Preview: Rams finish regular season at UNLV

Colorado State Rams (25-19, 9-12 MW) vs. UNLV Rebels (29-17, 11-10 MW)
May 10-12 | Eller Media Stadium | Las Vegas, Nev.
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THE WEEKEND
• The Rams will finish Mountain West action this week playing at UNLV starting on Thursday night at 7 p.m. MT.
• Colorado State will continue the three-game series on Friday at 5 p.m., before finishing the regular season on Saturday at 1 p.m.
• The three-game series will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network.

ON DECK
• Following the final series, the Rams will wait to see if they receive an at-large bid to the Softball NIT.

RAMS AT A GLANCE
• Colorado State suffered its first Mountain West series sweep last week, dropping three games against Boise State.
• In the opener, the Rams were tied in the fourth inning - only time all weekend - before the Broncos scored three runs to secure the win in game one.
• BSU led the rest of the series, taking the Rams in game two before spoiling CSU's senior day in the finale.
• Colorado State's pitching staff is spinning a great season so far, carrying a 3.53 ERA - which is one of the lowest in the last 10 years.
• Bridgette Hutton is the primary slinger, holding a 13-10 record and a 3.02 ERA.
• Sarah Muzik leads the team with a 12-game on-base streak, dating back to April 14 at Utah State.
• Muzik also leads the Rams with a four-game hitting streak. She is first on the team with a .411 batting average and has 20 games where she has recorded multiple RBI.

SERIES HISTORY
• Colorado State holds a 43-35 all-time record against the Rebels.
• The Rams dropped last year's series at home, but swept UNLV in 2016 in Las Vegas.
• The Rams are 6-4 in the last 10 games in the series and 8-2 in the last 10 road games against UNLV.

LAST TEN VS...
                DATE       TEAM      RESULT
                4/23/17 UNLV      W 5-0
                4/22/17 UNLV      L 4-7
                4/21/17 UNLV      L 6-7
                5/8/16   at UNLV W 7-0
                5/7/16   at UNLV W 8-4
                5/6/16   at UNLV W 4-2
                5/3/15   UNLV      L 3-7
                5/2/15   UNLV      L 3-12
                5/1/15   UNLV      W 3-0
                4/13/14 at UNLV W 10-4

HITTING STREAKS
• Sarah Muzik carries a team-best four-game hitting streak, where she has recorded seven hits in that time, including scoring three runs.
• Muzik also leads the team with a current 12-game on-base streak, dating back to the Utah State series. In those 12 games, she has 16 hits and has scored 11 runs.

SCOUTING THE REBELS
• Boise State enters the final week with a 29-17 overall record and 11-10 in the Mountain West.
• The Rebels are coming off a milestone weekend as they completed their first three-game sweep over Fresno State in program history.
• The sweep was also the first of the season for UNLV and just the second-three-game series win over the Bulldogs all-time.
• UNLV's 29 wins is the most for the program since 2010.
• The Rebels have won eight of their last 10 league games - winning the last three MW series.
• UNLV won just one Mountain West series of the first four before turning things around. Since, the Rebels have won the last three series, including a sweep of Fresno State and a 2-1 victory over Boise State.
• Mia Trejo leads UNLV from the plate hitting .373 with 50 hits and 26 RBI. She also has 10 extra-base hits, including three homers.
• Janine Petmecky controls the circle with a 2.26 ERA and carries an 18-6 record. She also has 13 complete games, including five shutouts and two saves. In 142 innings pitched, she has allowed 130 hits and 46 earned runs.

DONALDSON NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK
• Sophomore Haley Donaldson was named Mountain West Player of the Week on April 10.
• Donaldson was the second CSU softball player to earn a weekly award from the conference this season. The honor was also the first of her career.
• The sophomore led Colorado State last week in nearly every category offensively. She finished a .571 batting mark, eight hits, including four doubles and a home run.
• The human development and family studies major drove in five runs, while slugging 1.071 and posting a .647 on-base percentage. • Donaldson registered a hit in all four games last week, including three games with two-or-more hits and one with three base hits.
• Donaldson also finished perfect at short for the week with six assists and five putouts.

RAMS IN NON-LEAGUE PLAY
• CSU finished 16-7 in non-conference games this season after picking up three wins in its final week of non-conference action.
• The Rams went 2-1 at Kansas March 30 -31 before finish the schedule defeating Northern Colorado for the second time this season with a 9-1 victory in five innings on Tuesday.
• The Rams posted a 19-7 mark against non-conference competition in 2017. That included a 10-3 record across the team's three home tournaments and six wins against teams from the Big Ten or Big 12.

FRESNO STATE SERIES
• Despite dropping the series at Fresno State, 2-1. The Rams put up a fight against the Bulldogs in its first Mountain West Conference series away from Fort Collins.
• The Rams offense hit their way into early leads in each game, but could not hold on down the stretch.
• Colorado State picked up a 4-0 victory in the second game to force a rubber match in the final game of the series. The shutout was the first for the Rams at Margie Wright Diamond and just the second win against the Bulldogs in Fresno, Calif.
• The shutout was also just the second time in series history for the Rams - April 28, 1997 at Ram Field.
• The win was the first in Fresno, since May 4, 2014 - the first and only win at Margie Wright Diamond.
• Colorado State lead 3-0 heading into the fifth inning in the final game, but Fresno State scored four runs over the last three innings to steal the series.

SEASON START
• The Rams started the season 4-0 of the first time since 2014 with a perfect record at the Texas Classic.
• Colorado State then improved its record to 7-0 at the Hillenbrand Invite to have its best start since 1997 when the team started 8-0.
• With a victory over Northern Colorado to open Ram Field, the Rams were 8-1 for the first time since 2008 when the team began, 10-1.

CONFERENCE OPENING RECORDS
• The Rams are now 7-12 in Mountain West Conference opening games dating back to the leagues start in 2000 season.
• CSU is 4-5 in home opening Mountain West games, after a walk-off victory over Nevada this season.
• Colorado State is 3-7 opening conference games away from Ram Field.

HUTTON NAMED PITCHER OF THE WEEK
• Junior Bridgette Hutton was named Mountain West Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 21.
• Hutton was the first CSU softball player to earn a weekly award from the conference this season. The honor was also the second of her career.
• The psychology major posted a 2-1 record at the Hillenbrand Invitational, including hurling two complete games and the first shutout of the season with a 5-0 win over Tory.
• The Platteville, Colo., native allowed just four runs in the three games she appeared in, posting a 1.56 ERA.

TRANSFERS MAKING A MARK
• Transfer Sarah Muzik is making her mark for the Rams as the junior is leading the team with a .411 average and .483 slugging mark, while carrying a .470 on-base tick.
• The Hawai'i transfer also has recorded a team-best 62 hits and is 14-for-17 in stolen bases. Her 62 hits is on pace to break into the top-10 for most in a single season.
• She also carries a 12-game on-base streak into the final series.

GAMBOA HEATING UP AT THE HOT CORNER
• Sophomore Corina Gamboa has established herself as a threat at third base. So far this season, Gamboa posted a team-best 33 RBI with eight home runs.
• She is currently third on the team with a .352 average and leads slugging .614.

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