May 1, 1998

The Rebels traveled to Hawai'i to face the #12 team in the nation and lost the first two of a four-game series Friday at Rainbow Wahine Park. UNLV lost both games of the doubleheader by the score of 4-1 to drop its season record to 19-28 and a 11-17 conference mark. The day was highlighted by a great performance by senior Julie Crandall who went 4-for-6 with a double and a home run.

In game one the Rebels jumped to the early 1-0 lead when Crandall hit her eighth home run of the season. The Rainbow Wahine tied it up in their half of the second when Dana Degan doubled to start off the inning and later scored on a wild pitch by Brandi Isgar. The score tied at one until the bottom of the fourth when Mel McGie scored off a double by Kehau Cofran to give the Rainbow Wahine the 2-1 advantage. Hawai'i added two in the sixth for the 4-1 victory. Isgar took the loss to drop her season record to 13-19.

In the nightcap the Wahine took a 2-0 lead in their half of the first inning off a two-run home run by McGie. A home run in the Hawai'i half of the second by Aiko Okamura and another score in the third made the score 4-0. UNLV got on the board in the top of the fourth by way of a Raven Coberg RBI-double, scoring Crandall. The Rebels held Hawai'i without a score for the remainder of the game but could not overcome the deficit, going on to lose 4-1.

The two teams are back in action again tomorrow as the Rebels face Hawai'i in a doubleheader beginning at 1:00pm.