The Nevada Wolf Pack baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the University of Nevada, Reno in Reno, Nevada, United States.[2] The team is a member of the Mountain West Conference, which is part of the NCAA Division I. Nevada's first baseball team was fielded in 1957. The team plays its home games at William Peccole Park in Reno, Nevada. The Wolf Pack are coached by Jake McKinley.
Nevada Wolf Pack | |
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Founded | 1957 |
University | University of Nevada, Reno |
Head coach | Jake McKinley (2nd season) |
Conference | Mountain West |
Location | Reno, Nevada |
Home stadium | William Peccole Park (Capacity: 3,000) |
Nickname | Wolf Pack |
Colors | Navy blue and silver[1] |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2021 | |
Regular season conference champions | |
1994, 2000, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2021 |
In 2015, future major league baseball outfielder Cal Stevenson, playing for the Wolf Pack, was named the Mountain West Co-Freshman of the Year, and a Freshman All-American by Louisville Slugger and Baseball America.[3][4][5]
Nevada in the NCAA tournament
editYear | Record | Pct | Notes |
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1994 | 1–2 | .333 | Central Regional |
1997 | 1–2 | .333 | Central Regional |
1999 | 2–2 | .500 | Stanford Regional |
2000 | 1–2 | .333 | Palo Alto Regional |
2021 | 0–2 | .000 | Stanford Regional |
TOTALS
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5-10 | .333 |
Notable players
edit- Shawn Barton
- Eddie Bonine
- Ryan Church
- Chris Dickerson
- Andy Dominique
- T. J. Friedl
- Chris Gimenez
- Brett Hayes
- Derek Hines
- Joe Inglett
- Bill Ireland
- Kevin Kouzmanoff
- Corky Miller
- Lyle Overbay
- Pete Padgett
- Chris Prieto
- Chad Qualls
- Darrell Rasner
- Konrad Schmidt
- Braden Shipley
- Chris Singleton
- Cal Stevenson (born 1996)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Visual Identity – The Block N Logo". Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ^ "Nevada Wolf Pack". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ^ "Wolf Pack's Stevenson making huge impact as freshman". Rgj.com. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
- ^ "Cal Stevenson Amateur, College & Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Cal Stevenson - Baseball". University of Arizona Athletics.
External links
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