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Baseball Closes Series Against Utah Valley at 2:00 p.m.

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OREM, Utah -- The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs baseball team (21-10, 8-3 Great West Conference) and Utah Valley University Wolverines (25-11, 11-0 GWC) finish up their four-game series on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Brent Brown Ballpark.

What You Need to Know
  • This is the 12th meetings all-time between the Broncs and Wolverines in a series dating back to the start of the Great West Conference in 2010. The Broncs are looking for their first win.
  • The Broncs are sixth in the NCAA with a team batting average of .323. The Wolverines are first at .341.
  • The Broncs are third in the NCAA in runs per game at 7.8. The Wolverines are second at 8.3.
  • The Broncs are 8-3 in Great West Conference play while the Wolverines are 11-0 and on an 18-game winning streak.
  • Roger Bernal is seventh in the NCAA in hitting with a .421 batting average. He has hits in 28-of-31 games.

NCAA Leaderboard

Team Batting Average
  1. Utah Valley .341 (420-1,232)
  2. Campbell .328 (471-1,435) (.3282)
  3. Hofstra .328 (412-1,257412) (.3277)
  4. No. 16/17/22 Purdue .326 (411-1,262)
  5. No. 8/13/16 Arizona .325 (415-1,277)
  6. UTPA .323 (329-1,019)
  7. Tulane .319 (406-1,273) (.3189)
  8. Western Carolina .319 (437-1,371) (.3187)
  9. No. 25 New Mexico State .318 (443-1,394)
  10. Louisville .315 (411-1,305) (.3149)
  11. Nebraska .315 (430-1,366) (3148)

Individual Batting Average
  1. Ralph Rhymes (LSU), .485 (64-132)
  2. D.J. Peterson (New Mexico) .450 (67-149)
  3. Danny Poma (Hofstra) .447 (68-152)
  4. Andrew Deeds (Morehead State) .429 (66-154)
  5. Zach Stephens (Tennessee Tech) .429 (60-140)
  6. Trenton Moses (Southeasn Mo. St.) .426 (60-141)
  7. Roger Bernal (UTPA) .421 (56-133)
  8. Nick Backlund (Mercer) .420 (63-150)
  9. Michael Felton (Campbell) .417 (70-168)
  10. Tyler Heineman (UCLA) .415 (49-118)

The Series

Broncs @ Utah Valley University Wolverines (2) (4/20/12)
  • The Wolverines scored seven runs in the first, and five before an out had been recorded to beat the Broncs 11-1.
  • The game was stopped after six and a half innings due to the 10-run rule.
  • Riley Goulding drove in the Broncs' run in the second with a single.
 
Broncs @ Utah Valley University Wolverines (1) (4/20/12)
  • The Broncs were shutout for the first time this season in a 7-0 loss.
  • Dusten Knight pitched his team-high third complete game of the season, striking out four in six innings.

Broncs @ Utah Valley University Wolverines (4/19/12) 
  • The Wolverines scored seven two-out runs to beat the Broncs 12-5.
  • The loss snapped a nine-game conference winning streak for the Broncs dating back to last season.
  • Brandon Roush hit his first-career home run, a solo shot in the fourth after 131 career at-bats without one.
  • Angel Ibanez recorded his fourth three-hit game of the season.
  • The Broncs used the same batting order in back-to-back games for just the third time this season and first time since March 14 and 20. It was the fourth time the Broncs have used the same lineup more than once.
  • Jonathan Delgado made his first appearance since March 26, recording two outs while allowing one hit.

Next Up

The Broncs travel to Chicago State for the first game of a four-game series on April 27 at 3:00 p.m.
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