Skip To Main Content
Full +

University of Nevada Athletics

Schedule + Close Schedule
Nevada
Wolf Pack Athletics
Wolf Pack

Events

Sadaria McAlister outfield

Softball

Game Notes: California Baptist

WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA?
  • Nevada and California Baptist square off for a three-game series in Riverside, Calif., on April 30-May 1.
  • The Pack and Lancers kick off the series with a double-header beginning at 4 p.m. on Friday.
  • Nevada and California Baptist will end the weekend with a single game beginning at 12 p.m.
 LAST TIME OUT
  • The Pack fell to first-place Fresno State in three games on April 24-25.
  • Nevada clinched the Colorado State series on a walk-off by Sam Oliver on April 18.
 UP NEXT
  • Nevada hosts rival UNLV for a three-game series on May 8-9.
  • May 9 will be Senior Day for the Pack. The ceremony will take place after the series finale concludes.
  • The Pack will travel to Boise State for its last conference series on March 14-15.
 SCOUTING CALIFORNIA BAPTIST
  • California Baptist is led offensively by Tiana Patrick (.310), Katelyn Mangrello (304) and Ashley McBay (.301).
  • Kerisa Viramontes leads the Lancers on the mound with a 14-10 record, and 127 strikeouts.
  • Gretchen Goldsmith (4-5), Giana Lopez (0-7) and Alyssa Argomaniz have also made appearances on the mound.
  • California Baptist sits in fourth place in the Western Athletic Conference.
 RETURNING TO RIVERSIDE
  • Nevada's roster features two Riverside, Calif., natives: senior Haley Burda and freshman Aaliyah Rivas
  • Both attended Martin Luther King Jr. High School before joining the Pack.
 KEEPING UP WITH KENDALL
  • Fritz heads into the California Baptist series with 93 strikeouts this season.
  • Fritz received her second-career Mountain West Pitcher of the Week honor on April 20 after her 2-0 performance during the Colorado State
  • Against the Rams, Fritz compiled a 0.93 ERA in 15 innings of work. Fritz also notched 10 strikeouts in her two appearances.
  • Fritz was named Mountain West Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 16. It is the sophomore's first weekly honor of her career.
  • The Frisco, Texas, native starred in the circle for the Pack during the NorCal Kickoff. On Feb. 11, Fritz compiled an 11-strikeout performance in a 6-2 win over Saint Mary's. On Feb. 12, Fritz struck out six UC Davis hitters in Nevada's 4-3 win over UC Davis. Fritz also recorded the save in Nevada's 5-4 victory against the Aggies on Feb. 12 and pitched an inning in the Pack's 10-0 win over Sacramento State on Feb. 14, striking out two hitters.
 LAUREN GOATIERREZ
  • University of Nevada junior shortstop Lauren Gutierrez was named Mountain West Softball Player of the Week on Feb. 23. Gutierrez batted .562 (9-16) in five games at the Dixie State Classic on Feb. 19-21, leading Nevada to wins over No. 2 Washington, Dixie State and Montana.
  • Gutierrez went 2-for-3 at the plate against No. 2 Washington with a single, double, walk and clutch RBI single in the bottom of the sixth to extend Nevada's lead to 7-5. Gutierrez had a career-best hitting performance in Nevada's 13-0 victory over Dixie State. Against the Trailblazers, Gutierrez went 4-for-4 at the plate, tallying a career-high four hits and tying her career-high in RBIs with five. Gutierrez recorded Nevada's lone hit against BYU on Feb. 20. Gutierrez went 2-for-3 at bat with her sixth-career home run, 2 RBIs and a run in Nevada's 6-5 victory over Montana.
  • Gutierrez recorded her second Mountain West Player of the Year honor this season on March 23 after leading Nevada to a series win over San Diego State.
  • Gutierrez hit .455 (5-11) in three games against San Diego State on March 20-21, leading Nevada to a 2-1 series win over the Aztecs.
  • Gutierrez went 2-for-3 with an RBI and run in the series-opening game on March 20. In game two, Gutierrez hit 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run, including the game-tying solo home run in the bottom of the seventh with two outs. In the series finale win, Gutierrez went 1-for-4 with three RBI and a double. Defensively, Gutierrez tallied five assists and four putouts throughout the weekend.
  • Gutierrez is seventh in the Mountain West in batting average (.347), fourth in RBI (28), and fifth in on-base percentage (.456).
 STEALING RECORDS
  • A stolen base against Stanford on March 5 made Sadaria McAlister the new record holder for most career stolen bases. McAlister marches into this weekend with 48 career stolen bases. The previous record was held by Brittany Puzey, who had 42 career stolen bases.
  • In addition, McAlister brings a .347 batting average, which is tied with Lauren Gutierrez for seventh-best in the conference.  
  • McAlister's .458 on-base percentage ranks fourth in the conference.
 HEY SENINI
  • Freshman Chelie Senini has been a standout performer for Nevada, starting all 31 games as a freshman this season.
  • Heading into this weekend, Senini holds a .358 batting average with 38 hits, 24 runs, 15 stolen bases and 10 RBI. In addition, Senini's 40 hits rank second in the Mountain West this season.  
 NEVADA WINS COLORADO STATE SERIES IN THRILLING FASHION
  • Senior Kenzi Goins launched a solo home run to center in the bottom of the eighth against the Rams, tying the game at three.
  • Then, freshman Sam Oliver stepped to the plate and recorded her first-career walk-off to center to give Nevada a 4-3 edge over Colorado State.
 NEVADA DOWNS NO. 2 WASHINGTON
  • Nevada opened the Dixie State Classic on Feb. 19 with an 8-5 victory over No. 2 Washington. Julia Jensen secured her first win on the mound for the 2021 season, throwing two innings and giving up zero runs, forcing zero hits and tallying two strikeouts.
  • The Huskies pounced first in the third inning on two solo home runs to take a 2-0 lead. Nevada replied in the fourth on a Haley Burda two-RBI single to center that scored Sierra Mello and Kenzi Goins.
  • In the fifth, Goins' single to center plated Sadaria McAlister and advanced Lauren Gutierrez to third. Next, Salausa's single to center scored Goins and moved Mello to second to push Nevada's lead to 4-2. Burda stepped up next for the Pack, scoring Mello from second on a single to right. Next, Sam Oliver's sacrifice fly to center plated Salausa to extend the Pack's lead to four.
  • Washington bounced back with three runs in the top of the sixth to cut Nevada's lead to one.
  • Nevada answered in the bottom of the sixth on a Lauren Gutierrez RBI single to center that pushed Senini across home. Then, Mello tallied an RBI on a ground out to short, scoring Goins from third to give Nevada an 8-5 edge. 
CALL HER CLUTCH
  • Haley Burda's clutch two-run home run to left in the top of the eighth against Montana on Feb. 21 powered Nevada to a 6-5 victory over the Grizzlies.
  • Blake Craft recorded the win for Nevada, giving up zero earned runs and strikeout out four Montana hitters in eight innings.
  • The Pack was led offensively by Lauren Gutierrez and Haley Burda, recording both of their sixth-career home runs against the Grizzlies. Gutierrez went 2-for-3 at the plate with a two-run home run in the third and a single to center in the first. Burda went 2-for-4 at the plate, including a two-run home run in the eighth, a single in the fourth and a stolen base. Chelie Senini, Sadaria McAlister, Kenzi Goins, Kallahan Hunter and Charli Hawkins each recorded a hit throughout the ballgame. Nevada out-hit Montana at a 9-8 clip.
  • On March 20 against San Diego State, Burda came through clutch again, launching a walk-off home run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to propel Nevada to a 5-2 victory over the Aztecs.
HOME RUN FUN
  • Senior Kenzi Goins tallied two home runs at the NorCal Kickoff. Her first home run of the season came against Nevada's 5-4 game one win over UC Davis on Feb. 12. Her two-run shot to left center in the sixth inning cut UC Davis' lead to one. Against Sacramento State, Goins tallied her second home run of the year on a solo shot to left in the third inning. Goins has 22 career home runs.  Junior Lauren Gutierrez recorded her first home run of the season against Sacramento State on Feb. 14. Nevada continued its home run streak at the Dixie State Classic on Feb. 19-21. Senior Sadaria McAlister recorded her first home run of the season on a solo shot  to left cetner against Utah Valley. Junior Lauren Gutierrez and senior Haley Burda also registered home runs against Montana on Feb. 21.
  • Nevada tallied five home runs against San Diego State on March 20-21. Sophomore Kallahan Hunter tallied her first-career home run against the Aztecs on March 20. Lauren Gutierrez notched her third home run of the season on a clutch solo shot with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to tie game two. Then, Haley Burda launched a three-run, walk-off home run to give Nevada the win.
  • Sierra Mello and Sam Oliver each recorded a home run in game three against San Diego State on March 21.
  • Ashley Salausa, Sierra Mello and Sadaria McAlister each tallied home runs against Utah State.
  • The Pack added three home runs by Kenzi Goins (2) and Sam Oliver (1) during the New Mexico series on April 10-11.
 
