UNLV third baseman Kyle Isbel was named the Mountain West Baseball Player of the Week on Monday after going 10-for-20 (.500) this weekend during a series against New Mexico.
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Spencer Thornton and Tyler Adkison hit consecutive two-out solo home runs in the eighth inning to rally San Diego State to a 9-7 victory over UNLV in a Mountain West baseball game Saturday in San Diego.
UNLV finished 12th at 27 over par, 22 strokes behind winner Southern California, the fourth-ranked team in the country. Florida, coached by former UNLV player and assistant coach J.C. Deacon, finished second.
UNLV now apparently has an important ally in its efforts to bring NCAA-sanctioned events back to Las Vegas.
Tim Chambers’ days as UNLV’s baseball coach are coming to an end, according to an online report.
UNLV junior center fielder Joey Armstrong was selected Tuesday by the Arizona Diamondbacks with the first pick in the 10th round of the major league draft. He was the 286th overall pick and the first Rebel taken.
Senior Dana Finkelstein won medalist honors Saturday at the NCAA St. George Regional in St. George, Utah, leading the UNLV women’s golf team to a fourth-place finish and a berth in the NCAA Championship. The Rebels advanced to the NCAAs for the fourth time.
Taylor Tempel went 4-for-5 with two doubles and scored three runs Saturday to lead Fresno State to an 8-3 win over UNLV in a Mountain West baseball game at Wilson Stadium.
Dana Finkelstein shot a second straight round of 1-over-par 72 and is tied for second place in the women’s NCAA St. George Regional, helping UNLV to sixth place after two rounds of the 18-team, three-round event in Utah.
We picked up a huge win over No. 5 Arizona State this week and that was really good for our guys. The game was a little weird as we were scheduled to play on Tuesday night. We got a couple innings in then, but because of a lighting issue we had to put the game on hold.
The way the scores were coming in, someone needed to double-check that Southern Highlands Golf Club was indeed UNLV’s home course. Fortunately, Nicholas Maruri was there to remind everyone the Rebels weren’t strangers on their own turf.
UNLV junior Dana Finkelstein shot 2-under par Friday to move into second place at the NCAA Central Regional in Stillwater, Okla.
The UNLV baseball team fell 9-2 at Arkansas on Wednesday to conclude its trip at 6-3.
With two key players sidelined because of injuries, the UNLV men’s golf team knew it was facing long odds in the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters.
New Mexico scored twice in the 12th inning to defeat UNLV 5-4 Sunday in a Mountain West baseball game at Albuquerque.
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