Isaac Lopez and the teammates hi 5 eachother as they celebrate their win!
Kristella Cruz

Baseball

26 Baseball Student-Athletes Competing in Collegiate Summer Leagues

RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) baseball team announced on Wednesday that 26 student-athletes, including catchers Milo BehrensRudy Gonzalez, and Steven Lancia, infielders Sergio GalvanIsaac LopezErick MartinezMatt MendezArmani RaygozaDamian RodriguezJacob SanchezOscar SernaHank Warren, and Kade York, outfielders Viggo LopezJuan RiveraSaul SotoAdrian TorresJorge Zavala,  and pitchers Daren BarreraAlex HavlicekJack LopezBobby LoyaSebastian MejiaNico RodriguezZach Tjelmeland, and Ulises Tovar, are competing in collegiate wooden bat summer leagues.
 
The Vaqueros have nine student-athletes competing in the Texas Collegiate League (TCL), including Martinez and Tjelmeland with the Brazos Valley Bombers, Isaac Lopez, Torres, Rodriguez and Tovar with the Seguin River Monsters, and York, Sanchez, and Havlicek with the Victoria Generals. The 48-game TCL season got underway on May 30 and runs through July 30.
 
Four other Vaqueros are competing in Texas, including Behrens with the Texas Stix, Galvan in the Perfect Game League in Houston, Jack Lopez in the Five Tool League in Austin, and Soto with Corpus Christi in the Texas Coastal League.
 
The Vaqueros have three student-athletes competing in the Jayhawk Collegiate League, including Viggo Lopez with the Derby Twins and Raygoza and Mendez with the Great Bend BatCats. The season started Monday. Both teams play 42 games, not including the All-Star Game on July 2, leading up to the playoffs July 29-Aug. 12.
 
Derby City plays a pair of interleague contests against Dodge City of the Rocky Mountain League, for whom Gonzalez, Rivera and Warren are all playing.
 
The Vaqueros have three others sets of teammates playing together, as Loya and Zavala are competing for the Covington Lumberjacks of the Valley League, Barrera and Serna are playing for the Saugerties Stallions of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League, and Lancia and Nico Rodriguez are part of the Stompers of the California Collegiate League.
 
Additionally, Mejia is pitching for the Morehead City Marlins of the Coastal Plain League. The 54-game season started May 25 and runs through Aug. 5.

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Players Mentioned

Steven Lancia

#4 Steven Lancia

C
6' 2"
Sophomore
R/R
Isaac Lopez

#12 Isaac Lopez

IF
5' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
Jacob Sanchez

#19 Jacob Sanchez

IF/C
6' 1"
Junior
R/R
Zach Tjelmeland

#45 Zach Tjelmeland

RHP
6' 4"
Junior
L/R
Daren Barrera

#50 Daren Barrera

RHP
6' 3"
Freshman
R/R
Milo Behrens

#39 Milo Behrens

C
6' 1"
Junior
R/R
Rudy Gonzalez

#22 Rudy Gonzalez

C
5' 7"
Freshman
R/R
Alex Havlicek

#17 Alex Havlicek

RHP
6' 5"
Senior
R/R
Jack Lopez

#15 Jack Lopez

IF
5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
Viggo Lopez

#30 Viggo Lopez

OF
6' 2"
Freshman
L/R

Players Mentioned

Steven Lancia

#4 Steven Lancia

6' 2"
Sophomore
R/R
C
Isaac Lopez

#12 Isaac Lopez

5' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
IF
Jacob Sanchez

#19 Jacob Sanchez

6' 1"
Junior
R/R
IF/C
Zach Tjelmeland

#45 Zach Tjelmeland

6' 4"
Junior
L/R
RHP
Daren Barrera

#50 Daren Barrera

6' 3"
Freshman
R/R
RHP
Milo Behrens

#39 Milo Behrens

6' 1"
Junior
R/R
C
Rudy Gonzalez

#22 Rudy Gonzalez

5' 7"
Freshman
R/R
C
Alex Havlicek

#17 Alex Havlicek

6' 5"
Senior
R/R
RHP
Jack Lopez

#15 Jack Lopez

5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
IF
Viggo Lopez

#30 Viggo Lopez

6' 2"
Freshman
L/R
OF