Pack comeback seals opener against GCU
Nevada 13, GCU 9
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Reno, Nev. – Don Weir Field at Peccole Park
WP: Luke Schat (2-2)
LP: Chase Frey (2-7)
RENO, Nev. – Nevada capitalized on a key GCU error to attain eight runs within the pivotal seventh inning and went on to a 13-9 win in Thursday’s sequence opener at Don Weir Field at Peccole Park.
With the win, Nevada sews up the No. 4 seed at subsequent week’s Credit Union 1 Mountain West Championship in Mesa, Arizona. The Wolf Pack will face No. 5 New Mexico within the single-elimination play-in spherical subsequent Thursday, May 21, at 6:05 pm at Sloan Park.
Jake Harvey’s third dwelling run of the season, a solo shot, led off the seventh to place the Wolf Pack (24-24, 13-9 MW) up 6-5, however the important thing play got here three batters later with Jayce Dobie going through Lopes reliever Cam Cunnings.
After Rominic Quiban’s double off of starter Chase Frey prompted the GCU pitching change to Cunnings, Dobie skied a pop-up in entrance of the plate. A miscommunication between Cunnings and catcher Mito Perez led to Perez bumping Cunnings which allowed the ball to fall safely and Quiban and Dobie to finish up on third and second, respectively.
The Lopes (19-30, 9-13 MW) deliberately walked Mikey Cruz Jr.then Quiban got here in on Junhyuk Kwon’s sacrifice fly to proper. At that time, the Pack took full benefit of their reward out, as after Dobie and Cruz superior on a wild pitch, Sean Yamaguchi and Jackson Waller broke the sport open with RBI singles via the left aspect to make it 9-5.
Jacob Doyle’s stroll loaded the bases and Harvey delivered his second hit of the body, lining a single into right-center to plate Yamaguchi and Waller and make it 11-5. After Harvey stole second, Jack Metcho’s grounder discovered his means up the center to attain two extra and put the Pack in entrance, 13-5.
Nevada’s comeback was arrange by a three-run sixth which took benefit of one other Lopes drop. With one out, Dobie’s pop-up behind first base was dropped by second baseman Jake Sanko, and Cruz made the Lopes pay with a double to left-center to attain Dobie. Kwon doubled off the highest of the wall down the road in left to attain Cruz, then got here throughout with the tying run on Yamaguchi’s single up the center.
Harvey led the Pack with three RBIs on a 2-for-4 evening, whereas Cruz, Kwon and Yamaguchi every drove in two runs.
On the mound, Luke Schat acquired the win in aid, going 2.1 innings after starter Aidan Brainard He went six innings, with solely three of his 5 runs earned.
Frey fell to 2-7 for GCU, giving up seven runs (5 earned) on six hits over 6.1 innings. Frey held the Wolf Pack in examine till the sixth, permitting no hits from the second via the fifth. At the plate, Camden Bates drove in two for the Lopes.
Nevada goes for the sequence win Friday evening at 6:05 pm