April 2, 2016
RENO, Nev. - In a game that evolved into a pitchers' duel, San Diego State came up on the short end of a 3-2 decision as host Nevada defeated the Aztecs, 3-2, Saturday evening at Peccole Park in Reno.
All of the scoring in the contest came over the first three innings as neither side was able to push a run across over the final two-thirds of the game.
SDSU (6-19, 2-7 Mountain West) opened the scoring with a pair of runs in the top of the second frame. With two outs, Tyler Adkison singled to right and came home on Jordan Verdon's ensuing RBI double. Andrew Brown then singled up the middle to score Verdon and give the Aztecs a 2-0 lead.
That advantage did not last long, however, as the Wolf Pack replied with two runs in the bottom of the inning. Those markers came courtesy of a hit batter, three singles and an Aztec error that tied the contest at 2-2.
In the following frame, Nevada (13-12, 6-4 MW) took a 3-2 lead thanks to a pair of singles sandwiched around a ground out to second. Than would mark the end of the scoring in the contest.
All three of the Wolf Pack's runs came against SDSU starter Brett Seeburger, who would toss 5.1 innings allowing eight hits, two walks and two strikeouts. The loss would be the first decision of the 2016 campaign for the junior lefty as his record dropped to 0-1.
For Nevada, meanwhile, starting hurler Trevor Charpie would toss a complete game to up his season ledger to 2-1. Following SDSU's two-run second inning when it recorded three hits, the Aztecs managed only two hits and a pair of walks over the final seven frames. Two of those runners were erased via the double play and none advanced past first base.
Charpie retired the final nine men he faced to close out the game as he finished with five hits allowed with two walks and no strikeouts.
No Aztec had more than one hit in the game with Justin Wylie being the lone SDSU player to reach base more than once with a single and a walk.
San Diego state and Nevada will close out their three-game series on Sunday, April 3, with a game scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. (PT) in Reno.