Nevada (2-1) at Arizona State (2-1)
Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 5 p.m. (PST)
Phoenix Municipal Stadium
TV: PAC 12 Network (Dominic Cotroneo, play-by-play)
Radio: 94.1 FM/1450 AM CBS Radio: John Ramey / Josh Suchon (Online: The Varsity Network)
TEMPE, Ariz. – Nevada baseball continues its road trip to Arizona with a Tuesday game against Arizona State. The Pack began the season with a series win over Grand Canyon, taking two of three to open the 2022 season. Joshua Zamora earned Mountain West Player of the Week honors after his impressive start to the season. Nevada won the first two games of the season for the first time since 2019 when the Pack opened the year with wins over #24 Missouri State (W, 16-4) and Texas State (W, 4-0).
LAST GAME
Nevada (2-1) dropped the series finale at Grand Canyon (1-2) 15-4. Jacob Stinson, Dario Gomez, and Joshua Zamora combined for seven of the Pack's nine hits in the loss. Nevada held a 4-3 lead going into the bottom of the fifth inning, but the bullpen faltered, and Grand Canyon scored two runs in the bottom of the 5th, along with six runs in the 7th, and four runs in the 8th to pull away.
VS. ARIZONA STATE: Nevada holds a 3-2 record against Arizona State with the most recent matchup, 11-5 win, coming on Feb. 23, 2016, in Phoenix, Ariz.
POP FLYS
- Nevada's made its fifth overall appearance in NCAA Regionals and first since 2000 in 2021.
-The Wolf Pack captured its third Mountain West regular-season title in 2021.
- Nevada finished the regular season on a 15-game conference win streak in 2021.
- Nevada ranked in the top-10 nationally in batting average, doubles per game, double plays per game, and slugging percentage in 2021.
- In 2022, the Pack is tied for 2nd nationally in home runs per game 2.33
- The Pack is tied for 9th nationally in double plays per game (1.33)
- Nevada scored 28 runs at Grand Canyon, 19 of those runs came with two outs
MOUNTAIN WEST BEST
Senior second baseman Joshua Zamora was named Mountain West Player of the Week after hitting .667 (8-for-12) with two doubles, three home runs, and five RBI. Zamora is third in the nation in OPS (2.297) slugging percentage (1.583) through the first weekend of games. He recorded a multi-hit game in all three games.
HISTORY MADE IN 2021
Nevada baseball made its first appearance at NCAA Regionals since 2000 following an MW Championship in 2021 and was picked to finish first in the Mountain West heading into the 2022 season. The Pack is led by four preseason all-conference selections and opens the season with 10 straight road games.
In 2021, the Wolf Pack went to the Stanford Regional for the third time in program history, although Nevada only has five NCAA Regionals appearances overall. Other years the Pack qualified for NCAA Regionals besides 2021 and 2000 were 1999, 1997, and 1994. It marked the second MW regular-season title under head coach T.J. Bruce with the other coming in 2018.
TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN
Nevada was picked to finish first in the Mountain West Conference in the preseason coaches poll. Nevada received six of seven available first-place votes and earned 36 points overall to be tabbed as the preseason selection by the coaches to finish first in the Mountain West.
BOSETTI MAKES HISTORY
In his first at-bat of the game against Arizona State on April 11, 2021, Tyler Bosetti connected on his 11th home run of the season, which gave him a home run in nine consecutive games, setting a new NCAA Division I record.
Bosetti, who tied the original record of eight games that previous Sunday, broke the record previously held by Duke's Ryan Jackson in 1994, and Georgia Tech's Andy Bruce in 1991. The Vacaville, Calif. native now has 11 home runs on the season, which is tied for the team lead and ranks second in the Mountain West. Bosetti went 4-for-5 in that game against Arizona State, with a home run, a double, three RBI, and two runs scored. During his nine-game home run streak, Bosetti is batted .442 with 10 home runs, two doubles, two triples, 19 hits, 21 RBI, and 20 runs scored. Bosetti's streak did end the following weekend, ending the streak at nine games.
In addition to his home runs, Bosetti has also been one of the league's best two-bag hitters last season. To date, he hit 18 doubles, which ranks second in the Mountain West. His doubles per game average of 0.46 per game were fifth-best nationally.
