March 13, 2000

WHEN/WHERE: The UNLV baseball team will travel to Utah for a four-game road swing. The following is UNLV's schedule over the next two weeks.

THIS WEEK:
Wednesday, March 15 - UNLV at Southern Utah, 3:05 p.m. (MST), St. George, Utah
Friday, March 17 - **UNLV at Utah, 2 p.m. (MST), Franklin Covey Field (12,000)
Saturday, March 18 - **UNLV at Utah, 1 p.m. (MST), Franklin Covey Field*
Sunday, March 19 - **UNLV at Utah, 1 p.m. (MST), Franklin Covey Field*

NEXT WEEK:
Friday, March 24 - **New Mexico at UNLV, 7:05 p.m., Earl E. Wilson Stadium (3,000)
Saturday, March 25 - **New Mexico at UNLV, 1:05 p.m., Earl E. Wilson Stadium
Sunday, March 26 - **New Mexico at UNLV, 1:05 p.m., Earl E. Wilson Stadium

*KSHP AM-1400 Radio
**Mountain West Conference game

RADIO: The radio home for UNLV baseball in 2000 will be KSHP AM-1400. Scott Robbs returns for his third season and will call the action all season long. The pregame show begins five minutes prior to the first pitch. A total of 25 games will be broadcast during the season which will consist of Saturday and Sunday games. WEBSITE BROADCAST INFORMATION: UNLV baseball can also be heard on the internet. To access the broadcast, click on UNLV's official website at www.unlvrebels.com

THE TEAMS: UNLV is 6-18 overall and 0-3 in the Mountain West Conference. UNLV lost three games in its inaugural Mountain West Conference series to BYU last weekend at Wilson Stadium (March 9-11). BYU won 9-1, 5-3, 9-8. Southern Utah is 7-8 on the season. The Thunderbirds lost two out of three games against New Mexico State on March 7-8. SUU 10-5, NMS 18-17 and 3-2. Utah is 8-14 overall and 1-2 in the Mountain West Conference. The Utes lost two out of three games last weekend in San Diego against San Diego State. SDSU 20-1, Utah 7-6 and SDSU 8-6. New Mexico is 12-11 overall and 2-0 in the Mountain West Conference. The Lobos defeated Air Force twice last weekend in Colorado Springs. New Mexico won 3-2 and 13-5 and the final game of the series was snowed out. New Mexico will host San Diego State this weekend (March 17-19) in a MWC three-game series.

THE SERIES: UNLV leads the series against Southern Utah 72-14. UNLV and Southern Utah split two games at Wilson Stadium on Feb. 4-5. UNLV won 19-5 and lost 11-7. UNLV leads the series against Utah 48-18. UNLV lost two out of three games last year in Salt Lake City in WAC play. Utah won 4-3, UNLV won 13-9, and Utah won 9-8 in 10 innings.

UNLV leads the series against New Mexico 43-21. New Mexico defeated UNLV two out of three games last season in Albuquerque in WAC play. UNLV won 8-4 and New Mexico won 15-9 and 17-14.

UNLV HEAD COACH ROD SOESBE: He is in his 16th season at UNLV and his fourth as head coach. His career record is 88-107 (.451). Rod was named as the fourth head coach in UNLV baseball history on Sept. 10, 1996. He spent 12 seasons as the top assistant coach to Fred Dallimore. He came to UNLV in 1985 and served as the team's hitting instructor, working with the infielders and third base coach. In the summer of 1999, he had the distinction of serving as an assistant coach of the USA Baseball National Team under Texas A&M head coach Mark Johnson. Soesbe spent six years at Yavapai College (Prescott, Ariz.) from 1978-83 and was head coach at Lee College in Baytown, Texas, in 1984. He was twice named the Arizona Junior College "Coach of the Year" in 1978 and 1979. He was also named regional "Coach of the Year" for those two seasons.

COACHES: Kurt Palmer is in his first season at Southern Utah and his record is 7-8 (.467). Tim Esmay is in his fourth season at Utah and his record is 89-106-1 (.457). Rich Alday is in his 11th season at New Mexico and his record is 300-288-2 (.510) and career record over 28 seasons is 796-508-2 (.610).

