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Tarleton State University Athletics

Cole Miears
Toby Rhodes
5
Tarleton TSU 14-9, 1-4 WAC
15
Winner UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV 13-12, 4-6 WAC
Tarleton TSU
14-9, 1-4 WAC
5
Final
15
UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV
13-12, 4-6 WAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Tarleton TSU 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 5 8 5
UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV 2 0 3 4 0 3 3 15 14 1

W: Garza, Randy (1-1) L: Day, Hunter (2-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Texans fall to Vaqueros in series opener

EDINBURG, Texas – Tarleton fell 15-5 in seven innings to UTRGV in the series opener Friday night at UTRGV Stadium.
 
The Texans (14-9, 1-4 WAC) gave up 14 hits and made five errors as UTRGV (13-12, 4-6 WAC) filled the base paths for most of the night. 13 of the Vaqueros 15 runs scored were earned.
 
Texan starting pitcher Hunter Day (L, 2-1) picked up the loss as he tossed 4.0 innings allowing nine runs (seven earned) while walking four.
 
UTRGV plated two runs in the first inning, three in the third and four in the fourth before three in back-to-back innings, the sixth and seventh, to close the game out. Tarleton's first runs did not come until the fourth inning. The Vaqueros built up a 9-1 lead in the fourth inning, but the Texans answered back with three in the top of the fifth.
 
Three Vaqueros totaled three hits with Roberto Gonzalez finishing with four RBI.
 
For the Texans, Cole Miears and Trace Morrison each posted two hits and two RBI.
 
Devon Patel threw 2.0 innings for Tarleton, allowing three runs on three hits. He struck out three and walked two. Ryan Jacobs threw in the seventh and allowed three runs on three hits.
 
Game two is scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. first pitch on Saturday and can be seen on ESPN+.
 
 
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