UNLV baseball raises record to 16-3 with rally

The UNLV baseball team erased a 5-2 deficit and went on to a 6-5 victory over Valparaiso in 11 innings Sunday at Wilson Stadium.

Trent Cook triggered the rally with a one-out double in the seventh inning, followed by Rance Roundy’s two-run homer to make it 5-4. Danny Higa tied it with a solo shot in the eighth.

Neither team scored again until the Rebels (16-3) pushed across the winning run in the 11th. Higa reached on an error and advanced to second, moved to third on Scott Ryan’s flyout to center field and came home on Hunter Beaty’s flyout to left.

UNLV took a 2-0 first-inning lead on Trevor Kirk’s RBI single and Roundy’s RBI flyout. After giving up three runs in the third inning and two in the fourth, UNLV held the Crusaders (1-14) scoreless the rest of the way to post its fifth straight victory.

■ SOFTBALL — At Santa Barbara, Calif., UNLV split its final two games in the Gaucho Classic II, losing to Wisconsin 4-3 before posting a 9-3 rout over UC Santa Barbara.

Kylie Wagner went 5-for-6 on the day, with a home run, a double, three RBIs and two runs. Tayler Aleman and Pauline Monreal both went 4-for-7.

In the first game, the Rebels (14-9) got a double from Aleman and loaded the bases in the seventh, but the Badgers got a double play and a strikeout to end the game.

Amanda Oliveto (11-3) pitched a complete game against UCSB, scattering nine hits and striking out six. Wagner was 3-for-3 with a homer and RBI double, and Stefany Valentino hit a two-run homer in the fourth.

■ MEN’S TENNIS — At Albuquerque, N.M., UNLV lost to New Mexico 4-3 in a Mountain West Conference match.

The Rebels lost two of three doubles matches to fall behind 1-0, then rallied with three singles victories to take a 3-1 lead. But the Lobos battled back to win the other three matches, all in three sets.

Mehdi Bouras (No. 1), Tamas Batyi (No. 3) and Alex Bull (No. 5) posted singles victories for the Rebels (12-8, 1-1 MWC).

■ WOMEN’S TENNIS — UNLV coasted past Furman 5-2 at Fertitta Tennis Complex.

The Rebels (11-3) won all three doubles matches for the first point, then took four of the six singles matches.

Lucia Batta sparked UNLV with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Monica Arguello at No. 1 singles. Aleksandra Josifoska (No. 2), Jana Albers (No. 5) and Anna Maskaljun (No. 6) also won in straight sets, with Maskaljun posting a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Jenny Porter.