5/3/2000 12:00:00 AM | Softball
May 3, 2000
LAS VEGAS - The UNLV Rebel softball team (16-36, 2-14) will complete the 2000 season this weekend with doubleheaders on Friday, May 5th against New Mexico (32-17, 10-6) and Sunday, May 7th against Colorado State (17-27, 7-9).
UNLV, in its final two home games at the Rebel Diamond, lost to San Diego State, 8-4 and 11-9. The Rebels are in sixth place in the conference and will possibly face the No. 3 seed in the tournament.
The Mountain West Conference softball tournament will take place in Salt Lake City, Utah. The double-elimination competition will begin Thursday, May 11th at 9:00am and conclude Saturday, May 13th (times are tentative).
Senior Nicole Miller has settled down into her own during the last few weeks of Mountain West play. She has increased her season batting average to .342 and leads the Mountain West with an impressive .473 conference batting average. Miller is second on the team in at-bats (158), runs (24), hits (54), doubles (8), homeruns (6), has drawn 16 walks and has started every game for the Rebels this season. On defense, she boasts a .958 fielding percentage with 35 put outs and 11 assists. Since the beginning of conference play, Miller has definitely stepped up her game. In 20 league games, she has batted .300 or better in 13 of them. Her play will be key in the Rebels quest for a conference championship.
