SAN ANTONIO – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros baseball team fell to the Incarnate Word Cardinals 7-5 on Tuesday at Sullivan Field.
How it Happened
The Vaqueros (6-5) had the lead in the top of the third inning, going up 2-1 on a wild pitch by
Dalton Beck (2-0) that scored senior
Adrian Torres, and an RBI-double by junior Vela alum
Isaac Lopez.
In the bottom of the inning though,
Ryan Scott hit a 2-run double to give the Cardinals (9-4) the lead for good.
The Cardinals initially led 1-0 on a
JD Gregson double against junior
Randy Garza (0-1) in the second.
The Cardinals pushed their lead to 4-2 on a
Cameron Caley home run in the fourth.
The Vaqueros got one back in the fifth on a Lopez sacrifice fly. In the bottom of the inning, though, Gregson hit an RBI-triple and
Tyler Cowan followed with an RBI-single to make the score 6-3.
In the seventh,
Grant Randall was plunked with the bases loaded to force-in a run and put the Cardinals up 7-3.
Junior
Hank Warren belted his first home run in the ninth, a 2-run shot, to bring the Vaqueros within 7-5. Two outs later, Torres singled to bring the tying run to the plate before
Westin Walls got a groundout for his first save.
Notable
Sophomore
Wyatt Wiatrek pitched a perfect inning of relief, recording his first Division I strikeout.
Up Next
UTRGV opens a 3-game series against Oakland on Friday at 6:30 p.m. at UTRGV Baseball Stadium.
The game theme is Vaqueros Against Violence, presented by the UTRGV Office for Advocacy & Violence Prevention. Fans will receive Vaqueros United buttons while supplies last.
The game also features the Cane's Challenge. If the Vaqueros win, all fans in the stadium will receive coupons for buy one, get one free box combos at Raising Cane's on their way out.
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 5:30 p.m.
Fans can watch domestically on
ESPN+ or internationally via
WAC International.
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