EDINBURG, Texas – Utah Valley University defeated UT Rio Grande Valley, 6-4, in the rubber match of their three-game series at UTRGV Baseball Stadium. UVU (19-18, 10-5) exploded for four runs on the game's first five hitters to put UTRGV (17-15, 7-8) in an early hole. Daniel Dickinson finished 4-for-4, including a solo home run in the win.
 
"That was a nice win with contributions from a lot of players. It was awesome to see the pitchers attack on the mound and the hitters finding their way on base, which added up to enough runs to win," said UVU head coach Eddie Smith.
 
Utah Valley did not waste any time jumping on UTRGV starter Jacob Limas with the first five hitters safely reaching, starting with Daniel Dickinson being hit by a pitch before Burke Camper made it 2-0 with his 13^th homer of the year. UVU immediately got more base runners on after a single from Calyn Halvorson and Cole Jordan. The Wolverines took a 3-0 lead on an RBI single from Nate Bach. They added the final run of the inning scored after Jayden Smith was caught stealing, but an alert Jordan sprinted home to make it 4-0.
 
Chase Hennessey pitched an effective first inning with a pair of strikeouts for the Wolverines. The bats applied more pressure in the second, getting a pair of base runners after singles from Lovings and Dickinson, but this time, the Vaqueros' pitching staff pitched strong, getting a fielder's choice and lineout to end the threat.
 
UTRGV plated a pair of runs in the second inning against UVU's Jackson Thomas, but he quickly bounced back in the third inning, starting with a strikeout of Kade York and then getting the final two outs on a foul out and a pickoff at first base to end the inning.
 
In the fourth, the UVU offense looked to add to its 4-2 lead after Schwarz and Dickinson singled to put two runners on base before Halvorson drew a two-out walk to load the bases. Cole Jordan hit a high liner into center field, but the wind knocked it down to end the inning.
 
The Wolverines held a 4-3 lead into the sixth inning when Dickinson lined a home run to left field to make it 5-3. It was his team-high 14^th of the year and 23^rd of his career to move into a tie for fifth all-time with Chris Benson.
 
Thomas' day came to an end in the eighth inning after he pitched six innings and gave up seven scattered hits and four runs. With the outing, he set new season and career highs after previously going 5.0 innings against Utah Tech last weekend. He moves to 3-0 on the season with the performance.
 
Ethan Fowlks earned his first save of the season after tossing 2.0 innings, including a pair of strikeouts to end the eighth inning before forcing three ground ball outs in the ninth to secure the win for Utah Valley.

UVU improved to 6-1 in their last seven series against teams from the state of Texas and has won three of their last four in the Lonestar State.
  
Utah Valley will play its next four in Utah, starting on Apr. 16 at 11:00 a.m. MT against (RV) Utah at Smith's Ballpark. The Wolverines will host UT Arlington for a key WAC series beginning on Friday, Apr. 19, at 6:05 p.m. MT.