UNLV had the lead, lost it, took it back and then held on when the whole thing started to wobble again.
The Rebels beat first-place Nevada 8-7 on Saturday at Don Weir Field at Peccole Park, evening the weekend series and moving to 24-18 overall and 7-10 in Mountain West play. UNLV hit three home runs, got a five-RBI day from Jonny Rodriguez, and survived a ninth-inning scare after Nevada brought the tying run to third.
Rodriguez delivered the first punch
UNLV did not ease into this one.
After Marcos Rosales walked, Ayden Garcia singled and Nin Burns II drew another walk, Rodriguez unloaded a grand slam to left to give the Rebels a 4-0 lead in the first inning. Nevada answered with two runs in the bottom half, then took the lead with a four-run fourth…