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Ames Named Outstanding Rebel Of The Week

Feb. 21, 2018
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV baseball junior Nick Ames has been named the Outstanding Rebel of the Week presented by Air Force Reserve, the school announced Wednesday.

The award goes to the student-athlete who turned in the best individual performance during the previous week of competition from Monday through Sunday as voted on by the UNLV Athletic Communications department.

Ames, a Tucson, Arizona, native, led the Rebels to a 3-0 record at the Marucci Desert Classic at Earl E. Wilson Stadium on opening weekend of the 2018 season. The junior was a monster at the plate, hitting .500 with three home runs, eight RBI and six runs scored. He went 2-for-4 in all three games, with his six hits all going for extra bases as he added two doubles and a triple to the three homers. He finished the three-game stretch with a whopping 1.583 slugging and .571 on-base percentage.

Against Indiana State in the season opener, Ames hit a solo shot, recorded a double and scored two runs in the eventual walk-off 5-4 10th-inning win. The following day against Oregon, Ames knocked in three RBI with a triple, a double and a run scored as UNLV torched the Ducks 9-3. He saved his best day for last Sunday against Loyola Marymount. With the Rebels trailing by five runs early in the ball game, his first home run in the second inning sparked a comeback by UNLV, while his second bomb knotted the score at nine-all in the fourth. For the game, he notched four RBI and three runs scored to go along with the pair of homers -- tying his career highs in all three categories. The Scarlet and Gray went on to win 11-10 in 10 innings.

For his performance, Ames was named the Mountain West Player of the Week.

Rebel baseball will be home again this weekend for a four-game tilt with Columbia. First pitch in the series set for Friday night at 6:05 p.m.

2017-18 Outstanding Rebel of the Week Award Winners
Sept. 6 - Caitlyn Kreutz, Women's Soccer
Sept. 13 - Lexington Thomas, Football
Sept. 20 - Sophie Cortes, Women's Soccer
Sept. 27 - Danny Musovski, Men's Soccer
Oct. 11 - Danny Musovski, Men's Soccer
Oct. 25 - Sara Delay, Women's Swimming
Nov. 1 - Johnny Stanton, Football
Nov. 8 - Johnny Stanton, Football
Nov. 15 - Brandon McCoy, Men's Basketball
Nov. 22 - Armani Rogers, Football
Nov. 29 - Brandon McCoy, Men's Basketball
Dec. 6 - Brad Gonzales, Men's Swimming
Dec. 14 - Brandon McCoy, Men's Basketball
Jan. 10 - Katie Powell, Women's Basketball
Jan. 17 - Jordan Johnson, Men's Basketball
Jan. 24 - Katie Powell, Women's Basketball
Jan. 31 - Aiwen Zhu, Women's Tennis
Feb. 7 - Katie Powell, Women's Basketball
Feb. 14 - Alexandr Cozbinov, Men's Tennis
Feb. 21 - Nick Ames, Baseball
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Players Mentioned

Nick Ames

#42 Nick Ames

1B/3B
6' 3"
Freshman
FR
Brandon McCoy

#44 Brandon McCoy

Forward
7' 0"
Freshman
HS
Jordan Johnson

#24 Jordan Johnson

Guard
5' 11"
Junior
TR
Armani Rogers

#1 Armani Rogers

QB
6' 5"
Freshman
RS
Johnny Stanton

#4 Johnny Stanton

QB
6' 2"
Junior
1L
Lexington Thomas

#3 Lexington Thomas

RB
5' 9"
Freshman
2L
Danny Musovski

#3 Danny Musovski

Forward
6' 0"
Freshman
HS
Brad Gonzales

Brad Gonzales

Free
6' 0"
Freshman
Alexandr Cozbinov

Alexandr Cozbinov

6' 2"
Freshman
3L
Caitlyn Kreutz

#30 Caitlyn Kreutz

Forward
5' 4"
Junior
TR
Sophie Cortes

#11 Sophie Cortes

Midfielder
5' 1"
Freshman
HS
Aiwen Zhu

Aiwen Zhu

5' 7"
Freshman
HS

Players Mentioned

Nick Ames

#42 Nick Ames

6' 3"
Freshman
FR
1B/3B
Brandon McCoy

#44 Brandon McCoy

7' 0"
Freshman
HS
Forward
Jordan Johnson

#24 Jordan Johnson

5' 11"
Junior
TR
Guard
Armani Rogers

#1 Armani Rogers

6' 5"
Freshman
RS
QB
Johnny Stanton

#4 Johnny Stanton

6' 2"
Junior
1L
QB
Lexington Thomas

#3 Lexington Thomas

5' 9"
Freshman
2L
RB
Danny Musovski

#3 Danny Musovski

6' 0"
Freshman
HS
Forward
Brad Gonzales

Brad Gonzales

6' 0"
Freshman
Free
Alexandr Cozbinov

Alexandr Cozbinov

6' 2"
Freshman
3L
Caitlyn Kreutz

#30 Caitlyn Kreutz

5' 4"
Junior
TR
Forward
Sophie Cortes

#11 Sophie Cortes

5' 1"
Freshman
HS
Midfielder
Aiwen Zhu

Aiwen Zhu

5' 7"
Freshman
HS