Avalos Shines in Las Vegas

Saturday, April 27

Las Vegas

12:00 PM

California Baptist University

21-30

UNLV

31-13

Cal Baptist

UNLV

Photo by: Mike Minyard

Avalos Shines in Las Vegas

4/27/2019 5:43:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

By: Mike Minyard, Assoc. AD for External Relations

LAS VEGAS – The California Baptist University lineup scattered 12 hits on the day, but was unable to overcome UNLV as the Rebels escaped a bases-loaded jam in the seventh inning to hang on for a 6-4 victory in the series finale at Eller Media Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Three Lancers had multiple hits: Anise Avalos, Molly Kolander and Makenna Stram. Avalos went 3-5 at the plate, knocking in three runs. Kolander was 2-4 with a run scored while Stram was 3-4 with two runs scored. Brittany Galves went 1-2 with two walks and a RBI.

Trailing 2-0 in the second inning, Kolander had a leadoff single down the right field line. Stram had a two-out single to keep the inning alive. Galvez loaded the bases with a full-count walk, bringing Avalos up to bat. Avalos ripped a single, plating a pair of runs to tie the game.

UNLV scored twice in the bottom of the first, but CBU answered right back with two runs in the second. Anise Avalos lands the big blow with a two-run single through the left side.

Molly Kolander and Makenna Stram singled, while Brittany Galvez loaded the bases with a walk. pic.twitter.com/0peiJz8mvB
— CBU Softball (@CBUSoftball) April 27, 2019

UNLV regained the lead with a solo home run in the third inning. The Rebels extended their lead to 6-2 with three runs scored in the fourth.

The Lancers made the game interesting in the last two innings. In the top half of the sixth, Stram hit a one-out single followed by a Galvez walk. Avalos delivered once again with a RBI single up the middle to make it 6-3. Galvez and Avalos advanced to second and third on a passed ball with two outs, but the Lancers were unable to bring them home.

Senior Anise Avalos stays clutch with this RBI single up the middle in the top of the sixth. It chips CBU's deficit down to 6-3 at UNLV. Avalos is now 3-for-4 with three runs batted in today.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/5iVs1wn54v
— CBU Softball (@CBUSoftball) April 27, 2019

In the top of the seventh inning, Cheyann Tucker reached on an infield error to start the Lancer rally. With two runners on base following a Kolander single, Stram hit a two-out single up the middle to load the bases. Galvez was hit by a pitch in the next at-bat, scoring Tucker to make it 6-4. Avalos once again came to the plate with an opportunity to drive in additional runs. Avalos battled at the plate with an 11-pitch at-bat before lining out to shortstop to end the game.

CBU loads the bases and scores in the T7th, but its comeback attempt falls just short in a 6-4 loss to UNLV. Makenna Stram loaded the bases with this single.

Anise Avalos gridned out an 11-pitch at-bat, fouling off 9 pitches before ending the game with a hard liner to SS. pic.twitter.com/6cNp2fAtTG
— CBU Softball (@CBUSoftball) April 27, 2019

CBU moves to 21-30 overall while UNLV improves to 31-13 on the year.

The Lancers will compete in their final regular season series next weekend at Seattle U. The three-game Western Athletic Conference series will open with a 4 p.m. doubleheader on Friday with the series finale on Saturday at 2 p.m. All three games will be available to watch through the WAC Digital Network.