 
Print Friendly Version

Players Mentioned

Haley Burda

#27 Haley Burda

C
5' 7"
Senior
Blake Craft

#88 Blake Craft

RHP
5' 10"
Freshman
Kenzi Goins

#2 Kenzi Goins

UTL
5' 10"
Senior
Lauren Gutierrez

#8 Lauren Gutierrez

SS
5' 8"
Junior
Charli Hawkins

#77 Charli Hawkins

C
5' 7"
Freshman
Julia Jensen

#17 Julia Jensen

RHP
5' 6"
Junior
Sadaria McAlister

#14 Sadaria McAlister

OF
5' 4"
Senior
Sierra Mello

#7 Sierra Mello

2B
5' 5"
Senior
Ashley Salausa

#20 Ashley Salausa

OF
5' 9"
Junior
Chelie Senini

#22 Chelie Senini

OF
5' 6"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Haley Burda

#27 Haley Burda

5' 7"
Senior
C
Blake Craft

#88 Blake Craft

5' 10"
Freshman
RHP
Kenzi Goins

#2 Kenzi Goins

5' 10"
Senior
UTL
Lauren Gutierrez

#8 Lauren Gutierrez

5' 8"
Junior
SS
Charli Hawkins

#77 Charli Hawkins

5' 7"
Freshman
C
Julia Jensen

#17 Julia Jensen

5' 6"
Junior
RHP
Sadaria McAlister

#14 Sadaria McAlister

5' 4"
Senior
OF
Sierra Mello

#7 Sierra Mello

5' 5"
Senior
2B
Ashley Salausa

#20 Ashley Salausa

5' 9"
Junior
OF
Chelie Senini

#22 Chelie Senini

5' 6"
Freshman
OF