Oct. 4, 2013
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV baseball scrimmaged for the third time this fall at Earl E. Wilson Stadium on Friday morning.
John Richy and Kenny Oakley matched each other almost identically in a pitchers' duel. They both threw four solid innings and allowed only one run on two hits and each, while striking out four. Offensively T.J. White and freshmen Connor Clark led the way with two hits each.
"Both teams played hard until the final out, which is part of our culture," associate head coach Stan Stolte said. "Now we just have to clean up some mistakes. Richy pitched like a dominant Friday guy today and Oakley didn't back down and matched him inning for inning which was great to see."
The Rebels will hold their next scrimmages on Saturday. All practices and scrimmages are open to the public and begin at 9:00 a.m.
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Pitching Highlights Second Scrimmage (Sept. 28)- From the plate Matt McCallister and Scott Tomassetti led the Rebels in the second scrimmage of the fall. Both singled with bases loaded, which scored two runs. From the mound, Bryan Bonnell, Brayden Torres and Matt Thomas all threw three shutout innings. Thomas was the most dominant, as he only threw 24 pitches in his appearance.
"Right now our pitchers are obviously ahead of the hitters," associate head coach Stan Stolte said. "They did a good job since we are only throwing fastballs and change ups and hitters have figured that out. We have got a long way to go but it was a good opening weekend."
First Scrimmage A Success (Sept. 27) - UNLV baseball held its first scrimmage of the fall Friday, September 27 at Earl E. Wilson Stadium. It was a controlled scrimmage and some innings started with baserunners on. The hitting stars were Joey Armstrong with three hits and TJ white with two. On the mound John Richy and Cody Roper were both strong, as each threw three innings and only allowed one hit.
"We were very happy with today's scrimmage," said associate head coach Stan Stolte. "The kids played with a lot of energy. We have some strong competition at almost every position and for every role on the mound, which is the first time we've been able to say that since we started here. We just need let the kids play it out and win their jobs."
