LAS VEGAS (UNLVrebels.com) – After falling short in their game just a day prior, the UNLV baseball team (20-18, 8-12 MW) aimed to claim revenge on the UNR Wolf Pack (16-19, 10-9) on Saturday night at Earl E. Wilson Stadium. The Rebels would do just that, striking hot offensively with double-digit runs to take down their rival on a final score of 11-7 in this phase of the Silver State Series, presented by America First Credit Union.
Austin Kryszczuk led the charge for the Scarlet & Gray, totaling four RBI in four at bats with one extra walk. The graduate student kicked off the scoring with a two-run triple through the right-side of the field, scoring in both
JP Hefft and
Rylan Charles who both previously reached by free trips to first base. He'd later strike twice in the bottom of the second with another RBI hit, shooting a double to left-center field to bring home
Paul Myro IV from second and Charles from first base.
Charles' day proved just as strong outside his three runs, picking up three RBI to his credit that started with earning one in the aforementioned single to bring home
Bailey Seeger. He'd be the one to ice the game in the bottom of the eighth inning, blasting a two-run homer over the right-field fence to push the Rebels' lead to four runs.
Two more UNLV batters would be credited an RBI in Saturday's contest,
Brendan O'Sullivan subbing into the game at second base and immediately hitting a triple out to center field in his first at bat. That hit would drive in Myro IV to extend the Rebel lead to three runs in the bottom of the sixth.
Santino Panaro would also be credited with an RBI of his own in the bottom of the fifth inning, his single to right field driving in Kryszczuk from second base to score the team's eighth run of the ballgame.
The pitching staff threw three different arms in the contest that each contributed three innings,
Jordan Hanson picking up his third start of the season and striking out four different batters.
Sam Simon came in as relief to only allow one hit in the contest, picking up three strikeouts of his own and earning the decision before
Matthew Maloney closed the game. Maloney's efforts tallied his second save on the year, fanning a pair of batters that included the final out in the bottom of the eighth inning.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Kryszczuk's two hits on Saturday extends his hitting streak to eight games, dating back to April 9 when the team played Utah Tech.
- Charles' blast in the eighth marked his team-leading 10th home run of the season, the leadoff batter being the first to reach the double-digit mark.
- Maloney's close surpassed his previous career-high in innings pitched, hitting the feat in the aforementioned game against the Trailblazers.
- The Rebels' hitting efforts now pushing their run-streak to 192-consecutive games, avoiding being shut out since the 2021 season.
UP NEXT
The two programs will have one more battle in the weekend series on Sunday, April 21 at Earl E. Wilson Stadium. The first pitch is set for 12:05 p.m. PT, the game deciding if the Wolf Pack take home the Silver State Series win or if the two teams draw on the season.
