Reed product continues dominance, Pack clinches first Governor's Series With the series already won, Nevada was unable to complete a sweep of UNLV on Sunday afternoon with a 9-1 loss at Peccole Park. The Wolf Pack (17-32, 11-15) slid ahead of Air Force (12-16 in Mountain West) over the weekend for the fourth and final spot in the MW tournament with one week left in the … [Read more...]
Regional Tournament: Reed bombs past Bishop Manogue
Reed pushes into 4A North title, Pair of walk-off wins keep Spanish Springs alive RENO – Reed deposited four pitches beyond the fence at Bishop Manogue on Friday evening and scored five times in the bottom of the sixth to surge past the Miners, 9-5, in a 4A North semifinal. The final home run of the game was the most consequential. In the half inning subsequent to the … [Read more...]
Regional Tournament: Cougs walk off on Miners, walk into 4A North’s final four
Lariviere draws bases-loaded walk in bottom of seventh to extend season at least one more day RENO – Malik Lariviere has an oscillating confidence. That’s understandable given his previous six-year departure from baseball. So, when he stepped in with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the seventh of a 5-5 regional elimination game at Bishop Manogue on … [Read more...]
Reno Aces Report (5/1 – 5/7)
Wins continue to pile up for Aces Reno scored five times in the top of the eighth on Sunday in Sacramento to continue their early winning ways with a 6-5 victory. It was the Arizona Triple-A affiliate’s second win of the season when trailing through seven innings, compared with 10 defeats. The Aces have won five of seven to start May and 15 of their last 21. However, the … [Read more...]
Sellers walk off gives Raiders league title
Reed completes first sweep Spanish Springs since 2013, takes No. 1 seed into regional tournament If the final game of the regular season on Saturday afternoon was a film, it would have been difficult to script it any better. Two cross-town rivals (Reed and Spanish Springs). Turbulent weather (persistent wind and rain starting to fall). High stakes (the league title was … [Read more...]
Reno Aces Report (4/24 – 4/30)
Aces clinch another series, sit one back of PCL-leading Tacoma Ildemaro Vargas’ bases-loaded walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday afternoon at Greater Nevada Field not only secured a wild 11-10 comeback win over Fresno, but locked Reno into another winning week. The Aces won four of six games and have now claimed three of the last five series with a … [Read more...]
Saturday Baseball/Softball
Baseball Cougs’ league title aspirations dry up First-year Spanish Springs coach Matt Ortiz knows that to make a move in the 4A North, you must first get past Galena and Reno. His Cougars have excelled in league play this spring, except for against the Grizzlies and Huskies. They’ve won 15 of 16 in games not against those two programs. But on Saturday, they dropped to … [Read more...]
Alabama transfer Cornwell shines in Silver and Blue scrimmage
Saturday provided Nevada fans the first opportunity to gander at the new-look Wolf Pack. First-year head coach Jay Norvell and green offensive coordinator Matt Mumme are amidst transforming Nevada from a run-first team to a unit that features the air-raid attack. Jeff Castell has been handed the task of plugging the Wolf Pack’s leaky defense with the 3-3-5 alignment. And a … [Read more...]