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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Thursday, May 14
Don Weir Field at Peccole Park • Reno, Nev.
6 p.m.
Grand Canyon
19-30, 9-13
9
at
13
Nevada
24-24, 13-9
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCU | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3 |
| Nevada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | X | 13 | 10 | 2 |
Photo by: Josh Hauser
Lopes’ early lead slips away in series opener
5/14/2026 9:44:00 PM | Baseball
Grand Canyon remains in MW race despite Nevada’s late surge, unearned runs
RENO, Nev. — Grand Canyon remains alive in the race for the final spot in the Mountain West Championship despite a 13-9 loss to Nevada on Thursday night at Don Weir Field at Peccole Park.
GCU (19-30, 9-13 MW), UNLV and San José State are tied for sixth place with two regular-season games remaining after all three entered the night in contention for the final conference tournament spot. With UNLV losing to San Diego State and San José State winning, the path is narrowing for the Lopes: GCU needs to win its final two games at Nevada while UNLV loses at least one of its final two games against San Diego State and San José State loses at least one of its final two games against Fresno State. GCU could also win just one of its remaining games if UNLV and San José State each go winless in the final two.
For five innings Thursday, GCU looked positioned to open the series with a needed road win. The Lopes scored in each of the first three innings, led 5-2 after the top of the third and maintained that advantage through five innings before Nevada (24-24, 13-9 MW) used three runs in the sixth and eight in the seventh to flip the game.
GCU outhit its opponent for the fourth straight game, finishing with 11 hits to Nevada's 10, but the game turned on missed defensive opportunities. The Lopes committed three errors, all on dropped pop-ups in the infield, and Nevada scored eight unearned runs. GCU pitchers were charged with only five earned runs despite the 13-run final score.
The Lopes struck first when senior designated hitter Trevor Schmidt doubled in the opening inning and scored on junior left fielder Carson Ohland's two-out RBI single. After Nevada answered with two runs in the bottom half, junior shortstop Camden Bates quickly tied the game with a leadoff homer to left field in the second, his third of the season.
GCU took control in the third with three runs. Junior first baseman Cannon Peery was hit by a pitch, Ohland singled and freshman right fielder Tanner Johns put down a bunt single that brought Peery home on a throwing error. Junior third baseman Jose Lopez III followed with a sacrifice fly to score Ohland, and Johns later stole home as part of a double steal to give the Lopes a 5-2 lead.
The offense went quiet at the same time Nevada made its move. GCU went without a hit from the fifth through eighth innings, a stretch in which Nevada scored 11 unanswered runs. The Wolf Pack tied the game with three runs in the sixth after an infield error opened the door, then used another error and a string of two-out production to score eight times in the seventh.
Even after the game turned, the Lopes did not let the night end quietly. Graduate second baseman Vince Bianchina, Schmidt, graduate catcher Mito Perez and Johns all singled in the ninth as GCU pushed across four runs. Perez drove in Bianchina, Johns singled home Schmidt, senior pinch-hitter Dominic Chacon drew a bases-loaded walk and Bates brought in Peery with a groundout to cut the final margin to four.
Ohland, Johns and Schmidt each had two-hit nights, while Schmidt added a double and two runs scored. Peery reached four times with a hit-by-pitch, two walks and a single, continuing to create traffic in the middle of the order.
Junior left-hander Chase Frey allowed seven runs, five earned, over 6 1/3 innings, with two strikeouts and one walk. Senior right-hander Brock Toney closed the game with 1 1/3 perfect innings, retiring all three batters he faced in the eighth after entering to end the seventh.
GCU and Nevada continue the three-game series Friday at 6 p.m.
GCU MW Championship qualification scenarios:
GCU (19-30, 9-13 MW), UNLV and San José State are tied for sixth place with two regular-season games remaining after all three entered the night in contention for the final conference tournament spot. With UNLV losing to San Diego State and San José State winning, the path is narrowing for the Lopes: GCU needs to win its final two games at Nevada while UNLV loses at least one of its final two games against San Diego State and San José State loses at least one of its final two games against Fresno State. GCU could also win just one of its remaining games if UNLV and San José State each go winless in the final two.
For five innings Thursday, GCU looked positioned to open the series with a needed road win. The Lopes scored in each of the first three innings, led 5-2 after the top of the third and maintained that advantage through five innings before Nevada (24-24, 13-9 MW) used three runs in the sixth and eight in the seventh to flip the game.