EARL E. WILSON BASEBALL STADIUM: UNLV baseball is in its seventh season playing in the 3,000-seat Earl E. Wilson Baseball Stadium at Roger Barnson Field (28th season playing on the existing field). A gift of $1.2 million from the estate of the late Earl and Hazel Wilson was used for the construction of the Stadium. The stadium features 2,500 theater-type seats and 500 bleacher-back seats, paved parking for 400 cars, a 60-foot enclosed press box, restrooms for fans, concession areas, backstop, public address system, batter's eye in centerfield, and stadium entrance complete with handicap access (tunnel and ramp). Wilson Stadium was dedicated on Saturday, Jan. 29, 1994, prior to the UNLV Alumni Game. Jay Brown and Mel Wolzinger, co-trustees of the Earl and Hazel Wilson estate, were on hand to bring in a new era to Rebel baseball. A crowd of 2,500, the largest home crowd in UNLV baseball history, saw the UNLV Alumni defeat the varsity 15-14. The park dimensions are 335-375-400-375-335.

REBEL NOTES: The 2000 schedule features 56 games with 32 home games and 24 road games (1 game rained out at No. 9 USC). The Mountain West Conference will feature a six-team division format. The six schools which participate in baseball are Air Force, BYU, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV and Utah. The 30-game MWC schedule will be played with each team playing six games (home and home) against each conference opponent. The inaugural MWC Tournament will be held on Wednesday-Saturday, May 17-20, at Wilson Stadium. During the first season, the winner of the tournament WILL NOT receive an automatic NCAA Tournament bid.

RANKED OPPONENTS: UNLV has played three ranked opponents thus far in 2000: vs. No. 3 UCLA (Feb. 11-13), at Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 18-20), at Clemson (March 3-5). UNLV is 2-7 vs. ranked opponents (1-2 vs. UCLA, 0-3 vs. Cal State Fullerton, vs. 1-2 vs. Clemson).

UNLV PLAYER-BY-PLAYER NOTES:

LUKE ANDERSON: The junior right-hander has appeared in 7 games (started 5) and has a 2-3 record with a 7.67 ERA. Has pitched in 31.2 innings, allowed 47 hits and has struck out 28. He made his first collegiate start against Saint Mary's on Jan. 31. He had a strong outing and defeated the Gaels 3-1. He pitched 7.2 innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 run (0 earned), 1 walk and a career-high 11 strikeouts. He struck out six of the first seven batters and retired 13 straight batters from the third through the seventh innings. He was named the Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 1). He made his second start against Southern Utah on Feb. 5. He pitched 3.2 innings, allowed 7 hits, 7 runs (6 earned) and lost 11-7. He suffered his second loss of the season against No. 3 UCLA on Feb. 13. Pitched 5.1 innings, allowed 9 hits, 5 runs, walked 2 and struck out 3. He lost to No. 5 Cal State Fullerton 7-3 on Feb. 19. He pitched 5.2 innings, allowed 9 hits, 7 runs, walked 2 and struck out 5. He defeated Michigan State 10-4 in the Coors Desert Classic on Feb. 26. Pitched 5.2 innings, allowed 11 hits, 4 runs, walked 3 and struck out 6. He pitched 1.2 innings in relief against BYU on March 10. He allowed 4 hits and 1 run.

BRAD BEASLEY: The junior catcher/designated hitter has appeared in 13 games and is batting .233 (7-for-30) with 1 home run and 5 RBI. He was 2-for-4 with a double and 2 RBI against Southern Utah on Feb. 4. He hit a pinch-hit solo home run to right field against Southern Utah on Feb. 5. He was 1-for-3 against No. 3 UCLA on Feb. 12. He was 1-for-2 with 1 run scored against No. 5 Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 19. He was 1-for-5 with 1 RBI against Michigan State in the Coors Desert Classic on Feb. 26. He was 1-for-2 with 1 RBI (sacrifice fly) against No. 8 Clemson on March 4.

HAROLD BETTS: The senior catcher has appeared in 19 games and is batting .258 (17-for-66) with 5 doubles, 2 home runs and 8 RBI. He batted .455 (5-for-11) in the Southern Utah series (Feb. 4-5). He was 3-for-6 with 1 RBI on Feb. 4 and 2-for-5 on Feb. 5. He was 1-for-5 with a solo home run and 2 RBI against No. 3 UCLA on Feb. 11 and 2-for-4 with a two-run HR against the Bruins on Feb. 13. He was 1-for-4 with 2 RBI against Santa Clara in the Coors Desert Classic on Feb. 24 and 1-for-3 against UNR on Feb. 25. He was 2-for-4 against Oregon State in the Coors Desert Classic on Feb. 26. He was 2-for-4 with a triple against No. 8 Clemson on March 3. He was 1-for-4 with a double against BYU on March 10. He is fielding 1.000 in 94 chances.

