8
Winner Grand Canyon GCU 32-19, 18-7 WAC
2
UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV 26-22, 12-13 WAC
Winner
Grand Canyon GCU
32-19, 18-7 WAC
8
Final
2
UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV
26-22, 12-13 WAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Grand Canyon GCU 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 8 9 1
UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 5

W: Avitia, Daniel (7-1) L: Garza, Randy (2-2)

Final Runs Hits Errors GCU 8 9 1 UTRGV 2 5 5
Kristella Cruz
Alex Verdugo (#39) and Steven Lancia (#4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Falls to Grand Canyon in Front of Largest Crowd of Season

RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros baseball team fell to the Grand Canyon University Lopes 8-2 on Friday at UTRGV Baseball Stadium in front of a season-best crowd of 4,261.
 
The Lopes (32-19, 18-7 WAC) scored in each of the first three innings against sophomore Randy Garza (2-2), on a Cade Verdusco double play in the first, a Zack Gregory sacrifice fly in the second, and an Elijah Buries sacrifice fly in the third.
 
The Vaqueros (26-22, 12-13 WAC) got one back against Daniel Avitia (7-1) in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by junior PSJA alum Damian Rodriguez to make the score 3-1.
 
The Lopes scored an unearned run in the fifth on a 2-out error that brought home Zach Yorke to make the score 4-1.
 
A Gregory home run put the Lopes up 5-1 in the top of the sixth, but sophomore Steven Lancia answered with his seventh home run of the season in the bottom of the inning to make the score 5-2.
 
Lancia and junior Adrian Torres each finished 2-for-4.
 
The Lopes added another run in the seventh on an infield RBI-single by Elijah Burries.
 
The Lopes plated a pair of unearned runs in the ninth on a pair of errors.
 
UTRGV and Grand Canyon are scheduled close out the series Sunday at 12 p.m. after rain canceled Saturday's game.

Fans with tickets to Saturday's game can use them for Sunday's game.
 
The game features the superhero day promotion. Fans dressed as their favorite superheroes or in comic book character attire will receive free general admission.
 
Additionally, there will be a special pregame ceremony to honor the graduating senior and graduate students.
 
Tickets are on sale now at UTRGVTickets.com. Current UTRGV students receive free general admission with their student ID. All fans need to follow the clear bag policy, details of which can be found at GoUTRGV.com/ClearBag. Gates open at 11 a.m.
 
Fans unable to attend in person can watch domestically on ESPN+ or internationally via WAC International.

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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play GCU UTRGV
GCU TOP 1st Verdusco, C. grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b (0-0); Wilson, J. out on the play; Bush, H. scored. 1 0
GCU TOP 2nd Gregory, Z. flied out to rf, SAC, RBI (2-2 FKBBF); Buries, E. scored. 2 0
GCU TOP 3rd Buries, E. flied out to rf, SAC, RBI (0-0); Wilson, J. scored. 3 0
UTRGV BOT 4th Rodriguez, D flied out to cf, SAC, RBI (3-2 BBBKSF); Torres, A out at third cf to c to 3b; Lancia, S scored, unearned. 3 1
GCU TOP 5th Buckley, J. reached on an error by 3b (1-0 B); Yorke, Z. scored, unearned. 4 1
GCU TOP 6th Gregory, Z. homered to left field, RBI (1-0 B). 5 1
UTRGV BOT 6th Lancia, S homered to left center, RBI (0-1 S). 5 2
GCU TOP 7th Buries, E. singled to first base, RBI (3-2 BBBKS); Yorke, Z. scored. 6 2
GCU TOP 9th Buries, E. reached on a fielder's choice, advanced to second on an error by 2b (1-0 B); Andeel, M. out at second ss to 2b; Yorke, Z. scored, unearned. 7 2
GCU TOP 9th Buckley, J. singled, advanced to second (0-1 K); Buries, E. advanced to third, scored on an error by ss, unearned. 8 2

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