Table of Contents INTRO TEAM INFO TEAM Table of Contents QUICK FACTS 3 MEDIA INFORMATION 4 SEASON PREVIEW 6 2017 ROSTER 8 & STAFF COACHES TV & RADIO ROSTER 9 PLAYER PROFILES 11-34 COACHING STAFF 35-40 2016 SEASON REVIEW 41-46 HISTORY 47-62 RECORD BOOK 63-72 LETTERWINNERS 73 PLAYERS CREDITS The 2017 Nevada softball media guide was prepared by the Athletics Communications Office with editorial contributions by Ryan Levine in addition to all previous SIDs and interns of the Nevada Communications Office. The program was designed by Sheneé Sanchez using Adobe InDesign CS6 on Mac hardware. HISTORY Photography contributions by John Byrne, Byrne Sports Images; and Claudia Ortega Lukas, Jean Dixon, Eric Asistin, David Calvert, Crista Hecht, Jeff Ross, Matt Theilen and Beth Cohen, University of Nevada Marketing. All text and photo content is property of or licensed to the University of Nevada and Nevada Athletics. These materials can not be reproduced without permission from the Nevada Media Services Office. SPECIAL THANKS Andrew Merlo; Claudia Ortega-Lukas, and Brandon Stewart, University of Nevada Electronics. RECORD BOOK RECORD 1 INTRO TEAM INFO TEAM COACHES & STAFF COACHES PLAYERS HISTORY RECORD BOOK RECORD 2 Quick Facts 2017 NEVADA WOLF PACK SOFTBALL SCHEDULE INFORMATION DATE ..........OPPONENT...........................LOCATION ........................... TIME Feb. 10 .......... vs. Tennessee-Martin$ ............... Hammond, La. ...............11:00 a.m. PT Location .......................Reno, Nev. Feb. 10 .......... vs. Southern Illinois$ .................. Hammond, La. ................. 1:00 p.m. PT Reno/Sparks Population ...........425,417 Feb. 11 .......... vs. Nicholls State$ ....................... Hammond, La. ................. 1:00 p.m. PT INTRO Enrollment .........................21,000 Feb. 11 .......... vs. Southeastern Louisiana$ .... Hammond, La. ................. 3:00 p.m. PT Nickname .......... Wolf Pack (two words) Feb. 12 .......... vs. Army West Point$ .................. Hammond, La. .................9:00 a.m. PT Feb. 17 .......... vs. BYU^ ......................................... Las Vegas, Nev. ..............12:15 p.m. PT Colors................Navy Blue and Silver Feb. 17 .......... vs. UTEP^....................................... Las Vegas, Nev. ................ 4:45 p.m. PT Stadium.......................Hixson Park Feb. 18 .......... vs. Southern Utah^ ..................... Las Vegas, Nev. ..............12:15 p.m. PT Conference...........Mountain West (MW) Feb. 19 .......... vs. Memphis^ ............................... Las Vegas, Nev. ................9:00 a.m. PT President................ Dr. Marc Johnson Feb. 19 .......... vs. Hawai’i^ .................................. Las Vegas, Nev. ..............11:15 a.m. PT Athletics Director.............Doug Knuth Feb. 24 .......... vs. Rhode Island# ........................ Phoenix, Ariz. ................... 1:00 p.m. PT ............................(UConn, 1994) Feb. 24 .......... vs. Grand Canyon# ..................... Phoenix, Ariz. ................... 6:00 p.m. PT Feb. 25 .......... vs. Portland State# ...................... Phoenix, Ariz. ................... 3:30 p.m. PT Faculty Representative......Dave Croasdell Feb. 25 .......... vs. Rhode Island# ........................ Phoenix, Ariz. ................... 6:00 p.m. PT SWA......................Rhonda Bennett Feb. 26 .......... vs. Grand Canyon# ..................... Phoenix, Ariz. .................10:30 a.m. PT Athletic Dept. Phone .......(775) 784-6900 Mar. 3 ............ vs. Binghamton&......................... St. George, Utah ............11:30 a.m. PT Ticket Office Phone ........(775) 348-PACK Mar. 3 ............ vs. Utah& ....................................... St. George, Utah .............. 4:30 p.m. PT INFO TEAM Website .............NevadaWolfPack.com Mar. 4 ............ vs. UC Santa Barbara& ............... St. George, Utah ............10:00 a.m. PT Mar. 4 ............ vs. Iowa State& ............................ St. George, Utah ............12:30 p.m. PT Press Box Phone ............(775) 322-7430 Mar. 5 ............ vs. Southern Utah& ..................... St. George, Utah ............11:30 a.m. PT Mar. 8 ............ vs. Sacramento State& ............... St. George, Utah .............. 1:00 p.m. PT FACILITY INFORMATION Mar. 10 .......vs. Utah Valley% ..................Reno, Nev. ............... 2:00 p.m. PT Facility (Opened) .......Hixson Park (2007) Mar. 11 .......vs. Saint Mary’s% .................Reno, Nev. ............. 11:30 a.m. PT Capacity ............................1,000 Mar. 11 .......vs. Utah Valley% ..................Reno, Nev. ............... 2:00 p.m. PT Dimensions ...........L: 200, C: 220, R: 200 Mar. 12 .......vs. Saint Mary’s% .................Reno, Nev. ............. 