Amanda Oliveto threw a no-hitter to lead the UNLV softball team to a 5-0 victory over Massachusetts on Sunday to wrap up play in the San Diego Classic II tournament. Oliveto struck out five, with one walk and one hit batter.
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Mark Shannon’s two-run homer capped a five-run eighth inning surge that powerd the UNLV baseball team past New Mexico 8-7 on Saturday at Wilson Stadium.
UNLV senior Maraea Skeen posted the best NCAA regional finish of her career with a ninth-place showing Thursday on the 3-meter board at the Zone E diving regional at Colorado Springs, Colo.
The UNLV baseball team, playing its first game in 10 years as a ranked squad, held off host Cal State-Bakersfield 8-6 on Tuesday night. The Rebels, ranked 21st by Baseball America, stretched their winning streak to 10 games.
It was a quarter of six Sunday, and the roar of the engines still was reverberating between my ears at Las Vegas Motor Speedway when I received a four-word alert that made my head spin some more.
John Richy threw a two-hit complete game, helping the UNLV baseball team stun No. 9 Stanford 5-1 on Sunday and sweep the three-game series at Palo Alto, Calif.
There was no miracle finish for UNLV’s golf team Sunday in its bid to repeat as champion of the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters. But at least the Rebels’ best player regained some of his touch.
Kevin Penner had just missed his birdie putt on his final hole at Southern Highlands on Saturday. As he walked off the green, he tossed his ball into the water that buttressed the par-5 No. 9.
Joey Swanner hit an RBI double, and the UNLV baseball team took advantage of three errors in the second inning to beat No. 9 Stanford and ace Mark Appel 3-2 on Friday at Palo Alto, Calif.
Things were going relatively well for the UNLV men’s golf team in Friday’s first round of the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters.
He had just left the 18th green at Southern Highlands Golf Club with a 3-under-par 69. As Blake Biddle joined his teammates, he was hoping he had done enough to help UNLV win its home tournament.
The UNLV women’s golf team tied for 10th in the 15-team Bruin Wave Invitational at Tarzana, Calif. UNLV shot 26-over 314 in the third round Tuesday for an 86-over 950 total, 66 strokes behind winner Southern California, which finished at 20-over 884.
The UNLV baseball team had another explosive offensive night, ripping Hawaii 14-1 Monday at Wilson Stadium for its sixth straight victory.
The UNLV baseball team piled up five first-inning runs and five more in the fifth inning, rolling over Hawaii 12-4 on Sunday at Wilson Stadium.