.
Ryan Overland enters his first season as an assistant coach and fifth as a Division I coach.
Overland, who served as the Bulldogs' volunteer assistant coach in 2012 and intern in 2011, most recently coached this past fall at Nevada as a full-time assistant coach.
He was the hitting and catching coach at South Dakota State University (2009-10) before coming to Fresno State. Overland helped lead the Jackrabbits to regular season Summit League Championship in 2010 after finishing the season with a 39-21 mark.
Under Overland, the Jackrabbits were first in the league in batting average (.350) in 2010 and set new school records in team hits, runs scored, doubles and wins. Eight all-league student-athletes were produced under him.
He earned at Master's in Health, Physical Educations and Recreation while at South Dakota State.
A former Fresno State player, Overland was a catcher on the 2008 National Championship team. In his career as a Bulldog, he played in over 180 games, won three WAC Championships and a National Championship.
Overland earned his Bachelor's degree in Communications Studies from Fresno State in 2008.
