Sometimes, it only takes one or two shots to get a golfer going in the right or wrong direction. And as his freshman season at UNLV was continuing its downward spiral, AJ McInerney was desperate for something good to happen.
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Kevin Penner hasn’t forgotten his only NCAA Golf Championship experience.
UNLV had two individuals and a relay team qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday at the NCAA West Preliminary in Austin, Texas.
UNLV’s pitchers repeatedly limited the damage Saturday, but in allowing 17 hits, they couldn’t erase it.
New Mexico showed Friday why it is the Mountain West’s best hitting team.
Brandon Bayardi had just watched UNLV teammate T.J. White slap a fastball for an RBI single, and the slugger guessed he wouldn’t see a similar pitch.
Patrick Armstrong was out of shape last fall and couldn’t hit, and he knew he was hanging on to a UNLV roster spot by the smallest of threads.
Junior Lucia Batta became the first UNLV women’s tennis player to win a singles match at the NCAA tournament since 2000 when she defeated Florida’s Alexandra Cercone 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-4 in the first round Wednesday in Urbana, Ill.
Joey Armstrong and Brandon Bayardi each drove in four runs to lead the UNLV baseball team to a 14-6 victory over Air Force in the regular-season finale on Saturday at Air Force Academy, Colo.
UNLV will be playing in the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships for the first time in three years.
Brandon Bayardi went 4-for-5 with two RBIs, and Patrick Armstrong hit a two-run home run to lead the UNLV baseball team to a 7-6 victory at Air Force.
Sparked by individual leader Carl Jonson, UNLV is tied for first place entering Saturday’s final round of the 54-hole NCAA Men’s Golf Regional at Columbus, Ohio.
Despite having only one player break par, the UNLV men’s golf team was fourth Thursday after the first round of the 54-hole NCAA Regional at Columbus, Ohio, five shots behind leader Charlotte.
UNLV juniors Stefany Valentino and Tayler Van Acker were named to the All-Mountain West softball team for the second time, and freshman catcher Emily Haslinger and junior pitcher Amanda Oliveto were honored for the first time.
While his team was competing at the Jack Nicklaus Invitational in October in Dublin, Ohio, UNLV men’s golf coach Dwaine Knight arranged for the Rebels to play a practice round at the nearby Ohio State Golf Club’s Scarlet Course.