Rebel Baseball news

SUN STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

* The UNLV baseball team will play the Alumni on Jan. 16 at 1 p.m. at Earl E. Wilson Stadium. The 1999 Rebels will play former players which will include current professional players. The list of the top players will include: Brian Boehringer (1998 national league champion San Diego Padres), T.J. Mathews (Oakland A's) and Todd Stottlemyre (Arizona Diamondbacks). The first alumni game of the day on Jan. 16 will feature a 10 a.m. oldtimers contest of former Rebels.

* The honors keep on coming for UNLV outfielder Ryan Ludwick, who has been selected a first-team preseason All-American by Baseball America. Last month, Ludwick was chosen a second-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball newspaper, marking the second straight season the Rebel slugger has been selected as a preseason All-American. Last season, he was chosen to the preseason second team by Baseball America.

* The UNLV baseball program will hold the 2nd Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament on Tuesday, Jan. 19, at Palm Valley with a 10:30 a.m. shotgun start. The event is a major fund-raiser for UNLV baseball. The cost is $1,300 for a foursome for local companies and corporations. Scheduled to play in the golf tournament will be Marty Barrett, Mike Maddux and former Yankee great Mel Stottlemyre Sr. For further information, call assistant coach Jim Pace and pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre Jr., at 895-3835.

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