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Upcoming Nevada Games
WAC Tournament
(All games played Peccole Park, Reno, Nev., Seating Capacity: 3,000)

May 24 (Thursday)
Game 1-No. 6 Sacramento State vs. No. 1 Fresno State, 11:00 a.m.
Game 3-No. 4 San Jose State vs. #3 Louisiana Tech, 3:00 p.m.
Game 2-No. 5 Hawaii at No. 2 Nevada, 7:00 p.m.
May 25 (Friday)
Game 4-Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 11:00 a.m.
Game 5-Winner Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3, 3:00 p.m.
Game 6-Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 7:00 p.m.
May 26 (Saturday)
Game 7, 11:00 a.m.
Game 8, 3:00 p.m.
Game 9, 7:00 p.m.
May 27 (Sunday)
Game 10-Championship Game, 12:00 p.m.
Game 11-If necessary, 45 minutes later

All times Pacific/Subject to change
 

NEVADA WOLF PACK

 

HAWAI`I RAINBOWS

 

The Series vs. Hawai`i: Nevada leads the series with Hawai`i 25-19.  Two weeks ago the Wolf Pack swept a three-game series at Peccole Park with the Rainbows.  UH won two of three games played in Honolulu, Hawaii back in March in the WAC opening series for both teams.  Last season UH won three of the four games played.  Hawai`i won both games played in Reno with the third being snowed out.  At the 2006 WAC Tournament in Fresno, Calif.  the Pack won the first matchup 10-3 but UH eliminated Nevada with an 11-2 victory.

HISTORY WITH THE WOLF PACK

Probable Hawai`i Pitcher

Nevada Probable Lineup

 

NEVADA TAKES ON HAWAI`I IN FIRST ROUND OF WAC TOURNAMENT
 In the first round of the Western Athletic Conference Tourament  Nevada(32-24) will play Hawai`i(33-23) in the 7:00 p.m. feature game at Peccole Park on Thursday night.  Thursday’s game will be the fourth meeting in the last seven games between the two schools and seventh on the season.  The Pack have won four of the six meetings this season.  Just two weeks ago the Pack swept the Rainbows in a three-game series at Peccole Park and earlier this season UH won two of the three games played in Honolulu, Hawaii.
 The two teams met in last year’s WAC Tournament with the Pack taking the first matchup 10-3 but the Rainbows eliminated Nevada with a 11-2 victory in the second contest.  Overall Nevada leads the series 25-19.

FRESNO STATE CLAIMS REGULAR SEASON WAC TITLE:
WAC Tournament Title To Be Decided May 24-27
 Fresno State(17-7) won its second consecutive Western Athletic Conference regular season title posting a 17-7 conference mark to outdistance Nevada(15-9) by two games.  Six of the WAC’s seven teams will now turn their attention to the conference tournament being held at Peccole Park on the Nevada campus.  FS won the tournament title last year at Pete Beiden Field in Fresno, Calif. defeating Hawai`i 8-4 in the title game but both teams advanced to the NCAA Tournament eventually falling in regional title games.
 The 2007 winner of the WAC Tournament will again earn the WAC’s automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament the following weekend.  FS, Nevada, Hawai`i, Louisiana Tech, San Jose State, and Sacramento State will all be battling for the the tournament crown and the automatic bid.  FS and Sacramento State get it all started on Thursday morning at 11:00 a.m., the second game of the day has  third seed Louisiana Tech taking on fourth seed San Jose State.  Second seeded Nevada takes on number five Hawai`i to close out day one at 7:00 p.m.

HOWE NAMED WAC PITCHER OF THE WEEK:
   DENVER Nevada right-handed pitcher Kyle Howe was named the Western Athletic Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week, for May 14-20.
   Howe, a junior from Poulsbo, Wash. (Columbia Basin CC), earned both wins that Nevada had over the week.  Last Monday, he pitched eight innings allowing just two runs, six hits and one walk while striking out nine in Nevada’s 7-2 win at Hawaii.  On Sunday, he recorded his fourth win of the season by throwing five innings and allowing three runs in an 11-6 win at San Jose State.  It is Howe’s first career WAC Pitcher of the Week award and the fourth for a Wolf Pack pitcher this year.

