May 15, 2000

WHEN/WHERE: The UNLV baseball team, winners of 17 out of its last 23 games, will compete in the six-team Mountain West Conference Tournament on Wednesday-Saturday, May 17-20, at Earl E. Wilson Stadium at Roger Barnson Field (3,000). The winner of the tournament will not receive an automatic NCAA Tournament bid. The following is the tournament schedule.

Wednesday - May 17:
11 a.m. -- No. 1 seed New Mexico (34-19, 22-8) vs. No. 6 seed Air Force (21-32, 6-23)
3 p.m. - No. 3 seed BYU (27-27, 15-15) vs. No. 4 seed Utah (25-28, 15-15)
7 p.m. - No. 2 seed San Diego State (30-28, 17-12) vs. No. 5 seed UNLV (24-31, 14-16)

Thursday, May 18:
11 a.m. - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3
3 p.m. - Winner Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
7 p.m. - Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3

Friday, May 19 and Saturday, May 20
Times TBA (bracketing TBA due to if five teams remain after game 6 and 2 teams after game 9 or if five teams remain after game 6 and 3 teams after game 9).

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 25-game schedule was broadcast during the season which consisted of Saturday and Sunday games. NOTE: KSHP AM-1400 will broadcast Saturday's championship game if UNLV is playing. 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 NOTE: During the MWC Tournament click on www.mountainwestconf.com for details on other game broadcasts.

UNLV: The Rebels are 24-31 overall and finished in fifth place in the Mountain West Conference with a 14-16 record. UNLV is 17-6 over its last 23 games. UNLV defeated San Diego State two out of three games last weekend at Tony Gwynn Stadium. UNLV won 8-3, lost 16-6 and won the regular season finale, 8-7.

2000 SERIES VS. MWC: UNLV is 5-1 (3-0 home/2-1 road) vs. San Diego State and the Aztecs lead the all-time series 28-19. UNLV is 5-1 (3-0 home/2-1 road) vs. Air Force and lead the all-time series 28-8. UNLV is 3-3 (0-3 home/3-0 road) vs. BYU and leads the all-time series 44-38. UNLV is 0-6 (0-3 home/0-3 road) vs. New Mexico and leads the all-time series 43-27. UNLV is 1-5 (1-2 home/0-3 road) vs. Utah and leads the all-time series 49-23.

FINAL MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE STANDINGS:

UNLV HEAD COACH ROD SOESBE: He is in his 16th season at UNLV and his fourth as head coach. His career record is 106-120 (.469). 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: Jim Dietz is in 29th season at San Diego State and is record is 1,150-701-18 (.620).

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 featured 56 games with 32 home games and 24 road games (1 game rained out at then-No. 9 USC). The Mountain West Conference featured 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 was 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).

CLOSE GAMES: UNLV is 11-13 in games decided by three runs or less (5-8 in 1-run games, 6-3 in 2-run games, 0-2 in 3-run games). UNLV lost 7 of its 16 MWC games by three runs or less.

MWC PLAYER AND PITCHER OF WEEK: UNLV has a total of EIGHT MWC player or pitcher of the week honors this season. Players of the Week: Tony DeMarco (Feb. 16), Trent Kitsch on back-to-back weeks (April 10 and 17), Adam Manley (May 8). Pitchers of the Week: Luke Anderson (Feb. 1), Ryan Olson (April 10 and 24) and Andy McCulloch (April 17). UNLV also swept the MWC Player and Pitchers of the Week during a two-week stretch (April 10 and 17). UNLV also had two Lousivlle Slugger National Players of the Week: Ryan Olson (April 24) and Adam Manley (May 8).

UNLV PLAYER-BY-PLAYER NOTES:

LUKE ANDERSON: The junior right-hander has appeared in 16 games (started 7) and has a 3-3 record with a 6.92 ERA. Has pitched in 53.1 innings (single season career-high), allowed 80 hits, 54 runs, walked 19 and has struck out 54 (third on staff). 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 then-No. 3 UCLA on Feb. 13. Pitched 5.1 innings, allowed 9 hits, 5 runs, walked 2 and struck out 3. He lost to then-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. He recorded his third victory of the season against Southern Utah on March 15. He pitched 5 innings, allowed 7 hits, 3 runs, walked 1 and struck out 5 (UNLV W 11-4). He pitched one scoreless inning in relief against New Mexico on March 26. He pitched the final two innings in relief against San Diego State in UNLV's 8-3 victory on April 9. Allowed 1 hit, no runs and struck out 3 and retired the final six batters he faced. Pitched 1.1 innings against Southern Colorado on April 19. Allowed 2 hits and 3 unearned runs. Had a solid relief performance against Utah on April 21. Pitched 3.2 innings, allowed 1 hit (solo HR), walked 1 and struck out 7. Pitched 2.2 innings, allowed 4 runs (3 earned) and struck out 3 against New Mexico on April 30. He made his seventh start against Air Force on May 7. He had a no decision and pitched 3.2 innings and allowed 8 runs (5 earned). Pitched 2 innings, allowed 7 hits and 5 runs (1 earned) against San Diego State on May 13.

