San Diego State scored 11 unanswered runs, including nine in the eighth inning, to take a 16-5 lead over UNLV en route to a 18-8 victory that eliminated the Rebels from the Mountain West Championship on Thursday in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Entering Thursday’s play, Rivera, who has primarily played third for the 51s, was first in the Pacific Coast League among active players, leading the league with his .369 batting average, 42 RBIs and 59 hits.
The 51s’ Brandon Nimmo got caught between first and second to end the game with T.J. Rivera, the PCL’s leading run producer, in the batter’s box. Las Vegas lost to the Nashville Sounds 5-3 in 12 innings at Cashman Field.
Nic Ready went 4-for-6 with a grand slam and totaled six RBIs to lead Air Force to a 15-7 rout of UNLV in a first-round game of the Mountain West Championship on Wednesday in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Rebels junior pitcher D.J. Myers and sophomore left fielder Payton Squier were named first team all-conference while Isbel and junior relief pitcher Ben Wright earned second team all-MW honors.
Pitching for the first time since May 14, Sean Gilmartin gave up nine runs in 4 1/3 innings in the Las Vegas 51s’ 10-4 PCL loss to the Nashville Sounds at Cashman Field.
Gabriel Ynoa has been the picture of consistency for the 51s this season. But on Monday, Ynoa was hit around by the Nashville Sounds en route to his first loss of the season.
Tony Gwynn’s widow and two children filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to hold the tobacco industry accountable for the Hall of Famer’s death.
The Nashville Sounds come to Cashman Field this week for the first time this season to face the 51s. Here are five players to watch in the series:
The top hitter in the Pacific Coast League was called up when Lucas Duda went on the disabled list.
UNLV designated hitter Cooper Esmay was named the Mountain West Player of the Week on Monday after going 4-for-7 with two home runs, six RBIs and three runs scored in two games against UNR.
The Las Vegas infielder was named the league’s Player of the Week on Monday after a week in which he went 17-for-28 (.607) with 12 runs driven in.
It might have seemed like an odd match at the time — at least geographically — when the Las Vegas 51s and New York Mets first struck a deal.
When the 51s arrive back at Cashman Field for work on Monday, they’ll do so in first place after concluding a successful 6-2 road trip.
The 51s rallied for three runs in the seventh and one in the ninth to take a 4-3 PCL victory over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox.