STEPHENVILLE – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros baseball dropped the series finale 7-2 to the Tarleton State Texans on Sunday at Tarleton Baseball Complex.
The Vaqueros (19-17, 8-10 WAC) were led offensively by redshirt senior
Adrian Torres, who went 3-for-5. Junior
Steven Lancia went 2-for-3 with a run scored, and junior Edinburg Vela alum
Isaac Lopez went 2-for-5 with an RBI.
UTRGV got on the board first against Texans' starter Devon Patel in the second inning. Lancia led off the inning with a double then moved to third on a groundout. Graduate student
CJ Valdez drove in Lancia with a sacrifice fly giving the Vaqueros the 1-0 lead.
The Texans (22-18, 12-9 WAC) grabbed the lead in the bottom of the third against UTRGV starter
Tyler Valdez (1-3) when Cole Miears drove in a pair with a two-out single making it 2-1.
Tarleton State added to their lead in the bottom of the fourth as Kooper Shook hit an RBI single that scored Trace Morrison. Then after the Texans knocked Valdez out of the game, Mason Hammonds hit a two-run single that made it 5-1.
The Texans tacked on two more in the bottom of the eighth on a throwing error and an Austin Russell RBI single that scored Morrison pushing their lead to 7-1.
The Vaqueros got one back in the bottom of the ninth on RBI single by Lopez that scored senior
Kade York, who started the inning with a single, but Jack Driskell got the final out of the inning to close out the game.
UTRGV will then return home on Monday, April 22, to host No. 24 Lamar at 6:30 p.m. at UTRGV Baseball Stadium.
UTRGV is offering fans the chance to purchase a package containing ticket to all four of next week's home games for just $20 at
GoUTRGV.com/WeBeatTexas. The ticket package includes games against No. 24 Lamar on Monday, April 22 at 6:30 p.m. and the 3-game series against Stephen F. Austin on Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27 at 6:30 p.m., as well as Sunday, April 28 at 12 p.m. Monday will be Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night where UTRGV faculty and staff can get free admission by visiting
goutrgv.com/facstaff.
Fans can watch domestically on
ESPN+ or internationally via
WAC International.
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