
3/20/2022 3:25:00 PM | Baseball
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV baseball team opened conference play 6-0 for the first time since 2004 with a 8-5 win over Air Force Sunday at Earl E. Wilson Stadium.Â
The Rebels improved their overall record to 12-8 (6-0 MW), while the Falcons saw their record drop to 6-12 (1-4 MW). The Scarlet & Gray still owns the all-time series record between both programs, now 108-39. Â
REBEL OF THE GAME: Joey Walls went 3-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored, including his third homer of the season and one RBI.
TURNING POINT: Air Force had the lead after the top of the second, 1-3, only for the Rebels to come back in the home half of the frame with two runs from Edarian Williams and Joey Walls, followed by a 2 RBI double from Austin Kryszczuk that brought in Rylan Charles and Santino Panaro.Â
Noah Mattera (3-0) earned his third win of the season after pitching 6.0 innings, allowing four runs off of six hits and nine punchouts. Â
Conner Woods (S,1) secured the save after going 1.0 innings of relief, allowing only one run on one hit.Â
Seungmin Shim (2-2) was saddled with his second loss of the season after going 2.1 innings, allowing six runs on six hits and only striking out three.Â
UP NEXT:Â UNLV will hit the road for a single-game, nonconference midweek contest against UC Riverside, held at the Riverside Sports Complex, Tuesday. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.
-UNLV-
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Mattera, Noah (3-0)
L: SHIM,SEUNGMIN (2-2)
S: Woods, Conner (1)
Batting:
2B: ALTORFER,BRAYDON 1
HR: THOMASON,JAY 2
RBI: THOMASON,JAY 4 ; BOOKER,JASON 1
Base Running:
RUNS: GREIVING,JAKE 1 ; ALTORFER,BRAYDON 2 ; THOMASON,JAY 2
SB: BOOKER,JASON 1

Batting:
2B: Kryszczuk, Austin 1 ; Alarcon, Diego 1
HR: Walls, Joey 1 ; Murphy, Braden 1
RBI: Charles, Rylan 1 ; Kryszczuk, Austin 2 ; Alarcon, Diego 1 ; Walls, Joey 1 ; Murphy, Braden 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Charles, Rylan 2 ; Walls, Joey 2 ; Williams, Edarian 1 ; Murphy, Braden 1 ; Panaro, Santino 2
SB: Charles, Rylan 1
HBP: Kryszczuk, Austin 1




















