University of Nevada Las Vegas
UC Davis
2/20/2016 12:00:00 AM | Softball
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV softball split a doubleheader in the second day of the DeMarini Desert Classic on Friday night at Eller Media Stadium, defeating UC Davis (2-4) 3-2 and losing to UTEP (3-4) 6-0. The Rebels record goes to 5-4 after the win and loss.
The Rebels came from behind in the first game, scoring two unanswered runs in the bottom of sixth inning to overcome their second deficit of the game after the Aggies went ahead 2-1 in the fourth inning. Madison Rogers doubled down the right field line with one out and went to third on a bunt single by Jamie DePippo. After DePippo stole second base, she and Rogers were knocked in by Myranda Bueno's single to right field.
The Aggies took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a RBI single through the left side before the Rebels tied the game up in the third. Bueno lead off the inning with a standup double to right field and went to third base on a fly out by Alyssa Cordova. A fielding error by the shortstop allowed Bueno to cross home plate for the run.
Kywn Cooper pitched a complete game to earn her second win of the season. She allowed seven hits, two runs and two walks with one strikeout. Cooper only allowed one hitter to reach base in the last three innings on a walk to allow the Rebels to get and preserve the comeback win.
Courtney Beavers and Bueno led UNLV with two hits each. Six other Rebels had hits in the game.
UTEP jumped out to a 4-0 lead early in UNLV's second game of the night with two runs each in the first two innings. The Miners collected four hits and a walk and benefitted from a fielding error to claim a lead they would never relinquish.
The Miners added two more runs in the sixth inning after an error allowed a hitter to reach first with nobody on and two outs. The defensive mistake, another fielding error, and two hits allowed the Miners to pad their lead.
Morgan Ettinger (3-1) got her first loss of 2016, allowing six runs (three earned), six hits and one walk with two strikeouts. Alyssa Batastini relieved Ettinger in the second inning and allowed three hits, one walk and no runs with three strikeouts.
Francesca Foti, Cooper and Beavers collected the Rebels' three hits against the Miners.
The Rebels return to action in the DeMarini Desert Classic tomorrow. UNLV faces Robert Morris at 1:30 p.m.
