UNLV to ABQ for Penultimate Road Series - University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics

Friday, April 29

Albuquerque, NM

5:00 p.m.

University of Nevada Las Vegas

New Mexico

4/27/2022 9:39:00 AM | Softball

GAME NOTES (PDF)

Second-place Rebels 3 behind first place in with 9 conference games remaining

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) — The Rebels take the road east to Albuquerque, N.M., for a three-game series with the Lobos beginning Friday.

UNLV (32-11 overall, 10-5 Mountain West) faces New Mexico (25-19, 5-10) leading a three-way tie for second in the Mountain West standings, three games behind first-place San Diego State, with nine games remaining. The Rebels have claimed three consecutive series against the Lobos.

Friday's first pitch is 5 p.m. PT. Saturday's game begins at 2 p.m. and Sunday's starts at 11 a.m.

Broadcast Info

All games of the series will be streamed live on the Mountain West Network via its official app or online at TheMW.com/watch.

UNLV vs. New Mexico

All-time vs. New Mexico: 59-33
Streak: Won 1.
Last meeting: UNLV won two of three in Las Vegas, April 17-18, 2021.

Pitcher of the Week, Again

For the second straight week, and third time this season, UNLV senior Jenny Bressler was selected the Mountain West Pitcher of the Week. Bressler pitched her seventh complete-game no-hitter in a 6-0 series-opening win over Utah State, then struck out 10 in Sunday's 2-1 rubber match victory.

Bressler has allowed just two runs over her last six appearances, pitching 48 strikeouts in 34 innings.

At The Peak

UNLV leads the Mountain West Conference in batting average on-base percentage. Four Rebels are in the conference's top-15 individual batters. April Visser's 14 home runs rank second in the league. Jenny Bressler's 19 wins and seven shutouts in the circle also top the rankings.

RBI: Record-Breaking Index

Senior first baseman Mia Trejo is eight RBIs 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.

Here Comes the Boom

UNLV has one of its best offenses in its history and is challenging for four single-season team records.

UNLV has hit 52 home runs, two shy of the team's single-season record of 54 set in 2011. It's current .315 team batting average would be third best all-time (.323, 2010) and the best since 2014 (.318). The team's .514 slugging percentage and .410 on-base percentage are also near records. The 2011 squad batted .520 and .408, respectively.

Impact Player

April Visser's first year as a Rebel will rewrite the record books. The transfer has sights set on the program's single-season home run record as well as two others.

Visser has been hit by pitches 10 times this season, which is two shy of UNLV's single-season record (12; Tayler Van Acker, 2013). Visser's .525 on-base percentage would also be a single-season record if the season finished today. Kim Rondina holds the top spot at .521 in 1997.

Not to be Outdone

While the offense takes headlines, ace Jenny Bressler is moving up in UNLV's record books as well.

Bressler's five saves matches the single-season record set by Jacque Kerrigan (2006). Another save this season will give Bressler sole possession of both the UNLV single-season and career saves records.

Bressler's two no-hitters are second-most in a single season (3; Lori Harrigan, 1992) and her four career no-hitters are second to Lori Harrigan's six (1989-92).

Pressure Sensitive

Batting with two outs is UNLV's happy place. The Rebels have hit .301 with 103 RBIs (41 percent) with two outs on the scoreboard this season, while holding opponents to .228 average with 41 RBIs.

Mia Trejo is particularly keen to push runs across with extra weight on her shoulders, as she leads UNLV with 26 (59 percent) two-out RBIs.

Instant Relief

UNLV ace Jenny Bressler is ready to go at a moment's notice. Bressler is 5-0 with five saves in 11 relief appearances. She's allowed just five earned runs in 27.0 innings (1.30 ERA) and pitched 29 strikeouts.