GCU outhit its opponent for the fourth straight game, finishing with 11 hits to Nevada's 10, but the game turned on missed defensive opportunities. The Lopes committed three errors, all on dropped pop-ups in the infield, and Nevada scored eight unearned runs. GCU pitchers were charged with only five earned runs despite the 13-run final score.
The Lopes struck first when senior designated hitter Trevor Schmidt doubled in the opening inning and scored on junior left fielder Carson Ohland's two-out RBI single. After Nevada answered with two runs in the bottom half, junior shortstop Camden Bates quickly tied the game with a leadoff homer to left field in the second, his third of the season.
GCU took control in the third with three runs. Junior first baseman Cannon Peery was hit by a pitch, Ohland singled and freshman right fielder Tanner Johns put down a bunt single that brought Peery home on a throwing error. Junior third baseman Jose Lopez III followed with a sacrifice fly to score Ohland, and Johns later stole home as part of a double steal to give the Lopes a 5-2 lead.
The offense went quiet at the same time Nevada made its move. GCU went without a hit from the fifth through eighth innings, a stretch in which Nevada scored 11 unanswered runs. The Wolf Pack tied the game with three runs in the sixth after an infield error opened the door, then used another error and a string of two-out production to score eight times in the seventh.
Even after the game turned, the Lopes did not let the night end quietly. Graduate second baseman Vince Bianchina, Schmidt, graduate catcher Mito Perez and Johns all singled in the ninth as GCU pushed across four runs. Perez drove in Bianchina, Johns singled home Schmidt, senior pinch-hitter Dominic Chacon drew a bases-loaded walk and Bates brought in Peery with a groundout to cut the final margin to four.
Ohland, Johns and Schmidt each had two-hit nights, while Schmidt added a double and two runs scored. Peery reached four times with a hit-by-pitch, two walks and a single, continuing to create traffic in the middle of the order.
Junior left-hander Chase Frey allowed seven runs, five earned, over 6 1/3 innings, with two strikeouts and one walk. Senior right-hander Brock Toney closed the game with 1 1/3 perfect innings, retiring all three batters he faced in the eighth after entering to end the seventh.
GCU and Nevada continue the three-game series Friday at 6 p.m.
GCU MW Championship qualification scenarios:
- GCU goes 2-0: Qualifies if UNLV loses at least once and San José State loses at least once.
- GCU goes 1-1: Qualifies only if UNLV goes 0-2 and San José State goes 0-2.
- GCU goes 0-2: Eliminated.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Schat, Luke (2-2)
L: Frey, Chase (2-7)
Batting:
2B: Sanko, Jake 1 ; Schmidt, Trevor 1
HR: Bates, Camden 1
RBI: Ohland, Carson 1 ; Chacon, Dominic 1 ; Perez, Mito 1 ; Bates, Camden 2 ; Johns, Tanner 1 ; Lopez III, Jose 1
SF: Lopez III, Jose 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ohland, Carson 1 ; Peery, Cannon 2 ; Perez, Mito 1 ; Schmidt, Trevor 2 ; Bianchina, Vince 1 ; Bates, Camden 1 ; Johns, Tanner 1
SB: Cameron, Griffin 1 ; Johns, Tanner 1
CS: Peery, Cannon 1
HBP: Peery, Cannon 1
PO: Peery, Cannon 1
Batting:
2B: Kwon, Junhyuk 1 ; Quiban, Rominic 1 ; Cruz Jr., Mikey 1
3B: Dobie, Jayce 1
HR: Harvey, Jake 1
RBI: Kwon, Junhyuk 2 ; Dobie, Jayce 1 ; Yamaguchi, Sean 2 ; Harvey, Jake 3 ; Metcho, Jack 2 ; Cruz Jr., Mikey 2 ; Waller, Jackson 1
SF: Kwon, Junhyuk 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kwon, Junhyuk 1 ; Quiban, Rominic 2 ; Dobie, Jayce 3 ; Yamaguchi, Sean 1 ; Harvey, Jake 2 ; Cruz Jr., Mikey 2 ; Waller, Jackson 1 ; Doyle, Jacob 1
SB: Harvey, Jake 1
CS: Metcho, Jack 1
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