Completed Event: Baseball at Stanford on May 9, 2025 , Win , 4, to, 3
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Photo by: Christian Inoferio
Lopes score 3 in 8th to win weekend opener
3/22/2024 8:55:00 PM | Baseball
GCU trails from 1st through 8th innings before scoring on sac fly, wild pitch, RBI groundout
EDINBURG, Texas — Grand Canyon trailed Friday night's series opener at UT Rio Grande Valley from the first through the eighth innings. But the Lopes scored three runs in the eighth to take a 5-3 lead and win Game 1 at UTRGV Baseball Stadium.
The Lopes (12-9, 6-1 WAC) three eighth-inning runs came after loading the bases with no outs. GCU scored on a sacrifice fly by senior center fielder Eddy Pelc, a wild pitch to score senior left fielder Tyler Wilson and an RBI groundout by junior catcher Alton Gyselman.
UTRGV (11-9, 1-3 WAC) jumped out to an early 3-1 lead in the first, but Lopes starting pitcher Carter Young settled down. After the first-inning speed bump, Young recovered to pitch five scoreless innings and keep the Lopes in the game.
The Vaqueros threatened in the bottom of the ninth, putting the tying run on second base with two outs. But senior righty Nathan Ward coaxed a game-ending groundout to earn his fourth save of the season.
Righty reliever Walter Quinn also tossed two scoreless innings for the Lopes.
Outside of the key three-run eighth, the Lopes scored on an error in the first inning and picked up another run on an RBI double by Wilson in the third.
GCU and UTRGV will restart the three-game set on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. (Phoenix time).
The Lopes (12-9, 6-1 WAC) three eighth-inning runs came after loading the bases with no outs. GCU scored on a sacrifice fly by senior center fielder Eddy Pelc, a wild pitch to score senior left fielder Tyler Wilson and an RBI groundout by junior catcher Alton Gyselman.
UTRGV (11-9, 1-3 WAC) jumped out to an early 3-1 lead in the first, but Lopes starting pitcher Carter Young settled down. After the first-inning speed bump, Young recovered to pitch five scoreless innings and keep the Lopes in the game.
The Vaqueros threatened in the bottom of the ninth, putting the tying run on second base with two outs. But senior righty Nathan Ward coaxed a game-ending groundout to earn his fourth save of the season.
Righty reliever Walter Quinn also tossed two scoreless innings for the Lopes.
Outside of the key three-run eighth, the Lopes scored on an error in the first inning and picked up another run on an RBI double by Wilson in the third.
GCU and UTRGV will restart the three-game set on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. (Phoenix time).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Quinn, Walter (1-2)
L: Sanchez, Aaron (0-3)
S: Ward, Nathan (4)
Batting:
2B: Wilson, Tyler 1
RBI: Wilson, Tyler 1 ; Pelc, Eddy 1 ; Gyselman, Alton 1
SF: Pelc, Eddy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Crenshaw, Dustin 1 ; Yorke, Zach 2 ; Wilson, Tyler 1 ; Ankeney, Beau 1
SB: Crenshaw, Dustin 1 ; Diaz, Michael 1
HBP: Wilson, Tyler 1 ; Ankeney, Beau 1
Batting:
2B: Torres, Adrian 1 ; Valdez, CJ 1
HR: Vazquez, Martin 1
RBI: Vazquez, Martin 2 ; Warren, Hank 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Torres, Adrian 1 ; Vazquez, Martin 1 ; Lancia, Steven 1
CS: Warren, Hank 1
HBP: Torres, Adrian 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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H
1
RBI
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2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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