STANFORD, Calif. (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV Rebels and No. 5 Stanford Cardinal concluded their three-game, nonconference series with another one-run affair Sunday at Sunken Diamond. Unfortunately, the Rebels (4-4) were on the wrong end of the decision, as the Cardinal (6-1) fended off a ninth-inning push by the Scarlet & Gray to hold on for the 6-5 victory.
 
The Rebels entered their final at-bat chasing four runs, but only managed to score three while leaving the potential game-tying and go-ahead runs stranded in scoring position. Bryson Stott got the scoring started with a two-out, two-run home run to right-center off Stanford reliever Jack Little that brought home Duke Pahukoa, who had reached base with a pinch-hit, one-out single. Dillon Johnson and Jack-Thomas Wold kept the inning going with back-to-back singles, while Edarian Williams cut the deficit in half, 6-5, with an RBI double to left field before Little recorded the final out via strikeout.
 
Stott and Williams combined for six hits, three of which went for extra bases, four RBI and three runs in Sunday's affair. Stott broke a scoreless tie in the fourth with a solo home run to right-center, the first of two round-trippers on the day. Williams helped make it a 2-0 ball game in the sixth when he scored off a double by Max Smith after initially reaching base with a one-out single – the first of four hits.
 
TURNING POINT: Stanford's offense came alive in the sixth inning with five runs off of four hits and help from a Rebel error. UNLV starter Chase Maddux had only allowed four hits and two walks to stymie the Cardinal offense through 5.1 innings; however, a pitching change ensued and things picked up for the hosts. The game's momentum flipped with back-to-back home runs and a pair of singles off UNLV reliever Ryan Hare (1-1) which turned a two-run deficit into a three-run lead, 5-2, for Stanford.
 
REBEL(S) OF THE GAME: Stott and Williams are both deserving of the designation, as the two propelled the Rebels offensively with their combined .667 (6-for-9) batting average, six hits, four RBI and three runs.
 
QUOTABLE: "We didn't deserve to win this one even though we battled to the last out," said head coach Stan Stolte. "We disrespected the game a couple of time with things we are adamant not doing and it came back to bite us. Chase (Maddux) pitched great and left with the lead before the wheels came off in the sixth inning. We didn't make a routine play and overthrew a cutoff, which cost us. Edarian Williams and Bryson Stott stepped up all weekend in a challenging environment."
 
STAT OF THE GAME: Half of the game's 22 hits came from four players in the game, as Stott and Williams provided six hits, while Stanford's Will Matthiessen and Brandon Wulff combined for five. The quartet produced a .688 batting average (11-for-16) with five extra-base hits, four of which were home runs, eight RBI and five runs.
 
REBEL NOTES:
- UNLV leads the all-time series, which dates back to 1980, 8-5 over Stanford.
- Stanford is ranked No. 5 by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and is in the top 10 of three other publications: No. 7 Baseball America, No. 7 Perfect game and No. 8 NCBWA. The Cardinal is No. 12 in D1Baseball.com's poll.
- Chase Maddux started Sunday's game and threw 5.1 innings with five strikeouts, allowing one run off of four hits and two walks.
- Hare suffered the loss in 0.1 innings of relief work, surrendering four runs (two earned) off of four hits.
- Stanford starter Erik Miller (1-0) picked up the win in 6.0 innings; allowing two runs off of five hits with two walks against six strikeouts.
- James Gamble and Wiliams have pushed their hitting and reached-base streaks to seven games after Sunday's game.
- Stott has four multiple-hit games this season after collecting a pair of home runs Sunday.
- Stott has three multiple-RBI games this season after knocking in three runs Sunday.
 
UP NEXT: UNLV returns to Las Vegas and Earl E. Wilson Stadium Tuesday to face its second straight Pac-12 opponent, the Utah Utes. The midweek contest is slated to start at 2:05 pm.
 
PURCHASE TICKETS: Tickets are now on sale for the 2019 season. Season tickets are just $90 for adults (13 and older) and $75 for UNLV faculty, staff and alumni, and seniors (62-plus). Single-game ticket prices this season are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors, faculty and staff seniors, and $4 for groups of 15 or more. Fans that purchase tickets online up to three hours prior to first pitch can get them for an advanced single-game price of $5.
 
All high school, middle school and elementary students are now free under UNLV's new admission policy. To receive free admission, high school students must present valid Nevada area school I.D. at the box office on gameday to receive one (1) complimentary ticket. All other students will receive a complimentary ticket at the box office (no I.D. required). Kids not yet elementary school age will continue to receive free admission for all UNLV Olympic sports.