BRAD BEASLEY: The junior catcher/designated hitter has appeared in 28 games and is batting .282 (24-for-85) with 3 home runs and 22 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 then-No. 3 UCLA on Feb. 12. He was 1-for-2 with 1 run scored against then-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 then-No. 8 Clemson on March 4. He was 1-for-5 against Southern Utah on March 15. He was 1-for-4 with a run scored against San Diego State on April 8. Batted .375 (3-for-8) with 6 RBI in the BYU series (April 13-15). He was 2-for-4 with his first career grand slam and a career best 5 RBI against the Cougars on April 13. Batted .500 (4-for-8) in the Utah series (April 20-22). He was 2-for-3 with 1 RBI (April 20) and 2-for-5 with a two-run home run (April 22). He was 3-for-3 with a double, sacrifice fly and 3 RBI against UNR on April 25. Batted .526 (10-for-19) over a five-game stretch (April 13-25). He batted .571 (4-for-7) in the Air Force series (May 5-7). He was 3-for-5 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI in UNLV's 21-6 victory (May 5). He was 1-for-3 with a two-run double against San Diego State on May 13.

HAROLD BETTS: The senior catcher has appeared in 39 games and is batting .271 (35-for-129) with 13 doubles, 5 home runs and 21 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 then-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 then-No. 8 Clemson on March 3. He was 1-for-4 with a double against BYU on March 10. He was 2-for-4 with a double and 1 RBI against Southern Utah on March 15. He was 1-for-5 with a double against Utah on March 18. He was 1-for-4 with a double against New Mexico on March 25. He was 0-for-2 with 2 bases on balls against San Diego State on April 9. Batted .500 (3-for-6) in the BYU series (April 13-15). He was 2-for-5 with 1 RBI (April 14) and 1-for-1 with 1 RBI (April 15). He was 1-for-4 with a two-run double against Southern Colorado on April 19. He was 1-for-1 with a double, three bases on balls and 2 runs scored against Utah on April 21. He batted .429 (6-for-14) with 3 home runs and 8 RBI in the Air Force series (May 5-7). His two-run home run rallied UNLV to a come-from-behind 6-4 victory on May 5, 2-for-4 with 3 runs scored on May 6 and hit his first career grand slam against the Falcons to cap off a 13-run third inning on May 7. He was 2-for-4 against San Diego State on May 14.

JARED BONNELL: The freshman right-hander has appeared in 10 games and is 1-2 with a 4.64 ERA. Has pitched in 21.1 innings, allowed 23 hits, 22 runs (11 earned) and struck out 13. 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. He pitched 3.2 innings in his second start (no decision) against Southern Colorado on April 19. He allowed 5 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), walked 1 and struck out 5. He pitched two-thirds of an inning and allowed 2 unearned runs against UNR on April 25. Recorded his first collegiate victory against Air Force on May 7. He pitched 3.1 innings and allowed 3 hits and 4 runs (2 earned). He retired the first seven batters he faced. He pitched 2.1 innings, allowed 1 hit and 2 unearned runs against San Diego State on May 13.

JOHN CRUZ: The freshman outfielder has appeared in 54 games and is batting .261 (49-for-188) with 38 runs scored and is the team-leader with 10-for-14 in stolen bases. Team-leader with 17 hit by pitches which ranks tied for first in UNLV history for a single season (17, Dave Sturdivant, 1988). 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 then-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 then-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. He was 2-for-5 with 1 RBI against Southern Utah on March 15. He batted .375 (3-for-8) in the Utah series (March 17-19). He had a six-game hitting streak (March 11-24) and batted .421 (8-for-19) over that stretch. He was 1-for-2 against New Mexico (March 24) and 1-for-3 against the Lobos (March 26). He was 1-for-2 with a bunt single and 1 run scored against Air Force on April 2. He was 0-for-1 with 2 hit by pitches and 2 runs scored against San Diego State on April 7. He was 2-for-5 with a stolen base against San Diego State on April 9. He was 2-for-6 in each of the last two games against BYU on April 14 and 15. Drove in 2 runs and had a stolen base against the Cougars on April 14. He was 1-for-4 with a double and a HBP against Utah on April 22. He was 1-for-4 with a hit by pitch against UNR on April 25. He was 2-for-4 against New Mexico on April 28 and missed his first game of the season against the Lobos on April 30 with a right shoulder injury. Returned to the lineup and batted .368 (7-for-19) with 10 runs scored in the Air Force series (May 5-7). He was 2-for-6 with 4 runs scored (May 5), 2-for-4 with 2 RBI (May 6), 1-for-2 with 2 HBP, 2 RBI and 3 runs scored (May 7). Batted .375 (6-for-16) in the San Diego State series (May 12-14). He was 2-for-5 (May 13) and 3-for-6 (May 14). Excellent defensive outfielder and is fielding .986 and has committed only 2 errors.

TONY DeMARCO: The senior first baseman/designated hitter has appeared in 36 games and is batting .341 (47-for-138). Has 11 doubles, 5 home runs and 33 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 then-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 then-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. He batted .583 (7-for-12) in the Utah series (March 17-19). He was 3-for-4 with two solo home runs on March 17, 2-for-4 with 2 RBI on March 18, 2-for-4 with 1 RBI on March 19. He batted .333 (4-for-12) in the NewMexico series (March 24-26). He had a season-high 8-game hitting streak (March 11-26) and batted .412 (14-for-34) over that stretch. He was injured on the first play of the game against San Diego State on April 7 and missed the remainder of the series with a hyperextended left elbow. He missed 19 games and returned to the lineup against San Diego State on May 12. He was a pinch-hitter and was hit by a pitch. He started at first base against the Aztecs on May 14 and was 3-for-5. Has compiled 61 multiple-hit games (14 this season), which includes: 36 two-hit games, 17 three-hit games, 4 four-hit games, 4 five-hit games. Has appeared in 132 career games and is batting .371 (199-for-537), which ranks fourth in UNLV history.

JUSTIN FAIRBANKS: The senior right-hander has appeared in 13 games (started 10) and has a 2-3 record with a 5.23 earned run average. Pitched 53.1 innings, allowed 64 hits, 40 runs (31 earned), walked 20 and has struck out 29. He made his first appearance of the season against then-No. 5 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 then-No. 8 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). He suffered the loss at Utah on March 19. He pitched 4 innings, allowed 6 hits, 6 runs (5 earned), walked 1 and struck out 1. He made his first relief appearance of the season against New Mexico on March 25. He pitched 3.1 innings, allowed 3 hits, 2 runs (1 earned) and struck out 2. He recorded his first victory of the season against San Diego State on April 9. Pitched a season-high 7 innings, allowed 10 hits, 3 runs, walked 1 and struck out a season-high 5 batters. He retired the side in the second and sixth innings and retired 10 of 12 batters from the fourth through the seventh innings. He had a no decision against BYU on April 15. He pitched 2.1 innings, allowed 4 hits, 6 runs and walked 4. He had another no decision against Utah on April 21. Pitched 2.1 innings, allowed 6 hits, 4 runs, walked 3 and struck out 2. He pitched his best game of the season against UNR on April 25. He pitched 7 solid innings, allowed 4 hits, 1 run, walked 1 and struck out 3. He retired 16 of 18 batters (from 1 - 6 innings) and retired the side in order in the second, third and fifth innings. He pitched three innings in relief and allowed 1 run and struck out 2 against New Mexico on April 30. He had a no decision against Air Force on May 6. Pitched 5.2 innings, allowed 8 hits, 5 runs, walked 3 and struck out 3. UNLV rallied for a 7-6 victory. He pitched 1.2 scoreless innings and allowed 1 hit against San Diego State on May 14 (UNLV W 8-7).

MICHAEL FORD: The junior outfielder has appeared in 23 games and is batting .386 (22-for-57). Batting .429 (3-for-7) as a pinch-hitter. 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 then-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 then-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. He was 1-for-3 with 2 runs scored against Utah on March 18. He was 1-for-4 against New Mexico on March 26. He was 0-for-2 with a walk and a run scored against Air Force on April 2. He was 2-for-3 with 2 stolen bases and 1 RBI against San Diego State on April 9. He was 2-for-3 with 1 RBI and 3 runs scored against Southern Colorado on April 19. Had a key bunt single in the eighth inning to rally UNLV to a 9-8 victory. He was a season-high 4-for-5 with a double and 1 RBI against Utah on April 22. Batted .571 (4-for-7) in the New Mexico series (April 28-30). He was 3-for-5 against the Lobos on April 29.

CHAD HARRIS: The sophomore left-hander has appeared in 11 games and has a 0-1 record with a 4.72 ERA. Has pitched 13.1 innings, allowed 16 hits and 10 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 then-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). Pitched 1.2 scoreless innings and allowed 1 hit against Utah on April 22. He pitched 1.1 scoreless innings against New Mexico on April 28. Pitched 2 innings against Air Force on May 5 in UNLV's 21-6 victory. Allowed 3 hits, 1 run and struck out 3. Pitched 1 inning and allowed 1 unearned run against San Diego State on May 13.

