{"id":219228,"date":"2026-03-14T05:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T05:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/219228\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T05:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T05:18:09","slug":"matsuzaki-homers-twice-as-pack-takes-the-opener-at-fresno-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/219228\/","title":{"rendered":"Matsuzaki homers twice as Pack takes the opener at Fresno State"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773465489_364_fresnostate_200x200.png\" alt=\"Fresno State\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Game:<\/p>\n<p>at Fresno State<\/p>\n<p>3\/14\/2026 | 3:05 P.M.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        Mountain West Network\/MW App  &#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        KPLY 630 AM\/The Varsity Network&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Mar. 14 (Sat) \/ 3:05 P.M.&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773465489_364_fresnostate_200x200.png\" alt=\"Fresno State\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        at\u00a0Fresno State&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    Nevada 9, Fresno State 4<br \/>\nFriday, March 13, 2026<br \/>\nFresno, Calif. &#8211; Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium<\/p>\n<p>WP:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nevadawolfpack.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/alessandro-castro\/12666\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12666\" target=\"_blank\">Alessandro Castro<\/a> (2-1)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nLP:\u00a0Tyler Patrick (1-3)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nSV:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nevadawolfpack.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/aidan-brainard\/12688\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12688\" target=\"_blank\">Aidan Brainard<\/a> (1)<\/p>\n<p>FRESNO, Calif. &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nevadawolfpack.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/lee-matsuzaki\/12696\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12696\" target=\"_blank\">Lee Matsuzaki<\/a> continued his tear since entering the Wolf Pack lineup full-time, hitting two solo homers in Friday&#8217;s series-opening 7-4 win at Fresno State.<\/p>\n<p>The second of Matsuzaki&#8217;s homers led off the Nevada eighth, and spurred a four-run frame which turned a close one-run game into a five-run cushion for the Pack (9-6, 1-0 MW).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nevadawolfpack.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/jake-harvey\/12672\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12672\" target=\"_blank\">Jake Harvey<\/a> added an RBI double with <a href=\"https:\/\/nevadawolfpack.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/rominic-quiban\/12699\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12699\" target=\"_blank\">Rominic Quiban<\/a> bringing in the eighth run with a sacrifice fly to boost the inning. It preserved <a href=\"https:\/\/nevadawolfpack.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/alessandro-castro\/12666\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12666\" target=\"_blank\">Alessandro Castro&#8217;s<\/a> second win of the season, as the Nevada starter went five innings and struck out three while allowing three runs. <a href=\"https:\/\/nevadawolfpack.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/aidan-brainard\/12688\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12688\" target=\"_blank\">Aidan Brainard<\/a> struck out five and allowed just one run on four hits over the final four innings to pick up the save.<\/p>\n<p>The first of Matsuzaki&#8217;s solo homers followed <a href=\"https:\/\/nevadawolfpack.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/junhyuk-kwon\/12675\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12675\" target=\"_blank\">Junhyuk Kwon&#8217;s<\/a> two-out, two-run shot in the first. The back-to-back blasts put the Pack up 3-0 and gave Castro an early advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Fresno State (7-9, 0-1 MW) did come back to tie it up at 3-3 in the third as Griffin Sotomayor hit his second homer of the game. 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