LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV Rebels rallied for a 7-6, come-from-behind win over the UNR Wolf Pack Friday night in Mountain West action at Earl E. Wilson Stadium. The Rebels got back-to-back, run-scoring hits from Dillon Johnson and Jack-Thomas Wold in the bottom of the eighth, while Jackson Cofer threw a scoreless ninth to secure another one-run victory for the Southern Nevada squad.
 
The Rebels and Wolf Pack are both 3-4 in MW play; however, UNLV is now 13-10 on the year, while UNR is 11-9 following Friday's outcome.
 
The Silver State squads entered the eighth inning tied at 5-all, and both managed to get their first three batters on base; however, the outcomes of the teams' at-bats would end differently. UNR's first two batters reached safely off a walk and a single, while an RBI single by Daniel Perry pushed the visitors ahead by one, 6-5; however, the Wolf Pack left runners on the corners when the third out was recorded. UNLV answered back in its at-bat with three straight hits: a double from Bryson Stott, a game-tying, RBI single from Dillon Johnson and the game-winning, RBI double from Wold.
 
UNLV jumped out to an early three-run lead, 3-0, in the first inning when Stott (single), Johnson (single), Wold (RBI double) and Edarian Williams (RBI double) connected for four straight hits off UNR starting pitcher Ryan Anderson.
 
The Wolf Pack scored the next four runs with three coming off a home run from Dillan Shrum in the third and an RBI single by Wyatt Tilley in the fourth. Tilly also added a solo homer in the seventh, which tide the contest at 5-all.
 
Max Smith had two big at-bats in the middle of the game; tying the contest at 4-all in the fourth after getting hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and then hitting a go-ahead RBI single in the sixth to put UNLV up by one, 5-4.
 
REBEL(S) OF THE GAME: Stott and Johnson both went 4-for-5 in the game and were responsible for six of UNLV's seven runs; each scoring three times. Stott had one double and three singles. Johnson knocked in one RBI and had four singles.
 
STAT OF THE GAME: UNLV's 1-5 batters combined for 13 of the team's 14 hits, knocked in all seven RBI and scored all seven runs. Overall, the quintet hit .650 with three doubles.
 
QUOTABLE: "The top of our batting order carried us offensively," said head coach Stan Stolte. "We need to get some consistent production from the bottom half, but when you're playing that many freshmen, that's going to happen. (Cameron) Jabara and (Jackson) Cofer battled against a very, tough-minded competitive lineup."
 
REBEL NOTES:
- With the win, UNLV improved to 85-65 in the all-time series standings.
- UNLV is now 7-5 in one-run games this season, with five of those occurring in succession – three at San Jose State, Tuesday vs. CSUN, and Friday vs. UNR.
- UNLV is now 9-2 in games it scores six or more runs, and 2-1 when it scores exactly six runs.
- UNLV is now 10-6 when it limits an opponent to six or fewer runs.
- UNLV is now 7-3 in games it scores first, and 4-1 when it scores in the first inning.
- UNLV is now 10-3 when it outhits an opponent.
- UNLV has registered double-digit hits in two straight games and 13 of its last 16; the team had only posted double figures in hits twice in the first seven contests.
- UNLV's Cofer (2-2) recorded the win in 2.0 innings of relief, striking out two against one run off of three hits and one walk.
- Cofer has now made 12 appearances on the mound with seven of those resulting in four or more outs, with six saves and one win.
- UNLV's Cameron Jabara threw the first 7.0 innings of the game, striking out seven against five runs (four earned) off of seven hits and one walk.
- Five of Jabara's six starts this season have finished in one-run decisions, with UNLV owning a 4-1 mark in those games.
- Jabara has thrown at least 6.0 innings in all six starts and 7.0 or more in five of those.
- UNR's Grant Ford (0-1) suffered the loss after he blew the save opportunity in the eighth. Ford allowed two runs off of four hits in 0.2 innings of work.
- UNR starter, Anderson, lasted 4.0 innings and was touched for four runs off of eight hits, with two walk and two strikeouts.
- UNLV got multiple-hit outings from Stott (11th), Johnson (10th), Wold (ninth) and Williams (seventh).
- Stott's four hits were a career high after having 19 three-hit games, prior to Friday's contest.
- Johnson's four hits tied a career high, marking the fifth time that he's had four in a game with three occurring last season and one while playing at College of Southern Nevada in 2017.
- UNLV got multiple-RBI outings from Wold (fifth), Williams (fourth) and Smith (fourth).
- With the addition of four hits Friday, Johnson has produced a .426 batting average with 26 hits in 61 at-bats in his last 14 games. Moreover, he has at least one hit in 12 games of this stretch with nine of those resulting in multiple-hit displays.
- Wold is hitting .588 (10-for-17) in his last four games, with seven extra-base hits (six doubles and one homer) that has helped produce a staggering 1.118 slugging percentage and .650 on-base percentage. Additionally, he's notched nine RBI and four runs.
 
UP NEXT: UNLV remains at Earl E. Wilson Stadium to continue its nine-game homestand with two more against its intrastate rival, the UNR Wolf Pack. Saturday's game is slated for 6:05 pm, while Sunday's finale will get going at 1:05 pm. Not only do these three contests count towards the Mountain West standings, but also the standings for the Silver State Series, the all-encompassing athletic and academic competition between UNLV and UNR, which is presented by IBEW and Nevada Donor Network.
 
UC Riverside (March 26-27) and New Mexico (March 29-31) will also travel to Southern Nevada to face the Rebels next week.
 
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.