Baseball team loses to UC Davis, Omaha in home-opening tourney

Ryan Cate hit two two-run homers to back seven strong innings by starter Corey Binger and lead Omaha to an 8-2 win over UNLV in the UNLV Classic on Sunday at Wilson Stadium.

Earlier Sunday, Jacob Thomas went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs to lift UC Davis to an 8-3 victory over the Rebels.

UNLV starter Larry Quaney, a Cimarron-Memorial product, held UC Davis (1-1) to one run on two hits in six innings, and Austin Anderson had two doubles for the Rebels (1-2).

SOFTBALL: At Stephanie Lynn Craig Park, Morgan Ettinger (6-0) pitched a four-hit shutout for the Rebels (7-2), who overcame four errors in a 1-0 win over Idaho State (0-3) in the DeMarini Desert Classic.