NATE KAUP: The senior outfielder has appeared in 54 games and is the team's fourth-leading hitter with a .346 average (72-for-208). Has 7 home runs and leads the team in four other categories: doubles (18), RBI (41, tied), at bats (208), hits (72). 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 then-No. 5 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. He was 3-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI against Southern Utah on March 15. He batted .500 (4-for-8) in the Utah series (March 17-19). He had two 2-for-4 games (March 17-18) and three straight multiple-hit games. He was 2-for-4 with 1 RBI against New Mexico on March 25. Batted .435 (10-for-23) over a six-game stretch (March 15-26). Batted .364 (4-for-11) with 4 RBI in the San Diego State series (April 7-9). He was 2-for-4 with a double, triple and 2 RBI (April 7) and 1-for-3 with a two-run triple (April 9). Batted .400 (6-for-15) in the BYU series (April 13-15). He was 3-for-5 with a double, home run and 2 RBI on April 14. He was 1-for-4 with a solo home run against Southern Colorado on April 18. Batted .357 (5-for-14) in the Utah series (April 20-22). He was 2-for-5 in the last two games (April 21-22). Hit safely in a career-high 11 straight games (batted .354, 17-for-48) from April 7-22. Batted .364 (4-for-11) in the New Mexico series (April 28-30). He was 2-for-4 with 1 RBI (April 28) and 2-for-4 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI (April 30). Batted .409 (9-for-22) in the Air Force series (May 5-7). He was 3-for-5 with 4 runs scored and 3 RBI (May 5) and 3-for-5 with a three-run HR and 4 RBI (May 7). He was 2-for-5 against San Diego State on May 13. Has hit safely in 20 of the last 23 games and in 40 of 54 games.

TRENT KITSCH: The junior first baseman/designated hitter has appeared in 48 games and batting .327 (50-for-153) and team-leader with 12 home runs and 34 RBI (third on team). 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 then-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 then-No. 8 Clemson on March 4. He hit a pinch-hit solo home run against Southern Utah on March 15. He was 1-for-2 with 2 walks and 2 runs scored against New Mexico on March 25. He enjoyed an outstanding series against San Diego State (April 7-9). Batted .583 (7-for-12) with 7 runs scored, 3 home runs and 6 RBI. He hit one home run in each of the three games. He was 2-for-4, double, two-run HR and 3 RBI (April 7), 4-for-4 with 3 runs scored and a solo HR (April 8), 1-for-4 with a two-run HR (April 9). He was named the Mountain West Conference Player of the Week (April 10). Continued his torrid hitting in the BYU series, batted .571 (8-for-14) with 8 RBI. He was 4-for-5 with 4 runs scored, 2 home runs (HR in fourth straight game) and 4 RBI on April 13, 2-for-5 (April 14) and 2-for-4 with a three-run double to help lead UNLV to a 13-11 victory over BYU on April 15. He was named the Mountain West Conference Player of the Week (April 17) for the second consecutive week. Batted .571 (4-for-7) in the Southern Colorado series (April 18-19). Had a season-high 10-game hitting streak (March 24 - April 19) and batted .576 (19-for-33) over a eight-game stretch (April 7-19). He was 1-for-2 with his 11th home run and 2 RBI against Utah on April 22. He was 1-for-1 with his team-leading 12th home run (a two-run shot) against Air Force on May 7. He was 1-for-1 and reached bases all five times (3BB, 1HBP) against San Diego State on May 12 and was 1-for-3 with 1 RBI (May 14). Has hit safely in 27 of 48 games and has 16 multiple-hit games.

BRAD MALOFF: The junior shortstop/third baseman has appeared in 44 games and is batting .220 (31-for-141) with 7 doubles and 17 RBI. Team-leader with 15 sacrifice hits. Recorded a solid defensive game in his UNLV debut at third base 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. He was 3-for-4 with his first home run and 2 RBI against Southern Utah on March 15. He was 2-for-5 with a season-high 4 RBI against Utah on March 18. Batted .471 (8-for-17) over a six-game stretch (March 10-19). Played solid defense at shortstop and didn't commit an error in 10 chances in the San Diego State series (April 7-9). He was 2-for-5 with 2 runs scored against BYU on April 13. He was 1-for-3 with a double and 3 RBI against Southern Colorado on April 19. His suicide squeeze bunt in the eighth inning drove in the winning run in UNLV's 9-8 victory. He was 1-for-2 with two sacrifice hits against Utah on April 21. He was 1-for-4 with a double against New Mexico on April 29. He was 2-for-3 with his second home run of the season against Air Force in UNLV's 6-4 victory on May 5. He was 2-for-2 with 1 RBI against San Diego State on May 13.

