The 51s scored five runs in the fourth inning, and four Las Vegas pitchers combined to limit the host Reno Aces to five hits in a 6-0 win Thursday night, the team’s sixth straight.
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It wasn’t the outcome that Basic’s baseball team had hoped for.
A Gatorade spot featuring the Las Vegas slugger rekindles memories of Bugs Bunny pitching to the Gashouse Gorillas.
Allan Dykstra went 2-for-3 and drove in three runs and Zach Lutz was 2-for-4, including a triple, as the 51s defeated the host Reno Aces 4-2 on Wednesday for their fifth straight win.
When Jose Sanchez was unable to get a bunt down on a suicide squeeze during the second inning Tuesday, it appeared to be the end of a rally for Las Vegas High’s baseball team.
The 51s batted around in the third inning, scoring three times, and Jacob deGrom had a strong outing as Las Vegas defeated the Reno Aces 6-3 on Tuesday night to open a four-game series in Reno.
Josh McCollum tossed his bat and watched his deep drive to left field in the fifth inning before he started running on the way to a stand-up double.
When I bumped into Tim Chambers Saturday morning on the UNLV campus, the wind had not yet started to blow. The Rebels baseball coach was driving a golf cart, showing supporters around. He appeared happy, happy and hairy.
The Centennial baseball team faced three Silverado pitchers in the first 2 2/3 innings on Friday, each with his own distinct style.
Born and raised in Iowa near the site of “Field of Dreams” groundskeeper Kevin Moses has transformed the playing surface at Cashman Field into something akin to a dream this season for the 51s and parent New York Mets.
One of the traditional phrases of encouragement used by spectators at a baseball game is to “be tough with two.”
Coming out of high school, 51s third baseman Zach Lutz narrowed his college choices to Notre Dame, South Carolina and Alvernia.
My pal Steve and I were talking about old baseball cards the other day, and that segued into a discussion about how sometimes they airbrushed the logos off the caps of guys who had been recently traded — and then that segued into another discussion, about “Who’s Who in Baseball.”
It looked like Matt Mitchell’s day might be over after one batter on Monday.
UNLV right-hander Bryan Bonnell was named the Mountain West co-pitcher of the week on Monday. The Centennial High grad shared the weekly award with Fresno State’s Tim Borst.
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