Payton Squier went 3-for-5 with a three-run triple to power UNLV to a 4-3 victory over San Diego State in a Mountain West baseball game Sunday in San Diego. The Rebels won two of three games in the weekend series, marking their first series win at San Diego since 2007.
The Las Vegas 51s defeated the Reno Aces 5-2 on Sunday at Cashman Field for their 10th straight victory — the second-longest streak in franchise history, behind the Stars’ 12-game run in 1987. The 51s are 16-8 after a 6-8 start.
Desert Oasis senior Nolan Kingham has major league scouts flocking to watch him pitch, but he’s not even the Diamondbacks’ ace. That honor goes to A.J. Landis, who is 9-0 with a 0.92 ERA entering the baseball postseason.
Edgar Montes capped an eight-pitch at-bat with a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning, sending UNLV to a 3-2 win over San Diego State in a Mountain West baseball game Saturday in San Diego.
Ian Levin was named the New York Mets’ director of minor league operations this year after spending the past two seasons as their manager of baseball analytics — aka sabermetrics, the advanced statistical analysis of the sport.
Relief pitcher Scott Rice has a 1.29 ERA in nine games this season for the 51s in his comeback from season-ending elbow surgery last year. Less than 10 months removed from surgery, he said he’s almost back to his top form.
Alex Rodriguez bashed his way into the history books Friday night by launching his 660th career home run to tie Willie Mays for fourth on the all-time home-run list, leading New York to a 3-2 victory over Boston.
Bubba Derby pitched seven strong innings, and San Diego State scored three unearned runs in the seventh inning to defeat UNLV 4-1 in a Mountain West baseball game Friday night in San Diego. The Rebels had won four straight games.
Fast-rising 51s second baseman Dilson Herrera was recalled to the New York Mets during Thursday’s Pacific Coast League game against the Reno Aces at Cashman Field. The 21-year-old was hitting .370 in 20 games for Las Vegas in his first Triple-A season.
Former Silverado star Drew Robinson hits No. 6 of young season, shares Texas League lead in homers.
We are finally coming together as a team and because of that we have put four straight wins together. We swept Air Force last weekend and had a walk-off win over UC Riverside on Tuesday.
The Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox played the first game in major league history that was not open to the public on Wednesday.
Arizona Diamondbacks rookie right-hander Archie Bradley appeared to sustain only minor injuries when he was struck in the face by a line drive in Tuesday’s game.
Las Vegas extended its season-high winning streak to six games Tuesday with a 6-5 comeback victory over the Albuquerque Isotopes at Cashman Field. Wilfredo Tovar hit a walk-off two-run double to left field with two outs in the ninth inning for the 51s.
Austin Anderson’s infield single in the ninth inning scored Morgan Stotts with the winning run as the UNLV baseball team beat UC Riverside 5-4 on Tuesday at Wilson Stadium. Stotts had three hits and scored twice for the Rebels.
