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Baseball
vs Vanderbilt
Friday, April 16
Salt Lake City, UT
12:00 PM
University of Utah
9
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UNLV
Baseball Drops Slugfest to UNLV, 13-9
6/21/1999 12:00 AM | Baseball
April 16, 1999
Despite scoring nine runs on 15 hits, Utah baseball was defeated by UNLV 13-9 today. The Rebels pounded out 19 hits in the offesive battle to even the season series with the Utes at 1-1.
Utah is 17-19 with a 5-10 Western Athletic Conference mark. UNLV is 21-23 with a 10-7 WAC record. UNLV scored one run in the first, but Utah came back to score three runs in both the second and third innings. In its first string of runs, Utah scored three runs on four hits.
Ryan Johnerson cracked a triple and Jamie Hardy doubled. In the third, the Utes had three runs on one hit. Johnerson doubled to score two. The Rebels scored three runs on three hits in the fourth and added one in the fifth. But Utah upped its score with a run in the fourth to lead 7-5 going in to the seventh inning. UNLV scored five runs on five hits in the seventh. The Rebels pounded two doubles and a home run by Ryan Hamill. Utah scored two runs in the seventh on back-to-back solo home runs by Johnerson and Eric Wallace.
The Utes were unable to rally back however, giving up three runs in the top of the ninth for a 13-9 loss. Utah Head Coach Tim Esmay and Ute assistant coach John Flores were both thrown out of the game in the bottom of the ninth. The coaches contested a controversial call when Johnerson flew out to centerfield and Wallace was called out at home plate. Johnerson lead the Ute batting brigade hitting 4-5, including a double and a home run. The senior scored three runs and two RBI. Wallace was 3-5, hitting a home run and scoring two runs and two RBI.
Johnerson and Wallace are tied for first on the team with 11 home runs. Ryan Bailey (3-1) picks up the loss for the Utes. Senior starter Brett McDermaid pitched five innings. The Utes and the Rebels take the field again tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. The game will be held at Franklin Covey Field.
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