The 51s’ issues with runners in scoring position persisted through the weekend.
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The clutch hits the 51s have been missing for the past week or so finally came in the eighth inning on Sunday.
Dean Kremer pitched eight shutout innings to lead UNLV to a 2-0 victory over Cal State Fullerton in a nonconference baseball game Sunday in Fullerton, California.
Mac Williamson hit two solo home runs and Mitch Delfino one in the Sacramento River Cats’ 3-1 Pacific Coast League victory over the Las Vegas 51s at Raley Field in Sacramento, California.
Josh Smoker’s bases-loaded wild pitch in the eighth inning cost the Las Vegas 51s in their 5-4 loss to the Albuquerque Isotopes at Cashman Field. But beyond the box score, missed opportunities doomed Las Vegas first.
John Gavin and two relievers combined to limit UNLV to four hits as Cal State Fullerton breezed to a 6-0 victory in a nonconference baseball game Saturday in Fullerton, California.
The Albuquerque Isotopes come to Cashman Field on Saturday to begin a four-game series with the Las Vegas 51s.
Coby Kauhaahaa had two hits and four RBIs to fuel a balanced and potent offense for Cal State Fullerton in the Titans’ 12-4 rout of UNLV in a nonconference baseball game Friday in Fullerton, California.
As the game continues to evolve, so has Las Vegas 51s manager Wally Backman, who turns to numbers for his managerial decisions far more than one would expect for someone who’s constantly referred to as “old school.”
The Las Vegas 51s’ inability to capitalize on a bases-loaded, no-out situation in the seventh inning came back to haunt them in a 3-1 PCL road loss to the Sacramento River Cats.
Jake Arrieta of the Chicago Cubs pitched his second no-hitter in a span of 11 regular-season starts, shutting down the Cincinnati Reds in a 16-0 rout Thursday night.
The Las Vegas 51s are encouraging fans to take their four-legged friends out for a ball game on Sunday, April 24, as they take on the Albuquerque Isotopes.
The Las Vegas 51s went 6-for-15 with runners in scoring position in a 9-3 Pacific Coast League victory over the Sacramento River Cats at Raley Field in Sacramento, California.
The Coyotes have lost only four games since Feb. 6 while winning 32. They are ranked 10th in the nation. They are on a roll and eyeing a return to the junior college World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado.
ESPN announced that it has fired network analyst and former Boston Red Sox star pitcher Curt Schilling following his comments on Facebook about transgender people.
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