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UNLV’s bats have carried the first half. The standings still demand more. At the midpoint of the season, the UNLV baseball team has one of the clearest identities in the Mountain West.

UNLV Rebels News / Dice City Sports / March 31

UNLV gives up 13 late, falls 17-14 to CSU Bakersfield

Las Vegas got fireworks again at Earl E. Wilson Stadium on Monday afternoon. UNLV put 14 runs on the board and still spent the final three innings chasing, because CSU Bakersfield turned the late frames into a parade of baserunners.

UNLV drops finale 18-8 as San Jose State erupts late

Las Vegas got offense again on Sunday. It also got a reminder that baseball can turn a good weekend sideways in a hurry. UNLV dropped the Mountain West series finale 18-8 to San Jose State, with the game getting away in the last two innings after the Rebels had worked their way back into it.

Title UNLV softball clinches series with 5-3 win at Fresno State

UNLV left Fresno with a series win Sunday afternoon, using two home runs and timely relief pitching to beat Fresno State 5-3 at Margie Wright Diamond. The Rebels moved to 18-17 overall and 5-4 in Mountain West play with the rubber-match victory, taking two of three from the Bulldogs after dropping Friday’s opener.

UNLV rallies past San Jose State 15-8

Las Vegas got another loud Saturday night at Earl E. Wilson Stadium. UNLV gave the crowd a lead, gave them some nerves, and then gave them a finish that felt inevitable once the eighth inning arrived.

UNLV Rebels News / Dice City Sports / March 29

UNLV softball wins 5-4 as Fettic goes the distance

UNLV got back in the win column Saturday afternoon, and it did almost all of its damage in the opening frame. The Scarlet and Gray scored all five of their runs in the first inning, then rode a gritty complete-game effort from Lauren Fettic to a 5-4 win over Fresno State at Margie Wright Diamond.

Dan Mullen News / Gridiron Heroics / March 28

UNLV Rebels Coach Dan Mullen Ranked as Best Group of 6 Coach

The UNLV Rebels are one of the college football programs that get discussed a good amount, despite not being in a Power 5 conference. With the college football spring season beginning, there is a lot of chatter about the head coaches and how good some of them in the Group of 6 (including the Pac-12) are.

UNLV vs San Jose State turns on 11-run fourth in 18-7 win

UNLV’s Mountain West home opener looked like it was slipping away early Friday night. San Jose State landed punches in the third and fourth innings to grab a 7-5 lead, then the Hustlin’ Rebels detonated for 11 runs in the bottom of the fourth and never looked back in an 18-7 run-rule win at Earl E.

UNLV vs Fresno State softball opener slips away early in 9-3 loss

UNLV spotted Fresno State five early runs Friday night and never fully climbed out, falling 9-3 in the opener of a three-game Mountain West series at Margie Wright Diamond.

UNLV Rebels News / Dice City Sports / March 24

UNLV vs Arizona State ends 12-11 after Rebels nearly complete comeback

Las Vegas Ballpark got its money’s worth Monday night. UNLV spotted No. 22 Arizona State an early 11-0 cushion, then nearly flipped the script in front of 1,355 fans before falling 12-11 in a wild one on the Strip.

UNLV Rebels News / Dice City Sports / March 22

UNLV walks pile up in 11-1 loss to Utah Tech

Utah Tech returned the favor Sunday afternoon. One day after UNLV ended the opener with a walk-off run-rule, the Trailblazers exploded for seven runs in the third and rolled past the Hustlin’ Rebels 11-1 in eight innings at Earl E.

UNLV softball lead erased in 13-7 loss to San Diego State

The UNLV softball team had the rubber match in hand for much of Sunday afternoon, but an eight-run seventh inning flipped everything as San Diego State pulled away for a 13-7 win at Eller Media Stadium.

UNLV Rebels News / Dice City Sports / March 22

Hustlin’ Rebels run-rule Utah Tech 11-1 on Myro walk-off

Parker Dillhoff made sure UNLV never had to sweat Saturday night. The left-hander tossed a complete game and struck out nine, and Gunnar Myro crushed a walk-off, two-run homer in the seventh to trigger the 10-run rule as UNLV rolled Utah Tech 11-1 at Earl E.