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| TIME CHANGE: In order to accomodate the travel schedule for the University of Buffalo the time for Sunday’s game has been changed to 11:00 a.m. LOCATION UNKNOWN: The location for Tuesday’s game with San Francisco is unknown at this time. USF’s Benedetti Diamond is undergoing renovations and will not available for the game and the alternate site has not been selected at this time. |
| NEVADA ON RADIO: Friday and Sunday’s Nevada baseball games with Buffalo can be heard on ESPN Radio 630AM. Saturday’s game will not be carried as the women’s basketball game with Boise State will air at that time. Tuesday’s game at San Francisco will not be carried on radio. Dan Gustin and Don Marchand are the primary members of the Wolf Pack broadcast team again this season. Pregame is set to get underway 15 minutes prior to first pitch. INTERNET: Nevada baseball can be heard over the internet at http://sports.yahoo.com/top/collegebroadcast/teams/nak?&DB_OEM_ID=10000 LIVE STATS: Live up to the minute stats during the games can be viewed on the internet for Nevada baseball at
http://www.nevadawolfpack.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPID=4092&DB_OEM_ID=10000&SPSID=45615 |
| Upcoming Nevada Games | | | | |
| Friday, Feb. 23 | vs. Buffalo | Peccole Park, Reno, 3,000 | Reno, Nev. | 2 p.m. |
| Saturday, Feb. 24 | vs. Buffalo | Peccole Park, Reno, 3,000 | Reno, Nev. | 1 p.m. |
| Sunday, Feb. 25 | vs. Buffalo | Peccole Park, Reno, 3,000 | Reno, Nev. | 1 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Feb. 27 | at San Francisco | TBA | San Francisco, Calif. | 2 p.m. |
| | | | all times local |
NEVADA WOLF PACK
| Record: | Overall: 4-9 WAC: 0-0 |
| Head Coach: | Gary Powers(Nevada, 1971) |
| Overall Record: | 730-578-4 (25th season) |
| at Nevada: | same |
| Powers vs. Buffallo: | 0-0 |
| Powers vs. USF: | 35-14 |
BUFFALO BILLS
| Record: | Overall: 1-0 Mid American Conference: 0-0 |
| Head Coach: | Ron Torgalski(Hamilton, 1989) |
| Overall Record: | 1-0(First season) |
| at Buffalo: | same |
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The Series vs. Buffalo: Friday’s game with Buffalo will mark the first meeting between the two schools on the baseball field.
Probable Buffalo Pitching Rotation
| No. | Name | Pos | Ht | Wt | Yr | Statistics |
| 27 | Mike Radanovic | LHP | 6-2 | 197 | Sr. | no appearances this season |
| 35 | Chris Ciesla | RHP | 6-2 | 200 | Jr. | no appearances this season |
| 9 | Adam Ruszkowski | RHP | 6-4 | 235 | Sr. | 0-0, 15.00ERA, 3.0IP, 3K’s |
SAN FRANCISCO DONS
| Record: | Overall: 5-5 WCC: 0-0 |
| Head Coach: | Nino Giarratano(William Jewel, 1985) |
| Overall Record: | 227-240(Ninth season) |
| at USF: | same |
| Upcoming Games: | River City Classic vs. Sac State, UC Davis, and St. Mary’s |
THE SERIES VS. USF: The Dons won the last game played with the Pack 6-5 in 11 innings in Reno during the 2005 season. USF has won two of the last three games played in San Francisco.
