SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Junior
Angelo Cabral struck out nine in a career-high 8.0 innings to lead The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros baseball team to a 7-5 victory over the Sacramento State Hornets on Saturday at John Smith Field.
Cabral (9-1) didn't walk anybody while allowing four runs on 10 hits.
The Vaqueros (25-20, 11-12 WAC) started the scoring in the third. With one out and junior
Kade York on second, senior
Zerek Saenz hit an RBI-double against
Tyler Stewart (0-2). One out later, graduate student
Brandon Pimentel greeted reliever
Noah Lucchesi with an RBI-single to make the score 2-0.
The Vaqueros plated five runs in the fifth. Senior Vela alum
RJ Ochoa opening the inning with a double. One out later, Saenz hit an RBI-single. Then, with two outs and runners at first and second, senior
Roberto Gonzalez hit an RBI-single and graduate student
Montclair Cain launched a 3-run home run to make the score 7-1.
Cain now has six home runs this season and 15 in his career, tied for the 12
th-highest career total in program history with
Richard Messer (1987-88) and
Tommy Supak (1980-81).
Pimentel went 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, an RBI, a run scored and a stolen base. Saenz finished 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, two RBI and two runs scored. Ochoa went 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored. Gonzalez finished 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored.
The Hornets (24-23, 10-13 WAC) scored against Cabral in the fourth on a
JP Smith single, the eighth on a
Josh Rolling home run, and the ninth on a
Cesar Valero double and a
Jacob Cortez single. The Hornets added one more in the ninth when
Jorge Bojorquez grounded into an RBI-fielder's choice.
UTRGV and Sacramento State conclude this 3-game series on Sunday at 2 p.m. Fans can watch domestically on
ESPN+ or internationally via
WAC International.
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