University of Nevada Las Vegas
DePaul
3/10/2016 12:00:00 AM | Softball
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV softball routed DePaul 11-6 on Thursday night in the Rebel Classic at Eller Media Stadium. The Rebels' offense carried them to a win by hitting a season-high four home runs as a part of a season-high 13 hits.
DePaul had an early 2-0 lead going into the bottom of the third inning. The Blue Demons hit a RBI single in the second and third inning to momentarily take the lead against the Rebels.
UNLV took control in the bottom of the third inning with four runs scored to take the lead for the rest of the game. With one out Jamie DePippo singled to left field and went to second after Janine Petmecky drew a walk on four straight balls. A fielding error on a grounder by Alyssa Cordova allowed DePippo to get home safely for the first UNLV run of the game. Kwyn Cooper then hit a single through the left side to bring home Petmecky. Francesca Foti doubled to left center to knock in Cooper and Cordova.
The Rebels scored five more runs in the next inning. Jadelyn Yadao-Valdez and Garie Blando hit back-to-back singles to start the inning. Petmecky hit her fourth home run of the season to center field with one out for the game-winning RBI and run. After Cordova walked in the next at-bat, Cooper hit her second home run of the season to left field to add two more runs.
After DePaul cuts its deficit to four runs in the fifth inning, UNLV knocked in another run to increase its lead. Garie Blando hit a solo home run to center field with two outs for her second homer of the season and 21st of her career, moving her just one shy on placing in the top ten in program history for career home runs.
The Rebels' final home run came in the sixth inning. Cordova led off with a solo home run to left field for her second homer of the season.
The reigning Mountain West Pitcher of the Week Alyssa Batastini (4-2) picked up the win in her fifth start of the season, allowing eight hits, two runs and two walks with three strikeouts in four innings. After Morgan Ettinger relieved Batastini in the fifth inning, Petmecky recorded the final six outs of the game. She gave up two hits, one run and no walks with a strikeout.
Blando led UNLV with three hits in the game, and three other Rebels had more than one hit. Petmecky and Cooper both had three RBIs.
The Rebels face Santa Clara for their next game of the Rebel Classic tomorrow at 6:00 p.m.