ADAM MANLEY: The junior outfielder has appeared in 50 games and is batting .344 (64-for-186) with 15 doubles (second on team), 3 triples (tied for team lead), 8 home runs, 41 RBI (tied for team lead) and leads team with 50 runs scored. 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 then-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 then-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 then-No. 8 Tigers (March 3-4). He was 2-for-4 with 2 RBI against BYU on March 10. He was 1-for-3 with a home run against Southern Utah on March 15. He was 2-for-5 against Utah on March 18 and 2-for-4 with a triple, a two-run home run and 3 RBI against the Utes on March 19. He batted .273 (3-for-11) and hit safely in all three games against New Mexico (March 24-26). Batted .333 (4-for-12) in the San Diego State series (April 7-9). He was 2-for-4 with 3 runs scored, double and 2 RBI on April 7. Batted .429 (6-for-14) in the BYU series (April 13-15). He was 3-for-6 (April 14) and 2-for-4 with 3 runs scored (April 15). Hit safely in 6 straight games (April 7-15, batted .385, 10-for-26). He was 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored against Southern Colorado on April 19. Batted .417 (5-for-12) in the Utah series (April 20-22). He was 3-for-4 with a triple on April 21. Batted .382 (13-for-34) over a eight-game stretch (April 13-22). Had a tremendous series against Air Force on May 5-7. In five games, batted .650 (13-for-20) with 5 home runs, 9 runs scored and 9 RBI. He was 6-for-6 (tied the school record for most hits in a game) with 5 runs scored, 3 home runs and 5 RBI in UNLV's 21-6 victory (May 5). He had a string of 7 straight hits over a two-game stretch. For his efforts, he was named the Mountain West Conference Player of the Week and to the Collegiate Baseball Louisville Slugger National Players of the Week (May 8) along with catcher Scott Walter (Loyola Marymount) and RHP Shane Komine (Nebraksa). He was 3-for-6 with a double, 4 runs scored and 2 RBI against San Diego State on May 14. Overall, he has hit safely in 37 of 50 games and compiled 18 multiple-hit games.

C.J. MARTIN: The junior right-hander has appeared in 24 games (leads staff) and has a 3-3 record with a 4.74 ERA. Has pitched 38 innings, allowed 47 hits, 25 runs and has struck out 16. 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 then-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 then-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 then-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. Pitched 2.2 innings and allowed 3 hits and 1 run against Southern Utah on March 15. Recorded his first victory of the season against BYU on April 15. He pitched 2.1 scoreless innings. Had two appearances against Southern Colorado (April 18-19). Pitched a scoreless inning (April 18) and recorded his second victory (April 19) with 0.2 scoreless inning in UNLV's 9-8 victory. He suffered the loss against Utah on April 21. Pitched 3 innings and allowed 4 hits and 2 runs. Pitched a scoreless ninth inning against the Utes on April 22. Had two relief appearances against New Mexico. Pitched to one batter on April 29 and worked 0.1 inning and allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on April 30. Had two relief appearances against Air Force. Recorded the victory in UNLV's come-from-behind 7-6 win on May 6. Pitched 1.1 innings and allowed 1 unearned run. Pitched 1 scoreless inning on May 7.

JOE MARUFFI: The sophomore right-hander has appeared in 15 games (14 started, leads staff) and has a 5-7 record with a 7.06 ERA. Has pitched 66.1 innings (third on staff), allowed 94 hits, 67 runs and has struck out 52. 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 then-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 then-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 then-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. He had a no decision against Utah on March 18. Pitched 6.1 innings, allowed 7 hits, 5 runs, no walks and struck out 5 (Utah W 10-9). He suffered the loss against New Mexico on March 25. He pitched 5.2 innings, allowed 9 hits, 5 runs (4 earned), walked 2 and struck out 5. He recorded his third victory of the season against San Diego State on April 8. He pitched a career-high 8.2 innings, allowed 8 hits, 1 run, walked 2 and struck out a career-high 11 batters. He retired 14 of 16 batters from the first through the fifth innings. Recorded his fourth victory against BYU on April 14. Pitched 5 innings, allowed 7 hits, 6 runs (2 earned), walked 3 and struck out 7. He suffered the loss against Utah (13-9) on April 22. Pitched 0.2 inning, allowed 4 hits and 6 runs. He suffered the loss against New Mexico on April 30 (14-4). Pitched 2 innings, allowed 5 hits and 6 unearned runs in the second inning. Recorded his fifth victory against Air Force on May 5. He pitched 7 innings, allowed 9 hits, 5 runs, walked 2 and struck out 6 (UNLV W 21-6). Suffered the loss against San Diego State on May 13. Pitched 0.2, allowed 6 hits and 7 runs.

