Baseball team rolls in opener, loses Game 2 at West Virginia

Nick Ames had two hits and three RBIS to back solid pitching from Alan Strong and lead UNLV to an 11-4 win over West Virginia in the first game of a nonconference baseball doubleheader Friday in Morgantown, West Virginia.

In the second game, the Mountaineers rallied from a six-run deficit to win 8-7.

Strong (5-0) held West Virginia (12-15) to two runs and struck out six in six innings. Nick Rodriguez had three hits in the first game and two doubles and three RBIS in the second game for the Rebels (23-10). Marques Inman went 2-for-2 with a home run in the first game and homered in the Mountaineers’ five-run eighth inning in the second game.

Softball: At Eller Media Stadium, Zaria Meshack and Kiera Wright hit consecutive RBI singles in San Diego State’s three-run ninth inning, lifting the Aztecs (11-23, 2-5 Mountain West) to a 5-2 win over the Rebels (21-14, 3-7).

Men’s tennis: At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Richard Solberg won a three-set singles match and was part of a doubles victory to lead the Rebels (12-7, 2-2 Mountain West) to a 4-3 win over Air Force (10-11, 0-3).

Women’s track and field: At San

Diego, the Rebels won six events and had 12 individuals and two relay teams finish in the top three while placing second at the inaugural four-team Mountain West Challenge.