Wolf Pack to announce major donation for Peccole Park renovation

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(Photo: Andy Barron/RGJ file)Peccole Park, the home of the Nevada baseball team, is getting a major renovation.

The Wolf Pack said Thursday is will hold a press conference Friday morning to announce a lead gift toward a new facilities project. Details of the project were not disclosed, but Don Weir, a Wolf Pack alum and the owner of Reno Dodge, will be in attendance.

Nevada is expected to announce Weir is making one of the biggest donations to the Wolf Pack in the school's history. The baseball team is in the process…