Box Score March 1, 2015 Final Stats
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RENO, Nev. - Nevada scored the first five runs of the game and held on for a 7-4 victory over Pacific on Sunday afternoon at Peccole Park.
The 30th-ranked Wolf Pack chased Pacific's starting pitcher in the first inning and opened a 5-0 lead after the second frame. Senior Austin Byler, senior Jordan Devencenzi and freshman Cal Stevenson led Nevada with two hits apiece, while junior Cameron Rowland pitched 3.2 innings of shutout baseball out of the bullpen.
Nevada improved to 9-1 on the season, setting the program record for best start through 10 games. The previous record was 8-2 set in 1994. The Wolf Pack also improves to 5-0 at Peccole Park in 2015.
"It was a lot of timely hitting and great work by our bullpen today," said head coach Jay Johnson, who tallied his 40th win with the Wolf Pack. "It took a lot of guys contributing again and that's the way we want it to go."
Nevada chased junior RHP Jake Jenkins in the first inning, taking 34 pitches in five at bats that each resulted in runners on base. Junior Ryan Howell hit a standup two-RBI double to end Jenkins' outing. Jenkins posted a 6-1 record with a 1.71 ERA in West Coast Conference play to earn all-league honors in 2014. Junior Bryce Greager hit a sac fly to score Howell from third base as the Pack plated three runs to open the game.
The Wolf Pack continued its hot start in the second as Devencenzi and Stevenson led off the inning with back-to-back singles. Senior Kewby Meyer scored a run on a fielder's choice and Byler hit a sac fly to center field to score Stevenson. Nevada took its first 5-0 lead of the season since game two against Abilene Christian.
Junior Reno native Christian Stolo started for the Pack, allowing four runs in 3.2 innings with two strikeouts. The Tigers plated two runs in the third and two in the fourth to pull within one run of Nevada in the fourth frame.
Senior LHP Barry Timko relieved Stolo, getting two outs while earning the victory on the mound. Juniors Zach Wilkins and Cameron Rowland pitched well in relief of Timko. Wilkins pitched in the fifth and sixth innings, allowing no runs and no hits through four batters faced. Rowland - a native of Pleasanton, Calif. - scattered two hits in 3.2 innings of work with three strikeouts to earn the save.
Rowland notched his first save with the Wolf Pack, while lowering his ERA to 1.42 through 12.2 innings pitched on the season. Rowland has Nevada's top ERA amongst pitchers who've gone six innings or longer.
The Wolf Pack plated two insurance runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to expand its lead. With runners on second and third, Stevenson tallied two runs with a standup double. The rookie from Fremont, Calif., improved his team-best batting average to .409.
Nevada held the Tigers scoreless in the final five innings while Rowland earned two swinging strikeouts in the bottom of the ninth to clinch the victory.
The series finale will be Monday at 1 p.m. PT at Peccole Park. The Wolf Pack will then host UC Davis for a mid-week game this Tuesday at 4 p.m. from Peccole before a four-game road swing next week.
