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Falcons Swept At UNLV With 7-0 Loss
3/28/2004 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
March 28, 2004
LAS VEGAS, Nevada - UNLV completed a weekend sweep over Air Force with its 7-0 shutout win in Mountain West Conference baseball action Sunday afternoon at Earl E. Wilson Stadium. The Falcons fall to 5-22 on the season and 0-6 in the MWC, while the Rebels improve to 19-7, 6-0.
Rebels starter David Seccombe and reliever Matt Minor combined to toss a two hit shutout. Secommbe improved to 3-1 on the season, holding the Falcons to just two hits and no runs while striking out eight in seven innings. Falcon starter Clayton Couch (2-2) took the loss, allowing four runs, three earned, while fanning three in three innings pitched.
UNLV scored a run in the first to immediately take a 1-0 lead. Eric Nielsen singled through the right side to score Brent Johnson, who reached base earlier in the inning with a double over centerfielder Josh Wolfram's head.
The Rebels added three more runs in the second despite getting only one hit in the inning to make it a 4-0 game.
UNLV made it a 6-0 game with two runs in fifth. The first run came on Air Force reliever Kyle DePierre's balk and was followed with an RBI triple by Johnny Uriegas. The Rebels added another run in the seventh, on a fielding error by second baseman Colton Walter.
Colton Walter and Dale Kasel had AFA's two hits. Nielsen went 2-for-4 to lead the way for UNLV.
The Falcon pitching staff had its best outing of the weekend, holding the Rebels to just seven hits. DePierre went three innings, allowing two runs and Mitch Brown threw the final two innings, allowing one unearned run.
Air Force returns to action, Tuesday March 28, playing their final non-conference games in a noon doubleheader at Northern Colorado.
Game notes: Josh Wolfram stole his 11th base of the year...Colton Walter swiped this third base of the weekend and eighth of the season.
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