RIO GRANDE VALLEY – Senior Jacob Hirsh drove-in the go-ahead run in the sixth as The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros baseball team beat the Utah Valley University Wolverines 5-4 in seven innings in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday at UTRGV Baseball Stadium.
 
With the game tied at 4, senior Elijah Alexander drew a leadoff walk against Carson Brown (0-1). After a sacrifice bunt moved Alexander to second, Hirsh scorched a double down the right field line to give the Vaqueros (15-16, 7-7 WAC) the lead.
 
That made a winner of senior Chase Bridges (3-1), who pitched 2.1 innings of scoreless relief.
 
The Vaqueros trailed 2-0 after an inning. In the second, though, Alexander led off with a double and later scored on a Hirsh sacrifice fly. Junior Vela alum RJ Ochoa followed with his second home run of the season to tie the game.
 
The Vaqueros took the lead in the fourth on a double by junior Freddy Rojas Jr. He later scored on an Alexander sacrifice fly to make the score 4-2.
 
The Wolverines (5-22, 3-11 WAC) opened the scoring in the first on a Kade Poulsen single and a Drew Simssacrifice fly.
 
The Wolverines nearly added a run in the fourth, but Hirsh threw out a runner at the plate from right field to main the Vaqueros' 4-2 lead.
 
In the fifth, however, the Wolverines tied the game on a two-out, two-run single by Brandon Luna.
 
UTRGV and Utah Valley play game two of this doubleheader at approximately 3:45 p.m. at UTRGV Baseball Stadium. UTRGV Athletics is capping capacity at UTRGV Baseball Stadium at approximately 1,200 fans. Single-game tickets can be purchased online at UTRGVTickets.com. For more information about game day, visit GoUTRGV.com/game-day.
 
Fans can also watch for free online at WACDigitalNetwork.com.

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