10:00 a.m. PT Mar. 17.......... vs. San Jose State* ...................... Stockton, Calif.................. 6:00 p.m. PT All-time record .....................102-76 Mar. 18.......... vs. San Jose State* ...................... Stockton, Calif................12:00 p.m. PT Mar. 19.......... vs. San Jose State* ...................... Stockton, Calif................12:00 p.m. PT COACHING STAFF Mar. 24 .......vs. Utah State* ......................Reno, Nev. ............... 4:00 p.m. PT Head Coach . Josh Taylor Mar. 25 .......vs. Utah State* ......................Reno, Nev. ............... 1:00 p.m. PT Mar. 26 .......vs. Utah State* ......................Reno, Nev. ............. 11:00 a.m. PT (Nevada, 1994) & STAFF COACHES Mar. 31.......... at Fresno State* ........................... Fresno, Calif. ..................... 6:00 p.m. PT Record at Nevada ...........0-0 (1st season) Apr. 1 ............. at Fresno State* ........................... Fresno, Calif. ..................... 6:00 p.m. PT Career Record. Same Apr. 2 ............. at Fresno State* ........................... Fresno, Calif. ...................12:00 p.m. PT Assistant Coach. Andy Dominique Apr. 7 ............. at New Mexico * .......................... Albuquerque, N.M. .......... 4:00 p.m. PT (Nevada, 1997) Apr. 8 ............. at New Mexico * .......................... Albuquerque, N.M. ........12:00 p.m. PT Assistant Coach. .Brianne Durfee Apr. 9 ............. at New Mexico * .......................... Albuquerque, N.M. ........11:00 a.m. PT (Oregon State, 2007) Apr. 13 .......vs. UNLV* ..............................Reno, Nev. ............... 4:00 p.m. PT Apr. 14 .......vs. UNLV* ..............................Reno, Nev. ............... 4:00 p.m. PT Volunteer Assistant Coach .......Megan Sweet Apr. 15 .......vs. UNLV* ..............................Reno, Nev. ............. 12:00 p.m. PT (Nevada, 2016) Apr. 21 .......... at Kansas ....................................... Lawrence, Kan. ................ 3:00 p.m. PT Apr. 22 .......... at Kansas ....................................... Lawrence, Kan. ..............12:00 p.m. PT PLAYERS TEAM INFORMATION Apr. 23 .......... at Kansas ....................................... Lawrence, Kan. ..............10:00 a.m. PT 2016 Overall Record .................32-15 Apr. 28 .......vs. Colorado State* ..............Reno, Nev. ............... 4:00 p.m. PT Home / Away / Neutral.....9-7 / 10-6 / 13-2 Apr. 29 .......vs. Colorado State* ..............Reno, Nev. ............... 1:00 p.m. PT Apr. 30 .......vs. Colorado State* ..............Reno, Nev. ............. 12:00 p.m. PT 2016 MW Record ....................10-10 May 5 ............ at Boise State*.............................. Boise, Idaho ...................... 3:00 p.m. PT Home / Away.....................5-6 / 5-4 May 6 ............ at Boise State*.............................. Boise, Idaho ...................... 3:00 p.m. PT Letterwinners Returning/Lost .........13/5 May 7 ............ at Boise State*.............................. Boise, Idaho ....................11:00 a.m. PT Starters Returning/Lost ................6/4 May 11 .......vs. San Diego State* ............Reno, Nev. ............... 4:00 p.m. PT Pitchers Returning/Lost................2/1 May 12 .......vs. San Diego State* ............Reno, Nev. ............... 4:00 p.m. PT May 13 .......vs. San Diego State* ............Reno, Nev. ............. 12:00 p.m. PT Newcomers .............................9 MEDIA RELATIONS $ = Southeastern Louisiana Lion Classic HISTORY Softball Contact.................Ryan Levine ^ = De Marini Classic E-mail [email protected] # = GCU Tournament Office Phone ...............(775) 682-6962 & = Red Desert Classic % = Nevada Classic Cell Phone .................(818) 730-6032 * = Conference Mailing Address ... Nevada Media Relations Legacy Hall / MS 232 Bold = Home Reno, Nev. 89557-2232 Italics = Away RECORD BOOK RECORD 3 Media Information INTRO CREDENTIALS PREGAME INTERVIEWS Credentials will not be issued to the media for softball. However, all media are It is at the discretion of head coach Josh Taylor whether pregame interviews expected to adhere to Nevada Athletic Department policies and regulations will be allowed. If interviews are allowed, media is asked to set appointments at all times. Should you need a credential for a road contest, you are advised up through the University of Nevada softball contact. The primary contact is to make your request at least one week prior to the road trip so we can place Ryan Levine. All practices are open to the media, but may be closed at any you on our media list. time by the head coach or his assistants. MEDIA PARKING POSTGAME INTERVIEWS Media parking passes will not be issued. Media, however, is welcome to park Head coach Josh