Thursday, April 6
Las Vegas
6 p.m.
University of Nevada Las Vegas
18-17, 0
8
vs
0
Fresno State
15-20, 0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNLV | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
Thiede Throws No-Hitter As Rebels Slug Fresno State
4/6/2023 8:23:00 PM | Softball
UNLV completes 8-0 run rule after five innings
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) — Alanna Thiede pitched a no-hitter and Ariana Martinez drove in five runs as the Rebels opened their three-game series against the Bulldogs with a run-rule victory.
UNLV (18-17 overall, 4-6 Mountain West) walked off with an 8-0 win over Fresno State (15-20, 4-3) after five innings Thursday at Eller Media Stadium.
Alanna Thiede (W, 3-4) struck out four of her 17 batters faced and allowed just three to reach base. Conversely, the Rebels put at least two runners on base in every inning.Â
"We did a good job of coming out with energy from the first inning," UNLV Head Coach Kristie Fox said. "Fresno has good pitchers and they had solid at-bats. We just kept them working hard in the box and making it difficult for them."
Martinez smashed a high breaking-ball over right field to put the first two runs on the board in the bottom of the third. The lefty's homer was her team-leading ninth of the season and carried home Maddie Schmidt, who tripled in her at-bat.
"We had opportunities early. Then, Nana hit all those RBIs and we had some clutch two-out RBIs. Those are big. When the defense is close to getting off the field and you get one more run, that's huge."
Hailey Schmaltz and Maddie Schmidt hit back-to-back, two-out seeing-eye singles to right field to drive in two more runs before Martinez cleared the bases with a three-RBI double.
Thiede remained on point throughout. After a strikeout-passed ball let Fresno State leadoff Keahilele Mattson reach first, Thiede retired the next 12 in order before giving up a leadoff walk in the fifth.
"(UNLV assistant) Coach Tina (Andreana) prepared a great scout and Alanna did a really good job of hitting her spots."
Up 7-0, Sofia Morales led off the bottom of the fifth with an infield single and took second on Janyssa Martin's sacrifice bunt. Morales moved to third on a wild pitch and then Hailey Schmaltz booted a sacrifice fly to score the mercy run.
It was Fresno State's first run-rule loss of the season.
UNLV and Fresno State return for game two on Friday at 3 p.m.
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UNLV (18-17 overall, 4-6 Mountain West) walked off with an 8-0 win over Fresno State (15-20, 4-3) after five innings Thursday at Eller Media Stadium.
Alanna Thiede (W, 3-4) struck out four of her 17 batters faced and allowed just three to reach base. Conversely, the Rebels put at least two runners on base in every inning.Â
"We did a good job of coming out with energy from the first inning," UNLV Head Coach Kristie Fox said. "Fresno has good pitchers and they had solid at-bats. We just kept them working hard in the box and making it difficult for them."
Martinez smashed a high breaking-ball over right field to put the first two runs on the board in the bottom of the third. The lefty's homer was her team-leading ninth of the season and carried home Maddie Schmidt, who tripled in her at-bat.
"We had opportunities early. Then, Nana hit all those RBIs and we had some clutch two-out RBIs. Those are big. When the defense is close to getting off the field and you get one more run, that's huge."
Hailey Schmaltz and Maddie Schmidt hit back-to-back, two-out seeing-eye singles to right field to drive in two more runs before Martinez cleared the bases with a three-RBI double.
Thiede remained on point throughout. After a strikeout-passed ball let Fresno State leadoff Keahilele Mattson reach first, Thiede retired the next 12 in order before giving up a leadoff walk in the fifth.
"(UNLV assistant) Coach Tina (Andreana) prepared a great scout and Alanna did a really good job of hitting her spots."
Up 7-0, Sofia Morales led off the bottom of the fifth with an infield single and took second on Janyssa Martin's sacrifice bunt. Morales moved to third on a wild pitch and then Hailey Schmaltz booted a sacrifice fly to score the mercy run.
It was Fresno State's first run-rule loss of the season.
UNLV and Fresno State return for game two on Friday at 3 p.m.
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Pitching:
W: Thiede, Alanna (3-4)
L: GILMORE, Taylor (7-5)
Base Running:
SB: MATTSON, Keahilele 1
Batting:
2B: Martinez, Ariana 1
3B: Schmidt, Maddie 1
HR: Martinez, Ariana 1
RBI: Schmidt, Maddie 1 ; Martinez, Ariana 5 ; Schmaltz, Hailey 2
SH: Martin, Janyssa 1
SF: Schmaltz, Hailey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Schmidt, Maddie 2 ; Visser, April 1 ; Martinez, Ariana 1 ; Morales, Sofia 2 ; Shaw, Skyler 1 ; Schmaltz, Hailey 1
SB: Shaw, Skyler 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
2
H
3
RBI
0
AB
2
R
2
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
5
AB
2
R
1
H
1
RBI
2
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