Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Rebels roll to 16-2 win over Southern Utah

The UNLV baseball team scored seven runs in the first inning and parlayed the early lead into a 16-2 seven-inning home victory over Southern Utah Wednesday night. The Rebels improved to 19-21 while the Thunderbirds fell to 5-25.

UNLV hit three home runs in the opening inning and jumped out to an 10-0 lead before the Thunderbirds scored.

Ten Rebels finished with at least one hit in the game, led by David Trujillo, who finished 3-for-3 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs. Jason Reuss and Garett Shitanishi both homered in the contest and drove in four runs each. David Seccombe (2-1) picked up the win.

UNLV begins a 10-game road trip with a three-game series at Utah beginning on Friday.

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