History With the Wolf Pack
| Series | | Nevada leads 76-28 |
| Last Meetings | |
| In San Francisco | | In Reno |
| San Francisco 7-1, April 5, 1991 | | Nevada 21-5, April 23, 2002 |
| Nevada 2-0, April 6, 1991 | | Nevada 13-2, April 29, 2003 |
| San Francisco 4-3, April 6, 1991 | | San Francisco, 6-5 (11), April 27, 2005 |
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Probable USF Pitcher
| No. | Name | Pos | Ht | Wt | Yr | Statistics |
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Nevada Probable Lineup
| No. | Name(B/T) | Pos | Ht | Wt | Yr | Statistics |
| 29 | Shaun Kort (L/L) | 1B | 5-9 | 180 | Fr. | .385, 11R, 15H, 3-2B, HR, 14RBI |
| 6 | David Ciarlo (R/R) | 2B | 5-9 | 189 | Jr. | .321, 7R, 17H, 4-2B, 6RBI |
| 3 | Owen Mackedon (R/R) | SS | 6-0 | 175 | Jr. | .227, 3R, 5H, HR, 2RBI |
| or 12 | Chris Siewert (R/R) | SS | 5-11 | 190 | Sr. | .306, 4R, 11H, 2-2B, RBI |
| 4 | Jason Rodriguez (L/R) | 3B | 6-0 | 175 | Jr. | .300, 2R, 3H |
| or 34 | Tyson Jaquez (R/R) | 3B | 6-0 | 220 | So. | .160, R, 4H, 2B |
| 39 | Baker Krukow (S/R) | C | 5-11 | 200 | Sr. | .231, 2R, 6H, RBI |
| 19 | Konrad Schmidt (R/R) | C | 6-1 | 210 | Sr. | .372, 11R, 16H, 4-2B, 6HR, 20RBI |
| 14 | Terry Walsh (R/R) | LF | 5-11 | 190 | Jr. | .281, 5R, 9H, 2-2B, HR, 2RBI |
| 7 | Mike Hale (L/R) | LF | 6-0 | 185 | Jr. | .280, 4R, 7H, 2B, 3B, 4RBI |
| 26 | Jason Sadoain (R/R) | CF | 6-0 | 170 | Jr. | .345, 5R, 10H, 5-2B, RBI |
| 14 | Terry Walsh (R/R) | RF | 5-11 | 190 | Sr. | .281, 5R, 9H, 2-2B, HR, 2RBI |
| 21 | Dan Eastham (R/R) | RF | 6-3 | 190 | Jr. | .276, 3R, 8H, 4-2B, 5RBI |
| 14 | Terry Walsh (R/R) | DH | 5-11 | 190 | Jr. | .281, 5R, 9H, 2-2B, HR, 2RBI |
| or 39 | Baker Krukow (S/R) | DH | 5-11 | 200 | Sr. | .231, 2R, 6H, RBI |
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| Wolf Pack Probable Pitching Rotation | | | | | |
| No. | Name | Pos | Ht | Wt | Yr | Statistics |
| 23 | Ryan Rodriguez | RHP | 6-0 | 205 | Sr. | 1-2, 2.13 ERA, 25.1 IP, 29K’s |
| 24 | Kyle Howe | RHP | 6-4 | 210 | Jr. | 0-1, 6.00ERA, 6.0 IP, 3K’s |
| 40 | Rod Scurry | RHP | 6-7 | 210 | Jr. | 0-3, 9.39ERA, 15.1 IP, 11K’s |
| Tuesday at San Francisco TBA | | | | | |
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TEAM: Nevada is second in the Western Athletic Conference in fielding percentage(.966), fifth in ERA(6.09), and fifth in hitting(.281)...Nevada went 4-8 in 12 road games to start the season...The Pack dropped its home opener to St. Mary’s on Tuesday 13-4, it marked the second time in three seasons the Gaels knocked off the Pack in the home opener...The Wolf Pack’s 10-6 win in the final game at Cal Poly snapped a 5-game losing skid...Head coach Gary Powers is in his 25th season of directing the Wolf Pack baseball program in 2007...Powers, the longest tenured coach in the history of Nevada athletics, coached his 1,300th game versus St. Mary’s College on Jan. 26...Peccole Park will be the site of the 2007 WAC Tournament May 24-27...Nevada was picked to finish fourth in the Preseason Coaches’ Poll behind Fresno State, Hawai`i, and Louisiana Tech.
