BEAUMONT – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley baseball team fell to Lamar 5-3 in the series finale on Sunday at Vincent-Beck Stadium.
 
Sophomore Elijah Alexander posted his eighth multi-hit game of the season, going 2-for-5 with a run scored. Sophomore Sharyland alum David Becerra made his first-career start, going a career-best 2-for-4 with a run scored.
 
UTRGV (7-5) took a 1-0 lead in the first on an RBI-single by sophomore Tyler Torres.
 
Lamar (4-9) responded with three runs in the bottom of the inning against junior Chase Adams (2-1), as Cole Coker hit a two-run double and Grant DeVore hit an RBI-single.
 
UTRGV tied the game in the third on a RBI-double by senior Noah Lee and a run-scoring wild pitch.
 
Lamar took the lead for good in the sixth when Philip Ingram drew a bases loaded walk and then a passed ball forced-in a run.
 
That made a winner of Jack Dallas (1-1), who pitched 2.2 innings of scoreless relief, striking out one while allowing one hit and one walk.
 
Kristjan Storrie pitched around a walk and a double in the ninth to pick up his first save.
 
UTRGV is back in action on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at No. 6 TCU.

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