UNLV REBELS

Koji Pupo

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Class: Senior Hometown: Bellevue, Wash. High School: New Port HS

Height / Weight: 6-0 / 190 Position: LHP Birthdate: 11/18/1984 Experience: 3L

UNLV: A versatile left hander who could be a starter for the Rebels or also come out of the bullpen ... A valuable pitcher with a vast amount of experience ... Enters his fourth season with the Rebels.

2006: Pitched in 25 games for the Rebels, the second-most appearances on the team ... Made four starts ... Worked a total of 45.2 innings, striking out 31 batters and walking 32 ... Had an ERA of 5.52, which was second on the team ... Earned his first win of the season in relief, working an inning against Cal on May 11 ... Tossed two scoreless innings at TCU on March 31 ... Picked up two saves out of the bullpen ... Earned Academic All-MWC honors.

2005: Made 16 appearances for the Rebels with 14 starts ... Won his first five decisions before taking the loss in UNLV's 14-10 defeat to Coastal Carolina at the Tempe Regional that ended the Rebels' season ... Earned the first win of his UNLV career by tossing seven innings of scoreless baseball in the Rebels' 10-0 win over Air Force on March 19 ... Struck out a career-high six batters that game and allowed just two hits ... His five wins were tied for the team lead ... Earned Academic All-MWC honors for a second consecutive year.

2004: Worked primarily out of the bullpen ... Made 17 appearances ... Started two games ... Pitched 35.2 innings, giving up 47 hits and 38 run with 33 of those earned runs ... Struck out 27 batters while walking 23 ... Earned Academic All-MWC honors.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate of Newport High School in Bellevue, Wash. ... Earned two letters in baseball and three in basketball ... Went 6-2 with a 2.18 ERA and 49 strikeouts his senior year ... Went 4-2 with a 2.18 ERA and 40 strikeouts his junior year ... Named First Team All-Kingco his senior year and second team his junior year ... Named all-state.

PERSONAL: Koji Pupo was born on Nov. 18, 1984, in Bellevue, Wash. ... The son of Joseph and Ruthy Pupo ... Father played baseball at Santa Clara and was drafted by the Orioles and Royals ... Brother, Giovanni Pupo, played at UNLV from 2000-03 as a pitcher ... Majoring in public relations.