Nevada 12, Fresno State 0 (5 Inn.)
 
Saturday, April 5, 2025 – 2 p.m.
Fresno, Calif. – Margie Wright Diamond
 
W: Hailey McLean (13-4)
L: Hannah Ortega (L, 3-1)
 
FRESNO, Calif. – Nevada Softball won its series opener against Fresno State, 12-0. Madison Clark highlighted the box score, reaching a pair of marks that had not been accomplished since 2023.
 
Clark led off the game with an infield single and reached third base on a stolen base and passed ball. Hannah Di Genova hit her first of two sacrifice flies, scoring Clark. With Saige Alfaro and Haley Painter on base, Maya Larsen hit her fourth home run of the season, giving the Pack a 4-0 lead.
 
The Wolf Pack bats continued to roll in the second inning, starting with a walk by Haylee Engelbrecht and followed by back-to-back bunt singles by the Clark sisters. While fielding Bailie Clark's bunt, the Bulldog defense threw the ball away, allowing Engelbrecht to score on the play. The Fresno State defense also misplayed M. Clark's bunt, allowing B. Clark to score.
 
M. Clark stole second, her second steal of the day, passing Bridgette Gilliano for the fourth-most stolen bases in Nevada history. Di Genova once again scored M. Clark on a sacrifice fly, putting Nevada up 7-0.
 
With two outs in the third, the Pack got four hits in a row, starting with an Engelbrecht double. The Clarks each singled, with B. Clark scoring Engelbrecht. Aaliyah Jenkins finished the inning with a single to left field, scoring the Clarks.
 
After Nevada's only scoreless inning in the fourth, M. Clark singled, her fourth hit of the game; it was the first time a Nevada player had recorded four hits in a game since Gabby Herrera vs North Dakota on February 10, 2023. Jenkins followed with her 12^th home run of the season and seventh in the last 10 games. The home run scored M. Clark, her fourth run of the game, the most by a Nevada player since Bridgette Gilliano on April 30, 2023, at New Mexico.
 
The Pack pitched its seventh shutout of the season, with Hailey McLean and Jessica McPartland combining to allow just four hits in five scoreless innings. McLean got the start, pitching four innings and only allowing two hits. The Sparks native struck out three batters and lowered her season ERA to 1.51. McPartland pitched the final inning for the Pack, allowing two hits without walking or hitting any batters.
 
Nevada returns to Margie Wright Diamond tomorrow for the weekend finale against the Bulldogs; first pitch is set for noon.
 
Notables

• Madison Clark went four-for-four, the first four-hit performance since Gabby Herrera vs North Dakota, 2/10/2023
• Clark scored all four times she reached base, the most since Bridgette Gilliano at New Mexico, 4/30/2023
• Clark stole two bases against the Bulldogs, passing Gilliano for the fourth most stolen bases in Nevada history (44)
• Jenkins's 12^th home run of the season ties six other batters, including herself twice, for the ninth most home runs in a Nevada season
• Nevada ties 2019 for the 10^th most wins in a Nevada season with 29, doing so in 17 fewer games
• Nevada passes the 2008 season for the seventh most home runs in a season with 44
• McLean and McPartland's shutout is the seventh of the season, tied for the 10^th most in Nevada history
• No Wolf Pack batters struck out for just the second time this season