COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV baseball team began to rally in the seventh, but ultimately fell short against Air Force, 17-10, during game two of the three-game series Saturday afternoon at Falcon Field.
The Rebels saw their record drop to 29-15 (17-6 MW), while the Falcons improved to 21-22 (9-11 MW).
REBEL OF THE GAME: Austin Kryszczuk hit his first grand slam of the season, his 10th homer on the year, and had four RBIs for the Rebels.
TURNING POINT: The Scarlet & Gray came into the seventh frame down by six runs, only for an RBI from Rylan Charles and Kryszczuk's first grand slam of the season to bring them within one. The Falcons answered back in the home frame of the seventh with three runs on four hits to insure their lead.
Doyle Gehring (2-2) earned the win after pitching 4.2 innings, allowing five runs on six hits and one strikeout.
Josh Ibarra (5-1) was saddled with his first loss of the season after pitching 3.0 innings, allowing nine runs off of 11 hits and four strikeouts.
UP NEXT: The Rebels will close out the three-game series against Air Force Sunday, first pitch is set for 12 p.m. (MT).
GAME NOTES
- UNLV currently stands atop the conference with a 17-6 conference record, a four-game lead over UNR (13-8). This is the best start in conference play in program history.
- The series played previously at New Mexico, April 1-3, was the highest scoring conference series in program history for the Rebels, with 57 runs scored (18-3, 12-4, 27-6).
- During the series finale of a three-game series at New Mexico, the Rebels defeated the Lobos 27-6. This is the second largest winning margin in program history since UNLV played NMSU in May of 1992 (23-2), this is also the third most runs scored in a single-game by the Rebels since they played BYU in March of 1999 with 27 runs.
- The all-time highest scoring series for the Scarlet & Gray was a non-conference series in 1985 against Nebraska, scoring a total of 62 runs (23-22 (10 inn.), 21-19, 18-15).
- The Rebels scored six home runs during a single-game contest against Dixie State at Earl E. Wilson April 12, the most out of any game played this season.
- Austin Kryszczuk is the only Rebel this season to hit three home runs in one game, including two in one inning during April 19th's affair against Loyola Marymount.
- Joey Walls was named to the 2022 Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger of the Year Award midseason watch list on April 21.
BACK AT THE EARL: The Rebels will return to Las Vegas and Earl E. Wilson Stadium for a single-game contest against California Baptist Tuesday. First pitch is scheduled for 2:05 p.m.
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