BSB Final Score 4-28-18
Jesica Gonzalez
Roger Varela III (#26)
6
Sac State SAC 23-18, 6-8 WAC
7
Winner UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV 21-22, 10-4 WAC
Sac State SAC
23-18, 6-8 WAC
6
Final
7
UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV
21-22, 10-4 WAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sac State SAC 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 12 2
UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 X 7 10 0

W: Acosta, Luis (1-2) L: Roberts, Austin (1-2) S: Jackson, Ryan (7)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Rallies Past Sacramento State

EDINBURG – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) baseball team scored three runs in the sixth to come from behind and beat Sacramento State 7-6 on Saturday at UTRGV Baseball Stadium.
 
Down 5-3 in the sixth, UTRGV (21-22, 6-8 WAC) put runners on the corners with one out to knock out Sacramento State (23-18, 10-4 WAC) starter Parker Brahms. Freshman Mercedes alum Oliver Closner IV greeted reliever Austin Roberts (1-2) with an RBI-double. One out later, junior Anthony Gomez hit a pop-up to short. Junior Roger Varela III and junior pinch-runner Conrad McMahon took off running, so when Keith Torres dropped the ball, UTRGV scored the tying and go-ahead runs.
 
UTRGV added a run in the eighth on an RBI-double by sophomore Elijah Alexander.
 
Junior Brownsville Veterans alum Luis Acosta (1-2) recorded his first-career win with two scoreless innings of relief, striking out two.
 
Junior Nikki Rowe alum Ryan Jackson pitched three innings for his seventh save, tying for the third-highest single-season total in program history. Jackson is the first UTRGV pitcher to record seven saves in a season since fellow Nikki Rowe alum Andrew Padron converted seven saves in 2015.

Sacramento State scored a run against Jackson in the ninth on a Josh Urps sacrifice fly.

UTRGV initially got on the board in the second, when juniors Aaron Dees, Ryan Fish and Varela hit back-to-back-to-back triples and then, one out later, Alexander hit an RBI-single to give UTRGV a 3-2 lead.
 
Varela finished with his first multi-hit game, going 3-for-4. Alexander also went 3-for-4. Dees and Fish each added a walk.
 
Sacramento State started the scoring in the second when Bronson Grubbs and Ian Dawkins hit back-to-back RBI-singles.
 
Steven Moretto hit a solo home run with two outs in the third to tie the game at 3.
 
Sacramento State took the lead in the fourth on an RBI-double by Dawkins and a Torres sacrifice fly.
 
UTRGV and Sacramento State complete this three-game series on Sunday at 12 p.m. 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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