March 5, 2008

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FRESNO, Calif. -The Annual Bingham Toyota Classic at Bulldog Diamond begins on Thursday and runs till Sunday. Seven teams will participate this year, and three for the first time. This is the 11th year of the tournament and the Bulldogs are 40-12 all-time with four first place finishes.

Follow the Bulldogs
You can follow Fresno State throughout the season as all games can be viewed live through gametracker by logging on to www.gobulldogs.com and click on the gametracker link. Gametracker will be used to cover all of Fresno State's games, both home and away. This week's game will be split on 790 and 1430 ESPN Radio. The DePaul game will be on 790 with George Takata calling the action beginning at 5:55 p.m. Paul Swearengin will broadcast both of Friday's games on 1430. The Sacramento state game will start at 5:00 p.m. with no pregame due to the Dog Zone radio show. The Cal Poly game will follow the conclusion of the Sac St. game. Saturday's games vs. Rhode Island and Santa Clara will be on 790 with Paul Swearengin, with pregame for the first game scheduled for 2:55 p.m. The Houston game on Sunday will be live on 1430 with Christian Lukens calling the game beginning at 2:50 p.m. All games can be heard live on www.gobulldogs.com at no charge.

This Week's Matchups
No. 16/19 DePaul will make its fifth appearance in the tournament with a 9-14 record. The Blue Demons are 12-5 on the season and trail in the overall series with the Bulldogs 5-4, although they have won the last two.

Sacramento State will make its first appearance in the Bingham Toyota Classic. Fresno State holds the overall series advantage 25-9 and has won the last five games. The two teams have not played since the 2000 season. The Hornets are 9-6 on the year.

Fresno State has won the last 14 meetings vs. Cal Poly, dating back to 1996 and lead the series 36-9. Cal Poly is 7-8 on the season and just like the Blue Demons will be making its fifth appearance in the tournament. They have an 8-14 record in the tournament and one third place finish.

The Bulldogs are 2-0 all-time vs. Rhode Island, winning the only two meetings in 2005, 7-1 and 7-2. Rhode Island is 1-4 on the season and will be making its first appearance in the tournament.

With a 3-2 victory over Santa Clara last year, the Bulldogs lead the series 42--1. The Broncos are 2-4 and in their second appearance in this tournament. They are 2-14 on the season.

Houston will also make its first appearance in the tournament ranked No. 14/15 this week at 14-2. The Bulldogs and the Cougars have never met in softball.

Follow all tournament action on the official tournament website: http://gobulldogs.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/08bulldogclassic.html.