RENO, Nev. - Pitcher Kade Morris was named to the Preseason All-Mountain West Baseball Team Thursday, as the conference announced the 13-player group and the 2023 predicted order of finish.

Morris was named to the All-Mountain West Second Team last season, going 7-5 with three saves and 53 strikeouts over 18 appearances (four starts). In 11 appearances against Mountain West competition, Morris went 5-2, including a 3-1 mark over four starts, going at least 8.0 innings in each of those three wins. At the Mountain West Championship, Morris went 8.2 innings five strikeouts in Nevada's 7-3 elimination-game victory over UNLV.

Head coach Jake McKinley enters his first season at the Wolf Pack helm, leading the team into a 2023 campaign which features a 26-game home slate and two doubleheader days (March 4, April 30) at Peccole Park. McKinley, who spent the past four seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers and has more than a decade of collegiate coaching experience, was named Nevada's head baseball coach July 2.

The Pack opens the campaign next Friday, Feb. 17 with a four-game series at Abilene Christian. Friday's opener is set for a 4:05 p.m. first pitch, and will be streamed on ESPN+.

After playing its first nine games on the road, Nevada opens its home slate at Peccole Park with a four-game set against Hofstra, March 3-5.

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