JARED BONNELL: The freshman right-hander has appeared in 5 games and is 0-2 with a 5.06 ERA. Has pitched in 10.2 innings and has allowed 11 hits and 6 runs (3 earned). He suffered the loss against Saint Mary's in his first collegiate appearance on Jan. 29. Pitched 1.1 innings and allowed 4 runs (1 earned). He pitched a scoreless ninth inning against Southern Utah on Feb. 5. He had a good performance in his first collegiate start against Lewis-Clark State on Feb. 15. Pitched 5 innings, allowed 5 hits, 3 runs, walked 2 and struck out 2. He suffered the loss against the Warriors (LCS 10-1). He pitched 2.1 scoreless innings in relief against No. 5 Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 19.

JOHN CRUZ: The freshman outfielder has appeared in 24 games and is batting .205 (16-for-78) with 12 runs scored and is the team-leader with 6-for-7 in stolen bases. He was 2-for-5 in his first collegiate game against Saint Mary's on Jan. 29. He batted .429 (3-for-7) in the Southern Utah series (Feb. 4-5). He was 2-for-2 with 3 RBI against the T-Birds on Feb. 5. He was 1-for-5 with 1 stolen base against No. 3 UCLA on Feb. 11. He was 2-for-3 against Lewis-Clark State on Feb. 15. He was 1-for-4 with 1 run scored against No. 5 Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 18. He was 3-for-5 with 1 RBI against Santa Clara in the Coors Desert Classic on Feb. 24 and 1-for-3 against West Virginia on Feb. 27. He was 2-for-4 with 1 RBI against BYU on March 11.

TONY DeMARCO: The senior first baseman/designated hitter has appeared in 24 games and is batting .323 (32-for-99). Tied for the team lead with 9 doubles. Team-leader with 19 runs scored, 3 home runs and 26 RBI. He was 3-for-5 with a 2-run home run against Saint Mary's on Jan. 29. He was 3-for-5 with a solo home run and 2 RBI against Southern Utah on Feb. 4. He also scored a career-high 5 runs. Batted .615 (8-for-13) with 8 RBI in the UCLA series (Feb. 11-13). He was 5-for-5 with 5 runs scored, 3 doubles, a three-run HR and a career-high 8 RBI against No. 3 UCLA on Feb. 11. He was named the Mountain West Conference Player of the Week (Feb. 15). He was 1-for-2 with 2 RBI against Lewis-Clark State on Feb. 16. Batted .455 (10-for-22) with 9 RBI in the Coors Desert Classic (Feb. 24-27). He was 5-for-5 (for second time this season) with 3 RBI against Santa Clara (Feb. 24), 2-for-4 with 2 RBI against Michigan State (Feb. 26), 2-for-4 with 2 RBI against Oregon State (Feb. 26). He was 1-for-4 against No. 8 Clemson on March 4. Batted .417 (5-for-12) in the BYU series (March 9-11). He was 3-for-4 against BYU on March 9 and 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored on March 11. Has compiled 56 multiple-hit games, which includes: 33 two-hit games, 15 three-hit games, 4 four-hit games, 4 five-hit games. Has appeared in 120 career games and is batting .369 (184-for-498), which ranks fourth in UNLV history.

JUSTIN FAIRBANKS: The senior right-hander has appeared in 4 games (started 4) and has a 0-2 record with a 3.18 earned run average. Pitched 17 innings, allowed 20 hits, 12 runs (6 earned) and has struck out 10. He made his first appearance of the season against Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 20. He pitched 2 innings and allowed 2 runs. His second start came against Oregon State in the Coors Desert Classic on Feb. 26. He pitched 5 solid innings and allowed 1 run in a no decision. He pitched 5 innings against Clemson on March 4. He lost 5-3 and allowed 3 hits, 3 runs (1 earned), walked 2 and struck out 4. He had another no decision against BYU on March 11. He pitched 5 innings, allowed 7 hits and 6 runs (2 earned).

MICHAEL FORD: The junior outfielder has appeared in 11 games and is batting .333 (8-for-24). He was 2-for-3 against Saint Mary's on Jan. 31. He was out of action for three weeks with a broken right hand. Returned to action against No. 5 Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 19. He was 1-for-1 as a pinch-hitter against UNR in the Coors Desert Classic on Feb. 25. He was 1-for-4 with 1 RBI against No. 8 Clemson on March 4. He batted .600 (3-for-5) in the BYU series (March 9-11). He was 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored on March 11.

