LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV baseball team closed out regular season with a series win over San Diego State, 2-1, after defeating the Aztecs, 5-1, Sunday afternoon at Earl E. Wilson Stadium.
The Rebels saw their record improve to 36-20 (21-9 MW), while the Aztecs dropped to 18-38 (10-209 MW).
REBEL OF THE GAME: Hank Zeisler went 2-for-3 at the plate with both hits going for extra bases, a double and a homer, he also knocked in one RBI and scored two runs for the Rebels.
TURNING POINT: The Rebels took the lead in the bottom of the second after scoring all three runs on home runs, Zeisler with a single homer and Edarian Williams with a 2-run homer.
Noah Beal (8-1) earned the win after going 5.0 innings, allowing only one earned run on five hits and recorded three strikeouts.
TJ Fondtain (3-7) was saddled with the loss after pitching 5.0 frames and allowing four earned runs on six hits and recorded four strikeouts.
UP NEXT: The Hustlin' Rebels will take on No. 4 seed Air Force for game two of the 2022 Mountain West Conference Tournament Thursday, first pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
GAME NOTES
- The Hustlin' Rebels secured the 2022 Mountain West Regular Season title and the No. 1 seed going into 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 21-9 conference record.
- 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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