May 1, 2006
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IN THE BATTER'S BOX
UNLV remains on the road and will play its final regular-season Tuesday game of the year, a non-conference road tilt with UC Irvine at 6:00 p.m. (PDT). The game is part of an eight-game road trip that the Rebels are currently on that ends this weekend at Arizona.
UNLV(19-26, 6-10 Mountain West Conference)Head Coach: Buddy Gouldsmith(91-79, 3rd year; Overall, same)
The Rebels: UNLV enters Tuesday's game against UCR with a 19-26 record after the Rebels took two of three games against Utah this past weekend in Salt Lake City. Keith Smith leads the Rebel regulars in batting average with a .346 clip (53-153) and is tied with Chris Bonnel for the club lead with 42 RBI. CJ Lang's 55 hits and 11 steals are tops on the squad. Tuesday starter Ryan Tabor (2-4) has a 6.61 ERA and 25 strikeouts in eight starts. Jabe Beard has made 19 appearances out of the Rebel bullpen and has recorded four saves.
UC IRVINE(28-17, 5-7 Big West Conference)Head Coach: Dave Serrano(59-42-0, 2nd year; Overall, same)
The Anteaters: UC Irvine has won five in a rown and nine of its last 10 after it swept UC Davis at home this past weekend. Gary Dudrey is the Anteaters top hitter at .377 (40-106) and his 19 steals also leads the team. Jaime Martinez is UCI's top power threat with five home runs and he also paces the team with 39 RBI. On the mound Tuesday's starter Justin Cassel is 5-7 with a 3.93 ERA in 13 starts and he leads the staff with 72 strikeouts. Out of the bullpen Blair Erickson is 4-0 with 11 saves and a 2.37 ERA in 21 appearances this year.
THE SERIES
UNLV trails the series with UC Irvine 33-39-2 (.459) but the Rebels won the first meeting between the two clubs this year 10-7. UNLV rallied late, scoring five runs in the eighth inning to pick up the win. The two teams split a pair of games last year.
LAST TIME OUT
UNLV won two of three games against Utah this past weekend in Salt Lake City at Franklin Covey Stadium. Following a 7-5 loss on Friday evening, the Rebels regrouped to win the final two games of the set. It took a little while for UNLV's offense to get going, but once it did the Rebels scored runs in bunches, beating the Utes 12-5 on Saturday afternoon. The Rebels scored a pair of runs in the fourth and then three more in the fifth for a 5-0 lead and then closed the game by scoring seven runs over the final three innings to collect the win. Chad Miller led the UNLV offense, going 3-4 with a home run and five RBI. UNLV starter Kevin Skogley (2-6) benefited from the offense but the lefty didn't need all the support, as he allowed just two runs, one earned, over seven innings of work to earn the win. UNLV baseball put together one of its most complete games of the year, beating Utah 9-2 on Sunday in the final of the three-game set.The Rebels used 11 hits to score their runs, saw their pitching staff allow just two runs on seven hits and UNLV's defense did not commit an error on the afternoon.
CELEBRATING MOTHER'S DAY
In honor of Mother's Day weekend, tickets will be $3 for all ladies who attend UNLV's games against New Mexico on May 12-14. That Sunday is also senior day for the Rebels and they will be honored before the game.
May 12 at 6:30May 13 at 2:00May 14 at 1:00 * Senior Day$3 for ladies in honor of Mother's Day weekend (all weekend)$5 Faculty/Seniors/12 and under$7 Regular adult