RODRIGUEZ ONE STRIKEOUT FROM 100:  Senior Ryan Rodriguez needs one strikeout to reach 100 this season which would would be a new single season career high for the Reno native.  Rodriguez’ total of 99 is currently the sixth best season in school history and six more would move him into fourth past Jeff Barry(1986) and Mateo Miramontes(2002) who both totaled 104.  He holds school records for victories(31), innings pitched(389.2) and strikeouts(323).
 He currently ranks seventh in WAC history with his 389.2 career innings pitched and needs two more to move past former Arizona State pitcher Ken Hansen(1968-71) into sixth.  Currently he ranks 33rd  in strikeouts and 64th with eight win in NCAA I baseball this season.

2007 TEAM AND PLAYER NOTES

TEAM:  Nevada has earned the second seed for the WAC Tournament after being the 4 seed last season...Pack players Baker Krukow, Jarad Mitchell, and Kody Keroher received their bachelor’s degrees last Saturday...Nevada has committed 80 errors this season but just 28 at home in 27 games for a fielding percentage of .975 and 52 away from Peccole Park in 29 games for a fielding percentage of .952...Head coach Gary Powers who is in his 25th season of directing the Wolf Pack baseball program in 2007 earned his 750th career victory at Nevada when the Pack defeated Sacramento State 8-6 on Apr. 27...Nevada has won 5 of its 8 WAC series played this season from La Tech(2-1), NM State(2-1), SJSU(3-0), Hawai`i(3-0), and Sac State(2-1) while dropping series to Fresno State(1-2), at Hawai`i(1-2), and at SJSU(1-2)...In the latest NCAA I statistical rankings Nevada ranks nationally in doubles per game(2.32,13th), double plays turned per game(1.00,23rd), batting average(.311,38th), and triples per game(.32,49th)...Nevada is second in hitting(.311), third in ERA(4.87), and sixth in fielding percentage(.964) in the WAC...In WAC only games the Pack are second in hitting(.328), ERA(4.54), and sixth in field percentage(.964)...The Pack scored a season-high 15 runs twice at New Mexico State in games 1 and 3...The 19 hits in game 1 at NMSU is a season-high...Powers, the longest tenured coach in the history of Nevada athletics, coached his 1,300th game versus St. Mary's College on Jan. 26...Nevada was picked to finish fourth in the Preseason Coaches' Poll behind Fresno State, Hawai`i, and Louisiana Tech but ended the regular season second.

AT THE PLATE: 1B-Shaun Kort’s .398 average ranks 42nd in NCAA I baseball...Nevada has the top 2 hitters in the WAC in  Kort who leads the league with a .398 average and OF-Terry Walsh is second with a .374 average, C-Konrad Schmidt ranks 4th with a .364 average...In WAC only games Walsh leads the conference with a .434 average,  Kort is second at .424 while Schmidt is 5th with a .388 average...Schmidt and Kort have each been named WAC Hitter of the Week twice this season...Kort hit home runs vs. SJSU(4/14) in three consecutive at bats, the 3 home runs in one game are the most hit by any player in the WAC this season...The Pack hit a season-high 4 home runs vs. SJSU(4/14) with Kort blasting 3 and 2B-David Ciarlo hitting the other...OF-Dan Eastham, DH-Jacob Kaup, and 3B-Tyson Jaquez hit the Pack's 3 home runs vs. San Francisco(3/27) which was the first hit by each of them this season, for Kaup and Jaquez it was there first in a Nevada uniform...OF-Jason Sadoian has been hit by pitch 14 times, an average of .28 per game which ranks 73rd in NCAA I and second in the WAC...17 of the Pack's 34 home runs have been solo shots and 10 have lead off an inning...Nevada hit 6 triples all of last season and have tripled that total this year with 18 with 10 different players having hit a triple...Schmidt hit 2 home runs in consecutive Sunday games at Cal Poly(2/11) and at Pacific(2/18)...Schmidt hit .778(7-for-9) with 5 runs scored, 3 doubles, 4 home runs, and 12 RBI in those two Sunday games combined...Kort hit a home run in his first collegiate at bat, the 3-run shot came as a pinch hitter at SMC(1/27) then hit his next in his 128th at bat vs. Stanford(4/10) which started a streak of 4 in 12 at bats...11 players have hit home runs: Ciarlo, Jaquez, Krukow, IF/OF-Matt Bowman, Walsh, Kort, Schmidt, IF-Owen Mackedon, Kaup, Eastham, and Siewert...Ciarlo is the only player to start and play in every game and all have come at second base...OF-Nick Sansone, Sadoian, Schmidt(twice), Siewert, Kort(5-times), 3B-Jason Rodriguez(twice), and OF-Trevor O'Sullivan have collected four hits in a game this season which is the high for a Pack player...Three players Kort, Kaup, and Eastham have pulled double duty as pitchers and position players...19 position players have been used this season...Bowman a 2007 Wallace Award Watch List selection missed most of the season after tearing his right pectoral muscle at UC Riverside(2/2) which required surgery to repair.

