SAN ANTONIO – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley baseball team fell to the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) 6-4 on Tuesday at Sullivan Field.
 
UTRGV (25-14) trailed 6-0 after five innings. In the sixth, however, junior Christian Sepulveda broke through against Luke Taggart (7-3)with his seventh home run of the season.
 
UTRGV added two runs in the seventh on junior Tyler Torres' first home run of the season and a wild pitch that scored junior Elijah Alexander.
 
Torres came up with a run-scoring single in the eighth as well.
 
In the ninth, however, Tyler Miller, who pitched the final three innings, didn't allow a run for his first save.
 
Torres finished a season-high 3-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored. Alexander went 2-for-3 with a double. Senior Anthony Gomez and freshman Jacob Flores each finished with two hits.
 
UIW's (26-14) offense was buoyed by three home runs, including two in the third inning when Sean Arnold hit a solo shot and Taylor Smith hit a two-run home run to make the score 4-0.
 
Ryan Flores added a home run in the fifth to make the score 6-0.
 
UIW took a 1-0 lead with two outs in the first against junior Austin Alarid (0-1) on a Smith single.
 
Arnold added an RBI-single in the fourth that made the score 5-0.
 
Eddy Gonzalez went 3-for-4 while Arnold, Flores and Smith each finished 2-for-4.
 
UTRGV returns home for a three-game series against Seattle U starting on Friday at 7 p.m. at UTRGV Baseball Stadium. The first 200 fans in attendance will receive "Our Valley, Our Team" rally towels.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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