LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV baseball team dropped the second game of a three-game series against San Diego State, 6-3, Friday night at Earl E. Wilson Stadium.
The Rebels saw their record drop to 35-20 (20-9 MW), while the Aztecs improved to 18-37 (10-19 MW).
The Hustlin' Rebels have earned the 2022 Mountain West regular season title and the No. 1 seed in the 2022 MW Baseball Tournament.
REBEL OF THE GAME: Rylan Charles went 3-for-5 at the plate for the Rebels and knocked in two RBI.
TURNING POINT: The Aztecs took the lead at the top of the first after hitting a homer off the very first pitch and ending the frame with a total of three runs scored on three hits.
Troy Melton (5-2) earned the win after going 6.0 frames, allowing only three earned runs on four hits and recorded six strikeouts.
Kelena Sauer (S,4) secured the save after throwing 1.1 innings of relief, allowing only two hits and recorded one strikeout.
Joey Acosta (2-3) was saddled with the loss after pitching 5.0 innings, allowing four earned runs on eight hits and recorded three strikeouts.
UP NEXT: The Hustlin' Rebels will close out the final three-game series of regular season against MW foes San Diego State, Sunday at 12:05 p.m.
PROMOTIONALLY SPEAKING
SATURDAY
-Team trading cards will be given away!
GAME NOTES
- The previous regular season titles won for the Rebels were in 2003, 2005 and 2014.
-The UNLV baseball team has now punched their ticket to the 2022 Mountain West Tournament held May 25-29 at Tony Gwynn Stadium in San Diego, California
- UNLV currently stands atop the conference with a 19-8 conference record. 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.
PURCHASE TICKETS
Single-game ticket prices this season are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, faculty and staff, and $5 to groups of 15 or more. Fans that purchase tickets online before game day can get them for an advanced single-game price of $6.
All high school, middle school and elementary students are free under UNLV's new admission policy. To receive free admission, high school students must present valid Nevada are school I.D. at the box office on gameday for one (1) complimentary ticket. Current UNLV students will receive free admission with a valid school I.D. All other students will receive a complimentary ticket at the box office (no I.D. required). Kids not yet elementary school age will continue to receive free admission for all UNLV Olympic sports.
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