March 31, 2014

OMAHA, Neb. (UNLVRebels.com) – UNLV baseball (19-8/9-3 Mountain West) is now ranked in multiple polls for the first time this season. The Rebels entered Baseball America’s top 25 poll at No. 25 and moved up to No. 19 in Perfect Game’s poll, the publications announced on Monday. 

UNLV finished 3-1 on the week with an 8-3 win over Utah Valley on Tuesday and a series victory at Nebraska over the weekend. 

The Rebels, who were ranked No. 29 by Collegiate Baseball News earlier this year, beat the Huskers 5-2 on Friday and 5-4 on Sunday, but fell 5-3 in the series finale. 

UNLV also received votes in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Poll, for the fourth consecutive week, and in the the USA TODAY Baseball Top 25 Coaches Poll.

Last year UNLV was ranked No. 21 by Baseball America in week four, following its sweep at No. 9 Stanford. That week it was also ranked No. 25 by Collegiate Baseball, No. 28 by NCBWA and No. 24 by Perfect Game.

Before 2013, the last time the program was ranked was during the regular season was May 28, 2003, when the Rebels were No. 15 by Baseball America, No. 20 by Collegiate Baseball News and No. 20 in the Sports Weekly/ESPN Top 25 Coaches Poll.

The Rebels will resume Mountain West play with a three-game series at Fresno State April 4-6.