May 12, 2013
Final Stats
RENO, Nev. (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV baseball (34-17, 16-11 Mountain West) completed its sweep over rival Nevada, Reno (24-27, 11-16 MW) with a 15-1 victory on Sunday. The win gives the Rebels three more points in the Governor's Series presented by NV Energy, which is a competition between the UNLV and UNR athletic departments.
The Rebels scored the first two runs of the game in the third inning after neither team scored in the first two innings. UNLV added three more in the fourth before UNR posted its only run of the game in the bottom of the fourth.
The Rebels continued their hit parade, scoring one run in the seventh and seven runs in the eighth. As a team, UNLV finished with 20 hits for the second time this season.
The 14-run margin of victory is the largest victory the Rebels have had over the Wolf Pack since 1980, when UNLV won 23-2.
John Richy (6-4) allowed one run on six hits while striking out seven, which matches his career-high, and he walked only one in 8.0 innings of work. Brayden Torres pitched one inning of relief and struck out two of the three batters he faced.
Justin Jones led the Rebels, finishing 3-for-4 with three RBI. Mark Shannon also had three hits, as he finished 3-for-5 with one RBI. Joey Swanner (2-for-7), T.J. White (2-for-6), Brandon Bayardi (2-for-5), Patrick Armstrong (2-for-4), Joey Armstrong (2-for-6) and Matt McCallister (2-for-4) all finished with multiple hits in the game.
The Rebels will wrap up regular season play at Air Force next weekend. After the series with the Falcons, UNLV will travel to Fresno, Calif. for the Mountain West Tournament May 22-26.
