NORMAN, Okla. (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV baseball team (5-7, 1-2 MW) fell short against the Oklahoma Sooners (7-5) by a score of 11-6 during game one of the two-game series Tuesday afternoon at L. Dale Mitchell Park on the campus of Oklahoma.

REBEL OF THE GAME: Alex Pimentel went 1-for-4 at the plate with a 2 RBI single for the Rebels. 

TURNING POINT: The game was scoreless until the bottom of the sixth inning when the Sooners scored three runs on four hits and one error. OU increased its advantage to 11-0 going into the top of the ninth inning, but the Rebels were able to answer back in the top of the frame with a pair of back-to-back walks that allowed two runners to score, followed by an error that allowed another run to score, a 2 RBI single by Pimentel and another fielding error that brought in UNLV's sixth run. 

James Hitt (1-0) earned his first win of the season after throwing 2.0 innings of relief and allowing only two hits with two strikeouts. 

Nick Rupp (1-2) suffered his second loss of the season after pitching 1.2 innings of relief, allowing two runs and two hits with one strikeout. 

UP NEXT: UNLV will conclude the two-game series against Oklahoma Wednesday, with first pitch slated for 11 a.m. (PT).

NOTES AND NEWS
- Austin Kryszczuk is currently on an eight-game hitting streak.
- Jacob Sharp has a six-game hitting streak with 12 total hits during that span. 
- Edarian Williams holds a four-game hitting streak.

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