UNLV UNR FS
7
Winner Nevada NV 29-25
3
UNLV UNLV 36-22
Winner
Nevada NV
29-25
7
Final
3
UNLV UNLV
36-22
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nevada NV 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 7 11 0
UNLV UNLV 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 8 1

W: MORRIS, Kade (7-5) L: Ibarra, Josh (6-2) S: COCHRAN, Tyler (6)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Rebels' Season Comes To A Heartbreaking End

SAN DIEGO (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV baseball team ended the 2022 season after dropping game two of the 2022 Mountain West Baseball Tournament to UNR, 6-3, Friday afternoon at Tony Gwynn Stadium.

The Rebels saw their record drop to 36-22 (21-9 MW), while the Wolf Pack improved to 29-25 (16-11 MW).

REBEL OF THE GAME: Eric Bigani went 1-for-3 at the plate and knocked in two RBI for the Rebels. 

TURNING POINT: The Wolf Pack took the lead early in the top of the first frame after scoring one run on two hits and one error. 

Kade Morris (7-5) earned the win after pitching 8.2 innings, allowing three runs on seven hits and recorded five strikeouts. 

Tyler Cochran (S,6) earned the save after going a third of an inning and allowing zero runs on zero hits. 

Josh Ibarra (6-2) was saddled with the loss after throwing 2.1 innings and allowing four runs on six hits and recorded one strikeout. 

GAME NOTES
- Game one against Air Force was the lowest number of hits the Rebels have had throughout the season with 2, the next lowest being game two at San Diego State with five hits (W 4-3).
- 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.
- 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.

-UNLV-

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