Weekend Walkup: Falcons take on Tarleton State while everyone else will play conference scramble
After a slight intermission last week, the Mountain West is back in full swing with conference play
Fresno State catcher Ethan Payne celebrating with some of his teammates (Courtesy of @FresnoStateBSB X page) Each week, we here at Mountain West Connection will briefly preview every series going on in the conference, detailing how each team is going into the series and a key item to note that we feel will dictate the winner. Afterwards, if there are any non-conference series going on, we will go through each series similarly. Conference Series Nevada (4-2) vs Washington State (4-2) In a battle for second place, Nevada travels to Pullman to take on a Washington State team that had almost the polar opposite week that the Wolf Pack had going into this weekend.
Where Nevada lost its series to Air Force 1-2 then bounced back with a win against San Francisco 14-9, Wazzu swept GCU in three games, but then lost to Gonzaga 8-19 in seven innings. Ultimately, this weekend between the Pack and the Cougars will come down to whether or not Washington State can calm Nevada’s bats. The Wolf Pack has the best overall team batting average in the conference (.
319) and the third-best in conference games (. 348). The potential loss of Nevada infielder Sean Yamaguchi, as previously mentioned in our power rankings earlier this week, will make that easier for the home team, but with how Nevada has been moving as of late, it will be a steep hill to climb.
San Diego State (2-1) vs GCU (0-3) After a horrific start to conference play, GCU will now host their first Mountain West Conference series, taking on San Diego State in a three game set. The Lopes come into this series on a very deep low, currently in the middle of a five-game losing streak after getting swept by Washington State to start conference play and losing to the Arizona Wildcats in a close, 4-5 night game. Meanwhile, SDSU had a rough time in San Jose, losing in both non-conference games in extras to the Spartans while splitting games with the UConn Huskies on the weekend, then beating UC Irvine 8-4.
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