UNLV had a comfortable cushion by the middle innings. Then the ninth turned into a grind.
Still, the Rebels did enough early and did enough late, holding on for a 9-8 win over Austin Peay in Game 1 of Saturday afternoon’s doubleheader at Earl E. Wilson Stadium.
Drew Barragan’s go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth flipped the script. Next, Cody Albright delivered four scoreless innings in relief to put UNLV in position to build separation. Nin Burns II later added a two-run homer in the seventh as the Rebels pushed in front for good…