Thursday, May 12
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5/11/2022 11:35:00 AM | Softball
UNLV finishes regular season with series versus Bulldogs
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) — UNLV concludes its regular season this week at Fresno State playing a three-game series against the Bulldogs that begins Thursday at 6 p.m. PT.
Friday's game is also 6 p.m. and Saturday's begins at noon.Â
Bressler also matched UNLV's career record with her 11th save in an 8-7 victory versus San Diego State on Saturday, April 9.
Bressler has allowed just four runs over her last nine appearances, pitching 64 strikeouts in 48 innings.
UNLV has hit 59 home runs, breaking the team's single-season record of 54 set in 2011. It's current .320 team batting average is just under its record (.323, 2010). The team's .517 slugging percentage and .414 on-base percentage are also near records. The 2011 squad batted .520 and .408, respectively.
Visser has been hit by pitches 13 times this season, which sets UNLV's single-season record (previously 12; Tayler Van Acker, 2013) and lead the Mountain West.
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.
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).
Mia Trejo is particularly keen to push runs across with extra weight on her shoulders, as she leads UNLV with 28 (55 percent) two-out RBIs.Â
UNLV's currently carries a .975 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 the conference.
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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Friday's game is also 6 p.m. and Saturday's begins at noon.Â
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.ÂUNLV vs. Fresno State
- All-time vs. the Bulldogs: 21-58
- Streak: Lost 2.
- Last meeting: Fresno State won two of three last year in Las Vegas.
Rebels Lead Conference Honors
Senior shortstop Samantha Diaz was voted the 2022 Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year this week while a league-high seven Rebels were selected to the All-Mountain West Softball Team. Jenny Bressler, Ariana Martinez and April Visser were named first team honorees while Denise Armendariz, Diaz, Sofia Morales and Mia Trejo joined the second team.At The Peak
UNLV leads the Mountain West Conference in batting average, hits, walks and on-base percentage. Four Rebels are in the conference's top-10 individual batters. April Visser's 14 home runs rank second in the league. Â Jenny Bressler's 24 wins and nine shutouts (.097 ERA, 13 wins and seven shutouts in league play) in the circle also top the rankings.A Perfect Circle
UNLV senior Jenny Bressler 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; she now has 23.Bressler also matched UNLV's career record with her 11th save in an 8-7 victory versus San Diego State on Saturday, April 9.
Bressler has allowed just four runs over her last nine appearances, pitching 64 strikeouts in 48 innings.
RBI: Record-Breaking Index
Senior first baseman Mia Trejo is one 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.Here Comes the Boom
UNLV has one of its best offenses in its history and is challenging four single-season team records.ÂUNLV has hit 59 home runs, breaking the team's single-season record of 54 set in 2011. It's current .320 team batting average is just under its record (.323, 2010). The team's .517 slugging percentage and .414 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.ÂVisser has been hit by pitches 13 times this season, which sets UNLV's single-season record (previously 12; Tayler Van Acker, 2013) and lead the Mountain West.
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.ÂBressler'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 Points
Batting with two outs is UNLV's happy place. The Rebels have hit .310 with 124 RBIs (42 percent) with two outs on the scoreboard this season, while holding opponents to .227 average with 48 RBIs.ÂMia Trejo is particularly keen to push runs across with extra weight on her shoulders, as she leads UNLV with 28 (55 percent) two-out RBIs.Â
Instant Relief
UNLV ace Jenny Bressler is ready to go at a moment's notice. Bressler is 6-0 with five saves in 12 relief appearances. She's allowed just six earned runs in 29.0 innings (1.45 ERA) and pitched 31 strikeouts.ÂChoice 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 .975 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 11 runners stealing (24 percent).The Rebels caught opponents stealing base 15 times last season, leading the conference.
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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