Thursday, April 14
San Jose, CA
6 p.m.
University of Nevada Las Vegas
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San Jose State
4/13/2022 9:37:00 AM | Softball
UNLV takes league's top offense to San Jose
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) — UNLV visits San Jose State for a three-game conference series beginning Thursday night at Spartan Softball Stadium.
 All games of the series will be streamed live on the Mountain West Network via its official app or online at TheMW.com/watch. Thursday's first pitch is 6 p.m. PT. Friday is 3 p.m. and Saturday starts at noon.
The Rebels sit third in the Mountain West Conference standings, two games back from first, with 15 games to play.
Bressler also matched UNLV's career record with her 11th save in an 8-7 victory versus San Diego State on Saturday, April 9.
UNLV's currently carries a .970 fielding percentage.
The Rebels' .977 fielding percentage in 2021 was second only to their record-setting .979 mark in 2019.
UNLV's defense was errorless through the weekend at the Bear Down Fiesta and had an error-free streak of 41 consecutive innings dating back to the seventh versus Washington on March 5 through the third inning against UNR on March 20.
The Rebels caught opponents stealing base 15 times last season, leading all Mountain West teams.Â
UNLV also matched a single-season record by recording 12 out stealing in conference play in 2021 (12, San Diego State, 2007).
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 All games of the series will be streamed live on the Mountain West Network via its official app or online at TheMW.com/watch. Thursday's first pitch is 6 p.m. PT. Friday is 3 p.m. and Saturday starts at noon.
The Rebels sit third in the Mountain West Conference standings, two games back from first, with 15 games to play.
UNLV vs. San Jose State
- All-time vs. San Jose State: 48-27
- Streak: Lost 2.* (SJSU forfeit the 2021 series, counting three wins for UNLV.)
- Last meeting: SJSU won two of three in Las Vegas in 2019.
At the peak
UNLV leads the Mountain West Conference in batting average, home runs, RBIs, on-base percentage, and walks drawn. Five Rebels are in the conference's top-15 individual batters. April Visser's 14 home runs rank first in the league. Â Jenny Bressler's 15 wins, four saves and four shutouts in the circle also top the rankings.A perfect circle
UNLV senior Jenny Bressler (12-4) pitched the second-ever perfect game in UNLV history, striking out eight of 15 batters faced in UNLV's 8-0 five-inning run rule of UNR on March 19. It was Bressler's 18th career shut out.Bressler also matched UNLV's career record with her 11th save in an 8-7 victory versus San Diego State on Saturday, April 9.
Homers on range
With 37 games played and 15 games remaining, senior second baseman April Visser is on pace to break UNLV's single-season home run record. Visser has slugged 14 home runs, the most in the Mountain West Conference. UNLV's single-season home run record was set by Marissa Nichols, who hit 18 in 2005.RBI: record-breaking index
Senior first baseman Mia Trejo is 10 RBI shy of matching UNLV's career record of 171 set by Kim Rondina (1994-97). Trejo also has a chance to break Rondina's career on-base percentage record and Tayler Van Acker's (2011-14) hit-by-pitch record by season's end.Choice fielders
UNLV has been the conference's leading team in field percentage each of the last four seasons and owns the first, second and fourth best single seasons.UNLV's currently carries a .970 fielding percentage.
The Rebels' .977 fielding percentage in 2021 was second only to their record-setting .979 mark in 2019.
UNLV's defense was errorless through the weekend at the Bear Down Fiesta and had an error-free streak of 41 consecutive innings dating back to the seventh versus Washington on March 5 through the third inning against UNR on March 20.
Been caught stealing
So far in 2022, UNLV has thrown out nine runners stealing (22 percent).The Rebels caught opponents stealing base 15 times last season, leading all Mountain West teams.Â
UNLV also matched a single-season record by recording 12 out stealing in conference play in 2021 (12, San Diego State, 2007).
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