March 25, 2004

LAS VEGAS - UNLV (16-7, 3-0 MWC) will return to Las Vegas to host the Air Force Academy (5-19, 0-3 MWC)after a successful four-game road trip through Utah where the Rebels swept Mountain West Conference foe BYU, and picked up an extra-inning victory over Southern Utah.

The Rebels continue to be lead by senior second baseman Ryan Ruiz, who leads the Rebel regulars with a .427 batting average.

Senior shortstop Peter White and senior center fielder Brent Johnson both had extremely successful road trips for the Rebels, batting .650 and .647 respectively. Johnson added 11 RBI and 2 home runs over the four games, and now leads the team in RBI, with 37.

UNLV has gotten a lot of help from its bullpen as of late, with both closer Matt Minor and reliever Ben Schienbaum giving the Rebels solid innings.

Game times for this weekend's series will be: Friday at 6:30 p.m., Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and Sunday at 1:00 p.m. All three games will be brodcast live on KSHP 1400 AM and via internet gametracker at www.unlvrebels.com.

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