ANDY McCULLOCH: The senior right-hander has appeared in 21 games (second on staff) and has a 1-3 record with 8 saves (13 career, tied for second in UNLV history) and a team-leading 1.55 ERA. Has pitched 29 innings, allowed 22 hits, 8 runs, walked 11 and struck out 17. He recorded his first save 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 scoreless innings in relief against then-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 then-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 pitched 1 scoreless inning against Southern Utah on March 15. He suffered the loss against Utah on March 18. He pitched 1.1 innings, allowed 3 hits and 5 runs (2 earned, Utah W 10-9). He had a strong outing but suffered the loss against New Mexico on March 26. He pitched 3 innings, allowed 3 hits and 1 run. The one run allowed was in the ninth inning to break a 2-2 tie (NM W 3-2). He retired the only batter he faced against San Diego State in UNLV's 6-1 victory on April 8. He entered the game with two on and two outs in the top of the ninth inning. He recorded two saves in the BYU series (April 13-15). Pitched 1.2 scoreless innings on April 13 and retired all four batters he faced (2 strikeouts) on April 15. He was named the Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Week (April 17). He had two appearances against Southern Colorado (April 18-19). Recorded two saves and had four saves over a five-game stretch (April 13-19). Pitched a scoreless ninth inning (1 strikeout) on April 18 and had the tying run at third base in the ninth inning on April 19. He recorded the final out on a ground out "back to the box" and help lead UNLV to a come-from-behind 9-8 victory. He pitched 1.1 scoreless innings and retired all four batters against UNR on April 25 to record his sixth save. He pitched two scoreless innings and retired all 6 batters in recording his seventh save against Air Force on May 5. Pitched one scoreless inning in UNLV's 21-12 victory against the Falcons on May 7. Recorded his eighth save with a perfect ninth inning against San Diego State on May 14.

MOST SAVES - SEASON
1 - 9, Rob Luce (1996)
2 - 8, Mike Pintar (1983), Jon Sims (1989), Joe Sawaia (1990), Jimmy Smith (1998 & 1999), Andy McCulloch (2000)

MOST CAREER SAVES
1 - 16, Sean Johnson (1986-88), Jimmy Smith (1997-99)
2 - 13, Richie Davis (1978-81), Andy McCulloch (1997-2000)

JAMES NEPA: The freshman catcher/designated hitter has appeared in 19 games and is batting .360 (18-for-50). Batting .500 (3-for-6 with 4 RBI) as a pinch-hitter. He was 1-for-2 (first collegiate hit) against Saint Mary's on Jan. 30. He was 1-for-1 with a RBI triple against New Mexico on April 28. He was 1-for-2 with 1 RBI against the Lobos on April 29. Batted .529 (9-for-17) in the Air Force series (May 5-7). His pinch-hit three-run triple in the bottom of the seventh was the winning hit against the Falcons on May 6 (UNLV W 7-6). He was 3-for-5 in UNLV's 13-3 victory (May 6) and 2-for-5 with 3 runs scored on May 7. He was 2-for-4 with 1 RBI against San Diego State on May 13.

CODY OKUDA: The senior second baseman has appeared in 42 games and is batting .331 (46-for-139) with 9 doubles and is 5-for-13 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 then-No. 8 Tigers. He was 1-for-2 with a two-run single against BYU on March 11. He was 2-for-4 against Southern Utah on March 15. He batted .375 (3-for-8) in the Utah series (March 17-19). He was 2-for-3 with 2 runs scored against the Utes on March 19. Batted .357 (5-for-14) in the New Mexico series (March 24-26). He was 3-for-5 with a double and stolen base against the Lobos on March 26. He was 2-for-4 with a two-run double against Air Force on April 2. Batted .378 (17-for-45) over a 12-game stretch (March 10 - April 8) and hit safely in eight straight games (March 18 - April 8). He was 2-for-4 against San Diego State on April 7. Batted .333 (5-for-15) in the BYU series (April 13-15). He was 2-for-5 (April 13) and 3-for-5 (April 14). He was 2-for-3 against Southern Colorado on April 18. He was 2-for-3 with a two-run double against Utah on April 20. He was 1-for-5 with a two-run single against UNR on April 25. He was 2-for-4 against New Mexico on April 28. Batted .545 (6-for-11) in the Air Force series (May 5-7). He was 3-for-5 with 2 RBI in UNLV's 21-6 victory on May 5. He was 2-for-4 with 2 sacrifice bunts against San Diego State on May 14.

