Utah State 14, Nevada 4
Saturday, April 19, 2025 – 12 p.m.
Reno, Nev. – Christina M. Hixson Softball Park
 
W: Rylie Pindel (10-1)
L: Hailey McLean (14-6)
 
RENO, Nev. – Nevada Softball lost its series finale 14-4, giving up 13 runs in the fourth inning, the most in an inning since 2011.
 
Despite Nevada jumping out to a 4-1 lead through three innings, a flurry of walks and errors helped the Aggies score 13 runs on just four hits in the third inning.
 
Nevada started off the game with a Madison Clark single and an Aaliyah Jenkins walk, with Clark scoring on a double steal with Jenkins. Jenkins later scored on a Lexi O'Gorman single, her 10^th RBI of the weekend, tied for the most in a three-game span since 2022.
 
The Pack added their two other runs with a Bailie Clark opposite field home run in the second and an error by the Utah State shortstop, allowing Jenkins to score after her lead-off double.
 
A sacrifice fly, two RBI walks, two RBI singles, an error, a passed ball, and a grand slam led the way for Utah State's historic inning. Kya Pratt hit the grand slam to cap off the inning, her fourth homer of the weekend.
 
M. Clark extended her hit streak to eight games with her lead-off single in the first. Di Genova singled in the fifth inning, extending her hit streak to four games.
 
Jessica McPartland started for the Pack, pitching three innings plus three batters in the fourth inning. Through the first three innings, McPartland allowed four hits and no earned runs, with the Aggies' first inning homer following a dropped foul ball. McPartland allowed a hit and two walks in the fourth; all three runners would score. Hailey McLean relieved McPartland in a 4-1 ball game, but walked four and allowed a pair of singles, and hit one batter. With all runners scoring, McLean finished with eight runs allowed, five of which were earned.
 
McPartland returned to the game, where Pratt would hit a grand slam, tacking on two more unearned runs for McPartland. She finished the game with six hits against, six runs allowed, two earned runs, five walks, and a pair of hit batters. Ainsley Berlingeri finished out the game for the Pack, pitching 1.1 innings and only allowing one hit.
 
Nevada heads to New Mexico with a half-game lead over San Diego State and Fresno State. The Pack will face to Lobos at 4 p.m. PT on Friday for the series opener in Albuquerque. Games two and three are set for 1 p.m. and 11 a.m. PT, respectively.
 
Notables

• Utah State's 14 runs tie yesterday for the most runs given up by the Pack this season.
• The Aggies scored 13 runs in the fourth inning, the most allowed by Nevada in an inning dating back to 2011.
• 11 of Utah State's 14 runs were unearned, marking the biggest difference between runs allowed and earned runs allowed by Nevada since March 25, 2011, at Boise State (13 runs, 1 earned run).
• Aaliyah Jenkins scored twice, passing Megan Sweet for the second-most runs in Wolf Pack history with 157.
• Jenkins ties Chelie Senini's 2023 total of 50 runs scored for the third-most runs scored in a Wolf Pack season.
• Jenkins's double was her 201^st career hit, passing Sadaria McAlister for the seventh-most hits in Wolf Pack history.
• Jenkins passed Megan Sweet's 2016 season for the sixth most total bases in a season (120).
• Jenkins's and M. Clark's double steal moved them each up the single-season steals list. Jenkins now ties Bridgette Gilliano with 24 steals, the most of anyone besides Chelie Senini. M. Clark ties three players for the ninth most steals in a season with 19.
• Hailey McLean struck out one batter, tying Karlyn Jones's 2013 mark of 134 for the ninth most strikeouts in a Nevada season.
• Nevada now has 260 runs on the season, tied for the 10^th most in Pack history.