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Nevada Softball Dominates Colorado State, 10-1
TL;DR
Nevada Softball defeated Colorado State 10-1 in the first round of the MW Tournament, with Hailey McLean celebrating her 100th strikeout. The Wolf Pack's offense exploded in the third inning, overcoming an early deficit.
Key points
- Nevada won 10-1 against Colorado State in the MW Tournament.
- Hailey McLean celebrated her 100th strikeout during the game.
- Nevada scored eight runs in the third inning.
- Tess Bumiller was injured before the game, impacting the starting lineup.
- Hannah Di Genova hit her 25th home run of the season.
Nevada Wolf PackColorado State RamsHailey McLeanTess Bumiller
Ever-demonstrative Nevada pitcher Hailey McLean celebrates after recording her 100th strikeout of the 2026 season in a 10-1 victory over the CSU Rams in the first round of the MW Tournament in Reno, Nevada.
Game 2 of the 2026 Mountain West Softball Tournament was a matchup between the Colorado State Rams and the hosts of the tournament: the Nevada Wolf Pack. The Wolf Pack entered the tournament having lost four straight, losing on senior day to Fresno State, then being swept by hated rival UNLV in humiliating fashion. Perhaps falling into the #3 seed, thus getting a chance at a get-right game, was exactly what the doctor ordered. Nevada decimated Colorado State in this first-round matchup, using a huge third inning to eventually win 10-1 in five innings.
Nevada started off with some major adversity: projected starter and team ace Tess Bumiller was hit in the head with an errant throw during warmups, knocking her out of the game and forcing Hailey McLean to start the go-or-go-home game against Ram ace Reagan Wick. Both pitchers signaled that runs would come at a premium early on by preventing any runs from coming across in the first two innings.
Colorado State took the lead on a Jailey Wilson line-shot home run in the top of the third, but McLean got out of the inning with strikeouts number 100 and 101 to leave the frame trailing just 1-0. That set things up nicely for Mountain West Player of the Year Hannah Di Genova to smash her 25th home run of the season, starting a Wolf Pack onslaught that drove Wick out of the game after just 2.0 innings. Giselle Bentley came into the game to attempt to slow down the Wolf Pack offense, but that change did not work at all. By the time the Rams ended the inning with a nifty catch of a potential 2-run double right at the warning track, Nevada already held a massive 8-1 lead.
McLean and Talia Tretton continued to shut down the Ram lineup, only allowing two more hits entering the bottom of the fifth. That led to Katie Wetteland crushing her 10th home run of the season to walk off the Rams in the bottom of the fifth, winning by a final score of 10-1.
Q&A
What was the final score of the Nevada vs. Colorado State softball game?
Nevada won the game against Colorado State with a final score of 10-1.
Who recorded their 100th strikeout during the Nevada softball game?
Hailey McLean recorded her 100th strikeout during the game against Colorado State.
What significant event happened in the third inning of the Nevada softball game?
In the third inning, Nevada scored eight runs, turning a 1-0 deficit into an 8-1 lead.
What injury affected Nevada's starting pitcher before the game?
Nevada's projected starter Tess Bumiller was hit in the head with an errant throw during warmups, forcing Hailey McLean to start the game.
