Fresno State Bulldogs softball
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| University | California State University, Fresno |
| Conference |
Mountain West Conference Big 12 Conference (wrestling) |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Jim Bartko |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Varsity teams | 22 |
| Football stadium | Bulldog Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Save Mart Center |
| Baseball stadium | Pete Beiden Field |
| Mascot | Time Out / Victor E. |
| Nickname | Bulldogs |
| Fight song | Fight Varsity |
| Colors | Red and Blue |
| Website | www |
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The Fresno State Bulldogs are the athletic teams that represent California State University, Fresno (commonly referred to as Fresno State). The university is a member of NCAA Division I's Mountain West Conference. It was a member of the Western Athletic Conference from 1992 until 2012, when it left for the Mountain West alongside fellow WAC member Nevada.
Fresno State had also been a member of the Big West Conference since the 1969–70 (the conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association at that time until 1988), and a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association from its beginning in the 1939–40 season (when Fresno State was in NCAA Division II).
The university has won two NCAA Division I Championships, in softball (1998) and baseball (2008).
Fresno State currently sponsors nine men's and thirteen women's sports at the varsity level.
All varsity teams representing Fresno State participate in the Mountain West Conference for conference play excluding equestrian in the National Collegiate Equestrian Association, lacrosse in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, water polo in the Golden Coast Conference, and wrestling in the Big 12 Conference.
Fresno State's football team is currently coached by Jeff Tedford. During its tenure in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) from 1992 to 2011, it shared three WAC titles; in 1992 and 1993 under Head Coach Jim Sweeney, and in 1999 with the University of Hawaiʻi, the only title for Pat Hill. However, Hill garnered a reputation for being willing to play any top-ranked opponent, anytime, anywhere (usually on the opponent's field). Fresno State (as of December 2005) achieved success with a 10-8 record against teams from BCS conferences, the most by any program not in a BCS conference. This has provided the Bulldogs a following among college football fans who admire its willingness to challenge the best teams (and has resulted in the Bulldogs being featured more regularly on college football TV programs than most non-BCS conference teams). However, their success in their non-conference games hasn't translated to championships in conference play. After 1999, the Bulldogs did not win the WAC title before leaving for the MW in 2012. In 2013, the first season after the MW expanded to 12 football members and launched a conference championship game, the Bulldogs claimed the MW title.
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