University of Nevada Las Vegas
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Hustlin' Rebels To Rematch Against UNR This Weekend
4/18/2024 2:51:00 PM | Baseball
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SCHEDULEÂ (all times in PST)
Friday, April 19Â at 6:05 p.m.
Saturday, April 20Â at 6:05 p.m.
Sunday, April 21Â at 12:05 p.m.
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MATCHUPÂ HISTORY
All-time vs. UNR: 96-75
In Las Vegas: 56-31
Current Streak: UNR, 2
Last Meeting: The Wolf Pack claimed two games out of three in Reno earlier this season.
BROADCAST INFO: All three games will be streamed on the official Mountain West Network. Links to broadcasts as well as live stats are available on unlvrebels.com/sports/baseball/schedule.
TICKETS: Tickets for this weekend's games can be found at https://tinyurl.com/UNLVBASE.
THIS SEASON:Â The program earned their first set of Mountain West weekly honors in late February, Austin Kryszczuk picking up the league's Player of the Week award and Sam Simon being presented the Pitcher of the Week honor. The Rebels won all four games that week, including a win over Stanford, averaging 10.7 runs per game last week while only allowing three per contest.
UNLV's offense continues to stand as the highlight of the program, sticking as a top-three team in the conference (three) from an offensive standpoint that stems from a strong core of intelligent batters. The team's RBI leader, Austin Kryszczuk, currently ranks second among Mountain West's RBI leaders at 44, also sitting inside DI's top-55 in the statistical category at 54th overall.
The Scarlet & Gray's holds some other top marks in other spots among the conference as well, Rylan Charles solidifying himself as one of the league's top hitters with a league-leading 53 hits so far on the season. Charles also boasts a top-three ranking in runs scored this season (41) while Austin Kryszczuk hosts the fifth-best batting average this season in the league (.363).
The Rebels' pitching holds a handful of notable marks among the Mountain West Conference, Austin Cates distancing himself as the highest strikeout pitcher with 75 on the season. Holding a top-10 strikeout-to-walk ratio among all NCAA pitchers (sixth) and the eighth-best K total among NCAA DI pitchers, he also sits second in the Mountain West in ERA with a minimum one inning pitched per game (2.64), tied second in the conference in runs allowed among those throwers previously mentioned.
UNLV's win against then-no. 23 ranked Stanford was a landmark win for the program, their first win against a ranked opponent since 2019. The Rebels' have produced double-digit runs nine times in 2024, a feat they achieved 13 times last season.
ABOUT UNR:Â UNR enters the weekend with momentum, knocking off no. 4-ranked Oregon State on a six-run comeback earlier this weekend in Reno, Nev. The Wolf Pack walked off in the ninth inning from JR Freethy's home run, Freethy tied fourth in the conference in doubles (13) this season with a .320 batting average. Taylor Holder leads the team with a .347 average on the season, joining one of four batters in the Mountain West to hit double-digit home runs this season (10).
Their pitching is headed by Jason Doktorczyk, posting 59 innings in nine starts for the fourth-best ERA in the conference at 3.36. He's also the second-best strikeout pitcher in the conference behind Cates, registering 63 this season. Ethan O'Neal has also been one of the team's top relief throwers, his 12 appearances picking up two saves in 15 innings of work.
LAST YEAR:Â The Rebels had an overall record of 21-30 in the 2023 season, including a Mountain West record of 12-18. The program earned three Mountain West Player of the Week honors over the course of last season, including two Freshman of the Week mentions by then-freshman Reese Lueck and a Pitcher of the Week award for Noah Carabajal.
