Bulldogs Rally To Avoid Sweep - University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics

Saturday, April 8

Las Vegas

12 p.m.

University of Nevada Las Vegas

19-18, 0

Fresno State

16-21, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Fresno State	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	8	11	0
UNLV	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	8	2

4/8/2023 3:24:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

Martinez homers twice in 8-5 loss

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) — Fresno State shut the door on a UNLV series sweep with an 8-5 rally to win Saturday at Eller Media Stadium.

Keahilele Mattson's three-RBI home run in the top of the sixth sealed the victory for the Bulldogs (16-21 overall, 5-4 Mountain West) who strung together nine combined hits in the fifth and sixth innings.

UNLV (19-18, 5-7) jumped out to an early lead for the third straight day. Ariana Martinez smoked a 2-1 fastball over the wall in left-center to give the Rebels a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first.

Fresno State batted through the order in the top of the fifth to take a 5-3 lead. Vanessa Hernandez opened the floodgates with a leadoff home run before a series of Bulldog base hits moved four more runs around.

UNLV quickly knotted the score. Martinez homered a second time, sending her first offering in the bottom of the fifth beyond right-center for a fifth RBI in the game.

Martinez batted 7-for-9 (.778) with three home runs, three doubles and 12 RBIs in the three-game series.

Jasmine Martin shut down the Bulldogs in relief, pitching the final six outs without allowing a hit, but it was too little too late. UNLV's final offensive effort ended abruptly with a double play and groundout.

UNLV next visits second-place San Diego State for a mid-week conference doubleheader on Wednesday, April 12. The Rebels then host Cal for a three-game set next weekend in Las Vegas.