Rams Host Nevada in First Conference Home Series of the Season

Friday, March 22

Fort Collins, CO

4:00 PM

Colorado State

Nevada

Rams Host Nevada in First Conference Home Series of the Season

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By: Julia Cabral

FORT COLLINS - As the Rams enter the second weekend of conference play, they return home with a 1-1 conference record to take on the Nevada Wolf Pack who started 2-1 in Mountain West play at Fresno State.

Colorado State vs Nevada
Friday, March 22, 2024
Game 1 vs Nevada | 4:00 PM | Live Stats | Watch

Saturday, March 23, 2024
Game 2 vs Nevada | 1:00 PM | Live Stats | Watch
Promotion: Inclusive Excellence Day

Sunday, March 24, 2024
Game 3 vs Nevada | 12:00 PM | Live Stats | Watch
Promotions: Ag Day Orange Out

What You Need to Know

The Rams are lined up for a three-game series against the Wolf Pack, with matches slated for 4 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday and 12 p.m. Sunday. This marks the Rams' first home series of the 2024 Mountain West season.
Saturday's game will celebrate Inclusive Excellence Day, while Sunday's match will be the team's annual Ag Day Orange Out game. Fans are encouraged to sport their best Aggie Orange attire.
All three games against the Wolf Pack will be streamed via the Mountain West Network.

Scouting the Wolf Pack

The Wolf Pack was forecasted to finish fifth overall in the Mountain West preseason poll and enters the weekend with an overall record of 22-7 and a 2-1 Mountain West record.
Currently, Nevada leads the Mountain West in both pitching and hitting team averages, boasting a 2.14 ERA in pitching and a .352 batting average for the team.
Nevada currently holds the top spot in the Mountain West with a .420 on-base percentage, surpassing the Rams in second place who have a .406 on-base percentage.
In the 2023 match up between these two teams, the Rams took one game against the Wolfpack before falling to Nevada in the Mountain West tournament. Colorado State leads the all-time match up 24-18.

Game Notes

The Rams enter week two of the conference season after splitting their opening series with UNLV, winning game one 9-2 and dropping game two 5-4.
During the first game of conference play, Maya Matsubara, Danielle Serna and Peyton Allen each recorded a home run to propel the Rams ahead of the Rebels by a score of 9-2. Allen also had a grand slam is game two against the Rebels marking her third grand slam in the past three weekends.
Matsubara was the key contributor at the plate for the Rams at UNLV going 5-7 (.714) overall. She notched three RBI in the first game and added two hits in the second.
Pitchers Sydney Hornbuckle, Reagan Wick, and Serna collectively had a successful staff outing, with combined ERA of .222.
Senior outfielder Molly Gates ranks eighth in the conference in batting average with a team high .383. She had two hits against the Rebels including a no-doubt home run to right field.
Serna leads the Mountain West with 11 doubles, closely followed by Nevada's Gabby Herrera with 10 doubles.