LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) — Utah State rallied past UNLV 4-3 after nine innings to win the series opener Friday at Johnson Field in Logan, Utah.

Gabrielle Jimenez tapped a bases-loaded single into left field for the walk-off RBI, scoring the last of four unanswered runs.

UNLV (20-26 overall, 6-12 Mountain West) led 3-0 following Ariana Martinez's two-RBI double in the top of the fourth. 

Martinez finished 1-for-4 with one walk.

Aggie third baseman Claire Raley worked a single into scoring on a wild pitch in the bottom of the frame. Giselle Gonzalez led off the bottom of the fifth with a solo home run to cut the deficit to 1.

A pitcher's duel erupted in the middle innings. UNLV starter Alanna Thiede escaped a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the sixth. Utah State reliever Tess Bumiller held the Rebels in check, allowing just two hits and three of UNLV's 11 walks over the final 5 ⅔ innings.

The Rebels sent for reliever Jessie Fontes after the Aggies began their seventh with back-to-back hits. USU designated player Grace Matej dropped an opposite-field fly over left fielder to knock in the game-tying run.

Denise Armendariz drew a two-out, full-count walk in the top of the third. This loaded the bases for Sofia Morales, 2-of-5 with one RBI, whose single scored the Rebels' first run. 

UNLV shortstop Maddie Schmidt leadoff the game with a full-count walk, extended her on-base streak to 26 games. Schmidt also stole second in the inning to become one of only two Division I players (Remington Ross, Ball State; 22-22) counting a perfect 20-for-20 record stealing bases this season.

UNLV and Utah State play game two of the series Saturday at 11 a.m. PT.