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...]
Softball: McQueen stuns Reed, Cougs roll over Miners
The Raiders were closing in on an undefeated run through DI North play. Then they hosted McQueen. Reed, the defending state champ, was on the wrong end of the biggest upset of the season to date, 6-2, on Tuesday. So what does it mean? Well, the Raiders’ league title aspirations are still fully intact. They dropped to 25-2-1, 18-1, but still own a two-game lead over … [Read more...]
Softball: Cougs fall at home, Reed moves to 16-0 in league play
Spanish Springs coach Jeff Davidson was not pleased with how his team played on Thursday. The Cougars committed three errors, had a handful of base-running mistakes, struggled with runners in scoring position, and suffered a 3-1 home loss to Reno. “We didn’t play very well,” Davidson said. “We made errors. We made at least three or four base running mistakes that took … [Read more...]
Softball: Raiders, Cougs sweep doubleheaders; Railroaders split
RENO—Arguably the two best teams in the DI North collided on Saturday for a big doubleheader. Reed went to Reno and swept the Huskies on their home field to remain undefeated in league play. The Raiders improved to 22-1-1, 15-0 while the Huskies dipped to 12-7, 10-5. “Reno is a good team,” Reed coach Jon Wunder said. “If you can come over here and take two at their place, … [Read more...]
Softball: Reed, Howren handle Damonte; Cougs edge Tigers
Mackenzie Howren went 4-for-4 with a home run, a pair of doubles and a staggering 8 RBIs as Reed throttled Damonte Ranch 16-6 (6 innings) at home on Thursday. The Raiders (20-1-1, 13-0) remained perfect in DI North play while the Mustangs dropped to 11-8, 8-5. Howren wasn’t the only one to have a stat day in the win. Alexis Gonzales was 5-for-5 with a pair of doubles, 3 … [Read more...]
Softball: Cougs, Raiders sweep doubleheaders
Spanish Springs snapped a mini three-game skid on Monday with a doubleheader sweep at Galena. The Cougars improved to just 15-8 overall but 10-2 in the DI North. They now own sole possession of second place—a game and a half back of Reed. The Grizzlies dropped to 9-8, 7-5. Spanish Springs continues DI North play on Thursday at Douglas (10-1-1, 6-6). Spanish Springs … [Read more...]