EDINBURG – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) baseball team scored four runs in the seventh to come from behind and complete the sweep of North Dakota State University (NDSU) with a 6-4 victory to close out the Al Ogletree Classic to on Sunday at UTRGV Baseball Stadium.
Down 4-1 in the bottom of the seventh, UTRGV (5-3) loaded the bases against
Alec Holcomb (0-1) on two walks and a hit batsman. One out later, junior
Christian Sepulveda hit a two-run single. Senior
Coleman Grubbs followed with a game-tying single. Sepulveda moved to third on the hit, and then, for the second day in a row against NDSU (1-6), Sepulveda stole home to give UTRGV the lead.
Grubbs finished 2-for-5. Sepulveda reached base three times, including two walks.
UTRGV added a run in the eighth on a bunt-single by senior
Anthony Gomez that scored junior
Hunter Lessard from third.
That made a winner of sophomore
Max Balderrama Jr., who gave up a run on two hits while striking out one in the seventh.
Senior Nikki Rowe alum
Ryan Jackson struck out three in 1.2 innings for his second save. Jackson now has nine-career saves, tied for the sixth-highest total in program history.
UTRGV scored its first run in the third when freshman Vela alum
Aaron Galvan doubled, moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on a Gomez sacrifice fly.
NDSU got on the board in the second on an RBI-single by
Jayse McLean and again in the third on a
Jack Simonsen RBI-groundout.
Senior McAllen Memorial alum
Juan Carreon II took over with two outs in the third and retired the first eight batters he faced and nine of the first 10. With two outs in the sixth, however,
Sean Noel doubled to right to put NDSU up 3-1.
Noel finished 3-for-4.
NDSU added a run in the seventh on an RBI-single by
Jake Malec.
UTRGV opens up a four-game series against Rhode Island on Friday at 7 p.m. Friends and family four packs will be available, meaning four tickets, for hot dogs and four drinks for $25. This game also features the Raising Cane's Challenge.After every Friday home victory, fans can take home a buy one, get one free Raising Cane's box combo coupon. Gates open at 6.
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