University of Nevada Las Vegas
Cal State Northridge
3/3/2002 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
March 2, 2002
LANCASTER, Calif. - UNLV baseball defeated Cal State Northridge 7-3 for its second win Saturday at the Clash of the Conferences tournament in Lancaster, Calif.
The Rebels improve to 9-7 on the season, while Northridge falls to 12-6.
UNLV reliever Robbie Van (1-3) dominated the Matador lineup, allowing only one hit while striking out three in five innings of work. Rebel closer Joe Maruffi shut the door with a hitless ninth.
Rebel starter David Seccombe lasted only two innings before being relieved by Van. Seccombe gave up three runs on four hits with four walks.
Brent Johnson led the Rebels, going 2-for-5 at the plate with a pair of RBIs. Robert VanKirk, Tony Schuler and James Nepa also added a pair of hits.
Garett Shitanishi, David Trujillo and Eric Nielsen managed a single hit each.
