Las Vegas lost 20-3 on Thursday to Reno at Greater Nevada Field, giving up a season-high in runs and hits (21) while committing three errors and collecting just four hits.
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A Canada goose settled into right-center field during a rain delay at the Detroit Tigers game, and an attempt to remove it ended in chaos.
UNLV’s baseball program improved its victory total by 15 over a year ago. But the Rebels are still searching for depth, and coach Stan Stolte said they are still two years from getting where he wants.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Investigators say a fire that destroyed the former Kansas City home of baseball legend Satchel Paige might have been arson.
Drew Gagnon took a no-decision, but pitched well in his start as the 51s beat the Rainiers 4-3 in a Tuesday matinee game at Cashman Field.
It was his first time facing hitters since suffering the injury on March 31.
Arbor View senior Austin Pfeifer was named the 2017-18 Gatorade Nevada Player of the Year, the company announced Tuesday.
Blake Taylor was in Daytona Beach, Florida, with the St. Lucie Mets on Sunday morning when he got a call telling him he was needed in Las Vegas.
Mets third baseman Todd Frazier, who went on the disabled list May 8 with a strained left hamstring, joined the 51s on Monday at Cashman Field and hit, ran and took ground balls before the game.
The 51s lost 10-4 to the Rainiers in an afternoon game at Cashman Field.
Dominic Smith has played three games in the outfield so far.
The 51s spent nearly all of Saturday night playing catch up. And after doing so successfully twice, they couldn’t dig themselves out of a hole the third time, falling 11-5 to Tacoma on Saturday night at Cashman Field.
San Diego State broke open a one-run lead with five runs in the sixth inning to beat UNLV 14-5 on Saturday in the Mountain West baseball tournament championship game.
Las Vegas lost the series opener 8-6 to Tacoma on Friday night at Cashman Field with Aaron Laffey giving up seven runs — six earned — in his five-inning start.
San Diego State’s Jordan Verdon delivered a one-out, bases-loaded sacrifice fly to score Jacob Maekawa for a 4-3 victory over UNLV in the 12th inning Friday of the Mountain West tournament.
