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.

The Wolf Pack (5-6) scored 45 runs last week, the majority coming Tuesday against UC Monterey Bay. Before Nevada took two-of-three games this weekend against UC Riverside it scored 30 runs Tuesday in its double-header against the Otters.

After a 30-minute snow delay Saturday, Nevada baseball coach Gary Powers chose to keep reliever Derek Achelpohl in the game against UC Irvine.

“I didn’t make the right decision,” Powers said after the 8-7 loss. “It wasn’t the right thing to do.”

The Wolf Pack also lost to UC Irvine 6-0 on Friday. Sunday’s game was cancelled because of snow.

It wasn’t pretty but UC Irvine’s ace Scott Gorgen dominated the Wolf Pack on opening day.

“You could say I was effectively wild,” Gorgen said after UC Irvine’s 6-0 victory.

The junior All-American walked seven batters in six innings but allowed only one hit.

“He’s hittable,” Nevada third baseman Jason Rodriguez said. “He just really had his changeup working today.”

Nevada pitcher Rod Scurry stands outside the dugout at Peccole Park after practice, smiling and joking around with about 10 teammates.

While the other half of his team is practicing base running, Scurry has his right elbow wrapped with about a pound of ice and teases some of the younger Pack pitchers.

His laid-back demeanor stands out from other players, especially because he’s so easy to notice at 6-foot-7, taller than every teammate by at least two inches.

The Wolf Pack baseball team will play two teams from the 2007 College World Series Final Four this season at Peccole Park.

Back-to-back national champion Oregon State will play a three-game series at Nevada March 14-16.

The Wolf Pack has already played two games against UC Irvine who lost to the Beavers 7-1 in the semifinal round of the 2007 College World Series.

In total, the Wolf Pack will play five teams this season that qualified for the 2007 NCAA Tournament.

Nevada first baseman Shaun Kort was nicknamed “Boomer” by his teammates last season because of his shaved head and solid frame.

“I was a little bit heavier last year,” Kort said.

The nickname came from the long time Major League Baseball pitcher David Wells, who got the nickname because of his 6-foot-3, 250-pound physique.

Matt Bowman could have just hung up his cleats after last year’s season-ending injury.

A long recovery gives an athlete plenty of time to collect his thoughts and weigh in the consequences of returning and possibly reinjuring the same muscle. Hunting with his dad and cousin might have sounded more appealing than gritting out a third season with the Wolf Pack.

The Bulldogs have 16 preseason All-WAC players

After back-to-back two run wins in last year’s Western Athletic Conference tournament the Wolf Pack was set to play in the championship game against Fresno State.

Former Nevada pitcher Ryan Rodriguez, working off two…

This is what coach Gary Powers’ lineup will look like at the beginning of the 2008 season

Nevada was shutout 6-0 by UC Irvine in Friday’s snowy opening day at Peccole Park.

The Anteater’s Scott Gorgen allowed only one hit in six innings against the Wolf Pack.

“You could see why (he’s good),” Nevada coach Gary Powers said. “He…

Pack baseball completed its three-game Silver and Blue World Series last week with the Silver team winning the decisive third game to win the series 3-2.“This was a good way to finish six hard weeks of work,” Nevada coach Gary Powers said. “It’s a good chance for our guys to get some competition. Inter-squad games are always a lot of fun for our players.”

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