Nevada moved closer to first place in the Western Athletic Conference standings Saturday by sweeping a double header against Fresno State.
The Wolf Pack won game one 4-1 and game two 7-3, ending WAC first place Fresno State’s 10-game WAC win streak.
“(Fresno State) is on fire,” Nevada coach Gary Powers said. “It’s huge for us to [...]

Nevada softball pitcher Katie Holverson needs to take credit for her excellence because she is the Wolf Pack’s Keanu Reeves.

Nevada was embarrassed at Hawaii last weekend. Not only was it 10-run ruled on Saturday, but the Wolf Pack also lost three of four games. This weekend doesn’t get any easier for Nevada, who will play Western Athletic Conference first place team Fresno State. The Bulldogs took three of four games at home against Nevada earlier in the season.

Nevada’s pitching staff came into Friday’s weekend series against the Utah Valley University Wolverines with a staggering earned run average of 6.03. After 35 games and a four-game sweep, it left with an ERA of 5.57 and a ton of confidence.

Aside from a couple of throwing errors in the late innings of Nevada’s weekend series sweep against Utah Valley University, the Wolf Pack infield was solid.

Nevada would rather have a high-scoring series with the weak-hitting Rainbow Warriors. Its out-of-conference series sweep last weekend against Utah Valley University displayed the Wolf Pack’s pitching potential, but Nevada is best when runs are racking-up on the scoreboard.

In Nevada’s first conference game of the season against Louisiana Tech, Ciarlo moved from his regular position at second base and started vomiting in the outfield turf.

Jason Sadoian’s diving catch on a tailing line drive to center field saved the game for the Wolf Pack and gave starting pitcher Kyle Howe a chance to keep his record perfect at 4-0 Saturday.

The Wolf Pack baseball team has proved it will be tough to beat in Western Athletic Conference this season.

The Wolf Pack (16-13, 7-4 in the Western Athletic Conference) took three of four games this weekend against New Mexico State, but what was impressive was how Nevada won.

Jason Rodriguez leads Nevada in home runs, but he wasn’t always a power hitter. He only hit three home runs as a 155-pound shortstop his sophomore season at Riverside Community College.

The Wolf Pack’s 2008 season started a month later than last year, altering coach Gary Powers’ approach to his pitching rotation and normal weekend series schedule.

Nevada busted double digits in runs each game this week except for one. The Wolf Pack’s eight runs Wednesday against UC Davis was its worst run total of the week.

Nevada pitcher Rod Scurry took a no-hitter into the sixth inning of Friday’s game against defending national champion Oregon State (7-6), but as he took the mound someone in the stands “jinxed” him.

Nevada pitcher Rod Scurry said he did one thing different in his first win of the season. He went to Chili’s.

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