May 10, 2006
LAS VEGAS -
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On Deck: The Rebels closed out their regular season by sweeping Utah and then dropping two to BYU. With the conclusion of the regular season, UNLV will try to win its first-ever Mountain West Conference Softball Championship this week. The Rebels finished fourth in MWC play and will face the No. 5 seeded Colorado State Rams on Thursday (May 11) afternoon at 2 pm. The winner of the game will play the No. 1 seed, San Diego State, at 7 pm that evening. The loser will play in an elimination game at 2 pm on Friday (May 12) afternoon.
The Mountain West Conference Tournament Bracket:
Thursday, May 11 11:30 am Game 1: #3 Utah vs. #6 New Mexico 2:00 pm Game 2: #4 UNLV vs. #5 Colorado State 4:30 pm Game 3: #2 BYU vs. Game 1 Winner (UU or UNM) 7:00 pm Game 4: #2 San Diego State vs. Game 2 Winner (UNLV or CSU)Friday, May 12 11:30 am Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 4 2:00 pm Game 6: Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 3 4:30 pm Game 7: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5 7:00 pm Game 8: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 6Saturday, May 13 TBD Game 9: Necessary if the Game 5 winner defeats Game 3 winner. TBD Game 10: Necessary if the Game 6 winner defeats Game 4 winner. 5:30 pm Game 11: Championship Game (CSTV)
The Mountain West Conference Softball Championship game will be aired lived on CSTV (check your local cable or satellite provider for availability) at 5:30 pm, Saturday, May 13. Every tournament game will be streamed via the conference's website (www.themwc.com) for your listening pleasure.
The Last Time Out: The Rebels concluded their regular season and Mountain West Conference season with doubleheaders against Utah and BYU this past weekend. UNLV went 2-2 with a sweep of the Utes, but dropped a pair to the Cougars.
Against the Utes, the Rebels won game one 10-8 and game two 6-5 (8). Both games turned out to be offensive affairs, as both teams scattered double-digit hit counts in each game. The Rebels pounded out a total of 25 hits, to the Utes 22.
In game one, the Rebels matched or scored double the amount of runs that Utah put up each inning. Christie Robinson went 5.0 innings for the win, while giving up six runs (three earned) on nine hits. Maggie Livreri went 3-for-4 at the plate, while knocking home five RBI.
In game two, Utah held a 2-1 advantage heading into the fourth, but UNLV scored four to take a 5-2 lead. Utah chipped away with two runs in the fifth and the tying run in the seventh. Caitlyn Paus came up with one out in the bottom of the eighth and nailed the game-winning home run to left to give UNLV a 6-5 win.
Against BYU, the Cougar offense was unstoppable. BYU broke open a scoreless game one with six runs in the third, two in the fourth and two in the fifth before winning the run-ruled affair 10-0. In game two, the Rebels held a 4-0 lead through three, but BYU put runs up in all but the fifth inning to take the 12-6 match. Maggie Livreri went 3-for-3 in game two with three RBI and three runs, but it wasn't enough to match the Cougar hitting.
