March 28, 2006
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IN THE BATTER'S BOX
UNLV begins Mountain West Conference play this weekend, playing four league opponents in the MWC Preseason Tournament in San Diego, Calif. The Rebels, winners of the past three MWC Tournament titles, play BYU on Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. (PST) at Tony Gwynn Stadium. UNLV will then take Thursday off before playing TCU on Friday at 7:00 p.m., Air Force on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. and San Diego State on Sunday at 4:00 p.m. The four games wrap up a seven-game road swing for the Rebels.
UNLV(12-15, 0-0 Mountain West Conference)Head Coach: Buddy Gouldsmith(84-68, 3rd year; Overall, same)
The Rebels: UNLV enters Wednesday's game against BYU with a 12-15 record after the Rebels were swept by the University of San Diego last weekend on the road. Zach Borba leads the Rebel regulars in batting average with a .330 clip (32-97) and his 32 hits are second on the team. Chris Bonnell paces the team with 27 RBI and 10 doubles. Mike Cruz has a .496 on-base percentage. Chris Saddoris (3-4) leads the Rebel staff with eight starts and 44.2 innings of work from the mound. Jabe Beard has made 12 appearances out of the Rebel bullpen and has recorded three saves, both tops on the staff. Kevin Skogley paces the Rebels with 27 strikeouts.
THE SERIES
UNLV vs. BYU: Rebels lead 61-56 (.521)UNLV vs. TCU: Rebels lead 10-7 (.588)UNLV vs. Air Force: Rebels lead 56-13 (.811)UNLV vs. SDSU: Rebels trail 35-45 (.438)
LAST TIME OUT
UNLV was swept on the road by the University of San Diego, the second time this year that the Rebels dropped all three games of a series away from home. The Rebels lost by scores of 7-6, 10-3 and 3-0 and the shut out was the third time this year that UNLV was kept off the scoreboard. In the opener UNLV had the bases loaded and no out trailing 7-5 in the ninth, but scored only one more run in losing on Friday. In the second game UNLV had a 3-1 lead but the Toreros scored the next nine runs of the game and in the final game of the series the Rebels were held to just four hits.