PRESEASON ACCOLADES
Collegiate Baseball released its 2022 preseason poll with Nevada ranked 50th heading into the season. Nevada is the only Mountain West program named to the Top 50. The Pack finished the 2021 season as outright Mountain West champions after posting a 22-9 conference record (25-20 overall) and NCAA Regional appearance. Nevada ended the regular season with a 15-game win streak before making its fifth NCAA Regional appearance.
Nevada returns All-Mountain West selections Tyler Bosetti, Dario Gomez, Cam Walty, and Joshua Zamora. Tyler Bosetti is coming off a dominant junior campaign where he earned Second-Team All-American honors from Collegiate Baseball and ABCA/Rawlings to go along with All-Mountain West First Team accolades. The Vacaville, Calif., native started all 45 games for the Wolf Pack and set single-season career-highs in nearly every offensive category including batting average (.328), hits (64), doubles (22), triples (3), home runs (11), RBI (47) and runs (46). His 22 doubles ranked 10th in the nation, and he is fourth nationally in doubles per game, averaging 0.49 per contest. Bosetti batted .382 in conference play and led the team in RBI, doubles, and runs scored. In May 2021, Bosetti grabbed national headlines after hitting a home run in nine consecutive games, which broke an NCAA record that had stood for 30 years.
SUNDAY SUCCESS
Dario Gomez (2021 All-Mountain West First Team) opened the third game against GCU with three hits including his first home run of the season, one double, and two RBI. Gomez started all 45 games (2021) in center field and ranked seventh in the nation in hits per game (1.67) and batted .393 in his first season with the Wolf Pack. The Las Vegas native led the team with 75 hits on the year and totaled 24 extra-base hits including six home runs, 16 doubles and two triples. Gomez drove in 37 runs and scored 45 more. Gomez ranked in the top 10 in the Mountain West in batting average, runs scored, hits, doubles, at-bats, sacrifice bunts and stolen bases. On the defensive side, Gomez posted a .985 fielding percentage.
FRONT-LINE STARTER
Cam Walty (2021 All-Mountain West First Team, Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American) returns to Nevada after a monstrous rookie season on the mound. The right-hander was one of the Pack's best starting pitchers in 2021 and was recognized for his strong pitching on May 10 when he was named Mountain West Pitcher of the Week after earning a win over UNLV and throwing a season-high 7.0 innings and giving up just two earned runs on four hits with a season-high nine strikeouts. Walty made 12 appearances in his rookie season with 11 starts. Walty went 5-3 on the year with his five wins tied for most on the team and third-most in the Mountain West. His 4.02 ERA led the Pack and ranked fourth in the conference. Cam Walty did not earn a decision in a 4-3 opening day win over GCU but he struck out five batters over 5.0 innings and threw up three consecutive zeros after surrendering two runs through two innings. The outing marked the 8th time in his career that he has struck out five or more batters dating back to last season.
MORE ON ZAMORA
Joshua Zamora (2021 All-Mountain West Second Team) enters his redshirt senior campaign after playing in 42 of the Wolf Pack's 45 games, making 41 starts between third and second base. Zamora hit .290 on the year with 47 hits in 162 at-bats while collecting 21 extra-base hits, including 12 home runs, seven doubles, and two triples. His 12 home runs were tied for third-most in the Mountain West. The Foothill Ranch, Calif., native drove in 26 runs and scored 38 while drawing a team-high 25 walks, which were seventh-most in the conference. Zamora registered a .580 slugging percentage and recorded 12 multi-hit games.
TAKE IT TO THE HOUSE
Junior Jaxon Woodhouse hit his first-career home run on his first hit of the season during Game 2 at Grand Canyon. He entered the game as a pinch-hitter in the 9th and went opposite field for a home run.
CAREER-HIGH
Reliever Peyton Stumbo tossed a career-high 5.1 innings out of the bullpen at Grand Canyon (2/19), matching career-high four strikeouts to earn his first career win in the Game 2 victory (20-2). He retired eight consecutive batters including back-to-back three-up, three-down frames.
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