March 2, 2014
Final Stats
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV baseball (7-3) completed its series sweep over Air Force (3-6) on Sunday with a 12-1 victory. The Rebels will be back in action on Monday at 3:05 p.m. as they host UC Riverside (5-5).
The Rebels took an early lead after Joey Armstrong led off the game with his third triple of the season. He scored on the next pitch when Air Force's catcher Brian Sicher couldn't hold on to a passed ball, giving UNLV a 1-0 lead.
In the second and third innings, the Rebels scored three runs in each of the frames to give them a 7-0 lead.
The Falcons' Noah Price hit his first home run of the year in the top of the fourth inning to get Air Force on the board.
UNLV added two runs in the sixth inning and two more in the seventh frame to extend its lead to 12-1.
Sophomore Bryan Bonnell pitched a gem, allowing only one run on five hits and struck out six in 7.2 innings of work. Bonnell has pitched 22.2 innings this season and has yet to allow a walk. Andrew Encinas and Matt Thomas each got 0.2 innings of work to close out the game.
Edgar Montes and Joey Armstrong led the Rebels from the plate in the series finale. They each finished 3-for-5 and Montes scored three runs and had four RBI while Armstrong scored two runs.
UNLV will wrap up its four-game homestand against UCR on Monday. The Highlanders have wins over San Francisco, Washington State and Cal State Bakersfield this season.
Fans can purchase their tickets to any home games online and save money. Visit UNLVtickets.com to purchase a ticket for just $5 and select the "Free Will Call" option. The deal expires three hours before the first pitch of every home game. Prices for individual games are $8 for adults, $6 for faculty/staff and seniors and $5 for groups of 15 or more (group tickets must be purchased at least one day in advance for the game). Children 12 and under and UNLV students with a valid student I.D. are free.
