BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) baseball team clinched a series victory over CSU Bakersfield (CSUB) by winning 4-2 on Sunday at Hardt Field to take two out of three.
 
With the game tied at 2 after five innings, junior Austin Siener gave UTRGV (18-14, 2-4 WAC) the lead with a leadoff home run in the sixth against Isaiah Moten (2-3).
 
Sophomore Conrad McMahon drove-in a run with a two-out single in the seventh to give UTRGV some insurance.
 
Siener finished 3-for-4 while McMahon went 2-for-4. Junior Ivan Estrella went 2-for-3 while freshman Tyler Torres went 2-for-4.
 
That made a winner of senior Andrew Garcia (3-1), who struck out two in six innings.
 
CSUB (12-11, 1-5 WAC) scored its only runs in the fifth on a Max Carter sacrifice fly and a Ryan Grotjohn groundout.
 
Junior Josh Witherspoon pitched three scoreless innings for his first save.
 
UTRGV broke through in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by senior Jose Garcia.
 
Estrella added an RBI-double in the fifth to make it 2-0.
 
David Metzgar and Andrew Penner each went 3-for-4 for CSUB.
 
UTRGV is back in action on Wednesday at 6:15 p.m. when it visits Texas State, a team receiving votes in the latest polls.

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