The UNLV softball team won its fifth straight game Friday night, using a four-run fourth inning and a complete-game effort from Lauren Fettic to beat Boise State 6-5 in the Mountain West series opener at Dona Larsen Park.
UNLV improved to 25-18 overall and 12-5 in conference play, staying in third place in the Mountain West. The finish was tight, with Boise State scoring two runs in the seventh and bringing the tying run to the plate before Fettic recorded the final out.
The Rebels were quiet through the first three innings and trailed 1-0 after Boise State scored in the third on Kate Penberthy’s RBI double…