EDINBURG – Senior Andrew Garcia struck out eight over eight shutout innings to lead The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) baseball team to a 4-0 victory over Prairie View A&M (PVAM) in game one of a doubleheader on Saturday during the Al Ogletree Classic at UTRGV Baseball Stadium.
 
Garcia (2-0) scattered three hits and one walk, retiring 11-straight at one point from the first through fifth innings.
 
PVAM (1-6) threatened in the fifth by putting a runner at third with one out, but Garcia kept the ball in the infield with a lineout and a groundout to escape.
 
Garcia finished with eight groundouts and seven flyouts while throwing 71 of his 105 pitches (67.6 percent) for strikes.
 
UTRGV (5-0) got all the runs it needed in the second when, with runners at second and third and one out, freshman Tyler Torres hit a two-run triple and Cris Castillo followed with an RBI-single to make it 3-0.
 
UTRGV added a run in the sixth on an RBI-groundout by junior Noah Lee, who finished 2-for-3 with two doubles.
 
Senior Jose Garcia also had two hits, going 2-for-4.
 
That was it against Edgar Sanchez (0-1), who allowing eight hits and one walk while striking out two in eight innings.
 
UTRGV and Prairie View A&M continue this four-game series with game two of the doubleheader at approximately 3 p.m.

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