RYAN OLSON: The sophomore left-hander has appeared in 12 games (started 10) and has a 6-2 record with a 5.01 ERA. Has pitched in 70 innings, allowed 67 hits, 46 runs (39 earned), walked 18 and struck out 65 (leads staff). He leads the staff in victories and complete games (4). 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 tied his career-high with 6 strikeouts. 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. He pitched 2 innings in relief against Utah on March 19. He allowed 6 hits and 5 runs. He had a strong outing against New Mexico on March 26. It was his first start since Feb. 4. He pitched 5 innings, allowed 4 hits, 2 runs (1 earned), walked 2 and tied his career-high with 6 strikeouts. He recorded his first career complete game against Air Force in a 5-3 loss on April 2. He pitched 6 innings, allowed 7 hits, 5 runs (4 earned), walked 2 and struck out 4. He retired 13 of 15 batters from the second through the sixth innings. He recorded his second victory of the season against San Diego State on April 7. He pitched his first collegiate nine-inning complete game. Allowed 3 hits, 1 run, walked 1 and struck out 10 batters. He retired 13 straight batters from the first through the fifth innings and retired 24 of 29 total batters faced. He was named the Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Week (April 10). He recorded his third victory against BYU on April 13. Pitched 7 innings, allowed 7 hits, 5 runs (4 earned), walked 2 and struck out 4. Pitched four scoreless innings to start the game. Pitched the best game of his career against Utah on April 20. He recorded his third complete-game and tied the school record with 15 strikeouts, which was held by four other pitchers (Herb Pryor, 1971 and 1972, Donovan Osborne twice in 1989, Stan Eisen in 1973 and Greg Roscoe in 1986). He allowed 4 hits, 2 runs and didn't walk a batter. He retired the side in order six times, including the second through the sixth innings. He retired 19 straight batters and struck out 14, from the first through the seventh innings. He also retired 24 of 25 batters from the first through the ninth innings. For his efforts, he was named the Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Week for the second time in three weeks and to the Collegiate Baseball Louisville Slugger National Players of the Week (April 24) along with catcher Brad Creese (LSU) and RHP Mike Ziegler (Florida State). Over a five-start stretch (March 26 - April 20): 3-1 record, 36 IP, 25 hits, 15 runs (12 earned), 7 BB, 39 SO, 3.00 ERA. He suffered the loss against New Mexico on April 28. Pitched 5 innings, allowed 11 hits, 8 runs, walked 1 and struck out 2. Recorded his fifth victory against Air Force on May 5. Pitched 5 innings, allowed 6 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), walked 2 and struck out 2 (UNLV W 6-4). Pitched his fourth complete game against San Diego State on May 12. He had a no hitter for 6.2 innings and allowed only 2 hits, 3 runs (2 earned), walked 3 and struck out 10. He retired 11 straight batters from the first through the fifth innings.

GIOVANNI PUPO: The freshman left-hander has appeared in 16 games (11 started) and has a 3-7 record with a 6.22 ERA. Has pitched 89.2 innings (leads staff), allowed 113 hits, 78 runs, walked 26 and struck out 55 (second on staff). 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 then-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 then-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). He recorded the first complete game of the season for UNLV against Utah on March 17. He pitched 8 innings, allowed 8 hits, 5 runs, walked 1 and struck out 4 (Utah W 5-2). He suffered the loss against New Mexico on March 24. He pitched 3.1 innings, allowed 4 hits, 6 runs (3 earned), walked 4 and struck out 2. He recorded his first collegiate save against BYU on April 14. He pitched 4 innings, allowed 4 hits, 3 runs (2 earned) walked 2 and struck out a season-high 9, including striking out the side in the ninth inning. Pupo and Maruffi combined for a school record 16 strikeouts against the Cougars. He recorded his first collegiate victory against Southern Colorado on April 18. Pitched 7 solid innings, allowed 5 hits, 2 runs, walked 1 and struck out 4. He retired the side in order from the third through the fifth innings and retired a total of 10 batters. He pitched 4.2 innings in relief against Utah on April 22. He allowed 8 hits, 5 runs (4 earned), walked 2 and struck out 3. He suffered the loss against New Mexico on April 29 (12-4). Pitched 7.2 innings, allowed 12 hits, 12 runs (8 earned), walked 3 and struck out 3. Recorded his second victory and second complete-game against Air Force on May 6. Allowed 4 hits, 3 runs, walked 1 and struck out 4. He retired 13 straight batters from the second through the sixth innings and 20 of 22 from the second through the eighth innings. Recorded his third victory against San Diego State on May 14. Pitched 6.1 innings and allowed 9 hits, 7 runs (6 earned), didn't walk a batter and struck out 2.

