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EDINBURG, Texas -- The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs baseball team (28-20, 15-12 Great West Conference) and Houston Baptist University Huskies (24-30, 15-12 GWC), who along with Northern Colorado and NJIT are tied for second place, close the regular season against each other on Saturday at 12:00 p.m. at Edinburg Baseball Stadium.
Fans are encouraged to arrive early as the Broncs will honor all 10 seniors in a ceremony starting approximately 20 minutes prior to the start of the game. Gates open at 11:00 a.m.
Great West Conference Scores and Standings
Standings
|
Seed |
Team |
W-L |
vs. #1 |
E #1 |
vs. #2 |
E #2 |
vs. #3 |
E #3 |
vs. #4 |
E #4 |
vs. #5 |
E #5 |
vs. #6 |
E #6 |
vs. #7 |
E #7 |
|
1 |
Utah Valley* |
27-0 |
|
|
0-4 |
|
3-0 |
|
4-0 |
|
4-0 |
|
4-0 |
|
4-0 |
|
|
2 |
NJIT |
15-12 |
0-4 |
E |
|
|
3-1 |
|
3-1 |
|
1-3 |
|
3-1 |
|
2-2 |
|
|
3 |
Northern Colorado |
15-12 |
0-3 |
E |
1-3 |
1 |
|
|
2-2 |
|
3-1 |
|
2-2 |
|
3-1 |
|
|
4 |
Houston Baptist |
15-12 |
0-4 |
E |
1-3 |
1 |
2-2 |
2 |
|
|
2-1 |
|
3-1 |
|
4-0 |
|
|
5 |
UTPA |
15-12 |
0-4 |
E |
3-1 |
2 |
1-3 |
1 |
1-2 |
2 |
|
|
4-0 |
|
2-2 |
|
|
6 |
North Dakota |
9-18 |
0-4 |
E |
1-3 |
E |
2-2 |
E |
1-3 |
E |
0-4 |
E |
|
|
2-1 |
|
|
7 |
Chicago State |
9-18 |
0-4 |
E |
2-2 |
E |
1-3 |
E |
0-4 |
E |
2-2 |
E |
1-2 |
2 |
|
|
|
8 |
NYIT* |
3-24 |
0-4 |
E |
0-3 |
E |
0-4 |
E |
1-3 |
E |
0-4 |
E |
1-3 |
E |
1-3 |
E |
*Clinched current seed
Scoreboard (All Times Central)
Thursday
North Dakota 2 @ Chicago State 3 F/10
NJIT 1 @ NYIT 0
Northern Colorado 3 @ Utah Valley 5
Friday
NJIT 8 @ NYIT 4 F/7
NJIT 7 @ NYIT 2
North Dakota 9 @ Chicago State 2 F/7
North Dakota 16 @ Chicago State 10
Northern Colorado 2 @ Utah Valley 7 F/7
Northern Colorado 6 @ Utah Valley 11
Saturday
NYIT @ NJIT – 12:00 p.m.
North Dakota @ Chicago State – 12:00 p.m.
Northern Colorado @ Utah Valley – 2:00 p.m.
Tiebreakers
1. Head-to-head record
2. Results against teams fom the top down
3. Coin flip
Should three teams be tied, the procedure will be used to break the initial tie, and then repeated from the beginning for the remaining tie.
Seeding Scenarios
UTPA finishes second if…
UTPA wins and Northern Colorado loses
UTPA finishes third if…
UTPA wins, Northern Colorado wins
UTPA finishes fourth if…
UTPA loses, Northern Colorado wins and NJIT loses
UTPA finishes fifth if…
UTPA loses, Northern Colorado wins and NJIT wins
OR
UTPA loses and Northern Colorado loses
What You Need to Know
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The Broncs enter the final day of conference play tied with Northern Colorado, NJIT and Houston Baptist, with all four times sitting in second place at 15-12. The Broncs have a 1-in-5 (20%) chance of finishing second and the same chance of finishing third or fourth. The Broncs have a 2-in-5 (40%) chance of finishing fifth.
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The Broncs are 17-15 all-time against the Huskies in a series dating back to 1969. The Broncs are 4-7 against the Huskies in Great West Conference play.
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With 28 wins, the Broncs have their highest win total since 2000, when the Broncs won 31 games under Reggie Tredaway.
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The Broncs are 20-6 at home this season.
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Roger Bernal is eighth in the NCAA in hitting with a .417 batting average. Utah Valley's Goose Kallunki is fifth at .426 and Chicago State's Albert Carpen is seventh at .423. The Great West Conference is the only conference that boasts three of the top eight hitters in the nation.
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Roger Bernal is trying to become the fifth Bronc to ever hit .400 or better in a season. The last Bronc to do it was Garrett Blvone, who hit .428 in 2010, the second highest mark in program history.
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Roger Bernal has hits in 42-of-47 games, including 28 multi-hit games. He has had 16 two-hit games, nine three-hits games and three four-hit games.
NCAA Leaderboard
Individual Batting Average
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Ralph Rhymes, LSU, .479 (92-192)
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Danny Poma, Hofstra, .436 (96-220) (.4364)
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Michael Felton, Campbell, .436 (99-227) (.4361)
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Trenton Moses, Southeastern Mo. St., .431 (84-195)
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Goose Kallunki, Utah Valley, .426 (89-209)
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D.J. Peterson, New Mexico, .425 (93-219)
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Albert Carpen, Chicago State, .423 (71-168)
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Roger Bernal, UTPA, .417 (86-206)
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Thomas Brown, Grambling, .406 (69-170)
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Patrick Kivlehan, Rutgers, .401 (71-177)
The Series
Broncs vs. Houston Baptist University Huskies (2) (5/18/12)
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The Broncs fell to the Huskies 4-2 in seven innings.
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Roger Bernal went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. It was his first two-double game of the season and the second of his career.
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The Broncs are 20-4 at home this season.
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Luis Flores pitched three innings of two-hit shutout relief.
Broncs vs. Houston Baptist University Huskies (1) (5/18/12)
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In their third longest game of the season, the Broncs fell to the Huskies 4-2 in 12 innings.
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Neither team scored a run through the first 10 innings, both teams scored twice in the 11th and then the Huskies got two in the 12th.
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Dusten Knight pitched a career-high nine innings of scoreless baseball, striking out six while allowing six hits and two walks.
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With the Boncs down to their final strike in the 11th, Vincent Mejia hit a two-run single to tie the game and force a 12th inning of play.
Broncs vs. Houston Baptist University Huskies (5/17/12)
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The Broncs shutout their opponent for the fifth time this season, and first time since May 5, beating the Huskies 4-0.
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Jonathan Sa pitched a complete game two-hit shutout, going a career-high nine innings and striking out a career-high 12 batters. It was Sa's fourth-straight conference complete game and second shutout in three starts. Sa retired the first 13 batters he faced and didn't allow a hit until the sixth inning.
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Angel Ibanez hit his second home run of the season and first at home, a solo shot over the right field wall.
Next Up
The Broncs open up the Great West Conference Tournament, hosted by Utah Valley University, on Tuesday in Orem, Utah.
