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30 Rebel Newcomers Erica Addison JEssica Barry Tara Bendt Kara Bendt Elena Fata Axie Estrada Korin Cuico Rebel Newcomers 31 Marissa Guches Laura King Samantha Henry Tiffini Lucero Amber Petersen Jessica O’Connor 32 2008 Review years, while Bolinger and Hull have been honored The squad had six players reach the double-digit All-MMWC Recognition twice apiece. The trio has also been named MWC plateau in walks with Jaci Hull’s 43 leading the UNLV’s Ashli Holland, Brittany Bolinger and Jaci Scholar-Athletes, as well. way. Hull was followed by Brittany Bolinger’s 20, Hull were named to the 20-member Mountain West Alyssia De La Torre’s 19, Laura Briones’ 14, Rosa All-Conference Team in 2008. Team Awards Ordaz’s 12 and Cheynah Farley’s 10. Holland, a freshman from Arvada, Colo., finished On Friday, May 16, the UNLV softball team held Ironman Time conference action second in doubles (seven), third its End-Of-Season Banquet and the coaching staff in hits (24), fifth in batting average (.387), sixth in handed out the program’s yearly awards. Jaci Hull, Only two Rebels (Brittany Bolinger and Ashli runs scored (14) and seventh in total bases (34), Alyssia De La Torre, Ashli Holland and Brittany Holland) had their names written into the starting with all those leading the Rebels, as well. In the Meade were all honored for their play this season. lineup every game in 2008. 20-game league season, she owned seven multiple- hit games and collected at least one hit in 16 con- Batting Title - Jaci Hull Bolinger, Holland and Jaci Hull are the only Rebels tests. She was one of two Rebels, joining Bolinger, Most Improved - Alyssia De La Torre to have participated in all 66 games during the sea- to have started all 66 games during the season. Golden Glove - Brittany Meade son. Hull started 64 of the games in 2008. Overall, she hit .270 on the year with 47 hits, Coaches’ Award - Brittany Meade which included 10 doubles and three home runs. Rookie of the Year - Ashli Holland All Tied up She upped her batting average 116 points over the Rebel Pride - Marissa Nichols final 27 games with hits in all but five of them. In There is one thing that doesn’t happen much in that 27-game stretch she owned two eight-game WE Played Them UNLV softball and that is a tie ball game. In the 26 hitting streaks. On the year, she knocked in 26 RBI previous seasons and over 1,400 games played and scored 30 runs. Once the NCAA Tournament field was announced there were only two ties. A third can now be added on Sunday, May 11, many of the names were famil- to the list, as the team experienced its first tie since Bolinger, a junior from Yucaipa, Calif., closed out iar to UNLV. There were a total of 17 teams in the April 2, 1993. On Feb. 10, 2008, the Rebels and conference play second in stolen bases (eight), field of 64 that played the Rebels during the season then-#11/14 Washington played to a draw with a third in hits (24), and eighth in runs scored (12). In in a total of 28 games, which comprised 42% of final score of 4-4. UW’s travel arrangements had MWC games, she hit .348 with one double and one UNLV’s schedule. Thirteen of the 17 teams were to be met, so the game ended knotted up. triple with seven multiple-hit affairs. She and ranked when UNLV played them earlier in the sea- Holland were the only Rebels to have played in all son. Devil Cool down 66 contests. On the year, she led the team in hits (59) and stolen bases (20). She hit .288 with eight In all, UNLV held a 4-23-1 record over the 17 Heading into the contest with #3/2 Arizona State doubles, three triples and four home runs. She NCAA participants with the Rebels owning wins on Feb. 10, UNLV had gone winless in the last 12 plated 22 RBI and scored 38 runs. She finished over Arizona State, Washington, California and meetings. Something had to give as the Rebels second on the team in multiple-hit games with 14 BYU. turned the tables on the Sun Devils with their 2-1 and sixth in multiple-run games with four. win with help from Stephanie Bean’s seventh- Of the 17 squads that reached postseason play, inning walk-off home run. Hull, a sophomore from Scottsdale, Ariz., ended seven (California, Louisiana-Lafayette, Stanford, conference play third in walks (13), sixth in on- Michigan, Arizona State, Georgia and UCLA) UNLV’s win was the first in the series for the base (.471), eighth in runs (12) and RBI (12). In reached Super Regional status. Three (Louisiana- Rebels since a 5-4 win in Tempe on Feb. 17, 1996. MWC games, she hit .327 with 18 hits, two dou- Lafayette, Arizona State and UCLA) of those bles and two home runs. She joined Holland and seven made the Women’s College World Series. The win was the first for UNLV over ASU in Las Bolinger as the only Rebels to have played in all 66 Ultimately, Arizona State was crowned the nation- Vegas since a 5-0 victory on Feb. 13, 1990. contests. Overall, she led the team in batting al champion. (.337), runs (47), doubles (11), home runs (13), Bear Down RBI (42), total bases (110), slugging (.663), walks Whammy! (43) and on-base (.491). She led the team in mul- On Saturday, March 1, the Rebels did something tiple-hit games (15) and multiple-RBI games (14). UNLV hit 43 home runs on the year, which gave that had not been accomplished since Feb. 19, 1999 the Rebels a program-record fourth straight season (6-2 UNLV). The feat that was a win over the The 20-member all-conference team included five with 40 or more. California Golden Bears. Eight games had gone in players from BYU, four players each from regular- Cal’s favor since the Rebels had won their last con- season champion San Diego State and Colorado Prior to Lonni Alameda taking over the reigns at test with the squad from the Bay Area. State, three players from UNLV and Utah, and one UNLV, the program had only one season of 39 or from New Mexico. more home runs. That lone squad to achieve the In The Rankings feat was the 1995 Women’s College World Series team. Since 2005, the Rebels hit a program-best 50 The Rebels worked their way as high as 18th on Academic Awards in 2005 and followed that up with 44 in 2006 and Feb. 19, in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 Three UNLV softball student-athletes were named 45 in 2007. Poll and 21st in the USA Today/NFCA Top 25 Poll, to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District after beginning the season in the “receiving votes” Eight Teams. Jaci Hull was tabbed to the first Walk This Way category. team, while Brittany Bolinger and Caitlyn Paus were selected to the second team. Through the season the Rebels took 165 free pass- After working to a 9-1-1 mark over the first two es to first base via the walk. The 165 walks were weekends and into the national rankings, the All three student-athletes are no stranger to receiv- the third-most in program history, trailing only Rebels fell on hard times and slowly dropped out ing academic recognition, as they each have been 1995’s 201 and 2006’s 172. Only two players that of both polls beginning with the Palm Springs named to the Mountain West Conference’s earned an at-bat during the season went without at Classic (Feb. 21-24). Academic All-Conference Teams. Paus has earned least one walk. academic all-conference honors for three straight 2008 Statistics 33 Batting ## Player AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO DP OB SF SH SBATT PO A E FLD 21 HULL, Jaci .337 66 64 166 47 56 11 2 13 42 110 .663 43 7 38 1 .491 0 2 14 15 105 110 27 .888 30 DE LATORRE, Alyssia .308 62 53 146 29 45 11 4 4 21 76 .521 19 1 51 0 .392 0 3 12 17 45 5 6 .893 27 BRIONES, Laura .298 64 62 171 22 51 10 0 2 25 67 .392 14 2 34 1 .356 1 4 3 4 299 45 12 .966 18 BOLINGER, Brittany .288 66 66 205 38 59 8 3 4 22 85 .415 20 4 33 1 .361 1 3 20 22 77 4 5 .942 07 HOLLAND, Ashli .270 66 66 174 30 47 10 0 3 26 66 .379 5 2 29 1 .295 2 7 9 13 107 101 17 .924 12 BEAN, Stephanie .264 62 56 163 28 43 8 0 3 12 60 .368 9 3 37 0 .313 1 7 5 8 55 4 5 .922 03 PAUS, Caitlyn .241 53 35 87 12 21 1 1 0 11 24 .276 9 1 17 0 .320 0 4 4 6 59 24 10 .892 05 ORDAZ, Rosa .231 64 62 169 28 39 6 1 9 33 74 .438 12 3 53 0 .290 2 6 0 0 202 9 7 .968 06 MEADE, Brittany .222 59 58 153 10 34 7 0 1 22 44 .288 8 1 22 0 .262 2 9 0 1 128 100 9 .962 35 NAKAMURA, Sandy .173 47 25 75 6 13 3 1 0 8 18 .240 8 1 25 1 .262 0 1 0 0 146 10 3 .981 00 DEMATTEO, Jessica .140 37 19 57 4 8 2 0 2 9 16 .281 8 1 27 1 .254 1 0 0 0 24 1 1 .962 15 FARLEY, Cheynah .136 54 27 66 20 9 0 0 2 7 15 .227 10 1 30 0 .260 0 3 8 8 18 1 2 .905 14 SANCHEZ, Stefani .250 28 0 4 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0 2 0 .250 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 16 SLETTVET, Heather .000 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 0 5 41 4 .920 56 ARNETT, Ashley .000 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1.000 Totals .260 66 66 1639 283 426 77 12 43 238 656 .400 165 27 399 6 .336 10 49 77 96 1281 518 121 .937 Opponents .305 66 66 1781 342 544 77 8 50 290 787 .442 180 38 287 10 .378 15 66 45 57 1270 478 85 .954 LOB - Team (335), Opp (463).