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EDINBURG – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) baseball team blew out Western Athletic Conference (WAC) leading Grand Canyon University (GCU) 9-1 on Saturday at UTRGV Baseball Stadium.
Senior PSJA alum
Jorge Flores (5-3) started for UTRGV (18-17, 4-4 WAC), racking up a career-high 10 strikeouts in 6.2 innings. Flores scattered four hits and four walks while allowing a run on the final pitch he threw, when
Austin Bull hit an RBI-double.
Offensively, the first five hitters in the UTRGV order combined to go 11-for-25 (.440), as junior
Anthony Gomez went 3-for-5 with a triple, two RBI and a run scored, senior
Austin Siener went 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored, sophomore
Tyler Torres went 2-for-5 with a triple, two RBI and a run scored, senior
Ivan Estrella went 2-for-5 with a run scored, and sophomore
Coleman Grubbs went 1-for-5 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored.
UTRGV jumped on GCU (18-16, 9-2 WAC) starter
Jake Repavich (2-3) in the first, as Gomez tripled, Grubbs hit an RBI-double, Estrella singled, Siener hit an RBI-single, and Torres hit a two-run triple to put UTRGV up 5-0.
UTRGV added a run in the second when Estrella got into a rundown between first and second after hitting a two-out single to allow Grubbs to score from third.
In the fifth, junior
Ryan Fish laid down a squeeze to bring in a run, freshman Mercedes alum
Oliver Closner IV hit an RBI-single and Gomez hit an infield RBI-single to extend the lead to 8-0.
Then, with the score 8-1 in the seventh, Gomez knocked in a run with a ground ball to push UTRGV's lead to eight.
UTRGV and GCU complete this three-game series during Jackie Robinson Day on Sunday at 12 p.m. The first 200 fans in attendance will receive Jackie Robinson Day posters. Fans can receive free general admission by helping UTRGV strike out hunger through the donation of five non-perishable food items. As a thank you, donors will receive free general admission. All donations benefit the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley. Gates open at 11 a.m.
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