Centennial’s veteran baseball players reached a crossroads pretty early in the season.
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Travis Ishikawa hit a go-ahead two-run homer off Miguel Socolovich in the eighth inning to lift the host Fresno Grizzlies to a 5-4 victory over the 51s, who lost for the third time in four games.
Patrick Armstrong overcame a poor start to put himself in contention for Mountain West Player of the Year. He also leads UNLV into this week’s conference baseball tournament at Wilson Stadium.
Los Angeles Dodgers minor league teammates Alex Guerrero and Miguel Olivo got into a fight Tuesday during a game with Triple-A Albuquerque.
Matt den Dekker’s two-out double in the top of the seventh inning brought home two runs as Las Vegas overcame a 2-1 deficit while the Las Vegas bullpen tosses four shutout innings t preserve the win.
Former UNLV standout Matt Williams started as a player and is now having a ball as the Washington Nationals’ manager.
Sunday’s Texas Rangers-Toronto Blue Jays was Prince Fielder bobblehead day and fans attending the game got a free bobblehead of the infielder, but something wasn’t quite right.
The 51s won their sixth straight game Saturday, defeating the El Paso Chihuahuas 6-4 in a Pacific Coast League game at El Paso, Texas.
Some pitchers look for maximum velocity on every pitch. Centennial’s Cooper Powell certainly isn’t one of them.
Looks as if UNLV is out of its hitting slump, and just in time. The Rebels batted around three times Friday, setting up a chance to not only go for the series sweep against UNR but also to win the Mountain West regular-season baseball title.
UNLV’s baseball team defeated UNR 8-1 to clinch at least second place in the Mountain West and a first-day bye in next week’s conference tournament.
The New York Mets on Thursday placed catcher Travis d’Arnaud on the seven-day concussion list after he was hit on top of his hockey goalie-style mask by the follow through of a swing Tuesday.
When David Wright signed his big contract to stay with the New York Mets, he cited the exciting young pitchers in the minor leagues as one of the main reasons for remaining with the beleaguered ballclub.
Cesar Puello went 3-for-5 and drove in two runs, including a solo home run in the third inning to open the scoring, as Las Vegas claimed a 4-3 Pacific Coast League win at El Paso in the series opener Thursday night.