Nevada (4-5, 1-1 MW) vs. San José State (9-5, 2-1 MW)
TV: Mountain West Network
Radio: 94.1 FM/1450 AM CBS Radio: John Ramey / Josh Suchon / Zac Bayrouty (Online: The Varsity Network)

Schedule
Game 1
Friday, March 11, 2022 at 1 p.m. (PST)
Nevada vs. San José State
Don Weir Field at Peccole Park - Reno, Nev. 

Game 2
Saturday, March 12, 2022, 1 p.m. (PST)
Nevada vs. San José State
Don Weir Field at Peccole Park - Reno, Nev. 

Game 3
Sunday, March 13, 2022, 1 p.m.
Nevada vs. San José State
Don Weir Field at Peccole Park - Reno, Nev. 

RENO, Nev. -- Nevada (4-5, 1-1) opens its home schedule against San José State (9-4, 2-1) with a three-game series at Peccole Park on Friday through Sunday. The Pack closed the 2021 regular season with a 12-2 win over the Spartans and clinched a Mountain West regular-season championship in the process to earn a berth into the Stanford Regional and an appearance in the postseason for the first time since 2000. All three games can be watched live on the Mountain West Network and listened to live on 94.1 FM/1450 AM CBS Radio with Zac Bayrouty on the call. 

LAST GAME
Nevada (4-5) earned a 19-18 win in 13-innings at Air Force (4-6) to close the two-game series that was shortened by poor weather. The game was the second end of a doubleheader that began on Friday, Mar. 4, and finished on Saturday, Mar. 5 with a one-run victory for the Pack. Dario Gomez finished with six RBI, which is the second-most he has posted in a single game in his career, following a 3-for-8 performance with one double, and one home run. It marked the first time since the 2018 season, that a player has driven in six runs in a game for Nevada (Mike Echavia, at UNLV (5/13/18). Pat Caulfield went 4-for-7, scoring three runs and driving in four runs. Josh Zamora also drove in four runs during his 3-for-7 outing at the dish. The Pack recorded 16 hits which is the second-most in a game this season (21 at GCU, 2/19). it marked the first extra-inning game this season for Nevada with the game-winning run driven in by Gomez in the top of the 13th. 

vs. SAN JOSÉ STATE
Nevada leads the all-time series against San José State 94-93. Nevada won the last meeting 12-2 on May 30, 2021, to end the regular season. The Pack has won seven straight meetings with the Spartans dating back to May. 10, 2019. The largest margin of victory was a 27-2 win by Nevada on Apr. 25, 2015. Nevada is 8-2 in the last 10 games against San José State. The Pack averages 6.56 runs per game against the Spartans. 

MOUNTAIN WEST PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Senior second baseman Joshua Zamora was named Mountain West Player of the Week  (2/21) 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.

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
- Nevada is 29th in the nation in doubles per game (2.56)
- Nevada scored 28 runs at Grand Canyon, 19 of those runs came with two outs.
- Josh Zamora leads the team and is 54th in the nation in slugging percentage (.788) 

BOSETTI MADE 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 broke the record previously held by Duke's Ryan Jackson in 1994, and Georgia Tech's Andy Bruce in 1991. During his nine-game home run streak, Bosetti is batted .442 with 20 runs scored, 10 home runs, two doubles, two triples, 19 hits, and 21 RBI.

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.

WEB GEM
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's fielding skills were on display as he made ESPN's SportsCenter Top-10 plays, checking in at No.4, with a diving grab on the warning track at Arizona State. 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. Walty followed up the opening day effort with 5.2 innings, allowing two earned runs and fanning six batters in a start at UC Santa Barbara on Feb. 25. He has recorded 16 strikeouts through three starts (15.2 IP) after fanning five at Air Force in his last start Mar. 4.  

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.

GOING STREAKING
Pat Caulfield, Jacob Stinson, and Joshua Zamora began the season on nine-game on-base streaks, reaching base in all games played this season. Tyler Bosetti has the longest hitting streak on the team of five games.  

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. Stumbo (2-0) earned his second win of the season against UC Santa Barbara after tossing 2.2 innings, allowing one earned run and recording two strikeouts. He has held opposing batters to a .148 average (4 hits, 29 batters faced).

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