Nevada baseball preview box

BASEBALL: NEVADA (25-18, 12-8) AT LA. TECH (19-24, 4-18)

When: Today (4 p.m.), Saturday (11 a.m., DH), Sunday (11 a.m.)

Where: J.C. Love Field

TV/Radio: None/630AM, pre-game 15 minutes prior to first pitch

NEVADA

1B Shaun Kort (.338, 4HR, 42RBI)

2B David Ciarlo (.366, 3HR, 21 RBI)

SS Kevin Rodland (.202, HR, 17RBI)

3B Jason Rodriguez (.394, 8HR, 48RBI)

LF Matt Bowman (.356, 4HR, 29 RBI)

CF Jason Sadoian (.353, HR, 17RBI)

RF Mike Hale (.311, 4HR, 16 RBI)

C Tyson Jaquez (.272, 4 HR, 16 RBI)

DH Terry Walsh (.259, 6HR, 25 RBI)

P Rod Scurry (4-6, 5.20)

COACH Gary Powers

LA. TECH

1B Albie Goulder (.310, 11HR, 34 RBI)

2B Kevin Winn (.299 2HR, 15RBI)

SS Nick Grunenwald (.314, 5HR, 22RBI)

3B Chris Kersten (.299,10HR, 40RBI)

LF Patrick Thomas (.204, 10RBI)

CF Adam Cobb (.333, 7HR, 29RBI)

RF Jericho Jones (.362, 10HR, 32RBI)

C Matt Combs (.264, 3HR, 10 RBI)

DH Clay Alexander (.364, 4HR, 13RBI)

P Alan Knotts (3-02, 4.75)

COACH Wade Simoneaux

About Nevada: Bopwman carries a 10-game hit streak into the key four-series. His career best is a 12-game streak. Rodriguez has hit in four straight and 18 of the last 19 ... Nevada turned 14 double plays in the four-game series against Fresno State, and ranks fourth in the nation in double plays ... Nevada trails Fresno State by two games with 12 to play... Scurry looks for his first mound win on the road tonight. In his last start at home against Fresno State, he didn't get out of the first inning.

About Louisiana Tech: Tech has won three straight, but needs to win at least three of four against New Mexico State and Nevada plus get some help if it wants to climb out of the cellar and play in the WAC Tournament, which its hosting ... Tech hit 14 homers in the series against Hawaii ... In the Saturday double-header, Tech hit three consecutive homers in each game of the twin-bill ... Jones is on an eight-game winning streak.

Compiled by Darrell Moody