RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros baseball team beat the Milwaukee Panthers 3-1 on Saturday at UTRGV Baseball Stadium in front of a crowd of 1,589 to clinch a victory in the 3-game series.
After drawing 2,711 on Friday, UTRGV has now welcomed 4,300 fans for the series so far.
The Panthers (0-5) pushed across an unearned run in the first against junior
Jacob Limas (1-0), as with runners on the corners and nobody out,
Carson Hansen came up with a sacrifice fly.
That was it against Limas, who struck out six while scattering three hits and three walks in 5.0 innings.
In the bottom of the inning, the Vaqueros (4-1) answered with two unearned runs against
Adrian Montilva (0-1). With runners at second and third and one out, junior
Steven Lancia hit a grounder to third, but the throw to first sailed wide, bringing home a run. Freshman
Armani Raygoza followed with an RBI-single to make the score 2-1.
The Vaqueros added another unearned run in the fourth when, with runners on the corners and one out, senior
Kade York hit a sacrifice fly to make the score 3-1.
Senior
Tyler Valdez pitched 4.0 scoreless innings, striking out three, for his first save.
UTRGV and Milwaukee close out the series Sunday at 12 p.m. at UTRGV Baseball Stadium. Fans can take advantage of the Family Fun Day: 4 for $44 promotion includes four general admission tickets, four drinks, and four hot dogs for $44.
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at
GoUTRGV.com/Tickets. 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 can watch domestically on
ESPN+ or internationally via
WAC International.
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