Box Score IRVINE, CALIF. - The University of Nevada baseball team dropped its season opener 17-4 at UC Irvine Friday afternoon. Starting pitcher Tom Jameson lasted only 1 1/3 innings, giving up eight runs (four earned) on six hits and two walks, before being relieved by Tyler Rogstad.
The Pack scored one run in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth innings, but that was not enough as UC Irvine scored 14 runs in the first four innings. The highlight of the game for Nevada came in the top of the fifth inning when senior Brian Barnett hit his first home run of the year, a solo shot to deep left field. Barnett homered 18 times in 2010.
Newcomers Sean Prihar and Jacob Overbay also made appearances on the mound and Anthony Rosa, Curtis Frisbie, Jake Schu, Loren Gardner-Young, Hugo Hernandez, Cody Collins and Braden Shipley all made their Nevada debuts as well.
Weather permitting, the Pack will take on the Anteaters tomorrow at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 11:30 a.m. Stay tuned to nevadawolfpack.com for more updates on any weather related scheduling changes.
