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FRESNO - Fresno State battled to the bitter end with Big Ten foe Minnesota in its home opener, falling in double overtime 38-35 in front of 34,790 Saturday night at Bulldog Stadium. Trailing by three points after holding the Gophers to a field goal in the second overtime period, the Bulldogs aired it out on the first play from scrimmage with its next possession, only to be intercepted in the end zone to silence the home crowd to drop Fresno State to 0-2 for the first time since 2014.

In his first start at home, Jorge Reyna went 24-of-35 passing, throwing for 288 yards, along with three touchdowns and two interceptions, the latter being the costly one that sealed the game for the Gophers. Junior running back Ronnie Rivers produced 124 total yards offense (76 rushing/48 receiving) and a career-high two receiving touchdowns.

ROUND ROCK, Texas – The Pacific Coast League office announced Tuesday that infielder Wilmer Difo of the Fresno Grizzlies and Round Rock Express left-hander Kent Emanuel were named Player and Pitcher of the Week for the period of August 26- September 2, 2019.

For the week, Difo hit .444 (16-for-36) with a home run and 12 RBI. In eight games for the Grizzlies, Difo led the league in hits (16), triples (2, t-1^st), total bases (26), at-bats (36, t-1^st), plate appearances (41),  and finished in the top 10 in several offensive categories including; RBI (12, t-3^rd), average (.444, 4^th), runs (8, t-4^th), doubles (3, t-4^th), on-base percentage (.512, 6^th), OPS (1.234, 6^th), walks (5, 9^th) and SLUG (.722, 9^th). Difo hit in seven of eight games, and had multi-hit performances in four of those. The switch-hitter went a perfect 5-for-5 on August 29 against Tacoma, as he had two doubles, a triple and five RBI. He missed hitting for the cycle by a home run.

LOS ANGELES - Trailing by 18 with less than 17 minutes to play, Fresno State pushed USC to the end, scoring twice in the final quarter before falling short, 31-23, on Saturday night at LA Memorial Coliseum.

In a homecoming for the Los Angeles area product Jorge Reyna, the senior finished with 344 total yards, throwing for 256 and two touchdowns while adding 88 yards on the ground on 20 carries in his first start as a Bulldog. Kicker Cesar Silva accounted for the nine of Fresno State's points going 3-for-3 with a long of 46 yards in his first game as a Bulldog.

TULSA, Okla. - The Foxes' comeback effort fell short in Tulsa, as Fresno FC fell 2-1 to the Roughnecks at ONEOK Field. It is the Foxes' first loss since July 27, ending the club's four-match unbeaten streak. Forward Jaime Chavez scored his fifth goal in five games, tying the score at 1-1 at the 28th minute. However, the hosts had the final say, grabbing the go-ahead goal in the first minute of the second half.

Tulsa took the first lead five minutes into the night when midfielder Rodrigo da Costa set himself up to convert a scissor kick from just above the 18. And then at the start of the second half, Roughnecks grabbed the lead again striking at the 46th minute on a goal from Marlon dos Santos. 

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Fresno State baseball standout Ryan Jensen and Boise State track and field star Allie Ostrander were honored today as the recipients of the 2018-19 Mountain West Athletes of the Year.

Established by the Mountain West Joint Council in May 2010, the MW Athlete of the Year Awards are bestowed annually to one male and one female student-athlete, who have achieved athletic excellence during the past academic year. In addition to superior athletic achievement, criterion for the MW Athlete of the Year Award requires that nominees be in good academic standing throughout their season of competition, demonstrate good character and conduct on and off the playing field.

FRESNO  -  The Fresno Grizzlies are going green and reiterating their commitment to sustainability with a 900-kilowatt solar project.  Fresno-based Trinity Power has been selected to lead the organization’s transition to clean electricity, powering Chukchansi Park with energy from the sun.  

The project will be fully funded by the Grizzlies at the city-owned ballpark; no public funds whatsoever will be used to design or build the stadium’s new solar infrastructure.  In “Lot 1,” the large parking area adjacent to the stadium ticket office on H Street next to Chukchansi Park, SunPower’s industry-leading solar panels will be integrated into large carports.  In addition to delivering reliable electricity to the stadium, the solar carports will provide fans with covered parking, an especially useful feature for sunny afternoon games.  The Fresno Grizzlies also own that lot.