Junior RHP Matt Minor improved to 4-2 on the season.
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UNLV Outslugs New Mexico, 15-9
Rebels win sixth straight MWC Tournament game.
May 27, 2004
LAS VEGAS - In a battle between the Mountain West Conference's two top offensive teams, the Lobos and the Rebels lived up to expectations, combining for 24 runs and an MWC Tournament record 37 hits in UNLV's 15-9 victory in the second round of the conference tournament Thursday afternoon. The Rebels, who used six ninth-inning runs to break open a tie game, set an MWC Tournament record with twenty-two hits on the afternoon.
The Rebels got on the scoreboard first as senior second baseman Ryan Ruiz launched a two-run homer over the wall in left center in the top of the second inning, his sixth of the year.
New Mexico answered in the second, scoring six runs in a two-out rally during the bottom half of the inning. The Lobos got an RBI single from freshman right fielder Chris Dabbs and RBI doubles from junior center fielder Matt Young and third baseman freshman Matt Foote. Junior shortstop Josh Mader put an exclamation point on the inning, knocking a two-run shot over the wall in left center, giving the Lobos a 6-2 lead.
UNLV rallied in the top of the third as they posted three runs on an RBI double by senior center fielder Brent Johnson, a fielder's choice by senior first baseman Eddie Gill, and an RBI single by Ruiz.
The Lobos picked up a run in the bottom half of the third on an RBI by Dabbs before both teams posted a run in the fifth. The Rebels scored on a sacrifice fly by Ruiz while the Lobos scored on a solo home run to left center by senior left fielder Sean Murray, his third of the season.
The Rebels pulled ahead 9-8 in the top of the seventh as Lobo pitcher Joe Salas walked Rebel catcher Brad Ross with the bases loaded before plunking left fielder Andrew D'Angelo to tie up the game. Rebel third baseman Zeke Parraz drove in the go ahead run as his single up the middle field scored Ruiz.
New Mexico reclaimed the lead three batters later as Salas, who was also the Lobo designated hitter, doubled to right center to score Mader, tying the game at 9-9.
UNLV regained the lead as D'Angelo hit a single through the left side as sophomore designated hitter Ryan bird score before the Rebels tacked on five more runs to secure the win. Parraz, junior right fielder Eric Nielsen, and Johnson all drove in runs in the inning.
UNLV got six and one-third innings out of starter Jake Vose, who allowed nine runs on thirteen hits while walking one and striking out three. Junior reliever Matt Minor (4-2) picked up the win, keeping the Lobos scoreless in two and one-third innings, allowing just two hits while striking out one and walking none.
Parraz tied a Mountain West Conference tournament record for hits, finishing a perfect 6-for-6 with three runs scored and two RBI. Ruiz finished 3-for-4 with four RBI, while D'Angelo, Johnson and Gill all had multiple-RBI games.
For the Lobos, Mader was 4-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI, while center fielder Matt Young and second baseman Ryan Barba each drove in a pair of Runs. Reliever Joe Salas (2-4) was charged with the loss, giving up seven runs on six hits in two and one-third innings, walking three and striking out two.
GAME 4 NOTES
New Mexico lost its seventh straight MWC Tournament contest dating back to 2001 with today's loss to UNLV, while the Rebels now have a six-game conference tournament win streak (4-0 in 2003, 2-0 in 204).
UNLV's Zeke Parraz set the MWC Tournament single-game record with six hits (6-for-6) in today's game vs. New Mexico, including a two-out RBI in the top of the seventh inning to give the Rebels a 9-8 lead and a one-out RBI single in the top of the ninth to give UNLV an 11-9 lead. Parraz hit .471 vs. the Lobos this in six meetings prior to the conference tournament this season.
Today vs. New Mexico, UNLV set the MWC Tournament record with 22 hits. The Rebels and Lobos also combined to set the conference tournament record for total hits with 35 (UNLV 22, UNM 13). In both MWC Tournament games, 8-of-9 UNLV batters recorded hits.
New Mexico's Joe Salas was 3-for-27 vs. the Rebels this season before knocking a one-out RBI double to right center in the bottom of the seventh, knotting the game at 9-9.
UNLV's Ryan Ruiz faced New Mexico for the first time this season in today's conference tournament game and went 3-for-3 from the plate with two runs scored, four RBI and a home run.
UNLV's Eric Nielsen stretched his hitting streak to a league-leading 18 games with hits in both MWC Tournament contests. Teammate Brent Johnson has hit safely in 13 straight games.
New Mexico's Josh Mader hit .577 vs. UNLV in six regular season games and went 4-for-5 with two RBI and a home run today vs. the Rebels.