CHAD HARRIS: The sophomore left-hander has appeared in 6 games and has a 0-1 record with a 7.71 ERA. Has pitched 7 innings, allowed 9 hits and 8 runs. Pitched one scoreless inning each against Saint Mary's (Jan. 30) and Southern Utah (Feb. 4). He allowed 1 run in 1 inning against No. 3 UCLA on Feb. 12. He suffered his first defeat against West Virginia in the Coors Desert Classic on Feb. 27. He pitched 3.1 innings, allowed 7 hits and 5 runs (3 earned).

NATE KAUP: The senior outfielder has appeared in 24 games and is the team's second-leading hitter with a .341 average (28-for-82). Second on the team with 7 doubles with 2 home runs and has 15 RBI. He batted .400 (4-for-10) in the Saint Mary's series (Jan. 29-31). He was 2-for-3 with 2 doubles on Jan. 29. Batted .667 (6-for-9) in the Southern Utah series (Feb. 4-5). He was a career-high 5-for-5 with 8 RBI against Southern Utah on Feb. 4. Had 2 doubles, a three-run first inning home run and 4 runs scored. Had a string of 7 consecutive hits (Jan. 31 - Feb. 5), which ranks second in UNLV history. Batted .467 (7-for-15) in the UCLA series (Feb. 11-13). He was 4-for-6 with a double, home run and 3 RBI (Feb. 11) and 3-for-5 (Feb. 13). Batted .455 (5-for-11) in the Cal State Fullerton series (Feb. 18-20). He was 3-for-4 against the fifth-ranked Titans on Feb. 18. He was 1-for- 3 against UNR in the Coors Desert Classic on Feb. 25. He was 2-for-4 against BYU on March 10 and drove in two runs against the Cougars (FC, groundout) on March 11. Has hit safely in 15 of 24 games.

TRENT KITSCH: The junior first baseman/designated hitter has appeared in 24 games and is batting .304 (24-for-79) with 4 doubles, 3 home runs and 13 RBI. Batted .333 (4-for-12) in the Saint Mary's series (Jan. 29-31). He was 2-for-4 with 2 RBI in UNLV's 3-1 victory over Saint Mary's on Jan. 31. He was 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored against Southern Utah on Feb. 4. Batted .417 (5-for-12) in the UCLA series (Feb. 11-13). He was 2-for-5 with 2 home runs (a two-run and three-run HR) for 5 RBI against No. 3 UCLA on Feb. 11. He was 2-for-3 with 1 RBI against the Bruins on Feb. 12. He was 2-for-3 with 1 RBI against Lewis-Clark State on Feb. 16. Batted .476 (10-for-21) in the Coors Desert Classic (Feb. 24-27). He was 4-for-5 with 4 runs scored against Santa Clara (Feb. 24), 2-for-4 against UNR (Feb. 25), 2-for-4 with 2 RBI against Michigan State (Feb. 26). He was 1-for-4 against No. 8 Clemson on March 4. Has hit safely in 12 of 24 games and has 10 multiple-hit games.

BRAD MALOFF: The junior shortstop/third baseman has appeared in 16 games and is batting .255 (14-for-55) with 3 doubles. Played stellar defense in his UNLV debut against Lewis-Clark State on Feb. 15. Had 6 assists and was 0-for-1 with 3 bases on balls. He was 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored against the Warriors on Feb. 16. He batted .250 (3-for-12) in the Cal State Fullerton series and was 1-for-4 in each game. He was 2-for-5 against Santa Clara in the Coors Desert Classic on Feb. 24, 2-for-5 with 2 runs scored against Michigan State (Feb. 26), 2-for-4 with 2 RBI against West Virginia (Feb. 27). He was 1-for-4 against No. 8 Clemson on March 3. He was 1-for-3 against BYU on March 10 and 1-for-2 against BYU on March 11.

ADAM MANLEY: The junior outfielder has appeared in 20 games and is batting .329 (23-for-70) with 9 doubles (tied for team lead) and 18 RBI. He was 2-for-5 with 3 RBI against Southern Utah on Feb. 4. He was 1-for-4 with a RBI double against the T-Birds on Feb. 5. He was 2-for-4 with 4 runs scored and a double and RBI against No. 3 UCLA on Feb. 11. Batted .500 (3-for-6) in the Lewis-Clark State series (Feb. 15-16). He was 2-for-3 with 2 RBI on Feb. 16. He was 1-for-4 against No. 5 Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 18. Batted .462 (6-for-13) with 5 RBI in the Coors Desert Classic (Feb. 24-27). He was 3-for-4 with 2 RBI against Michigan State on Feb. 26 and 1-for-2 with his first home run of the season against West Virginia on Feb. 27. Batted .400 (4-for-10) in the Clemson series(March 3-5). He was 2-for-4 in the first two games of the series against the eighth-ranked Tigers (March 3-4). He was 2-for-4 with 2 RBI against BYU on March 10. Has hit safely in 15 of 20 games.