AT THE PLATE: C-Konrad Schmidt hit .545(12-for-22) with 6 runs scored, 4 doubles, 5 home runs, and 17 RBI during a 5-game hit streak that was snapped on Tuesday vs. St. Mary’s...Schmidt hit 2 home runs in each of the last two Sunday games and has hit .778(7-for-9) with 5 runs scored, 3 doubles, 4 home runs, and 12 RBI in those two Sunday games combined...Schmidt leads with WAC with 6 home runs and ranks in the top 10 in five other offensive categories...IF/P Shaun Kort hit a home run in his first collegiate at bat, the 3-run shot came as a pinch hitter at SMC(1/27)...Kort was named the Freshman of the Week by Rivals.com for his play at SMC...IF-Jason Rodriguez went 2-for-4 in his return to the vs. St. Mary’s on Tuesday after missing 6 games following the death of his father in a car crash on Feb. 9...Junior designated hitter Terry Walsh was named to the 2007 WAC Coaches’ Preseason team...Five players have hit home runs IF/OF-Matt Bowman, Walsh, Kort, Schmidt, and IF-Owen Mackedon...Bowman and Schmidt have each hit two home runs in a game this season, Schmidt has done it twice...Infielders Chris Siewert and David Ciarlo have put together 8-game hit streaks this season which are the longest on the team, Ciarlo’s is currently active while Siewert’s came to an end last Saturday at Pacific....Ciarlo is the only player to start every game and all have come at second base...OF-Jason Sadoian, Schmidt, and Kort have collected four hits in a game this season which is the high for a Pack player...1B-Dan Eastham scored a career high three runs and equaled his career high with three hits in the final game at Cal Poly...Jacob Kaup, Mackedon, and Cody Fierro all collected their first hits in a Nevada uniform in the Cal Poly series...Three players Kort, Kaup, and Eastham have pulled double duty as pitchers and position players...19 position players have been used in 13 games played this season...Bowman a 2007 Wallace Award Watch List selection will miss the remainder of the season after tearing his right pectorial muscle at UC Riverside(2/2) which required surgery to repair.
ON THE MOUND: Senior pitcher Ryan Rodriguez, a 2007 preseason WAC selection, has made his 53rd consecutive start since coming to campus in 2004 at Pacific last weekend and has recorded a strikeout in all 53...In his last two starts Rodriguez has posted a 0.64 ERA with 18 strikeouts in 14 innings pitched...Rodriguez is tied with Barry Kuzminski(1980-83) for third with 24 career victories and one more would tie Mateo Miramontes(2001-03) for second...Rodriguez is also third in career innings pitched(304.2) and seven would move him to second past Miramontes as would 6 strikeouts into second with 260 for his career...Rodriguez has struckout 9 in each of his last two starts and retired the first 16 batters he faced at Cal Poly...Rodriguez leads the WAC with 29 strikeouts and 25.1 innings pitched...Nevada has used the same rotation the first four weekends of the season Rodriguez, Rod Scurry, and Mario Rivera but that will change this weekend when Buffalo comes to Reno as Kyle Howe will start on Saturday and Scurry moves back one day to Sunday...Rivera has won two of his four starts this season...Reliever Kody Keroher has struck out 10 in 11 innings of which seven have been looking...Keroher allowed one unearned run in four innings in the final game at Cal Poly to earn his first save at Nevada and it is the team’s only save this year...Keroher has one of everything this season, a win at St. Mary’s, a save at Cal Poly, and a loss at Pacific...Nevada’s bullpen has allowed 14-of-35(40%) inherited runners to score...13 pitchers have taken to the mound this season...Eight of Scurry’s 11 strikeouts have been looking...Scurry’s eight strikeouts looking is tied for first in the WAC...Ben Colton’s six appearances is tied for second in the WAC and his five relief appearances is tied for seventh.
