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RIO GRANDE VALLEY \u2013 In his first-career start, junior Mission alum Carlos Vallejo<\/a> pitched 4.0 hitless innings to lead The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros baseball team to a 5-1 victory over the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders as part of the South Texas Showdown, presented by Rally Credit Union, on Saturday at UTRGV Baseball Stadium in front of a crowd of 5,213, the ninth largest in program history. Support UTRGV Baseball<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Become a Fan on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Follow us on Twitter<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Follow us on Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Follow us on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n Read Full Article
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\nVallejo was perfect through 3.2 innings before allowing his lone baserunner on a walk. The 4.0 innings and 54 pitches thrown (36 strikes) are both career highs. He struck out three while getting five groundouts and four flyouts.
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\nSophomore Harrison Thayer<\/a> followed in relief, pitching 2.2 innings and allowing one run on three hits and three walks while striking out two. He didn’t allow a hit until there were two outs in the sixth.
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\nGraduate student Colton Vercoe<\/a> (1-3) closed out the game with 2.1 scoreless innings of relief, striking out three while allowing one hit for his first win.
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\nThe Vaqueros (14-13, 9-5 SLC) put two on with two out against Luke Singleton (2-3) in the first, setting up an RBI-single by junior Easton Moomau<\/a> to make the score 1-0.
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\nThe Vaqueros scored twice more in the fourth on an RBI-fielder’s choice by graduate student Vela alum Rudy Gonzalez<\/a> and a two-out RBI-single by junior Rocco Garza Gongora<\/a> to make the score 3-0.
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\nThe Islanders (12-14, 2-8 SLC) scored their lone run in the seventh on an RBI-groundout by Max Towchick.
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\nIn the eighth, senior Hank Warren<\/a> led off with a double and then sophomore Sharyland Pioneer alum Andy Chapa<\/a> hit his first career home run 359′ to left to extend the Vaqueros’ lead to 5-1.
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\nChapa finished 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored. Junior Armani Raygoza<\/a> also reached three times, going 2-for-3 with a walk.
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\nUTRGV and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi complete this series on Sunday at 1 p.m. Every Sunday is Family Fun Day, during which fans can get four general admission tickets, four drinks, and four hot dogs for $44. It’s also Salute to Service Day. UTRGV Athletics donated 200 tickets to the Veteran Tickets Foundation that can be claimed by veterans via for Vet Tix<\/a>.
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\nTickets are on sale now and can be purchased at\u00a0UTRGVTickets.com<\/a>. Current UTRGV students receive free general admission with a digital ticket that can be acquired at GoUTRGV.com\/StudentTickets<\/a> while also showing their student ID. Fans can learn more about game day, including parking information, maps, and the clear bag policy, by visiting RallyTheValley.com<\/a>.
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\nFans can watch domestically on\u00a0ESPN+<\/a>\u00a0or internationally via\u00a0Southland International<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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