No. 3 Fresno State 5, No. 1 Nevada 2
Friday, May 9, 2025 – 12 p.m.
San Diego, Calif. – SDSU Softball Stadium
 
W: Serayah Neiss (20-5)
L: Ainsley Berlingeri (10-3)
 
No. 2 San Diego State 5, No. 1 Nevada 4
Friday, May 9, 2025 – 6:30 p.m.
San Diego State, Calif. – SDSU Softball Stadium
 
W: Cece Cellura (16-7)
L: Hailey McLean (17-7)
 
SAN DIEGO – Nevada Softball took both of its losses at the Mountain West Championship on Friday, losing the semifinal game to Fresno State, 5-2, and the loser's bracket championship to hosts San Diego State, 5-4. The Pack will await its fate for the season on Sunday during the NCAA Softball Selection Show on ESPN2 at 4 p.m.
 
Fresno State 5, Nevada 2
Nevada started the day on a great note with Ainsley Berlingeri getting out of a two runner, one out jam in the first and Aaliyah Jenkins crushing a homer to left field, the first home run in any game at the tournament. Jenkins's 17^th homer of the year ties Gabby Herrera's mark from last year as the Nevada single season home run record.
 
The day went awry in the third inning when Marissa Montelongo led off the inning with a double. Natalie Elias bunted on the following play, reaching on a misfire to first base by Jenkins, scoring Montelongo and reaching third on the error. A second error on the play allowed Elias to score. The Bulldogs capped the inning with a towering Taryn Irigoyen homer just inside the foul pole to take a 3-1 lead. The Pack loaded the bases in the bottom of the inning with only one out but stranded all three runners with a pair of infield popouts.
 
Nevada got one run back with a Madison Clark double to the gap and a Jenkins single to score Clark.
 
Fresno State tacked on two more runs with a sacrifice fly and RBI double, taking a 5-2 lead. Mountain West Pitcher of the Year Serayah Neiss complete her third consecutive complete game with a strikeout looking against Hannah Di Genova, clinching a spot in the Mountain West Championship game tomorrow at 12 p.m.
 
Outside of Jenkins and Clark's three hits, the Pack only managed three other base knocks. Bailie Clark reached twice on bunt singles, including one to lead off the seventh inning. Haley Painter also tallied a lead off single, with hers coming in the sixth inning. Jenkins tallied both RBI for the Pack.
 
Berlingeri threw a complete game for the Pack, giving up six hits and being charged with five runs, four of which were earned. Berlingeri struck out five batters and threw 105 pitches.
 
San Diego State 5, Nevada 4
Nevada then faced the winner of the first losers bracket game, in which San Diego State defeated Boise State, 6-1.
 
The Aztecs jumped out to a quick start with Bella Espinoza reaching on an error to lead off the game. Espinoza was moved into scoring position on a sacrifice bunt and scored on an Angie Yellen RBI single through the left side. San Diego State scored again in the second with a Jade Ignacio RBI double.
 
Nevada left the bases loaded in the second inning after Haley Painter, Lexi O'Gorman, and Maya Larsen all singled. A popout and strikeout ended any scoring opportunity for the Pack.
 
The Wolf Pack got on the board in the fourth inning with a Larsen RBI double, scoring O'Gorman from first. Larsen advanced to third on an error by the catcher when O'Gorman slid into home. Tatum Maytorena flew out to right to score Larsen's pinch runner, Matlyn Leetch, tying the game.
 
Nevada kept the rally going in the fifth inning with a single and a walk to start the inning. Haylee Engelbrecht singled to right, advancing all runners and allowing Jenkins to score when the right fielder misplayed the ball.
 
San Diego State responded in the sixth inning, starting a rally with a hit by pitch in a full count. Gabrielle Terrones then pinch hit for Grace Uribe, homering on a 3-2 pitch after fouling off two pitches. Ignacio doubled immediately after, and Julie Holcomb singled to right scoring Ignacio. The Aztecs shut down the Pack bats in the bottom of the inning, forcing three groundouts on four pitches.
 
In the top of the seventh, Saskia Raab made an immediate impact after taking over in right field for O'Gorman, robbing a home run. Hailey McLean then struck out the next two batters sending the Pack to plate with the season on the line.
 
Jenkins led off the bottom of the seventh with a double to the left field gap, then advanced to third on a fly out by Di Genova. Engelbrecht singled through the left side to score Jenkins, bringing the Pack within one run. Painter then chopped a double down the right field line, advancing Engelbrecht to third. With the winning run on second, Raab and Larsen each struck out, ending the Pack's run at the Mountain West Championship.
 
Tess Bumiller got the start for the Pack, going four innings and allowing four hits and two runs, one earned. Bumiller only walked one batter while throwing 59 pitches. McLean relieved Bumiller in the fifth inning, pitching the rest of the game and giving up three earned runs on four hits while striking out three Aztecs and hitting two.
 
Engelbrecht, Painter, and Larsen each recorded a pair of hits, leading the Pack. Painter walked, reaching base three times in the game. M. Clark, Jenkins, and Maytorena each also tallied a hit for Nevada.
 
The Pack finish the conference tournament with a 41-14 overall record and will hope to hear its name called during the NCAA Selection Show at 4 p.m. on Sunday on ESPN2.
 
Notables

• Aaliyah Jenkins's 17^th home run of the season ties the single season program record set by Gabby Herrera last season.
• Jenkins tallied three hits on the day, now tied with Chelie Senini for the second most hits in a season (74).
• Jenkins ties Sara Parsons 2012 mark of 17 doubles for the seventh most in a season in Wolf Pack history.
• Jenkins walked twice, bringing her season total to 29, the sixth most in a Nevada season.
• Hailey McLean recorded her 151^st strikeout of the season, the seventh most in a Wolf Pack season.