EDINBURG, TX - UTRGV takes the series on opening weekend after a 10-4 loss in game three to the Vaqueros on Sunday at UTRGV Baseball Field.
 
Junior first baseman Parker Edwards went 1-for-3 with a double, a run, an RBI, and a walk for the Huskies (0-3). Freshman catcher Luke Bard went 1-for-4 with two RBI's while junior second baseman Cash McNicholas also went 1-for-3 with a double and a run. Freshman designated hitter Dylan LaRue went 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI.
 
Freshman righthander Baylor Baumann (0-1) took the loss, giving up two runs, two earned, on two hits with a strikeout in one inning for HCU. Senior righthander Javan Smitherman and junior righthander Tim Ewald each threw a shutout inning in relief.

HCU scored three runs in the top of the fourth thanks to a Dylan LaRue single down the third-base line scoring Parker Edwards before. Luke Bard then singled through the right side scoring Dylan LaRue and Cash McNicholas. Parker Edwards hit a double to left field in the top of the fifth inning scoring freshman right fielder Damian Ruiz.

Montclair Cain went 3-for-4 for the Vaqueros with three RBI's, two doubles, a walk, and scored a run. RJ Ochoa went 2-for-3 with three RBI's, a run, a walk, and a stolen base. Zerek Saenz went 2-for-4 with three runs, a walk, and a stolen base for the Vaqueros (3-0).

Alex Verdugo (1-0) earned the win in relief allowing no runs on one hit, striking out three, in 2.2 innings of work. Starting pitcher Colten Davis allowed three runs, three earned, on three hits with four strikeouts, and three walks in four innings.
 
UTRGV scored a run in the bottom of the first when Roberto Gonzalez hit a single to right field scoring Zerek Saenz. The Vaqueros added two runs in the bottom of the third inning thanks to a single to right field by Montclair Cain scoring Zerek Saenz and Kade York. RJ Ochoa stole home to start the bottom of the fifth inning before Montclair Cain doubled to right center scoring Saenz. RJ Ochoa added an RBI single to center field in the bottom of the sixth inning scoring Damian Rodriguez. Isaac Lopez scored the first run of the seventh inning after Jacob Sanchez was hit-by-pitch. Adrian Torres was also hit-by-pitch to score Montclair Cain before RJ Ochoa singled through the right-side scoring Jacob Sanchez and Spencer Serven.

HCU will return to the field on Tuesday, February 21, in Baylor Ballpark to take on the Baylor Bears at 6:30 p.m.