LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV Rebels only scored in two innings Tuesday night against the UC Riverside Highlanders, but the 11 runs they pushed across the plate were more than enough to claim an 11-7 win over the Big West Conference foe. The Rebels scored four times in the third to even the score at 4-all, and added seven more in the sixth to turn a three-run deficit into a four-run cushion.
 
With the win, the Scarlet & Gray improved to 15-11 on the year, with an 11-6 mark in nonconference games. Delving deeper, the Rebels are now 3-1 against squads from the Big West. UCR, on the other hand, sits at 7-14 overall after the loss.
 
After seeing the Highlanders reclaim the lead, 7-4, with one run in the fourth and two in the fifth, the Rebels mounted a comeback kickstarted by a pair of two-out singles and a walk by Grant Robbins, Austin Pfeifer and Jacob Godman, respectively. James Gamble got the scoring onslaught started with a sacrifice fly, while Dillon Johnson and Jack-Thomas Wold brought two home when both were plunked by pitches thrown by UCR reliever Hayden Petrovick (1-1). Edarian Williams and Max Smith knocked in two each off back-to-back base hits – a double and a single – to cap the seven-run outburst.
 
The Highlanders' Matt Hardy was responsible for the Golden State squad's early four-run lead with a two-run triple in the first and a two-run single in the third.
 
The Rebels got the offense going in the bottom of the third, scoring a run off a fielding error after they loaded the bases, and then two more came home off a single by Robbins. The inning began with three straight, two-out singles from Johnson, Wold and Williams.
 
REBEL OF THE GAME: Williams had a hand in five of UNLV's 11 runs in Tuesday's triumph. The freshman went 3-for-5 at the plate with two singles and a double. He recorded three RBI off two of his hits – a third-inning single and a sixth-inning double – and scored a run after both of those at-bats. Defensively, he was perfect in the field with four assists.
 
STAT OF THE GAME: UNLV's 2-6 batters combined for nine of the team's 12 hits, with multiple-hit efforts coming from Wold, Williams and Robbins. Besides hitting .429 (12-for-21), the quintet also provided nine RBI and eight runs.
 
QUOTABLE: "That was an ugly win, but we'll take it," said head coach Stan Stolte. "Everyone out of the bullpen did their job, and (Edarian) Williams had some great AB's to lead us offensively. It will be a tough one tomorrow; UCR has some physical hitters."
  
REBEL NOTES:
- Despite the loss, UCR still leads the all-time series, 24-20, over UNLV; however, the Rebels have gained ground with six wins in the last seven meetings.
- UNLV is now 11-3 in games it scores six or more runs, and 4-0 when it scores 10 or more.
- UNLV is now 13-8 when it allows an opponent to score at least seven runs.
- UNLV is now 7-7 in games it allows an opponent to score first, and 4-4 when an opponent scores in the first inning.
- UNLV is now 1-2 when hits are tied.
- UNLV has registered double-digit hits in five straight games and 16 of its last 19; the team had only posted double figures in hits twice in the first seven contests.
- UNLV starter Troy Balko went 4.0 innings, striking out three against five runs off of seven hits and one walk.
- UNLV reliever Casey Miller (2-0) picked up his second win of the season after throwing 2.0 innings of relief, allowing two runs off of three hits.
- UNLV reliever Jackson Cofer notched his eighth save of the season after getting one out in the ninth – a grounder to third base.
- UNLV's bullpen combined to throw 5.0 innings of relief, and only allowed two runs (Miller's) off of five hits; Isaiah Montoya (1.0 IP), Matthew Mitchell (1.0 IP), Donavon McCrystal (0.2 IP) and Cofer (0.1 IP).
- UCR used a total of seven pitchers in the game.
- UCR's Petrovick was saddled with the loss after he surrendered four runs off of two hits, two walks in 0.1 innings of relief.
- UNLV got multiple-hit outings from Wold (12th), Robbins (ninth) and Williams (eighth).
- UNLV got multiple-RBI games from Smith (seventh), Robbins (fifth) and Williams (fifth).
- Smith is hitting .348 (8-for-23) in his last six games, with a hit in each game to go along with 13 RBI and six runs.
- Over the last 17 games, Johnson has produced a .443 batting average with 31 hits in 70 at-bats. Moreover, he has at least one hit in 15 games of this stretch with 10 of those resulting in multiple-hit displays.
- Wold is hitting .533 (16-for-30) in his last seven games, with eight extra-base hits (seven doubles and one homer) that has helped produce a staggering .867 slugging percentage and .571 on-base percentage. Additionally, he's notched 11 RBI and eight runs.
- Going back even further with Wold: In his last 14 games, he is hitting .450 (27-for-60) with 10 extra-base hits (eight doubles and two homers), 18 RBI and 13 runs.
 
UP NEXT: UNLV remains at Earl E. Wilson Stadium to face UCR, once more, Wednesday at 1:05 pm. The Rebels close out their season-long, nine-game homestand with a weekend series against New Mexico, which features a pair of night games with 6:05 pm starts Friday and Saturday. Sunday's finale is slated for 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.