Nevada 15, Fresno State 12
Saturday, March 14, 2026
Fresno, Calif. - Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennet Stadium

WP: Nik Miller (2-0)
LP: Drew Townson (0-2)

FRESNO, Calif. - Jackson Waller highlighted a nine-run Nevada seventh with a game-tying grand slam as the Wolf Pack came back from six down to take the series at Fresno State, 15-12.

The series win is Nevada's first in Fresno since 2021. The Wolf Pack and Bulldogs will close the series Sunday at 12:05 p.m.

Nevada (10-6, 2-0 MW) trailed 11-5 after Fresno State put up three runs in the bottom of the sixth. But the Wolf Pack jumped all over a shaky Bulldog bullpen, as the first six batters of the seventh not only reached base but scored.

Four-straight singles opened the frame, with the latter two driving in runs from Lee Matsuzaki and Jacob Doyle to make it 11-7. Jake Harvey walked to load the bases, bringing the tying run to the plate in the form of Jackson Waller. Waller slammed an 0-1 offering from Drew Townson deep and out to left, the grand slam tying things up at 11-11. And the Wolf Pack weren't finished, as Rominic Quiban's one-out single started another rally.

As reliever Wyatt Thornbury came on for Townson, Quiban stole second then scored the go-ahead run on Jack Metcho's single through the right side. Jayce Dobie, who opened the inning with a single, walked, then he and Metcho advanced on a wild pitch to put two in scoring position for Junhyuk Kwon. Kwon, who went 3-for-6 on the day, lifted a single to shallow center to plate both runs and complete the nine-run outburst and give Nevada a 14-11 lead.

Quiban added an RBI double in the eighth to make it 15-11.

Nik Miller came on with two out in the sixth, and threw 2.1 innings of shutout relief to improve to 2-0 on the season.

The Pack thrice went deep in the contest, with solo shots from Noah Blythe and Sean Yamaguchi joining Waller's grand slam. Blythe finished the game 2-for-5 with two runs scored, while Kwon and Dobie each had three hits, Dobie scoring four runs. Jacob Doyle reached base in five of six plate appearances, going 2-for-3  with two RBIs and three walks.

Fresno State (7-10, 0-2 MW) used home runs from Jett Ruby and Michael Boyd off Wolf Pack starter Mahiro Tomita to take a 6-0 lead through three. The homers from Blythe and Yamaguchi highlighted a four-run Wolf Pack fifth in which Nevada closed to within two at 7-5.