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LAS VEGAS, Nev. – On the final day of the Rebel Classic, the University of Hawai'i Rainbow baseball team lost to host UNLV, 12-4, on Sunday night at Earl E. Wilson Stadium. The 'Bows fall to 1-11 one day after winning their first game of the season, while UNLV improves to 9-3.

Conner George led UH with a career-high three hits (3-4) including a triple while also posting one run and one RBI. Adam Hurley added one hit, one run, and one RBI.

The Rebels had eight players with multi-hit games led by Matt McCallister (3-5, 1 R, 1 RBI) and Mark Shannon (3-3, 1 R, 2 RBI). Justin Jones added two hits, two runs, and two RBI.

Jon Flinn (0-1) earned the start for the 'Bows and lasted just one-third of an inning, as UNLV put five runs on the scoreboard before Coach Trapasso lifted him in favor of Patrick O'Rourke. With a run already on the board, Flinn had walked Erik VanMeetren (1 H, 1 R, 1 RBI) to load the bases for Jones, who promptly delivered a two-RBI base hit to push the lead to 3-0. Jones was later driven home by a Joey Armstrong (2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI) single.

Kenny Oakley (2-0) tossed six and two-thirds innings for the win, scattering five hits and posting five strikeouts. Flinn surrendered five runs on five hits in his brief outing.

UNLV added a run in the second and third innings, then put the game out of reach with five runs in the fifth inning. T.J. White (1 H, 1 R, 3 RBI) and Brandon Bayardi (2-3, 2 R) both tripled, with White's three-bagger driving home two runs for the big hit of the inning. VanMeetren hit an RBI-double for the final run of the inning and the game.

Hawai'i finally found its offense with a pair of runs each in the final two innings. Hurley hit an RBI-double in the eighth and George scored Kalei Hanawahine in the ninth with UH's first triple of the season.

Bryan Burgher was the final and most successful pitcher of the day for Hawai'i. He allowed just two hits in three scoreless innings of work.
UNLV's 18 hits were the most allowed by a UH opponent this season.

Hawai'i will conclude its road trip on Monday with a single non-conference game against the Rebels. First pitch is set for 6:05 p.m. PT (4:05 p.m. HT).