UNLV REBELS

Alex Chalfant

23

Class: Senior Hometown: Dallas, Texas Last College: Oral Roberts

Height / Weight: 6-1 / 200 Position: RHP Experience: 2L

UNLV: Enters his third year at UNLV ... Durable right-handed pitcher who will add depth to the Rebel bullpen ... A veteran who can provide valuable experience to the younger members of UNLV's staff.

2006: Came out of the bullpen to appear in 17 games ... Went 1-3 with a 6.00 ERA in 24 innings pitched ... Struck out 18 batters and walked 15 ... Picked up his only win of the year against defending national champion Texas, giving up just one run and striking out three in 3.2 innings of work, as UNLV came back to win 13-12 ... Earned Academic All-MWC honors for a second-consecutive season.

2005: Saw action in 28 games, appearing in all of them out of the bullpen ... His 28 appearances tied him for second-most among Rebel pitchers ... Had a streak of eight-straight appearances in which he did not allow a run, tossing 7.1 scoreless innings ... Earned the save in UNLV's 10-4 win against San Diego State on April 2 ... Picked up his first career win in a Rebel uniform at home on April 30 in UNLV's 17-14 win over SDSU ... Struck out a career-high four batters in 4.2 innings of work in UNLV's second game of the season against Cal State Northridge ... Earned Academic All-MWC honors.

Oral Roberts: Pitched one year for Oral Roberts in 2004 as the Eagles won the Mid-Continent Championship and advanced to the NCAA Regionals.

High School: Graduated in 2002 from Greenhill High School in Dallas, Texas ... A four-year letterwinner for the Hornets as his team won the conference championship four consecutive years ... Holds the school record for strikeouts in a game with 18 ... Left as the school's single-season strikeout leader and as the school's all-time leader in strikeouts ... Named all-conference four consecutive years and all-league three consecutive seasons.

Personal: Alexander Kyle Chalfant was born on Dec. 1, 1982, in Denver, Colo. ... The son of Ron Chalfant and Sherry Wolff ... Majoring in marketing ... Has a sister, Linden ... Also enjoys hunting and fishing.