LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV baseball team (9-16, 5-7 MW) will return to the friendly confines of Earl E. Wilson Stadium for the next four games, beginning with a nonconference contest against Grand Canyon (17-10) set for Tuesday at 2:05 p.m. The Scarlet & Gray will then host a three-game Mountain West series against intrastate rival UNR (12-15, 3-8 MW) slated to begin Thursday evening at 6:05 p.m.
The games against UNR will count toward the Silver State Series, presented by America First Credit Union.
The Antelopes come into the midweek affair after a 2-2 week, falling to Arizona in extra innings on Tuesday night before taking two of three games against Utah Valley over the weekend.
UNLV enters the midweek tilt after a 2-2 record last week after falling to ASU Tuesday night at the Las Vegas Ballpark, before taking two of three games against Air Force, including the series finale in a shortened seven-inning game.
UNR comes into this weekend's series after a 1-3 weekend, falling to Pacific Monday morning and dropping two of three games against San Jose State over the weekend.
FOLLOW ALONG
Fans can follow this week's contests through live streaming, live stats and social media. The links to the stream and stats can be found online at UNLVRebels.com in the "schedule" section of the team's baseball page, as well as on the team's official social media channels. In-game updates will be provided through @UNLVbaseball, the team's official Twitter account. The three-game series against UNR will be streamed on the Mountain West Network and televised live on SSSEN Cox Channel 125.
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING
- UNLV and GCU have squared off a total of 40 times with the first-ever meeting taking place at Earl E. Wilson in 1967. The Hustlin' Rebels own the advantage in the all-time series, 21-18-1. However, the Antelopes have won four of the last six, including sweeping the Scarlet & Gray in the last meeting, which was a two-game series played in Grand Canyon back in 2018.
PREVIOUSLY THIS SEASON
- UNLV and UNR played a three-game series earlier this season in Reno where the Scarlet & Gray came out victorious, taking two of three games including one in extra innings.
ON DECK
UNLV will hit the road for a two-game series against Loyola Marymount set to begin Monday, April 10 at 6 p.m., followed by a three-game, Mountain West series at San Jose State scheduled to begin Friday, April 14 at 6:05 p.m.
NOTES AND NEWS
- Jacob Sharp is currently on an eight-game hitting streak and a six-game streak for runs scored.
- Paul Myro IV holds a seven-game hitting streak.
- Santino Panaro has a six-game hitting streak.
- Alex Pimentel currently holds a five-game hitting streak with nine total hits.
- Edarian Williams and Kade Higgins both have three-game hitting streaks.
HUSTLIN' REBELS CLAIM WEEKLY AWARD
- Reese Lueck received the first Mountain West Player of the Week award for the Rebels this season, being named the Freshman of the Week following UNLV's perfect opening weekend February 20.
LEADERS IN THE MW
- The Hustlin' Rebels rank second in the conference in batting average at .294. They also rank second in runs scored (203), RBIs (176) and in triples (12). They rank third in slugging percentage (.445) and hits (270), fourth in home runs (21) and fifth in doubles (52).
- Sharp leads the MW in on base + slugging percentage (1.149), is tied for second in sacrifice flies (3), ranks third in batting average (.390) and in home runs (6), and is tied for fourth in runs scored (26).
- Pimentel is tied for first in the conference in triples (4), is tied for second in sacrifice flies (3), sits third in on base percentage (0.495) and in RBI (28), is tied for third in walks (18), ranks fifth in batting average (.376) and is tied for sixth in runs scored (23).
- Austin Kryszczuk leads the conference in sacrifice flies (4) and is tied for third in walks (18).
- Rylan Charles is tied for first in HBP (6), is tied for third in triples (2) and ranks fifth in at bats (112).
- Williams is tied for second in the MW in stolen bases (8), is tied for seventh in hits (33) and in at bats (106).
- Myro is tied for first in the conference in HBP (6) and is tied for fourth in RBI (25).
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