April 30, 2009
UNLV at New Mexico Media Notes 
IN THE BATTER'S BOX
UNLV (23-22, 7-8 MWC) hits the road for a three-game series at New Mexico (31-14, 11-6 Mountain West) in a key Mountain West Conference set as the regular season hits the home stretch and teams jockey for seeding in the league tournament. The first game between the Rebels and Lobos is Friday at 11:00 a.m. (PT), followed by Saturday's tilt at 12:30 p.m., and both those games will be at Isotopes Park. Sunday's final game will be played at Lobos Field and is set to start at 11:00 a.m., and this will be the only time this year that UNLV and New Mexico play due to the unbalanced MWC league schedule. Earlier this week the Rebels split a two-game set with Cal State Northridge at Wilson Stadium, winning the first game 13-8 before dropping the second, 8-2. Fans can also follow every game of the series between the Rebels and Lobos via gametracker by going to www.unlvrebels.com.
REBELS AT A GLANCE
UNLV is now 23-22 overall and 7-8 in the MWC after splitting a pair of games against Cal State Northridge at Earl E. Wilson Stadium ... Heading into their series at New Mexico, the road has been unkind to the Rebels, as they are 2-13 away from Las Vegas and 21-9 at home ... ... Senior outfielder J.J. Sferra saw his 28-game hitting streak come to and end on April 22, as he went 0-for-5 against the Red Raiders ... The streak is the third longest in school history and overall Sferra has a .409 (72-176) batting average ... Ryan Thornton has hit a team-high seven home runs and driven in a team-leading 32 runs ... Freshman pitcher Tanner Peters is leading the Rebels on the mound, posting a strong rookie season with a 5-3 record to go with a 3.34 ERA and 56 strikeouts in 10 starts ... The freshman threw the school's fifth one-hit complete game on April 17 in a 2-0 win over Northern Colorado ... UNLV head coach Buddy Gouldsmith has a career record of 170-178 (.488) and is in his sixth season ... The 170 wins are the second most in school history ... The Rebels opened the 2009 season by playing their first 14 games at Earl E. Wilson Stadium, which is tied for the third-longest such stretch in the nation.
LOBOS AT A GLANCE
New Mexico brings a 31-14 overall mark and a 11-6 Mountain West Conference mark into the series, and the Lobos are receiving votes in several top-25 polls ... UNM has lost its last three games, a 12-11 game at BYU and two games at Nebraska earlier this week, 4-2 and 9-5 ... UNM is the top offensive club in the league, hitting .368 as a team with five regulars in the lineup hitting .360 or better ... The top hitter on the club is Ryan Honeycutt, who is hitting .437 (66-151) with three home runs and 37 RBI ... Mike Brownstein is hitting .415 and has legged out a league-best 10 triples while the top home run threat is Brian Cavazos-Galvez with eight ... The Lobos have posted a 4.98 ERA, and Sunday starter John Hesketh is 5-3 with a 2.78 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 71.1 innings of work ... UNM closer Cole White has four saves and a 1.12 ERA in 22 appearances, along with a 3-0 overall record and 37 strikeouts ... New Mexico is coached by Ray Birmingham, who is 65-39 in his second season with the Lobos, and overall he is 118-112 in four seasons as a Division I head coach.
