The Reed softball team won its fourth straight regional title on Saturday, topping Spanish Springs 6-0 in the title game at Bishop Manogue. The Raiders will now attempt to win their second-straight state title, starting Thursday at Hixson Park against Rancho at 4:30 p.m. Those are the headlines. What is easy to overlook among all the success the program is having, … [Read more...]
Raiders capture fourth straight regional title
RENO – Just as they were the last three years, the Raiders are regional champions. Reed (31-3-1) completed a perfect run through the DI North regional tournament on Saturday with a 6-0 win over Spanish Springs (25-14) in the DI North title game at Bishop Manogue. “You know what, they (regional titles) are all special. But the most current one is always more special,” Reed … [Read more...]
Goins, Raiders walk off on Cougars, walk in to title game
RENO – Julia Jensen threw an eight inning no-hitter against Spanish Springs in Friday’s DI North semifinal at Bishop Manogue. And somehow, one of her teammates overshadowed her stellar outing. Senior shortstop Kenzi Goins blasted the second pitch of the bottom of the eighth inning well beyond the fence in the left to give the Raiders a walk off 1-0 win, sending the … [Read more...]
Softball: Cougars, Raiders win DI North openers
RENO – Spanish Springs played long ball to come back on Galena and avoid a first-round upset with a 10-6 win at Bishop Manogue on Thursday afternoon. “It’s huge. It was battle early,” Spanish Springs coach Jeff Davidson said of the win over the seventh-seeded Grizzlies. The No. 2 Cougars will play No. 6 Reno on Friday at 12:30 p.m. for the right to advance to the DI … [Read more...]
DI North Softball Regional Tournament Preview
It's that time. The 12 DI North squads have been trimmed down to eight to participate in the DI North regional tournament at Bishop Manogue. The state tournament will be held at Hixson Park on the Nevada campus May 19-21 so the top two finishers this weekend will earn the right to play for the state title. The first round of the DI North regional tournament starts … [Read more...]
Softball: Cougs, Raiders end regular season with split; Sparks swept
Reed and Spanish Springs waved goodbye to the regular season on Monday with a doubleheader at Reed. The Raiders and Cougars were locked into their seeds (No. 1 and No. 2 respectively) going in so the outcome, a split, had no impact on either team’s positioning in Thursday’s regional tournament at Bishop Manogue. The Raiders, who fell 1-0 in the first game before … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Nevada baseball red hot, bold(ish) predictions for DI North baseball/softball tourneys
The Nevada baseball team is saving its best for last. The Wolf Pack, which started 1-4 in Mountain West play, swept San Jose State at Peccole Park over the weekend and has now strung together nine-straight wins to join the MW regular-season title conversation. Nevada (27-20, 16-8) trails just New Mexico (32-18, 17-7) and Fresno State (32-17, 19-8) atop the Mountain … [Read more...]
Softball: Jensen goes off as Raiders claim league title, Cougs fall to Miners
Julia Jensen took special exception to Reed’s home loss against McQueen on Tuesday—its first DI North defeat of the season. She went off on Friday. The Raiders’ ace spun a no-hitter, striking out seven, to lead the defending state champs to a 15-0 five-inning home rout of the Lancers. The game was originally scheduled to be played Thursday at McQueen but was moved to Friday … [Read more...]