April 1, 2002

LAS VEGAS - The UNLV baseball team upset No. 16 Arizona State 11-7 on Monday night at Earl E. Wilson Stadium. The win is the Rebels' first over a ranked opponent this season. UNLV moves to 15-16, while the Sun Devils fall to 20-11.

Reliever Ben Scheinbaum (2-0) earned the win for UNLV. He pitched two innings, giving up one run on one hit. Starter David Seccombe pitched five innings, but left the game with a 5-4 deficit. He gave up four earned runs on seven hits with six strikeouts.

Jeremy Weinberg and Joe Maruffi pitched an inning each to close out the game. Weinberg gave up one run on one hit, while Maruffi held the Sun Devils scoreless on a single hit.

ASU's Jered Liebeck (0-1) picked up the loss, giving up three runs on three hits in three innings of work.

Reigning MWC Player of the Week Brent Johnson continued to impress, going 4-for-4 with two RBIs and five runs scored. He was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle and hit his first home run of the season. He was intentionally walked in his final at bat.

Jason Reuss finished 2-for-4 and crossed the plate twice. Five other Rebels added a single each.

Sun Devil first baseman Jeremy West went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and one run scored before being tossed from the game in the ninth for comments he made to the first base umpire.

ASU's head coach Pat Murphy was also tossed from the game in the eighth inning after arguing a call.

UNLV resumes conference play with a three-game series at Air Force beginning Friday at 1 p.m. The Rebels return to Wilson Stadium on Wednesday, April 10 for a non-conference match-up with Southern Utah.