UNLV vs New Mexico (May 27, 2004)
Box score (NCAA)
2004 Mountain West Baseball
UNLV 15 (35-22), New Mexico 9 (24-28-1)
May 27, 2004 at Las Vegas, Nev. (Earl E. Wilson)
UNLV AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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D'ANGELO, Andrew lf...... 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
PARRAZ, Zeke 3b.......... 6 3 6 2 0 0 0 4 0
NIELSEN, Eric rf......... 4 2 1 1 1 1 5 0 2
JOHNSON, Brent cf........ 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 1
GILL, Eddie 1b........... 6 2 3 3 0 0 9 2 0
RUIZ, Ryan 2b............ 4 2 3 4 1 1 3 2 1
BIRD, Ryan dh............ 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3
ROSS, Brad c............. 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 0 0
WHITE, Peter ss.......... 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 5 0
VOSE, Jake p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MINOR, Matt p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 44 15 22 15 3 6 27 15 9
New Mexico AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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YOUNG, Matt cf........... 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 1 0
FOOTE, Matt 3b........... 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 0
MADER, Josh ss........... 5 2 4 2 0 1 1 9 0
SALAS, Joe dh............ 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
PACAS, Petr p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MURRAY, Sean lf.......... 5 2 1 1 0 1 2 1 2
STOVALL, Daniel 1b....... 4 1 2 0 0 0 12 0 1
SPITALERI, A.J. c........ 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 0
DABBS, Chris rf.......... 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
BARBA, Ryan 2b........... 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 1
FERNANDEZ, Jason p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GAARDER, Karsten p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 39 9 15 9 1 4 27 18 5
Score by Innings R H E
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UNLV................ 023 010 306 - 15 22 2
New Mexico.......... 061 010 100 - 9 15 0
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E - JOHNSON(7); WHITE(22). DP - UNLV 1; New Mexico 1. LOB - UNLV 9; New
Mexico 5. 2B - JOHNSON(19); GILL(17); WHITE(13); YOUNG(9); FOOTE(7);
SALAS(17); STOVALL(13). HR - RUIZ(6); MADER(9); MURRAY(3). HBP - D'ANGELO;
NIELSEN. SH - SPITALERI(2). SF - JOHNSON(5); RUIZ(3). SB - YOUNG(14). CS -
YOUNG(6); MADER(3).
UNLV IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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VOSE, Jake.......... 6.1 13 9 8 1 3 29 31
MINOR, Matt......... 2.2 2 0 0 0 1 10 10
New Mexico IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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FERNANDEZ, Jason.... 5.2 13 6 6 0 2 27 29
GAARDER, Karsten.... 0.1 2 2 2 0 1 3 3
SALAS, Joe.......... 2.1 6 7 7 3 2 12 16
PACAS, Petr......... 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 2 3
Win - MINOR (4-2). Loss - SALAS (4-2). Save - None.
HBP - by FERNANDEZ (NIELSEN); by SALAS (D'ANGELO).
Umpires - HP: Kevin Daugherty 1B: Ken Bayne 2B: Jeff Jenkins 3B: Raymond
Belfiore Start: 11:02 am Time: 3:30 Attendance:
Game notes:
ID-263973
2004 MWC Tournament Game Four
UNLV advances to Friday, New Mexico will play Air Force at 7 pm tonight
UNLV sets new MWC Tournament record with 22 hits.
Game: MWC4
Play-by-Play
2004 Mountain West Baseball
UNLV 15 (35-22), New Mexico 9 (24-28-1) - Play-by-Play
May 27, 2004 at Las Vegas, Nev. (Earl E. Wilson)
Score by Innings R H E
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UNLV................ 023 010 306 - 15 22 2
New Mexico.......... 061 010 100 - 9 15 0
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UNLV starters: 21/lf D'ANGELO; 10/3b PARRAZ; 36/rf NIELSEN; 45/cf JOHNSON; 46/1b
GILL; 4/2b RUIZ; 34/dh BIRD; 38/c ROSS; 7/ss WHITE; 2/p VOSE;
New Mexico starters: 5/cf YOUNG; 12/3b FOOTE; 4/ss MADER; 10/dh SALAS; 17/lf MURRAY;
34/1b STOVALL; 9/c SPITALERI; 29/rf DABBS; 6/2b BARBA; 28/p FERNANDEZ;
UNLV 1st - D'ANGELO singled through the right side. PARRAZ singled through
the right side; D'ANGELO advanced to third. NIELSEN grounded into double play 3b to
2b to 1b; PARRAZ out on the play. JOHNSON grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
New Mexico 1st - YOUNG walked. FOOTE flied out to cf to right center. MADER
struck out. YOUNG stole second. SALAS flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
1 LOB.
UNLV 2nd - GILL singled up the middle. RUIZ homered to left center, 2 RBI;
GILL scored. BIRD struck out swinging. ROSS grounded out to ss. WHITE grounded out
to ss. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
New Mexico 2nd - MURRAY popped up to ss. STOVALL doubled to center field.
SPITALERI flied out to rf; STOVALL advanced to third. DABBS singled to left center,
RBI; STOVALL scored. BARBA singled to third base; DABBS advanced to second. YOUNG
doubled to left field, 2 RBI; BARBA scored; DABBS scored. FOOTE doubled to center
field, RBI, advanced to third on an error by cf; YOUNG scored. MADER homered to left
center, 2 RBI; FOOTE scored. SALAS flied out to rf. 6 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 0
LOB.
