Seventh Inning Surge Sinks Rebels In Loss To BYU

Tuesday, May 5

Las Vegas, Nev. / Earl E. Wilson Stadium

6:05 PM PT

University of Nevada Las Vegas

26-22

BYU

24-23

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
BYU	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	5	9	0
UNLV Rebels	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	9	1

Photo by: Lucas Peltier

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UNLV baseball left 13 runners on base and struck out 14 times.

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV Hustlin' Rebels couldn't overcome a decisive seventh-inning surge Tuesday night, falling 5-2 to the BYU Cougars at Earl E. Wilson Stadium.

HOW IT WENT DOWN: UNLV (26-22) appeared poised to control the game early after Nin Burns II launched a solo home run to deep left in the second inning, tying the contest at 1-1. The Scarlet & Gray threatened again in the third, loading the bases with two outs following a Drew Barragan double and a hit-by-pitch, but BYU escaped the jam with a strikeout to keep the game even.

Both teams traded scoreless frames through the middle innings, with UNLV's pitching staff working out of trouble multiple times. The Rebels cycled through several arms, including Gavyn Bowen, Tate Foxson, Cody Albright and Jacob Gomberg, who combined to hold BYU (24-23) in check through six innings. After a leadoff walk in the seventh inning, the Cougars strung together timely hits, highlighted by Bryker Hurdsman's two-run single to left that broke the tie and gave the Cougars a 3-1 advantage. Crew McChesney followed with an RBI single, and a passed ball later in the inning allowed another run to score, capping a four-run outburst that put UNLV in a 5-1 hole.

The Rebels attempted to rally in the eighth. Jayden Hertel singled and advanced to third, setting the stage for Jack Salmon's RBI single to shallow center to cut the deficit to 5-2. UNLV pushed another runner into scoring position, but a pair of strikeouts ended the threat. UNLV managed a baserunner in the ninth when Burns II singled, but a lineout and a game-ending double play sealed the outcome.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
-With Drew Barragan's 1-for-4 evening, the redshirt senior has now reached base in all 46 games he has played in this season and has an on-base streak of 47 games dating back to his time at Western Kentucky last season.
-Jayden Hertel recorded back-to-back games of three hits.
-Nin Burns II hit his sixth home run of the season, and went 2-for-4.
-Gunnar Myro now has a 10-game hitting streak with his 1-for-3 night.
-LJ Manning was credited with his first loss of the season as the lefthander went 0.0 innings giving up three hits on four runs (three earned) with two walks.
-Jack Salmon notched his second multi-hit game in his last three games.
-BYU used nine pitchers, while UNLV brought in eight pitchers.

UP NEXT: The Rebels will hit the road this weekend to visit Fresno State for three games beginning on Friday, May 8 and concluding on Sunday, May 10. Game one against UNLV and FSU is scheduled for a 6:05 pm start, game two at 3:05 pm and the series finale at 12:05 pm.