Box Score

EDINBURG, Texas – The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs baseball team opened the 10^th annual Al Ogletree Classic with a 1-0 victory over the Southern Utah University Thunderbirds on Friday at Edinburg Baseball Stadium.
 
Broncs (2-0) starting pitcher Bryan Maxwell was dominant, pitching six hitless innings to start his outing, striking out seven along the way. The Thunderbirds (0-4) had five base runners on two walks, a hit batsman, an error and a fielder's choice. The no-hit bid ended in the seventh when Mitchell Kauweloa led off with a single, but Maxwell induced a double play to erase the runner. Justin Neuhart followed with a single, but Zach Zouzalik (1-0) came in and retired Tyson Weber to end the inning.
 
Thunderbirds starter Kelsey Outram (0-2) matched Maxwell pitch for pitch for much of the game, allowing three singles, but facing the minimum over the first five and two-thirds innings thanks to two double plays and one caught stealing.
 
The Broncs broke through in the bottom of the seventh. Roger Bernal led off with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Chris Torres. A wild pitch allowed Bernal to advance to third, from where he scored on an infield-single by Angel Ibanez.
 
Outram ended up pitching a complete game, striking out six while allowing six hits and one walk over eight innings.
 
Jonathan Sa pitched a perfect ninth for his first save.
 
The Broncs and Thunderbirds play games two and three of this four-game series with a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday at Edinburg Baseball Stadium.
 
The University of Texas-Pan American Department of Intercollegiate Athletics competes at the NCAA Division I classification. UTPA, formerly known as Pan American College and Pan American University, is a part of the University of Texas System of Schools. The Broncs compete in 14 varsity sports; men's and women's basketball, golf, tennis, track and field, and cross country, along with women's volleyball and men's baseball. In 1963, then known as Pan American College, the Broncs men's basketball program won the NAIA National Championship with a 73-62 victory over Western Carolina. In 2008 UTPA joined the new all-sports division of the Great West Conference.