The Aggie baseball and softball teams both battled in Fresno last night before falling to the Bulldogs. The softball team took the #9 Bulldogs into extra innings before falling 3-2 in the ninth. The Aggies were down 2-0 but rallied for two runs in the top of the sixth inning. A scoreless seventh sent the game into extra innings and the Bulldogs would score the game winning run in the bottom of the ninth. The Aggies fell to 7-9 in conference play with the loss. This is the eighth game that the Aggies have lost by one run (they've won six games by one run this season) and the fourth game they've lost in extra innings (they're 0-4 in extra innings). It's also the third game against a ranked opponent that the Aggies have fallen by one run as they also lost 3-2 to #2 Texas A&M to open the season and 1-0 to #17 Hawai'i to open conference play. The Aggies have also lost an additional six games by two runs. That's 14 of 32 losses by two runs or fewer. Much like the Aggie women's basketball team who also had their share of close losses, you get the feeling that the Aggies are going to start pulling these games out. Perhaps it'll be today in their doubleheader or maybe it will be in next week's WAC tournament. The Aggies and Bulldogs finish up the regular season today with a doubleheader with the first pitch of the doubleheader at 5:30 p.m. You can follow all the action live on television on CBS College Sports, streaming audio is available via the Fresno State athletic website and live stats are also available via Game Tracker through the Fresno State athletic website.
The Aggie baseball team lost a slugfest 11-8 to league leader Fresno State. The Aggies were down 8-2 but rallied back with a six run fifth inning to tie the game at 8 but that would be the last time the Aggies would score. Fresno State added three more runs to lead 11-8 going into the ninth inning. The Aggies loaded the bases with one out but Fresno State's ace Tanner Scheppers making his first relief appearance of the season (that shows you how important this series is for both teams) struck out the final two Aggies to end the comeback bid. The Aggies fall to 9-12 in conference play. The two teams will play a doubleheader today with the first pitch set for 3:00 p.m. You can follow all the action from game one live in Las Cruces on KSNM AM 570, streaming audio is also available for game one via Aggie Access (subscription required), streaming audio for both games is available via the Fresno State athletic website and live stats via Game Tracker are available through the Fresno State athletic website.
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