RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros baseball team fell to the Grand Canyon University Lopes 6-3 on Sunday at UTRGV Baseball Stadium.
The Lopes (33-19, 19-7 WAC) opened the scoring with three runs (one earned) against junior
Angelo Cabral (9-2) in the first, loading the bases with one out to set up a 2-run double by
Maxwell Andeel and a sacrifice fly by
Cade Verdusco.
The Vaqueros (26-23, 12-14 WAC) got one back in the second, loading the bases with nobody against
Zach Thornton (8-1). Junior
Adrian Torres hit into a fielder's choice to bring home senior
Roberto Gonzalez, making the score 3-1.
The Vaqueros put runners at second and third with one out in the third, allowing graduate student
Brandon Pimentel to tie the game at 3 with a single.
Pimentel finished 2-for-4 with two RBI.
The Lopes regained the lead in the fourth on an error that scored Andeel, and then extended their lead on a
Zack Gregory 2-run home run in the ninth.
Brody Cooper-Vassalakis pitched a scoreless ninth for his sixth save.
Cabral struck out five in 5.0 innings, allowing four runs (one earned) on five hits and one walk.
Senior
Colten Davis followed with 2.0 scoreless innings.
UTRGV plays its final four regular season games on the road, starting with the non-conference finale Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Lamar on
ESPN+.
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