UNLV Sweeps Tech
By: Rhett Kleinschmidt
Updated: April 16, 2008
The loss pushes Tech’s losing streak
to six games as the Red Raiders now stand at 17-21 on the season. The win moves UNLV to 16-19. The game was called after the top of the
eighth due to Texas Tech’s travel plans back to
Texas Tech’s early inning woes
continued this time in the second frame as the Rebels grabbed a 7-0 lead off of
six hits and two walks. Bryan Resnick
got the Rebels going with a bases loaded, two-RBI double to left field. J.J Sferra and Michael Brenley each added
two-RBI singles and Rance Roundy drove in the final run with a single to
left.
Sophomore third baseman Joey
Kenworthy put the Red Raiders on the scoreboard in the top of the third inning
when he belted a two-run home run over the right field wall to pull Tech within
five at 7-2. Willie Rueda set up the
home run with a two-out single, his second hit of the game. The home run by Kenworthy was his second of
the season.
UNLV put the game out of reach for
the Red Raiders with a three run outburst in the bottom of the fifth. Two of the three runs scored by the Rebels
went down as unearned after a fielding error by Tech shortstop Chris Hall
prolonged the inning. The two runs would
prove to be costly as Tech would make a run in the next two
innings.
Roger Kieschnick led off the top of
the sixth inning with a triple to the gap in left center and then scored on an
RBI single by Chris Richburg. Hall then
drove in the second run with a bases loaded single to right and Rueda plated the
final run on an RBI groundout. The three
runs by Tech pulled the Red Raiders within five at 10-5.
In the top of the seventh, senior
first baseman Jason Seefeld brought the Red Raiders within striking distance
with a three-run home run in the top of the seventh. Leadoff batter Doug Thennis reached on a
fielding error by UNLV shortstop Jarred Frierson and then Kieschnick moved him
to third with a double down the right field line. Kieschnick’s double set up the home run
opportunity for Seefeld who connected on his fifth of the season and made the
score 10-8 in favor of UNLV.
The Rebels put to rest any hopes of a
Tech comeback in the bottom of the seventh as they pounded out five runs to take
a 15-8 lead. Braden Walker hit a
three-run home run in the inning to lead the way for UNLV.
Marc Baca (1-1) picked up his first
win of the season as he held Tech to four runs on seven hits over five innings
of work. Cory Large (1-1) was charged
with the loss after giving up seven runs on four hits over 1 1/3 innings of
work.
Texas Tech returns to Big 12
Conference play this weekend at Dan Law Field as the Red Raiders host the Kansas
State Wildcats in a three-game series.
First pitch on Friday night is set for 6:05 p.m.
R H E
UNLV 070 030 5x 15 16 3
WP = Marc Baca
(1-1)
LP = Cory Large
(1-1)
SV = Steve Rinaudo (1)
(courtesy: texas tech)