DENNY SEYBERT: The senior outfielder has appeared in 40 games and is the team's second leading hitter with a .377 average (52-for-138) with 10 doubles and 25 RBI. He is 7-for-10 in stolen bases. Batting .400 (3-for-6) as a pinch-hitter. 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 then-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. He was 1-for-4 with 1 run scored and 1 RBI against Southern Utah on March 15. He was 1-for-3 with 1 run scored against Utah on March 18. He was 2-for-5 with 1 RBI against New Mexico on March 25. He was 1-for-3 against San Diego State on April 8. Batted .462 (6-for-13) in the BYU series (April 13-15), including a 4-for-4 performance with a double, triple, 3 RBI and 4 runs scored (April 15). He was 1-for-3 against Southern Colorado on April 18. He was 1-for-5 with 2 RBI against Utah on April 21 and 2-for-5 against the Utes on April 22. He was 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored against UNR on April 25. Hit safely in seven games (April 14-25). Batted .400 (4-for-10) in the New Mexico series (April 28-30). He was 2-for-3 with 2 runs scored and 2 HBP (April 29) and 2-for-4 (April 30). Batted .429 (9-for-21) in the Air Force series (May 5-7). He was 3-for-4 with 3 RBI in UNLV's 21-6 victory on May 5, 2-for-4 and 2-for-5 with 2 doubles on May 6. He was 2-for-5 with 2 RBI against San Diego State (May 12) and was 1-for-5 with 2 RBI (May 14). He has hit safely in a career-high 10 straight games and in 31 of 40games.

GARETT SHITANISHI: The freshman second baseman has appeared in 34 games and is batting .186 (16-for-86) with 17 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 then-No. 3 UCLA on Feb. 11 in UNLV's 21-5 victory. He was 1-for-2 with 2 RBI against then-No. 5 Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 19. He was 1-for-5 in the leadoff spot against then-No. 8 Clemson on March 5. He was 0-for-3 with a walk and run scored against New Mexico on April 30. He was 1-for-3 and 1-for-4 with a double and RBI in a double-header against Air Force on May 6. He was 1-for-2 with a pinch-hit double against San Diego State on May 13.

ZACH STRONG: The freshman shortstop/third baseman has appeared in 49 games and is batting .302 (52-for-172) with 4 home runs and 28 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 then-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 then-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 then-No. 8 Clemson on March 5. He was 1-for-2 against BYU on March 9. He made his first start of the season at third base against Utah on March 19. He batted .375 (3-for-8) in the New Mexico series (March 24-26). He was 2-for-4 against the Lobos on March 26. He was 1-for-3 with 1 RBI against San Diego State on April 8 and 1-for-4 with a two-run single against the Aztecs on April 9. Batted .583 (7-for-12) in the BYU series (April 13-15). He was 2-for-4 (April 13), 3-for-5 (April 14) and 2-for-3 with 2 RBI (April 15). He was 1-for-3 against Southern Colorado on April 18. Batted .375 (3-for-8) in the Utah series (April 20-22). He was 2-for-3 with a double and 2 runs scored against UNR on April 25. Batted .333 (3-for-9) in the New Mexico series (April 28-30). He was 1-for-2 with a two-run home run on April 29. He was 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and season-high 4 RBI against Air Force in UNLV's 13-3 victory on May 6. He was 2-for-2 with three walks and a 2-run home run against San Diego State on May 12. He has hit safely in 12 out of his last 14 games and 34 of 49 games.

DONNIE WATTS: The freshman right-hander has appeared in 13 games and has a 0-0 record with a 6.97 ERA. Has pitched 31 innings, allowed 40 hits, 28 runs and has struck out 17. He pitched 3.1 innings in relief and allowed 3 runs against Lewis-Clark State on Feb. 15. He pitched 3 innings and allowed 1 run against Santa Clara in the Coors Desert Classic on Feb. 24. He pitched 3 scoreless innings against BYU on March 9. He had another strong relief outing against New Mexico on March 24. He pitched 5 innings, allowed 7 hits, 3 runs, walked 1 and struck out a season-high 6 batters. Pitched 3 innings in relief against BYU on April 15. Allowed 2 hits, 5 runs (3 earned), walked 3 and struck out 2. He pitched 2.1 innings against Southern Colorado on April 19. Allowed no hits, walked 2 and 1 run. Pitched 1 inning against Utah on April 22. Allowed 3 hits and 2 runs. Pitched 1 inning and allowed 2 hits and 4 runs against New Mexico on April 28. Pitched 2 innings, allowed 2 hits and 1 run against San Diego State on May 13.