EDINBURG – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros baseball team fell to the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners 5-0 on Sunday at UTRGV Baseball Stadium.
 
The Vaqueros (19-24, 8-10 WAC) were held to three hits by AJ Monarrez (4-5), a bunt single by junior Jose Garcia in the first, a single by senior Scott Mercer in the second, and a double by junior Joseph Collazo in the seventh.
 
Monarrez pitched a complete game shutout, striking out nine and walking two while inducing 13 groundouts.
 
Sophomore Andrew Garcia (6-5) pitched well for the Vaqueros, allowing two runs (one earned) on seven hits and three walks while striking out four in seven innings.
 
The Roadrunners (11-34, 6-14 WAC) scratched across a run in the second on a two-out error, and then doubled their lead in the seventh on a two-out single by David Metzgar.
 
The Roadrunners added three more two-out runs in the eighth on a wild pitch and a two-run double by Mahlik Jones.
 
The Vaqueros head out on their final road trip of the regular season when they open up a three-game series at Utah Valley on Friday at 7 p.m.

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