C.J. MARTIN: The junior right-hander has appeared in 12 games (leads staff) and has a 0-2 record with a 5.40 ERA. Has pitched 23.1 innings, allowed 26 hits, 17 runs and has struck out 10. He worked 3.1 scoreless innings and struck out 3 against Saint Mary's on Jan. 30. He pitched 1.1 innings and allowed 1 run against Southern Utah on Feb. 5. He pitched 2.2 innings in relief and allowed 1 run against No. 3 UCLA on Feb. 11. Appeared in 0.2 innings and allowed 1 run against the Bruins on Feb. 13. He suffered the defeat in UNLV's 2-1 loss in 10 innings against No. 5 Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 18. Pitched 3 innings and allowed 3 hits and 1 run. He pitched 2.1 scoreless innings and retired all 7 batters against Michigan State in UNLV's 10-4 victory in the Coors Desert Classic on Feb. 26. Pitched 3 innings against No. 8 Clemson on March 4. Allowed 3 hits and 2 runs (1 earned) in Clemson's 5-3 victory. He had two appearances against BYU on March 9 and 11. Pitched a total of 3.2 innings and allowed 4 runs.

JOE MARUFFI: The sophomore right-hander has appeared in 7 games (6 started) and has a 2-3 record with a 6.53 ERA. Has pitched 30.1 innings, allowed 39 hits, 26 runs and has struck out 14. He suffered the loss against Saint Mary's on Jan. 30. He allowed 8 runs in 0.1 innings. Had a strong relief outing against Southern Utah on Feb. 4. He pitched 2.1 scoreless innings and struck out 2 against Southern Utah on Feb. 4. He had one of his best performances of his career against No. 3 UCLA on Feb. 11. Pitched 6.1 innings, allowed 7 hits, 4 runs, walked 2 and struck out 2 to record his first victory of the season (UNLV W 21-5). He had a strong performance against No. 5 Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 18. He pitched 6 innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 run, walked 6 and struck out 2 in the no decision. He defeated Santa Clara 12-6 in the Coors Desert Classic on Feb. 24. He pitched 6 innings, allowed 6 hits, 3 runs, walked 4 and struck out 5. He had another solid outing against No. 8 Clemson on March 3. He pitched 6 innings, allowed 8 hits, 4 runs, walked 2 and struck out 2. Suffered the loss, 8-0, to Clemson. He suffered the loss against BYU on March 9. He pitched 3.1 innings, allowed 6 hits, 6 runs (4 earned), walked 1 and struck out 1.

ANDY McCULLOCH: The senior right-hander has appeared in 9 games and has a 1-1 record with 1 save and a team-leading 1.38 ERA. Has pitched 13 innings, allowed 12 hits, 2 runs, walked 7 and struck out 8. He recorded his first save (6th career) against Saint Mary's on Jan. 31. He pitched 1.1 scoreless innings and struck out 3 in UNLV's 3-1 victory. Pitched 2.1 scorless innings in relief against No. 3 UCLA on Feb. 13. Pitched 1 inning and allowed 2 hits and 1 run in UNLV's 4-3 loss to Oregon State in the Coors Desert Classic on Feb. 26. He pitched 1.2 scoreless innings against West Virginia on Feb. 27. He recorded his first victory of the season against No. 8 Clemson (UNLV W 4-3) on March 5. He pitched 2.1 scoreless innings and didn't allow a hit and struck out 2. He had two appearances against BYU on March 10-11. He pitched a total of 3.2 scoreless innings. He has not allowed a run in his last 10.1 innings pitched.

CODY OKUDA: The senior second baseman has appeared in 13 games and is batting .321 (9-for-28) and is 3-for-3 in stolen bases. He was 2-for-4 in his first start of the season against Michigan State in the Coors Desert Classic on Feb. 26. He was 1-for-3 against Oregon State on Feb. 26 and 2-for-4 against West Virginia on Feb. 27. Batted .333 (2-for-6) in the Clemson series (March 3-5). He was 1-for-3 in the first two games against the eighth-ranked Tigers. He was 1-for-2 with a two-run single against BYU on March 11.

