UNLV’s baseball team defeated UNR 8-1 to clinch at least second place in the Mountain West and a first-day bye in next week’s conference tournament.
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UNLV baseball coach Tim Chambers was nowhere in sight, and for most of Tuesday night, neither was any semblance of an offense. Which really isn’t news because the Rebels’ hitters are mired in a funk that threatens to derail a promising season.
UNLV coach Tim Chambers received the automatic four-game suspension of the baseball regular season for bumping an umpire. The Rebels play Arizona State Tuesday night and UNR on Thursday through Saturday.
UNLV had a season-high 21 hits to beat New Mexico 14-2 on Sunday and sweep the three-game series at Wilson Stadium. The Rebels had 55 hits for the series.
UNLV hit four home runs to beat New Mexico 14-6 and clinch the series victory. The Rebels, who hadn’t homered three times in a game all season until this series, hit seven home runs in two games against the Lobos.
Erick Fedde worked out of an early jam, and his teammates provided six runs in the bottom of the first to propel UNLV to an 11-2 victory over the New Mexico at windy Wilson Stadium on Friday.
UNLV is tied for second in the Mountain West, four games back of New Mexico in the loss column, and what felt like a certainty a few weeks ago when it came to NCAA at-large chances for the Rebels isn’t all that assured now. Which in no way has their head coach worried.
When I bumped into Tim Chambers Saturday morning on the UNLV campus, the wind had not yet started to blow. The Rebels baseball coach was driving a golf cart, showing supporters around. He appeared happy, happy and hairy.
UNLV right-hander Bryan Bonnell was named the Mountain West co-pitcher of the week on Monday. The Centennial High grad shared the weekly award with Fresno State’s Tim Borst.
UNLV pitchers shut down Creighton and the Rebels earned a 3-1 victory in cold weather in Omaha, Neb., on Monday.