Nevada Wolf Pack baseball

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Nevada Wolf Pack
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Founded1957 (1957)
University University of Nevada, Reno
Head coach Jake McKinley (2nd season)
Conference Mountain West
Location Reno, Nevada
Home stadium William Peccole Park
(Capacity: 3,000)
Nickname Wolf Pack
ColorsNavy blue and silver [1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2021
Regular season conference champions
1994, 2000, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2021

The Nevada Wolf Pack baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the University of Nevada, Reno in Reno, Nevada, United States. [2] The team is a member of the Mountain West Conference, which is part of the NCAA Division I. Nevada's first baseball team was fielded in 1957. The team plays its home games at William Peccole Park in Reno, Nevada. The Wolf Pack are coached by Jake McKinley.

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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 by Louisville Slugger and Baseball America . [3] [4] [5]

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