CORPUS CHRISTI – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros baseball team beat the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders 4-3 on Tuesday at Chapman Field as part of the South Texas Showdown, presented by Rally Credit Union.
The middle of the Vaqueros (25-23) lineup combined to reach base six times and score all four runs, as graduate student
CJ Valdez and freshman
Armani Raygoza each went 1-for-3 with a walk and junior
Hank Warren finished 2-for-4. Valdez scored twice while Raygoza and Warren each scored once.
The Islanders (21-31) led 1-0 in the first on a
Garrett Gruell groundout.
That was it against sophomore
Wyatt Wiatrek, who struck out four in 3.0 innings
The Vaqueros tied the game in the second on a sacrifice fly by freshman Vela alum
Rudy Gonzalez before taking the lead in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by graduate student
Adrian Torres.
The Islanders regained the lead against junior
Anthony Tejada (2-2) in the fifth as
Issac Webb hit an RBI-single and
Sebastian Trinidad laid down a suicide squeeze to make the score 3-2.
The Vaqueros struck back in the sixth, loading the bases with one out against
Joshua Flaugher (0-3). A wild pitch brought home Valdez and freshman
Evan Janner hit a sacrifice to give the Vaqueros a 4-3 lead.
Five Vaqueros relievers combined for four scoreless innings to close out the game. Junior
Jack Quinn struck out two in a perfect sixth. Junior
Tyler Davis struck out one in a scoreless seventh. In his season debut, junior
Bobby Loya struck out one while getting two outs in the eighth. Senior
Sebastian Mejia recorded the final out of the eighth. Junior
Jack Lopez struck out one a scoreless ninth for his second save.
UTRGV opens a 3-game series against Sacramento State on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at UTRGV Baseball Stadium.
Come enjoy a special taste of barbecue, including the launch of Vaqueros Gourmet BBQ Sauce, created by The Jank, at a pregame tailgate presented by G3 Scrap Metal and Vaquero Outfitters. Setup begins at 12:30 p.m. The tailgate begins at 3 p.m. with free barbecue, music, Vaqueros Gourmet BBQ Sauce samples from The Jank, Vaqueros Especial Salsa samples from Tio Pelon, free wings from Wing Barn, a t-shirt giveaway from 7 Day Addiction.
During the game, there will be a best decorated apron contest with prizes from Vaquero Outfitters.
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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