Fresno State softball: Bulldogs host San Diego State for three

A look at Fresno State’s weekend home softball series vs. San Diego State. The Bulldogs enter No. 25 in the USA Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Assocation poll and 3-0 in the Mountain West.

• When: 6 p.m. Friday, 6 p.m. Saturday, noon Sunday
• Where: Margie Wright Diamond
• Records: Bulldogs 21-9-1, 3-0 Mountain West; Aztecs 21-13, 3-3
• Webcast/radio: Mountain West Network/KFPT (AM 790)
• The skinny: Bulldogs, winners of 5 of 6 including four by run-rule, return to Margie Wright Diamond for a three-game series against San Diego State. Fresno State is hot off road series sweep of Boise State, outscoring Broncos 49-12. Lindsey Willmon and Alyssa Villalpando each hit grand slams and have 27 RBIs apiece to tie for third-most in the Mountain West. Willmon’s eight homers are tied with Nevada’s Megan Sweet (Frontier/Hanford West highs) for tops in the league. Bulldogs have drawn conference-leading 108 walks, 21 by junior outfielder Kierra Willis. Senior ace Jill Compton (11-4) is coming off back-to-back wins at Boise State. Freshman Kamalani Dung (4-0) remains unbeaten through five starts and nine appearances overall. … San Diego State has won 8 of 11, including two in a row to clinch home series against Nevada. Aztecs are led by sophomore Alex Formsby (9-5), who fanned career-high eight in 1-0 game win over the Wolf Pack.

This story was originally published March 31, 2016 at 5:51 PM with the headline "Fresno State softball: Bulldogs host San Diego State for three."