BSB Final Score 4-27-19
Jesica Gonzalez
Christian Sepulveda (#12)
7
Seattle U SU 9-32, 4-13 WAC
15
Winner UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV 27-14, 13-4 WAC
Seattle U SU
9-32, 4-13 WAC
7
Final
15
UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV
27-14, 13-4 WAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Seattle U SU 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 7 11 1
UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 X 15 13 0

W: Carreon II, Juan (2-0) L: Thompson, Josh (0-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Clinches Fifth-Straight WAC Series with Victory Over Seattle U

EDINBURG – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley baseball team won its fifth-straight Western Athletic Conference (WAC) series by taking the first two games, including a 15-7 win over Seattle U on Saturday at UTRGV Baseball Stadium.
 
UTRGV (27-14, 13-4 WAC) last won this many WAC series in 2014, when after starting 1-5, UTRGV won seven-straight WAC series to finish 17-10.
 
UTRGV is now off to its best start since 1988, when the team was also 27-14 en route to a 30-14 start and a 33-25 overall record.
 
The top of the UTRGV order, made up of juniors Coleman Grubbs, Christian Sepulveda and Conrado Diaz, combined to go 8-for-13 with four walks, six RBI and seven runs scored. As a team, UTRGV had 13 hits and nine walks.
 
UTRGV's lead was cut to 7-6 after Seattle U (9-32, 4-13 WAC) scored three runs in the top of the eighth. In the bottom of the inning, though, UTRGV sent 14 batters to the plate, scoring eight runs on three bases-loaded walks, two-run singles by Diaz and freshman Vela alum Aaron Galvan, and an RBI-fielder's choice by freshman Jacob Flores.
 
That was one of three innings in which UTRGV put up a crooked number. Down 1-0 in the first, UTRGV scored on a double play by senior Anthony Gomez, an error and a Galvan RBI-single against Josh Thompson (0-3) to go up 4-1.
 
Then, with the score 4-2 in the fourth, Grubbs drove-in a run with a single and Sepulveda launched a two-run home run, his eighth of the season, to put UTRGV up 7-2.
 
Senior McAllen Memorial alum Juan Carreon II (2-0) picked up the win by pitching a career-high tying four innings of relief and striking out three.
 
UTRGV and Seattle U close out the series on Sunday at 12 p.m. at UTRGV Baseball Stadium during Autism Awareness Day. UTRGV Athletics is partnering with the School of Rehabilitation Services and Counseling, among other campus groups and external entities, to provide education and insight to local community members about ASD as well as other disabilities and the resources available to them. Fans wearing blue or an Autism Awareness shirt will receive $3 admission. Fans that visit each info booth will earn a $3 hot dog and drink combo. Additionally, suite 2 will serve as a quiet room for anyone who needs a break.

Partners include:
  • School of Rehab Services and Counseling
  • Student Accessibility Services
  • Student Accessibility Council
  • Rehab Club
  • Animal Therapy Club
  • Department of Psychological Science
  • Health & Kinesiology Club
  • Graduate Rehabilitation Counseling Association
  • Empower ASD
  • Texas Workforce Solutions Vocational Rehab
  • National Federation of the Blind
  • Capable Kids Foundation
  • Blue Puzzle
  • Valley Association for Independent Living (VAIL)
  • Team Mario
  • Bebo's Angels
  • The Behavioral Effect
  • Special Olympics

Sunday also features Strike Out Hunger. Fans donating five non-perishable food items receive free general admission. Donations benefit the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley. Gates open at 11 a.m.

Support UTRGV Baseball | Become a Fan on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter | Follow us on Instagram | Follow us on YouTube
Print Friendly Version