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University of the Incarnate Word Athletics

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Incarnate Word UIW 13-6
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Winner UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV 11-8
Incarnate Word UIW
13-6
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Final
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UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV
11-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Incarnate Word UIW 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 7 2
UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 14 2

W: Rodriguez, Nico (2-0) L: Walls, Westin (2-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Gabriel (Gabe) Garza

Baseball Loses Heartbreaker to Vaqueros

Edinburg, Texas - The University of the Incarnate Word baseball team was defeated by the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) on Tuesday evening, 5-4.   

The Cardinals drew first blood, scoring in the first on a bases loaded walk, bringing the score to 1-0. 

UTRGV took a 2-1 lead in the second, scoring two on a single up the middle. 

After two scoreless innings UIW retook the lead in the fifth. RBI singles from Dalton Beck and Tony DeJesus gave the Cardinals a 3-2 lead. Later in the inning, the Vaqueros tied the game at 3-3 on a single through the right side.  

Beck broke the 3-3 tie in the eighth on an RBI single to left to give UIW a 4-3 lead. 

The Vaqueros scored two in the ninth to walk it off, winning 5-4. 

UIW opens conference play against Texas A&M Corpus Christi on Friday, March 22 at Sullivan Field, sponsored by H-E-B. 

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