Nevada Wolf Pack softball

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Nevada Wolf Pack softball
Founded1973
University University of Nevada, Reno
Head coach Victoria Hayward (1st season)
Conference Mountain West
Location Reno, NV
Home stadiumChristina M. Hixson Softball Park (Capacity: 1,000)
Nickname Wolf Pack
ColorsNavy blue and silver [1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
2006, 2008, 2009
Conference tournament championships
WAC
2006

MWC
Regular-season conference championships
WAC
2008, 2009

MWC
2025

The Nevada Wolf Pack softball team represents University of Nevada, Reno in NCAA Division I college softball. As of the upcoming 2024 season, the team participates in the Mountain West Conference. The Wolf Pack are currently led by head coach Victoria Hayward. The team plays its home games at Christina M. Hixson Softball Park located on the university's campus. [2]

Contents

Coaching history

YearsCoachRecord%
1973–1979Olena Plummer68–35–2.657
1980–1989Pat Hixson174–212–1.451
2003–2008 Michelle Gardner 187–176.515
2009–2016Matt Meuchel196–217.475
2017–2021 Josh Taylor 71–44.617
2022–2023 Linda Garza 48–54.471
2024 Marina Demore 40–17.702
2025–present Victoria Hayward 41–14.745

Postseason - NCAA

Sources: [3]

YearTournament RecordOpponentResult
2006 0–2Oregon State
Portland State
L 1-2
L 1-2
2008 2–2Purdue
UCLA
Purdue
UCLA
W 4-1
L 4-6
W 2-1
L 3-4
2009 1–2Cal Poly
Stanford
Cal Poly
W 4-1
L 1-9
L 1-6

Championships

Conference Championships

SeasonConferenceRecordHead Coach
2008 Western Athletic Conference 16–2 Michelle Gardner
2009 Western Athletic Conference 15–5Matt Meuchel

Conference Tournament Championships

SeasonConferenceLocationHead Coach
2006 WAC Fresno, CA Michelle Gardner


Coaching staff

Name [4] PositionFirst yearAlma mater
Victoria Hayward Head coach2025 Washington
Delanie WiszAssistant coach2025 UCLA
Carli CutlerAssistant coach, pitching2025 UConn
Jillian CelisAssistant coach2025 San Diego State

References

  1. "Visual Identity – The Block N Logo" . Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  2. "Christina M. Hixson Softball Park". NevadaWolfPack.com. Nevada Wolf Pack Athletics. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  3. "2024 Nevada Softball Record Book" (PDF). NevadaWolfPack.com. Nevada Wolf Pack Athletics. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  4. "2025 Nevada Softball Coaching Staff". NevadaWolfPack.com. Nevada Wolf Pack Athletics. Retrieved 4 May 2025.