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BASEBALL: NEVADA (3-6) at PACIFIC (2-5)

When: Friday (2 p.m.), Saturday (1 p.m.) and Sunday (1 p.m.)

Where: Klein Family Field

TV-Radio: None/ESPN Radio for Friday and Sunday games, pre-game at 12:40 p.m. both days

Coaches: Gary Powers (Nevada); Ed Sprague (Pacific)

Pitching rotation: Friday - Nevada's Ryan Rodriguez (0-2, 2.95) vs. Joey Centanni (0-1, 2.19); Saturday - Nevada's Rod Scurry (0-2, 10.64) vs. Hunter Carnevale (1-1, 2.79); Sunday - Both teams have yet to name a starter

Probable Nevada starters - C Konrad Schmidt (.346, 3 HR, 11 RBI); 1B Dan Eastham (.353, 5 RBI); 2B David Ciarlo (.306, 5 RBI); SS Owen Mackedon (.222, RBI) or Chris Siewert (.310, RBI); 3B Tyson Jaquez (.158) or Siewert; LF Terry Walsh (.190, HR, RBI); CF Jason Sadoian (.385, RBI); RF Cody Fierro (.100, RBI) or Matt Suleski (.200); DH Shaun Kort (.391, HR, 10 RBI) or Bake Krukow (.294, RBI)

NEVADA NOTES - The pressure will be on the rest of the Nevada's players to pick up the slack caused by Matt Bowman's season-ending injury. Bowman was the team's best hitter and best player, and he'll be sorely missed ... If Siewert moves to third full time, Fallon's Owen Mackedon would probably start at shortstop ... Siewert has an eight-game hitting streak and Ciarlo, who is the only player to start all nine games for the Pack, is on a four-game streak ... Powers is undecided on Sunday's starter. Mario Rivera, who has started the past three Sundays and is 2-0 with a 5.68 ERA, left his last start after five innings. Kyle Howe (0-1, 9.00) could start in Rivera's place ... Schmidt is coming off a career game at Cal Poly where he homered twice, doubled twice and drove in seven of Nevada's 10 runs in the second game of the series.

Compiled by Darrell Moody