LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – Bryson Stott and Dillon Johnson combined for four hits and three runs in the UNLV baseball's 4-2 win over the Bradley Braves Sunday afternoon at Earl E. Wilson Stadium. By virtue of the victory, UNLV racked up its third series win of the season.
 
The Rebels got on the scoreboard first off a sacrifice fly from Max Smith and some help from Bradley's starting pitcher, Sam Lund (0-3), in the second inning. Lund, initially, issued a four-pitch walk to Edarian Williams and then errantly threw past his first baseman on a pickoff attempt to allow the Rebel runner to advance to third base with ease. Smith, who was standing in the batter's box during Lund's error, swung at the first pitch he saw and hit it deep in the air to left for a productive out.
 
Bradley evened the score at 1-all in the fifth off its third base hit of the inning, a two-out single through the left side of the infield by Luke Shadid.
 
UNLV answered back in the sixth with three two-out singles of its own as well as a wild pitch from Lund. Stott and Johnson got the frame started with back-to-back singles. Jack-Thomas Wold provided the third hit, which brought Stott home from third moments after he had advanced a base off interference from Shadid at shortstop. Johnson moved to third on Wold's hit and came home when Lund uncorked a pitch that bounded to the backstop.
 
Both squads scored once in the eighth, as Bradley got a one-out double to left field by Eli Rawlinson, while UNLV's tally was off a two-out single by Williams.
 
TURNING POINT: Bradley threatened to even the score at 3-all in the top of the eighth; however, Rebel closer Jackson Cofer recorded consecutive strikeouts to force the visitors from Peoria, Illinois, to leave the bases loaded. The Braves managed to score once off Rawlinson's RBI double after they had gotten runners on base off a pair of one-out singles. After issuing an intentional walk to load the bases, Cofer retired the next two he faced in a total of 12 pitches.
 
UNLV reclaimed its two-run advantage moments later with Williams' run-scoring single.
 
REBEL(S) OF THE GAME: Williams and his teammate Chase Maddux, who started Sunday's contest on the mound, are deserving of the recognition. Williams went 1-for-2 at the plate with a single and two walks, while playing a role in the Rebels' first and last runs of the game. Maddux, on the other hand, struck out five batters and did not issue a walk, and held the Braves to only one run off of five hits in 6.0 innings of work.
 
STAT OF THE GAME: UNLV's 1-4 batters were responsible for all four of the team's runs as well as six of its seven hits. The quartet was also credited with two of the Rebels' three RBI in the win.
 
QUOTABLE: "That was a hard-fought win against a good club," said head coach Stan Stolte. "Outside of one play, our defense was great today. (Bryson) Stott and (Edarian) Williams turned two key double plays. Bryson's glove has shown up every day and shouldn't be overlooked. (Chase) Maddux have us six solid innings. (Donavon) McCrystal threw up a zero and Cofer made some great pitches to get the save."
 
REBEL NOTES:
- UNLV is 3-1 in weekend series this season winning two of three against Seattle (Feb. 15-17), Fresno State (March 1-3) and Bradley (March 8-10), while the lone series loss was to Stanford (Feb. 23-24).
- UNLV improved to 4-1 all-time against Bradley after Sunday's result.
- UNLV picked up its fourth win of the season when it scores five or fewer runs, and is 1-1 when it wins by two.
- UNLV improved to 7-2 when it holds an opponent to five or fewer runs, with two of the wins coming against Bradley.
- UNLV improved to 5-1 when it scores first in a game.
- UNLV improved to 6-0 when it leads a game through the sixth and seventh innings, and 6-1 when leading after the eighth.
- UNLV improved to 3-4 when it is outhit by an opponent.
- UNLV is 8-5 in the 13 games where the margin of victory is four or fewer runs; however, the Rebels are 1-2 when the differential is five or more runs.
- Bradley's Lund was handed the loss after he allowed three runs (two earned) off of five hits and two walks.
- UNLV's Cofer recorded five outs to notch his sixth save of the season, with two strikeouts against two hits and one walk.
- Cofer has retired at least five batters (1.2 innings) in five of his six saves this season.
- Stott leads the Rebels with eight multiple-hit games this season, while Johnson upped his total to seven.
- With his two hits Sunday, Johnson has gone 14-for-34 (.412) at the plate in his last seven games, with two or more hits in six of those. He was hitless in one affair (Fresno State/March 2).
- Edarian Williams extended his hitting and reached-base streaks to 15 games after Saturday's contest.
- Since the second game of the season (Seattle/Feb. 16), Williams is hitting .367 (22-for-60) with five multiple-hit games, while producing 14 runs and 13 RBI.
- Jack-Thomas Wold has reached base safely in 11 straight games and has collected a hit in five in a row.
 
UP NEXT: UNLV will stay home to host the Washington State Cougars, its third opponent from the Pac-12 Conference of the season, in a two-game, midweek series at Earl E. Wilson Stadium. The Rebels and Cougars open play Tuesday night at 6:05 and conclude the set Wednesday afternoon at 1:05 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.