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RIO GRANDE VALLEY \u2013 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros baseball team dropped the finale of a three-game series to the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders 5-2 as part of the South Texas Showdown, presented by Rally Credit Union, on Sunday at UTRGV Baseball Stadium. 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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\nSophomore Mason Engel<\/a> and senior Steven Oliva<\/a> led the Vaqueros (14-14, 9-6 SLC) on the mound, pitching 5.1 scoreless innings of relief. Engel pitched 3.0 innings, striking out one while scattering three singles. Oliva pitched a season-high 2.1 hitless innings, erasing a walk with a double play.
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\nOffensively, two Vaqueros had multi-hit games, including junior Armani Raygoza<\/a>, who hit a pair of doubles while going 2-for-5 with a run scored, and graduate student PSJA alum Diego Villescas<\/a>, who finished 2-for-4 with an RBI.
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\nThe Islanders (13-14, 3-8 SLC) loaded the bases with nobody out in the first against senior Sharyland alum Kike Cienfuegos<\/a> (4-1). Jarrett Flaggert hit a sacrifice fly to deep right center, allowing all the runners to advance. Max Towchick followed with a two-run single to put the Islanders up 3-0.
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\nThe Islanders opened the fourth by putting runners at second and third with one out. Isaiah Afework hit a sacrifice fly and then Jackson Smith hit an RBI-double to make the score 5-0.
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\nThe Vaqueros got two runs back in the bottom of the fourth. Raygoza hit a one-out double and junior Easton Moomau<\/a> hit a two-out RBI-double. Villescas followed with an RBI-single to bring the Vaqueros within 5-2.
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\nLuke Robertson (1-1) pitched 2.1 scoreless innings of relief, allowing three hits and a walk, for the win.
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\nChase Mayer pitched a perfect ninth for his third save.
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\nUTRGV visits Rice Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. on\u00a0ESPN+<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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