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Fresno State Softball 2006. Meet It and Beat It!. The 2006 season started out kind of rough. One of the players, Rachel Donaldson, got diagnosed with Stage 4 Sarcoma. Not only was Rachel out for the season, she was now battling for her life. We were all there for her through everything.
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Meet It and Beat It! • The 2006 season started out kind of rough. One of the players, Rachel Donaldson, got diagnosed with Stage 4 Sarcoma. Not only was Rachel out for the season, she was now battling for her life. We were all there for her through everything.
Show must go on… • Rachel’s diagnosis was a hard thing to swallow, but everyone knew how tough she was and that she was going to fight it. Everyone, including Rachel agreed we have a lot of unfinished business from last year. So bring on the 2006 schedule…
Fri 02/10/06 CS Fullerton (Kajikawa Classic) Tempe, Ariz. L, 5-4 Fri 02/10/06 Texas A&M (Kajikawa Classic) Tempe, Ariz. L, 8-0 (5) Sat 02/11/06 Wisconsin (Kajikawa Classic) Tempe, Ariz. W, 11-2 (5) Sat 02/11/06 Northwestern (Kajikawa Classic) Tempe, Ariz. L, 5-0 Sun 02/12/06 CS Northridge (Kajikawa Classic) Tempe, Ariz. W, 9-2 Tue 02/14/06 Pacific Fresno, Calif. W, 2- Tue 02/14/06 Pacific Fresno, Calif. W, 6-5 Sat 02/18/06 UCLA Los Angeles L, 2-0 Sun 02/19/06 UCLA Los Angeles L, 1-0 (10) Wed 02/22/06 UC Davis Fresno, Calif. W, 8-0 (5) Wed 02/22/06 UC Davis Fresno, Calif. W, 11-7 Fri 02/24/06 Kansas (Palm Springs Classic) Palm Springs, Calif. W, 6-0 Fri 02/24/06 Oklahoma (Palm Springs Classic) Palm Springs, Calif. W, 4-2 Sat 02/25/06 Texas (Palm Springs Classic) Palm Springs, Calif. L, 7-2 Sat 02/25/06 Texas Tech (Palm Springs Classic) Palm Springs, Calif. W, 3-0 Sun 02/26/06 Cal Poly (Palm Springs Classic) Palm Springs, Calif. L, 9-4 Fri 03/03/06 Loyola Marymount (Aztec Classic) San Diego L, 2-1 Sat 03/04/06 San Diego State (Aztec Classic) San Diego W, 11-0 (6) Sat 03/04/06 Oregon (Aztec Classic) San Diego L, 5-0 2006 Schedule
Sun 03/05/06 Loyola Marymount (Aztec Classic) San Diego W, 6-1 Wed 03/08/06 St. Francis N.Y. Fresno, Calif. W, 13-0 (5) Wed 03/08/06 St. Francis N.Y. Fresno, Calif. W, 15-0 (5) Thu 03/09/06 DePaul (Bulldog Classic presented by Bingham Toyota) Fresno, Calif. W, 4-2 Fri 03/10/06 Ball State (Bulldog Classic presented by Bingham Toyota) Fresno, Calif. Comcast W, 13-0 (5) Sat 03/11/06 San Diego (Bulldog Classic presented by Bingham Toyota) Fresno, Calif. W, 8- Sun 03/05/06 Loyola Marymount (Aztec Classic) San Diego W, 6-1 Wed 03/08/06 St. Francis N.Y. Fresno, Calif. W, 13-0 (5) Wed 03/08/06 St. Francis N.Y. Fresno, Calif. W, 15-0 (5) Thu 03/09/06 DePaul (Bulldog Classic presented by Bingham Toyota) Fresno, Calif. W, 4-2 Fri 03/10/06 Ball State (Bulldog Classic presented by Bingham Toyota) Fresno, Calif. Comcast W, 13-0 (5) Sat 03/11/06 San Diego (Bulldog Classic presented by Bingham Toyota) Fresno, Calif. W, 8-0 (5) Thu 03/16/06 Alabama (Judi Garman Classic presented by Coach USA) Fullerton, Calif. L, 4-1 Thu 03/16/06 Utah (Judi Garman Classic presented by Coach USA) Fullerton, Calif. W, 1-0 Fri 03/17/06 Oklahoma (Judi Garman Classic) Fullerton, Calif. L, 4-3 Sat 03/18/06 UNLV (Judi Garman Classic presented by Coach USA) Fullerton, Calif. W, 8-0 (5) Sun 03/19/06 Arizona State (Judi Garman Classic presented by Coach USA) Fullerton, Calif. L, 8-1 2006 Schedule cont…
Fri 03/24/06 Nevada Fresno, Calif. Comcast W, 6-1 Fri 03/24/06 Nevada Fresno, Calif. W, 2-1 Sat 03/25/06 Nevada Fresno, Calif. L, 2-1 Wed 03/29/06 Santa Clara Fresno, Calif. W, 4-0 Wed 03/29/06 Santa Clara Fresno, Calif. W, 8-0 (5) Fri 03/31/06 Utah State Logan, Utah W, 3-2 Fri 03/31/06 Utah State Logan, Utah W, 10-2 (5) Tue 04/11/06 Saint Mary's Fresno, Calif. Comcast W, 3-1 Tue 04/11/06 Saint Mary's Fresno, Calif. W, 11-2 (5) Sat 04/15/06 New Mexico State Fresno, Calif. W, 6-2 Sat 04/15/06 New Mexico State Fresno, Calif. W, 9-1 (6) Fri 04/21/06 Hawai'i Fresno, Calif. Comcast W, 5-1 Sat 04/22/06 Hawai'i Fresno, Calif. W, 1-0 Sat 04/22/06 Hawai'i Fresno, Calif. W, 5-2 Fri 04/28/06 Louisiana Tech Ruston, La. L, 2-1 Fri 04/28/06 Louisiana Tech Ruston, La. W, 5-3 Fri 05/05/06 San Jose State San Jose, Calif. L, 2-1 (8) Sat 05/06/06 San Jose State San Jose, Calif. W, 6-1 Sat 05/06/06 San Jose State San Jose, Calif. W, 9-1 Enter the WAC
The Western Athletic Conference was much more competetive this year. For the first time ever Fresno State lost three games. But would still end up…
WAC Accolades • 5 Bulldogs were honored for their hard work. • Player of the Year: Christina Clark • Freshman of the year and Pitcher of the Year: Robin Mackin • 1st Team: Christina Clark, Haley Perkins, and Robin Mackin • 2nd Team: Jenna Cervantez & Shannon Garvin
Key Wins for the dogs.. • The Bulldogs beat some top teams earlier in the season. • They beat then number 10 Oklahoma, then number 15 Arizona State, then number 12 Oregon, and lastly then number 20 Alabama.
Top 25 • These huge wins kept Fresno ranked in the Top 25 throughout the year. • Fresno was once ranked as high as number 17, but now stands at number 23. • These rankings mean nothing, what the softball teams eyes are really set on is another…