March 13, 2003

Box Score

Fresno, Calif. - Senior lefthander Donnie Bair pitched five scoreless innings to pace Fresno State to a 7-3 victory over Bowling Green in the Pepsi/Johnny Quik Classic Tuesday at Beiden Field.

The Bulldogs improved to 10-12 and 4-0 in the tournament while the Falcons dropped to 1-6 and 0-4 in the PJQ. Fresno State has now won a season high five games in a row.

Bair (1-0) scattered three hits over five shutout innings in his first start of the season

Freshman outfielder Chase Moore and junior catcher Brandon Marcelli powered the Bulldogs' hitting attack. Moore broke a scoreless tie in the third inning with his third home run of the season and went 2-for-3 with two RBI on the night. Marcelli clubbed his first round tripper of the year in the sixth inning. Junior infielder Casey McGehee tallied a single for the contest and now has 197 hits for his career.

Bowling Green starter Keith Laughlin (0-1) allowed five runs on seven hits over 4 1/3 innings to pick up the loss in his first start of the season

Down 6-0, Bowling Green mounted a comeback in the seventh with a three run rally before sophomore right-hander Chad Edwards struck out Nolan Reimold to end the threat.

Infielder Kelly Hunt went 2-for-5 with an RBI to lead the Falcons.

The Bulldogs will face Cal Poly in the second day of cross-divisional play Friday at 7 p.m.

Bowling Green	        000	000	300	-	3	8	2
Fresno State 		001	041	10x	-	7	9	1