RYAN OLSON: The sophomore left-hander has appeared in 3 games and has a 1-0 record with a 6.23 ERA. Has pitched in 13 innings, allowed 17 hits, 11 runs (9 earned), walked 4 and struck out 10. He had a no decision in his first start against Saint Mary's on Jan. 29. He pitched 6 innings, allowed 6 hits, 4 runs, walked 2 and struck out 6. He defeated Southern Utah 19-5 on Feb. 4 in his second start. He pitched 5.2 innings, allowed 7 hits, 5 runs (3 earned), walked 2 and struck out 3. He made his first appearance since Feb. 4 against BYU on March 11. He pitched 1.1 innings, allowed 4 hits and 2 runs.

GIOVANNI PUPO: The freshman left-hander has appeared in 8 games (5 started) and has a 0-4 record with a 6.58 ERA. Has pitched 39.2 innings (leads staff), allowed 59 hits, 35 runs and struck out 24. He worked 1.2 scoreless innings in his first collegiate appearance against Saint Mary's on Jan. 29. He pitched 2.1 innings against Southern Utah on Feb. 5. He allowed 2 hits, 1 run and struck out 2. He pitched well in his first collegiate start against No. 3 UCLA on Feb. 12. Pitched 5.2 innings, allowed 9 hits, 5 runs, walked 3 and struck out 4. He allowed only 1 run through five innings. UCLA broke open a 1-1 game with four runs in the sixth inning. He pitched 6 innings against Lewis-Clark State in his second start on Feb. 16. Allowed 8 hits, 6 runs (3 earned), walked 2 and struck out 4 in UNLV's 6-5 loss. He suffered the loss (5-0) against UNR in the Coors Desert Classic on Feb. 25. He had a good outing and pitched 8 innings, allowed 7 hits, 5 runs (2 earned), walked 4 and struck out 2. He had a no decision against No. 8 Clemson on March 5. He pitched 6.2 solid innings and allowed 8 hits, 3 runs, walked 1 and struck out 3. UNLV rallied for two runs in the eighth and defeated Clemson 4-3. He recorded another good outing against BYU on March 10. He pitched 5.1 innings, allowed 10 hits, 4 runs and struck out 3 (L 5-3).

DENNY SEYBERT: The senior outfielder is the team's leading hitter with a .483 average (14-for-29). He was 1-for-1 with 2 RBI against Saint Mary's on Jan. 30. He was 3-for-5 against West Virginia in the Coors Desert Classic on Feb. 27. He was 2-for-5 against No. 8 Clemson on March 5. He batted .462 (6-for-13) in the BYU series (March 9-11). He was 3-for-4 with 2 runs scored on March 10 and 3-for-5 with 2 runs scored on March 11.

GARETT SHITANISHI: The freshman second baseman has appeared in 20 games and is batting .203 (13-for-64) with 12 runs scored and is 2-for-5 in stolen bases. Batted .500 (5-for-10) in the Saint Mary's series (Jan. 29-31). He was 3-for-5 with a double on Jan. 29 and 2-for-2 on Jan. 31. He was 1-for-3 with 3 runs scored against Southern Utah on Feb. 4. He was 4-for-6 with 5 runs scored against No. 3 UCLA on Feb. 11 in UNLV's 21-5 victory. He was 1-for-2 with 2 RBI against No. 5 Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 19. He was 1-for-5 in the leadoff spot against No. 8 Clemson on March 5.

ZACH STRONG: The freshman shortstop has appeared in 22 games and is batting .278 (22-for-79) with 10 RBI. He was 2-for-4 with 1 RBI against Saint Mary's on Jan. 30. Batted .300 (3-for-10) in the Southern Utah series (Feb. 4-5). He was 2-for-6 with 1 RBI on Feb. 4. He was 1-for-4 with 2 bases on balls against No. 3 UCLA on Feb. 11. He was 2-for-4 with 1 RBI against the Bruins on Feb. 13. He was 2-for-3 with 2 runs scored against No. 5 Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 19. He batted .421 (8-for-19) in the Coors Desert Classic (Feb. 24-27). He was 4-for-4 with 3 RBI against Santa Clara (Feb. 24), 2-for-3 with 2 RBI and his first collegiate home run, a two-run shot, (to give UNLV a 5-4 lead) against Michigan State on Feb. 26. He was 1-for-4 with 1 RBI against No. 8 Clemson on March 5. He was 1-for-2 against BYU on March 9. He has hit safely in 14 of 22 games.