UNLV 3rd - D'ANGELO grounded out to ss. PARRAZ singled up the middle. NIELSEN
hit by pitch; PARRAZ advanced to second. JOHNSON doubled to left field, RBI; NIELSEN
advanced to third; PARRAZ scored. GILL grounded out to 2b, RBI; JOHNSON advanced to
third; NIELSEN scored. RUIZ singled to third base, RBI; JOHNSON scored. BIRD
grounded out to p. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
New Mexico 3rd - MURRAY reached on an error by ss. STOVALL singled up the
middle; MURRAY advanced to second. SPITALERI out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt;
STOVALL advanced to second; MURRAY advanced to third. DABBS grounded out to ss, RBI;
MURRAY scored, unearned. BARBA flied out to rf. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
UNLV 4th - ROSS struck out swinging. WHITE grounded out to ss. D'ANGELO
grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
New Mexico 4th - YOUNG singled through the right side. YOUNG out at second p
to 1b to ss, caught stealing. FOOTE struck out swinging. MADER singled through the
left side. MADER out at second p to 1b to ss, caught stealing. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
UNLV 5th - PARRAZ singled through the left side. NIELSEN singled to left
field; PARRAZ advanced to second. JOHNSON singled through the left side; NIELSEN
advanced to second; PARRAZ advanced to third. GILL lined out to lf. RUIZ flied out
to rf, SF, RBI; PARRAZ scored. BIRD grounded out to ss. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors,
2 LOB.
New Mexico 5th - SALAS grounded out to 2b. MURRAY homered to left center,
RBI. STOVALL flied out to cf. SPITALERI struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
UNLV 6th - ROSS grounded out to ss. WHITE doubled down the lf line. D'ANGELO
singled to left field, advanced to second; WHITE advanced to third, out at home lf
to ss to c to ss. PARRAZ singled to shortstop; D'ANGELO advanced to third. GAARDER
to p for FERNANDEZ. NIELSEN struck out swinging. 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
New Mexico 6th - DABBS grounded out to ss. BARBA singled through the left
side. YOUNG grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; BARBA out on the play. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
UNLV 7th - JOHNSON singled to right center. GILL singled down the rf line;
JOHNSON advanced to third. SALAS to p. / for GAARDER. RUIZ walked; GILL advanced to
second. BIRD struck out looking. ROSS walked, RBI; RUIZ advanced to second; GILL
advanced to third; JOHNSON scored. WHITE struck out swinging. D'ANGELO hit by pitch,
RBI; ROSS advanced to second; RUIZ advanced to third; GILL scored. PARRAZ singled up
the middle, RBI; D'ANGELO advanced to second; ROSS advanced to third, out at home cf
to c; RUIZ scored. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
New Mexico 7th - FOOTE grounded out to ss. MADER singled through the left
side. SALAS doubled to right center, RBI; MADER scored. MINOR to p for VOSE. MURRAY
struck out swinging. STOVALL grounded out to ss. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
UNLV 8th - NIELSEN flied out to cf. JOHNSON flied out to lf. GILL grounded
out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
New Mexico 8th - SPITALERI flied out to rf. DABBS grounded out to 3b. BARBA
grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
UNLV 9th - RUIZ singled to left center. BIRD reached on a fielder's choice;
RUIZ out at second ss to 2b. ROSS singled through the left side; BIRD advanced to
second. WHITE singled to center field; ROSS advanced to second; BIRD advanced to
third. D'ANGELO singled through the left side, RBI; WHITE advanced to second; ROSS
advanced to third; BIRD scored. PARRAZ singled to left field, RBI; D'ANGELO advanced
to second; WHITE advanced to third; ROSS scored. NIELSEN walked, RBI; PARRAZ
advanced to second; D'ANGELO advanced to third; WHITE scored. PACAS to p for SALAS.
JOHNSON flied out to cf, SF, RBI; D'ANGELO scored. GILL doubled down the rf line, 2
RBI; NIELSEN scored; PARRAZ scored. RUIZ struck out swinging. 6 runs, 6 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
New Mexico 9th - YOUNG grounded out to 1b unassisted. FOOTE singled to
pitcher. MADER singled to right field; FOOTE advanced to second. SALAS to dh for
PACAS. PACAS to p. SALAS flied out to 2b. MURRAY reached on a fielder's choice;
MADER out at second 3b to 2b; FOOTE advanced to third. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors,
2 LOB.
Line score
UNLV 15, New Mexico 9 (May 27, 2004 at Las Vegas, Nev.)
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UNLV................ 023 010 306 - 15 22 2 (35-22)
New Mexico.......... 061 010 100 - 9 15 0 (24-28-1)
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Pitchers: UNLV - VOSE; MINOR(7). New Mexico - FERNANDEZ; GAARDER(6); SALAS(7); PACAS(9).
Win-MINOR(4-2) Loss-SALAS(4-2) T-3:30 A-0
HR LV - RUIZ (6).
HR NM - MADER (9); MURRAY (3).
Game notes:
ID-263973
2004 MWC Tournament Game Four
UNLV advances to Friday, New Mexico will play Air Force at 7 pm tonight
UNLV sets new MWC Tournament record with 22 hits.
Game: MWC4
