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BASEBALL: SAN JOSE STATE (22-12, 3-3) AT NEVADA (20-18, 4-5)

When: Tonight (6 p.m.), Saturday (6 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.)

Where: Peccole Park

TV-Radio: Sunday's game will be televised by CSTV; ESPN Radio 630 AM will broadcast all three games. Pre-game starts 15 minutes prior to first pitch.

Coaches: Gary Powers (Nevada), Sam Piraro (San Jose State)

Pitching rotation: Tonight - Nevada's Ryan Rodriguez (4-5, 2.81) vs. Greg Shannon (4-0, 4.61); Saturday - Rod Scurry (1-5, 5.77) vs. Scott Sobczak (3-1, 3.30); Sunday - Kyle Howe (1-2, 5.35) vs. TBD

Probable starting line-ups: SAN JOSE STATE - C Jason Santich Hughes (.215, 11 RBI); 1B Sonny Garza (.300, 19 RBI); 2B Marcus McKimmy (.286, 5 HR, 20 RBI); SS Kyle Bellows (.323, 3 HR, 25 RBI); 3B Karson Klauer (.291, 14 RBI); LF Chris Balatico (.315, HR, 11 RBI), CF Ryan Angel (.313, 3 HR, 25 RBI); RF Donato Giovanatto (.363, 4 HR, 25 RBI); DH Brian Chase (.308, HR, 8 RBI). NEVADA - C Konrad Schmidt (.377, 6 HR, 33 RBI); 1B Shaun Kort (.369, 2 HR, 29 RBI); 2B David Ciarlo (.259, HR, 18 RBI); SS Chris Siewert (.283, 18 RBI); 3B Jason Rodriguez (.267, 11 RBI); LF Mike Hale (.265, 7 RBI) or Terry Walsh (.355, 3 HR, 16 RBI); CF Jason Sadoian (.280, 7 RBI) or Nick Sansone (.247, 13 RBI); RF Dan Eastham (.316, HR, 16 RBI) or Matt Suleski (.381, 11 RBI); DH Baker Krukow (.337, HR, 14 RBI).

Game Notes: Konrad Schmidt has hit in eight consecutive WAC games and is .377 average is fourth in the WAC overall ... Shaun Kort, who is is tied for eighth in the WAC with seven multi-RBI games, is tied for eighth in hits (48) and first in triples (3). The last stat is a testament to his power, because Kort is one of the slower starters in Nevada's line-up ... Rodriguez is the WAC's active leader in wins (27), innings pitched (356 1/3) and strikeouts (300) ... Nevada had its 11-game home winning streak snapped last Thursday against Fresno State, and is 3-4 in its last seven games ... The Spartans are 6-1 in their last seven games ... SJSU hit .371 in its three-game series against Hawai'i ... McKimmy was a teammate of Kyle Howe in junior college ... Ryan Angel has not made an error in his last 247 chances dating back to 2005.

Compiled by Darrell Moody