RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) announced on Tuesday that senior Alex Verdugo of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) is the WAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week.
 
Verdugo pitched a career-high 7.1 innings of scoreless relief, more than doubling his previous career high in innings pitched of 3.0, striking out a career-high 10, which more than triples his previous career high of three, while allowing just two singles without a walk in a 13-5 victory over Houston on Saturday. 
 
Verdugo entered the game with a runner at first and two outs in the second after Houston had already scored four runs in the inning to take a 5-0 lead. Verdugo ended the threat and dominated Houston the rest of the game, allowing the offense to rally for the win.
 
UTRGV is back in action on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Rice on CUSATV.

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