Pack takes opener at San Diego State

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Nevada Athletics) – Dario Gomez drove within the go-ahead run with a single within the eight, and Pat Caulfield added an RBI single within the ninth as Nevada broke a late tie with San Diego State to take Friday’s sequence opener, 6-3, at Tony Gwynn Stadium.

Nevada (26-21, 16-9 MW) is not going to solely go for the sequence clinch in tomorrow’s 6 p.m. sport, however may additionally clinch a spot in Memorial Day Weekend’s Mountain West Championship. The Pack can clinch that spot with a win, or an Air Drive loss tomorrow afternoon at San José State.

Going through Aztec reliever Robert Brodell, Landon Wallace walked with one out within the eighth, and a two-out single from Matt Clayton set the desk for Gomez’s RBI single by the left facet to place the Pack up 4-3.

An inning later, the Pack tacked on extra two-out insurance coverage, starting with Caulfield’s single which drove in Jacob Stinson and superior Wallace to 3rd. A throwing error from Aztec reliever Sauer on a failed pickoff try at first allowed Wallace to attain and make it 6-3.

That was greater than sufficient for Tyler Cochran, who struck out two and held the Aztecs hitless over the ultimate three frames to enhance to 4-2. Nevada starter Peyton Stumbo took a no-decision regardless of permitting simply two runs on 5 hits over six innings.

Brodell took the loss for San Diego State, falling to 1-2.

Nevada struck within the sixth towards Aztec starter Troy Melton, starting with Joshua Zamora’s go-ahead solo homer which put the Pack forward, 2-1. Caulfield and Wallace reached on one-out singles, then executed a double steal with two away, resulting in Gomez’s RBI single by the proper facet, scoring Caulfield with the Pack’s third run.

Melton would go seven innings, giving up three runs on 10 hits and getting a no-decision.

San Diego State inched nearer two batters into the underside half of the sixth, as Cole Carrigg drove in Poncho Ruiz along with his second RBI of the sport. Carrigg additionally gave the Aztecs an early 1-0 lead with a solo homer within the second.

The Aztecs (16-35, 8-17 MW) pulled even within the seventh. With Alejandro Murillo beginning the inning in reduction of Stumbo, San Diego State put the primary two on behind a Kenny LeBeau double and a stroll to Tyler Glowacki. Cochran got here in for Murillo, permitting a sacrifice bunt, then a game-tying sacrifice fly to Caden Miller, earlier than limiting the injury by placing out Ruiz to finish the risk.

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