Alanna Thiede
0
Fresno State FS 15-20
8
Winner UNLV LV 18-17
Fresno State FS
15-20
0
Final
8
UNLV LV
18-17
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Fresno State FS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
UNLV LV 0 0 2 5 1 8 8 0

W: Thiede, Alanna (3-4) L: GILMORE, Taylor (7-5)

Game Recap: Softball |

Thiede Throws No-Hitter As Rebels Slug Fresno State

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. 

"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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