EDINBURG– The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) baseball team fell to Grand Canyon University (GCU) 5-0 in the finale of a three-game series on Sunday at UTRGV Baseball Stadium.
 
UTRGV (18-18, 4-5 WAC) put two runners in scoring position. In the first, junior Anthony Gomezdrew a leadoff seven-pitch walk, stole second, and moved to third on a fly ball.
 
Then, with two outs in the seventh, reliever Nick Ohanianplunked sophomore Elijah Alexanderand junior Ryan Fish.
 
Sophomore Tyler Torresdrew two walks while Gomez was also hit by a pitch.
 
UTRGV's lone hit came in the ninth on a leadoff single by senior Austin Sieneragainst Mick Vorhoff, who responded by getting a strikeout and a double play.
 
Ethan Evanko(2-1) struck out 10 over six no-hit innings, walking three. Ohanian struck out one in a hitless seventh while Josh Andrewsstruck out two in a hitless eighth.
 
Junior Chase Adams(4-3) matched Evanko pitch for pitch over the first four innings. In the fifth, however, GCU (19-16, 10-2 WAC) broke through on a sacrifice fly by Preston Pavlica.
 
Then, in the sixth, Tyler Wyatthit a three-run double and Pavlica followed with an RBI-single to complete the scoring.
 
UTRGV is back in action on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at No. 17 Texas in a game that will be televised on Longhorn Network.

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