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San Jose State baseball is looking to collect its first conference win this season as it prepares to take on rivals Fresno State this Friday.

The Spartans' Tuesday and Wednesday games against University of the Pacific were postponed due to rain, hopefully giving SJSU more time to prepare for its next conference game.

SJSU stands 6-9 overall, but is stuck at 0-5 in conference play.

Last weekend, the Spartans were swept by the University of Nevada, Reno in their first out-of-state bid.

SJSU entered conference play with a winning record for the first time since joining the Mountain West, but has been unable to keep up its streak.

Last season, the Spartans dropped two out of three games to the Bulldogs.

Senior left-fielder Brett Bautista is leading the Spartans with a .550 batting average and .775 slugging percentage.

The team has a total ERA of 7.37, letting go a total of 107 earned runs so far this season.

On the opposing team, junior Zach Ashford is a principal player for Fresno with a .448 batting average and .603 slugging percentage.

In terms of pitching, Fresno is dominating SJSU with a total 3.22 ERA and only 54 earned runs.

Starting pitch is slated for 6 p.m. at Municipal Stadium.