LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV Rebels suffered a 7-4 loss to the New Mexico Lobos in the series finale at Earl E. Wilson Stadium Sunday. The Rebels (17-13 overall, 5-7 MW) led by one, 2-1, after the first inning of play, but their offense went silent until the ninth inning, as the visiting Lobos (14-13, 6-6 MW) pulled away over the next three frames en route the victory, and securing the series win, two games to one.
 
The first inning was nearly identical for both UNM and UNLV, as each got their first three batters on base before a double play and a groundout ended the at-bats. The Lobos began the game with three straight singles – the third of which produced their first run. The Rebels answered back getting a leadoff walk to Bryson Stott before Dillon Johnson and Jack-Thomas Wold connected on back-to-back singles – the last of which brought home a run and tied the game at 1-all. Moments after Stott scored off Wold's base hit, Johnson came home when Edarian Williams grounded into a double play.
 
The Lobos evened the scored off RBI singles from Tanner Baker and Jeff Deimling in the second and third, respectively, to reclaim the one-run edge at 3-2. They added to their scoring haul in the fourth with three runs; Reese O'Farrell had a two-run triple and Justin Watari had a sacrifice fly.
 
The visitors from Albuquerque upped their lead to five runs, 7-2, when Hayden Schilling produced an RBI single in the sixth.
 
After leaving nine runners on base between the second and eighth, UNLV was finally able to get some runners home in the ninth. The Rebels loaded the bases off a pair of singles and a walk, and then got an RBI single from Williams and a sacrifice fly from Max Smith to pull within two, 7-4, late in the at-bat. Unfortunately, the final batter struck out and two more runners were stranded.
 
REBEL OF THE GAME: Stott scored two of UNLV's four runs and reached base four times with three walks and one hit. Additionally, he was perfect in the field on three chances, recording two assists and one putout. He started a 6-3 double play in the first.
 
STAT OF THE GAME: The teams combined to strand 19 runners on the bases, with nine of those left behind in scoring position; five by UNLV and four by UNM. Each squad stranded a runner in all but two innings of play.  
 
QUOTABLE: "I'm very disappointed in everything overall; not just the result," said head coach Stan Stolte. "We played with no intensity or baseball smarts. Conference games are so hard to win and you can't just show up and wait for the other team to hand you the win."
  
REBEL NOTES:
- UNLV's Chase Maddux (1-2) struck out three, but suffered the loss after he allowed six runs off of 10 hits in 3.0 innings of work.
- UNLV's bullpen threw 6.0 innings and struck out six and only allowed one run off of three hits and three walks
- UNM's Drew Gillespie (1-2) earned the win, going 6.0 innings and allowed only two runs off of eight hits and two walks, while striking out seven.
- Despite the loss UNLV still owns a nine-game edge, 91-82, over UNM in the head-to-head series that dates back to 1978.
- UNLV is now 14-7 in home games, and has won six of nine on this current home stand. Going back further, the team has won nine of its last 12 and 11 of its last 15 at Earl E. The Rebels began the year 4-3 at home.
- UNLV is now 5-4 in games it scores in the first inning.
- UNLV is now 4-5 in games an opponent scores in the first inning, and 9-5 when an opponent scores first.
- UNLV is now 4-7 when it scores four or fewer runs in a game; 2-2 when it scores exactly four runs.
- UNLV is now 15-10 when an opponent scores seven or fewer runs in a game; 3-3 when an opponent scores exactly seven runs.
- UNLV is now 2-3 in games when hits are tied.
- UNLV has registered double-digit hits in eight of its last nine games
- UNLV had four players register multiple-hit games – all with two hits: Wold (14th), Smith (12th), Williams (10th) and Gamble (seventh).
- Edarian Williams extended his season-best, reached-base streak to 28 games with two hits.
- Wold and Smith extended their hit streaks to 11 and 10 games, respectively.
- Wold is hitting .489 (22-for 45) in his last 11 games, with 10 extra-base hits (seven doubles and three homers) to go along with 17 RBI and 14 runs.
- Going back even further, Wold is hitting .440 (33-for-75) in his last 18 games, with 12 extra-base hits (eight doubles and four homers), 24 RBI and 20 runs.
- Smith is hitting .400 (16-for-40) in his last 10 games, with six extra-base hits (three doubles and three homers), 17 RBI and eight runs.
  
PURCHASE TICKETS: 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.