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EDINBURG – The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs baseball team posted three multi-run innings in a 7-6 victory over the Grand Canyon University Antelopes on Saturday at Edinburg Baseball Stadium.
 
Down 2-0 after half an inning, the Broncs (13-20, 3-5 WAC) responded by putting their first crooked number on the scoreboard. With runners at second and third and nobody out, senior Alex Howe and sophomore PSJA alum Bryan Ramirez came up with RBI-groundouts to tie the game.
 
Down 5-2 in the fourth, the Broncs again put runners at second and third with nobody out, setting up an RBI-groundout by senior Brandon Roush and a two-out RBI-single by junior Jesus Garcia to bring the Broncs within one.
 
In the fifth, the Broncs put runners at second and third with one out. Redshirt freshman Edinburg alum Edgar Cordon tied the game with an RBI-groundout and senior Shane Ammon gave the Broncs the lead with an RBI-single.
 
After the Antelopes (15-14, 5-3 WAC) tied the game in the top of the sixth, Howe came up with a two-out RBI-triple in the bottom of the inning against reliever Malcom Purdy (1-2) to give the Broncs a 7-6 lead.
 
That made a winner of junior Blake English (2-2), who pitched six innings, allowing six runs (five earned) on 11 hits and two walks while striking out two.
 
Freshman Nikki Rowe alum Andrew Padron pitched three scoreless innings for his second save.
 
The Broncs and Antelopes complete this three-game series on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Edinburg Baseball Stadium. Any fan that brings four non-perishable food items will receive a free ticket as part of the Broncs' partnership with the RGV Food Bank known as "Strike Out Hunger." Gates open at 12.

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