Here’s a breakdown of teh key information from the provided text, organized for clarity:
Key Personnel Changes:
* Jake McKinley (Out): stepped down as head baseball coach after leading Nevada to the 2025 Mountain West Championship. He had two years remaining on his $225,000/year contract adn owes a $75,000 buyout.
* Jordan Getzelman (In): Named the new head baseball coach. He was previously an assistant under McKinley for seven years and is familiar with the program.
Nevada Baseball Program Status:
* Recent Success: nevada has been a consistently strong baseball program, winning four Mountain West titles in the MW era under three different coaches (Jay Johnson, TJ Bruce, and Jake McKinley).
* 2025 Season: The team had 33 wins, the most as 2016, and won the Mountain West Championship.
* 2026 Outlook: The team is expected to be competitive in 2026, returning all five All-MW selections (including Sean Yamaguchi) and seven of their everyday position players. Key returning players include Billy Ham, Jayce Dobie, Jake Harvey, Jackson Waller, Alessandro Castro, and Dominic Desch.
Jordan Getzelman’s Background:
* Experience at Nevada: Seven years as an assistant coach under Jake McKinley.
* Prior Coaching Roles:
* Middle Tennessee (2022) – Same capacity
* Milwaukee Brewers (2020-21) – Assistant hitting coordinator
* Dallas Baptist (2018-19) – Director of hitting development
* Jessup (2018) – Volunteer assistant
* Playing Career:
* Missouri, Iowa Western Community College (JUCO All-Region, JUCO world Series), Kennesaw State, Menlo College (NAIA all-American, GSAC Player of the Year). He played for McKinley at Menlo College.
* Family: His wife, Casey Stangel, is the Wolf Pack’s senior associate athletic director and senior women’s administrator.
Othre notable Information:
* Stephanie Rempe (Nevada athletic director) was the one who initially hired McKinley.
* A press conference to introduce Getzelman is scheduled for Tuesday.
