LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV Rebels rallied from a five-run deficit in the bottom of the ninth inning to upset No. 9 Arizona State, 10-9, Tuesday night at Earl E. Wilson Stadium. The Rebels (20-15) sent 10 batters to the plate in their final at-bat and compiled six walks, three RBI singles, a balk and a wild pitch to produce a walk-off win over the Pac-12's Sun Devils (26-5).
 
Bryson Stott, the reigning Mountain West Player of the Week, came to bat twice in the dramatic ninth, walking in both at-bats. Stott led off the frame taking four straight balls and later concluded it with another free pass; albeit in nine pitches, fouling off three straight 3-2 offerings from ASU reliever Sam Romero (2-1) before the final pitch sailed outside of the plate.
 
Delving deeper into the ninth-inning comeback, the Rebels' first four batters – Stott, Dillon Johnson, Max Smith and Edarian Williams – made their way safely to first base when three ASU relievers combined to throw 16 balls out of a total of 17 pitches. During Williams' at-bat, Romero was called for a balk to bring home the first run of the stanza, while three more runs crossed the plate off consecutive RBI singles from Austin Pfeifer, Chase Hanson and Grant Robbins.
 
The Rebels drew even at 9-all when Romero uncorked a wild pitch during James Gamble's four-pitch at-bat, setting up the unimaginable finish.
 
The Scarlet & Gray began the nonconference affair loading the bases in both the first and second innings with no outs, but came up empty handed. The Sun Devils; meanwhile, were able to push across three runs in the third after only having one base runner in the first two frames. UNLV cut into the deficit with an RBI double from Stott in the fourth, but ASU got the run back plus one more in the fifth off a home run and a double that was followed by consecutive wild pitches.
 
UNLV pulled within one, 5-4, in the seventh with three runs off an RBI single from Johnson, a sac fly from Smith and a wild pitch; however, ASU countered with four would-be insurance tallies in the eighth to push ahead by five, 9-5.
 
REBEL OF THE GAME: Stott reached base safely in all six trips to the plate Tuesday, collecting two hits in two official at-bats as well as four walks. He played a role in four of the team's 10 runs, knocking in two RBI with a run-scoring double in the fourth and the bases-loaded walk in the ninth, and scoring twice off a sacrifice fly in the seventh and off the balk in the ninth.
 
STAT OF THE GAME: UNLV batters were walked a total of 12 times in the game, and the team cashed in five of those for runs, with the final free pass credited with the game-winning RBI. The Rebels last recorded 12 walks in a game twice in a one-month span against Northwestern (March 21) and Air Force (May 21). On the flip side, UNLV pitching only issued three walks to ASU batters and only one of those resulted in a run.
 
QUOTABLE: "Crazy ending; really don't know what else to say," said head coach Stan Stolte. "Arizona State's ninth inning was worse than our eighth, and that was the difference."
  
REBEL NOTES:
- UNLV is 13-7 against nonconference competition this season.
- UNLV has defeated then-No. 5 Stanford (Feb. 23) and No. 9 Arizona State this season; both of which are members of the Pac-12, and it's the first time the Rebels have upset two nationally ranked foes in the same season since 2015: No. 23 Texas (Feb. 19/4-2 in 12) and No. 22 Texas Tech (March 28/8-5).
- UNLV has a 4-3 record against Pac-12 foes this season: 2-0 vs. Washington State (March 12-13), 1-0 vs. ASU, 1-2 vs. Stanford (Feb. 23-24) and 0-1 vs. Utah (Feb. 26).
- UNLV has now won four straight and six of the last nine over ASU dating back to 2015; however, the Sun Devils lead the all-time series 63-20-1.
- UNLV's Donavon McCrystal (1-1) earned the win after throwing a scoreless ninth, striking out one.
- ASU's Romero (2-1) suffered the loss after he surrendered three runs off three hits and one walk in 0.1 innings of relief.
- UNLV used a total of eight pitchers in the contest, while ASU used five.
- UNLV is 16-3 in games it scores six or more runs, and 6-0 when it scores 10 or more runs.
- UNLV is 19-11 in games it allows nine or fewer runs to an opponent.
- UNLV is 9-9 in games when its opponent scores first.
- UNLV has recorded four walk-off wins this season: Feb. 16 vs. Seattle, March 8 vs. Bradley, March 19 vs. CSUN and April 9 vs. Arizona State.
- UNLV is 15-3 in games it outhits an opponent.
- UNLV has registered double-digit hits in seven straight and 12 of its last 13 games.
- UNLV had three players register multiple-hit games: Stott (15th), Johnson (15th) and Williams (12th).
- UNLV had one player register multiple-RBI game: Stott (eighth).
- Williams and Smith extended their reached-base streaks to 33 and 19 games, respectively.
- Williams is hitting .352 (19-for-54) over his last 13 games – which consists of five- and seven-game hitting streaks – with at least one hit in 12 of the contests, and eight runs and seven RBI. Additionally, he has multiple-hit efforts in five of those contests.
- Smith had his 14-game hitting streak snapped Tuesday, going 0-for-2 with two walks at the plate; however, he is still hitting .397 (23-for-58) during this stretch, with seven multiple-hit games, nine extra-base hits (five homers and four doubles), 26 RBI and 14 runs.
- Stott is hitting .435 over his last six games, with 10 hits – half of which have gone for extra bases (four doubles and one homer) in his last 23 at-bats, 11 runs and nine RBI.
 
UP NEXT: UNLV continues its five-game homestand this weekend with three contests in Mountain West play against San Jose State. The Rebels and Spartans square off Friday and Saturday night at 6:05 pm, while the finale is slated for 1:05 pm Sunday. This home stretch concludes Tuesday (April 16) against Grand Canyon at 3:05 pm.
  
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.