The Nevada Wolf Pack baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the
University of Nevada, Reno
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in
Reno, Nevada
Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada–California border. It is the county seat and most populous city of Washoe County, Nevada, Washoe County. Sitting in the High Eastern Sierra foothills, ...
, United States.
The team is a member of the
Mountain West Conference
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, which is part of the
NCAA Division I
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. Nevada's first baseball team was fielded in 1957. The team plays its home games at
William Peccole Park in
Reno, Nevada
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. The Wolf Pack are coached by Jake McKinley.
In 2015, future major league baseball outfielder
Cal Stevenson, playing for the Wolf Pack, was named the Mountain West Co-Freshman of the Year, and a Freshman
All-American
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by
Louisville Slugger
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and ''
Baseball America
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''.
Nevada in the NCAA tournament
Notable players
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Shawn Barton
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Eddie Bonine
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Ryan Church
Ryan Matthew Church (born October 14, 1978) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Montreal Expos / Washington Nationals, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Career Mi ...
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Chris Dickerson
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Andy Dominique
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T. J. Friedl
Terry Lee "TJ" Friedl (born August 14, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). After playing college baseball for the Nevada Wolf Pack baseball, Nevada Wolf Pack, he signed wi ...
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Chris Gimenez
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Brett Hayes
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Derek Hines
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Joe Inglett
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Bill Ireland
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Kevin Kouzmanoff
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Corky Miller
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Lyle Overbay
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Pete Padgett
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Chris Prieto
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Chad Qualls
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Darrell Rasner
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Konrad Schmidt
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Braden Shipley
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Chris Singleton
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Cal Stevenson (born 1996)
See also
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List of NCAA Division I baseball programs
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Omaha ...
References
External links
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Baseball teams established in 1957
1957 establishments in Nevada
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