ON THE MOUND:  RHP-Kyle Howe won two games last weekend vs. Hawai`i on Monday and at SJSU on Sunday which earned him WAC Pitcher of the Week honors...all three Pack weekend starters earned victories in Nevada’s sweep of Hawai`i and just 5 pitchers saw action in the series...13 of Nevada's 32 wins have been earned in relief...Reliever Matt Renfree is 4-0 with 2 saves in a team-high 22 appearances...Renfree’s 72 career appearances ranks 5th in school history and is one back of George Moran(1999-01) for 4th...Howe struck out a season-high 9 hitters in his start vs. Hawai`i(5/14) and has struck out a combined 26 in his last 5 starts...After starting the season 0-5 RHP-Rod Scurry has won 3 of his last 6 starts going 3-1 with 2 no decisions but the Pack have won 5 of his last 6 starts...Howe pitched a career-high 8.1 shutout innings vs. SJSU(4/15) before allowing a solo home run in the top of the 9th as the Pack won 12-1...Four times Pack pitchers have garnered WAC Pitcher of the Week honors this season:  RHP-Mario Rivera(Jan. 22-28), RHP-Ryan Rodriguez twice(Mar 12-18 and Mar. 26-Apr. 1), and Kyle Howe(May 14-20)...Rodriguez has been named WAC Pitcher of the Week five times during his career...Twice Scurry has tossed 7-shutout innings  at home to combine on shutouts vs. FS(4/6) and La Tech(5/5)...Opponents are hitting just .261 vs. Scurry in WAC play which ranks 4th in the conference and .278 vs. Rodriguez which is 7th...Rodriguez 10 strikeouts at NM State(3/30) is a team season-high and one short of his career-high of 11 which he accomplished twice...Five times this season the Pack pitchers have blanked opponents, Rodriguez tossed a complete game shutout of Utah Valley State and two combined road shutouts with RHP-Jacob Salazar at Pacific and at NM State with LHP-Mat Keplinger, Scurry combined with Rivera to shutout Fresno State and Keroher to blank La Tech...The last time Nevada pitchers tossed five shutouts in a season was 1989...Senior LHP-Jarad Mitchell tossed two scoreless innings vs. St. Mary's(3/2) to earn his first victory in the Silver & Blue and 2.2 shutout innings vs. Hawai`i(5/13) to earn his first career save...Mitchell struck out a career-high 5 at SJSU last Sunday in 2 innings on the mound...The Pack are 9-7 when Rodriguez starts, 9-6 in Scurry starts, 6-5 in Howe starts, and 3-2 in Rivera starts in the 3-man rotation...Rodriguez made his 64th consecutive start since coming to campus at SJSU and has recorded a strikeout in all 64...Rodriguez tops the WAC with 110.1 innings pitched, is second with 99 strikeouts, fifth in ERA(3.59), and third in opponent batting average(.257)...LHP-Jacob Kaup has 2 wins out of the bullpen vs. Buffalo(2/24) and UC Davis(3/6)...Rivera won three of his five starts this season, recorded a win in relief, and has 5 saves... Keroher has earned 3 wins and 4 saves this season...Rivera's 5 saves leads the team and is tied for 3rd in the WAC...Nevada's bullpen has allowed 56-of-120(47%) inherited runners to score...15 pitchers have taken to the mound this season...RHP-Jordan Salazar has earned 2 wins in relief on Tuesdays at home vs. Pacific and Santa Clara...RHP-Ben Colton has started 7 Tuesday games and the team is 4-3 in those starts...10 different Pack pitchers have earned wins.