Pack earns edge in scrimmage
The Nevada baseball team scrimmaged against the Cosumnes River Community College Hawks on Friday, offering players a break from intersquad scrimmages and coaches a chance to evaluate players in a competitive setting.No scores or official stats were kept, but an unofficial count gave the Pack a slight edge.
Friday’s scrimmage was the second this year. Last week the Pack hosted Lassen College.
Coach Gary Powers said the main purpose of scrimmages is to give players a chance to practice in a competitive situation and give the coaching staff a better feel for the abilities of the players.
“We need to find out a little bit more about what each guy can and can’t do,” Powers said.
Many of the players also enjoy the chance to play another team after spending most of fall ball playing intersquad games.
“It’s good to have someone else in the other dugout,” junior All-WAC utility player Matt Bowman said.
Injuries plague Pack fall ball
Several members of the Pack squad had to sit Friday’s scrimmage out because of injuries suffered both on and off the field.
The injuries vary from a finger broken by a pitching machine to lacerations caused by a motorcycle accident.
Junior Matt Bowman is still out and recovering from his pectoral surgery last year, junior pitcher Derek Acheltlho is out with an oblique strain, senior pitcher Ben Colton is recovering from shoulder surgery, junior Steve Mays is healing his broken thumb, catcher Braxton Miller is recovering from a motorcycle accident and senior outfielder Nick Sansone has a small broken bone in his hand.
“We’re working hard, we’re really into the major part of our strength development program,” Powers said.
According to Powers, many of the injuries sustained by the team can be attributed to the extra stress that strength training put on players’ bodies.
Sing Chow making transition to Reno Weather
Along with getting acclimated to college baseball, freshman Waylen Sing Chow has spent most of the fall ball making the transition from his native Hawaii to Reno.
“I brought it down to three schools and Nevada came out to be the best for my family situation,” Sing Chow said.
Sing Chow’s transition is being eased by the people he met here, as well as his teammates, who he said are very welcoming.
“It made the transition easier,” Sing Chow said.
Sing Chow is also enjoying being on the field with Nevada.
“The competition is a lot better, the team atmosphere is a lot better,” Sing Chow said.
Sing Chow’s biggest complaint about Reno is the weather, which he said “could be a lot warmer.”
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