UNLV pitcher Qualls to miss about a month because of arm injury
February 18, 2015 - 5:08 pm
The injury to UNLV starting pitcher Zak Qualls’ throwing arm isn’t as serious as initially feared, and coach Tim Chambers said Wednesday that Qualls shouldn’t be sidelined longer than a month.
Chambers said Qualls’ left bicep essentially went into spasm Friday night after he threw only five pitches in the Rebels’ season opener against No. 23 Nebraska at Wilson Stadium.
Qualls, a junior from Rancho High School, was making his first appearance since 2012 because of academic and off-field issues and had earned the opening-night start.
“We’ll bring him back slowly,” Chambers said. “We’re not just going to throw him out there.”