Riding hot streaks and cold streaks like a Las Vegas high roller, the UNLV baseball team has experienced extreme highs and lows the last four seasons, including this one.
Rebels senior pitcher Kenny Oakley has had a front-row seat for the wild ride that started with back-to-back seasons of at least 36 wins, a share of a Mountain West regular-season title and a trip to the NCAA Regionals and was followed by a losing season and the departure of coach Tim Chambers last year.
A young UNLV (12-19, 5-10 Mountain West) team has continued to struggle this season under coach Stan Stolte, losing nine of 10 games during one rough stretch in which it was swept at home by UNR.