The Nevada football team will hold its first scrimmage of the spring on Saturday (April 6) at Mackay Stadium. This scrimmage is open to the public free of charge. The main gates at Mackay (southwest corner of the stadium) will be open and parking in the West Stadium Parking Complex is free on Saturday. The team will begin drills at noon with the scrimmage beginning around 12:30 p.m.

Fans are asked to stay off the field level, including the track at Mackay, during the scrimmage. All lower level seating areas will be open for fans.

This is the first of three scrimmages for the Wolf Pack during the 15-practice spring session. The team will scrimmage again on April 13 with the Silver and Blue Spring Game, presented by St. Mary's, scheduled for 1 p.m. on April 20.

Click here for a PDF roster for the Wolf Pack, sorted by alphabetically and numerically. A limited number of rosters will also be available near the flag pole at Mackay for the scrimmage.

After the scrimmage, head on over to Hixson Park to catch the Wolf Pack softball team in a pivotal battle with Mountain West foe San Diego State. First pitch is at 1 p.m. The teams will also play today (3 p.m.) and Sunday (1 p.m.)

The Nevada soccer team has been hard at work this spring, gearing up for the upcoming 2013 fall campaign. The Wolf Pack will kick-off its Spring pre-season schedule this Saturday at Mackay Stadium with a contest against the Nevada Men's Club team. The match is free to the public and begins at 3:30 p.m.

For more information on the complete Spring schedule visit http://www.nevadawolfpack.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/021213aaa.html

Former Wolf Pack men's basketball assistant coach Dedrique Taylor was recently named the head coach at Cal State Fullerton.

Taylor was an assistant for two years at Nevada, leading the Wolf Pack to a pair of Western Athletic Conference championships and NCAA Tournament appearances in 2005 and 2006. He left Nevada to join the Arizona State staff and spent the last seven years there, including the last three as the Sun Devils' associate head coach.

Congratulations to Taylor as he embarks on his first head coaching job!

The Nevada Wolf Pack football team is just over a quarter of the way through spring drills after Monday's spirited workout at Wolf Pack Park.

We asked first-year Coach Brian Polian to give us an update on what he's seen so far in spring practice.

On April 2nd at 6:05 p.m. the University of Nevada baseball team will take on the Reno Aces in an exhibition game for the fourth-straight season. The fundraiser for the baseball program will again feature a member of the Nevada softball team. This year's participant will be junior outfielder Sara Parsons.

"Sara deserves the opportunity to go out there with the guys in what is really a great event," head softball coach Matt Meuchel said. "The exposure for the softball program is great as well."

Parsons is currently hitting .345 and leads Nevada with 34 RBI. She has started every game in center field for the Wolf Pack this season and will likely occupy a corner outfield position in Tuesday's exhibition.

"I can't even imagine what it's going to be like on the field," the Fallon native said. "I'm excited, but I'm a little nervous too. I know a lot of my teammates are planning on coming out to support me so that makes me feel a lot better."

The Pack won for the first time last year 7-3 after the Aces took the first two meetings.  The Aces won 9-3 in 2011 and 11-1 in the inaugural game in 2010.
Once again this season, the game will be played in an exhibition format, with Aces pitchers and catchers playing for both squads. All players will use wood bats, and the contest will last seven and a half innings. Utilizing the traditional minor league spring training format, pitchers will be placed on a pitch count, and should a pitcher reach his limit, the game will immediately proceed to the next half inning.

The Nevada football team opened spring practice on Wednesday with a sharp two-hour workout at Wolf Pack Park.

Eighty-seven players were on the field for the Wolf Pack, under the direction of first-year coach Brian Polian. Wednesday marked the first of the 15 allowable practices during the spring session.

While practices are closed to the public and media, Wolf Pack football alumni can attend. And each of the three scrimmages, including the Silver and Blue Spring Game presented by St. Mary's are open to the public at Mackay Stadium.

For more on spring ball, click here for video of Coach Polian talking to the media before Wednesday's practice.

Come out and support the Wolf Pack baseball team this Saturday March 30th when they take on Fresno State. Before the game at 12:30 p.m. meet at the Dug Out Club entrance and all children middle school and under are invited to participate in the Easter egg dash. Bring your Easter baskets to collect to eggs on the field with Wolfie Jr. and Alphie. Adult tickets for the game are $7 each and $5 for children.

We look forward to seeing you there! Go Pack!

For each of the next five weeks, one Nevada senior softball player will be featured in a Wolf Pack Senior Profile. These question and answer sessions with the Nevada Media Services Staff will center on the experience of a Nevada Softball player and the program's change and improvement in recent seasons.

In one season at Feather River College, Chelsea Venable was a first-team All-American and the California State and Golden Valley Conference Player of the Year. The Las Vegas native came to Nevada in 2010. She is in her final season as a member of the Pack and is the first senior profile subject.

To view the full article, click here.

Nevada hosts Fresno State in a Mountain West baseball series starting Thursday night at 6 p.m. 
Come cheer on the Wolf Pack at Peccole Park on Throwback Thursday and wear your oldest Nevada gear.

With spring football set to begin at the University of Nevada on Wednesday, first-year Wolf Pack Brian Polian has invited all former football letterwinners to join the team at practices.

Spring practices are closed to the media and general public but anyone who played at Nevada and lettered is welcome at practice.

"One of the points of emphasis for our program this offseason has been connecting with the community," Polian said. "For our players and coaches, that has to start with the people that came before us and represented this program and university on the football field. With that in mind, we want to welcome all former Nevada football letterwinners to spring practice. Any former player that wants come join us and watch a session is encouraged to come out -- we ask only that they try and reach our operations people in advance and let us know that they are coming.  There is a rich history and tradition associated with Wolf Pack football and we are excited to embrace it."

Football alumni can contact the Wolf Pack operations staff at 775 784-6891 or email Andy Vaughn, Director of Football and Recruiting Operations, at avaughn@unr.edu.