Nevada Wolf Pack softball

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The Nevada Wolf Pack softball team represents University of Nevada, Reno in NCAA Division I college softball. As of the upcoming 2024 season, the team participates in the Mountain West Conference. The Wolf Pack are currently led by head coach Victoria Hayward. The team plays its home games at Christina M. Hixson Softball Park located on the university's campus.^[2]

Nevada Wolf Pack softball
Founded	1973
University	University of Nevada, Reno
Head coach	Victoria Hayward (1st season)
Conference	Mountain West
Location	Reno, NV
Home stadium	Christina M. Hixson Softball Park (Capacity: 1,000)
Nickname	Wolf Pack
Colors	Navy blue and silver[1]
NCAA Tournament appearances
2006, 2008, 2009
Conference tournament championships
WAC 2006 MWC
Regular-season conference championships
WAC 2008, 2009 MWC 2025

Coaching history

Years	Coach	Record	%
1973–1979	Olena Plummer	68–35–2	.657
1980–1989	Pat Hixson	174–212–1	.451
2003–2008	Michelle Gardner	187–176	.515
2009–2016	Matt Meuchel	196–217	.475
2017–2021	Josh Taylor	71–44	.617
2022–2023	Linda Garza	48–54	.471
2024	Marina Demore	40–17	.702
2025–present	Victoria Hayward	41–14	.745

Postseason - NCAA

Sources:^[3]

Year	Tournament Record	Opponent	Result
2006	0–2	Oregon State Portland State	L 1-2 L 1-2
2008	2–2	Purdue UCLA Purdue UCLA	W 4-1 L 4-6 W 2-1 L 3-4
2009	1–2	Cal Poly Stanford Cal Poly	W 4-1 L 1-9 L 1-6

Championships

Conference Championships

Season	Conference	Record	Head Coach
2008	Western Athletic Conference	16–2	Michelle Gardner
2009	Western Athletic Conference	15–5	Matt Meuchel

Conference Tournament Championships

Season	Conference	Location	Head Coach
2006	WAC	Fresno, CA	Michelle Gardner

Coaching staff

Name[4]	Position	First year	Alma mater
Victoria Hayward	Head coach	2025	Washington
Delanie Wisz	Assistant coach	2025	UCLA
Carli Cutler	Assistant coach, pitching	2025	UConn
Jillian Celis	Assistant coach	2025	San Diego State