THIBODAUX, La. – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) baseball team clinched a share of the Southland Conference Championship with Nicholls' 13-0, 7-inning victory over Southeastern on Thursday at Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field.
 
This is UTRGV Athletics' first team championship in the Southland Conference and fourth overall, including three individual championships in indoor track & field.
 
This is the baseball team's third conference championship and first since winning the Western Athletic Conference in 2019.
 
If Nicholls beats Southeastern again on Friday at 6 p.m. or Saturday at 1 p.m., UTRGV will clinch No. 1 seed in the Southland Conference Tournament and the outright championship.
 
The Vaqueros will be either the No. 1 or the No. 2 seed, meaning UTRGV will host bracket play of the Southland Conference Tournament, presented by Payne Auto Group, May 15-18 at UTRGV Baseball Stadium.
 
All-tournament passes, which guarantee access to all games played during bracket play, are now on sale and can be purchased at UTRGVTickets.com.
 
Fans who purchase all-tournaments passes can purchase specially priced $5 tickets for UTRGV's regular season finale against Texas State on May 13 at 6:30 p.m. at UTRGV Baseball Stadium.
 
UTRGV is assured of hosting six or seven games during bracket play May 15-18 at UTRGV Baseball Stadium as three other teams will come to the Valley for the start of the double-elimination tournament. UTRGV will play its first round game on May 15 at 6 p.m. with the first game of the day taking place at 1 p.m. The winners of the first round games will meet on May 16 at 6 p.m. while the losers will play an elimination game at 1 p.m. Another elimination game will take place May 17 at 1 p.m. while an undefeated team will face a one-loss team at 6 p.m. If the undefeated team loses, there will be a decisive game on May 18 at 1 p.m.
 
All-tournament tickets passes sold quickly during the exclusive presale window for season ticket holders, Vaqueros Athletic Fund donors, and corporate partners, and are expected to similarly move fast over the coming days. Single-day tickets, if still available, go on sale for $12 each Monday at UTRGVTickets.com.
 
Current students of participating Southland Conference institutions, including UTRGV, receive free general admission with a student ID.

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