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UTRGV Baseball Places onPreseason Preseason All-WAC Team UTRGV Baseball Places Three All-WAC Team UTRGV Baseball PlacesThree Threeon on Preseason All-WAC Team
Last season, Sepulveda home runs with EDINBURG –– Senior catcher season, Sepulveda bashed nine home runs DINBURG – Senior catcher Diaz, Diaz, senior Last season, Sepulvedabashed bashednine nine home runs withwith EDINBURG SeniorConrado catcherConrado Conrado Diaz,senior senior Last 11 doubles, 40 RBI and 44 runs scored while hitoutfielder Coleman Grubbs, and senior infielder 11 doubles, RBIand and44 44 runs runs scored hit-hitoutfielderGrubbs, Coleman and Grubbs, and infielder senior infielder 11 doubles, 4040RBI scoredwhile while utfielder Coleman senior ting .274 with aa.381 He Christian of of Rio with .381on-base on-basepercentage. percentage. Heearned earned Christian Sepulveda Sepulveda ofThe TheUniversity University ofTexas Texas .274.274 with a .381 on-base percentage. He earned Christian Sepulveda of The University of Texas Rio Rio tingting All-WAC Second Team Shortstop honors bybyranking Grande Valley (UTRGV) baseball team are part ofofthe All-WAC Second Team Shortstop honors ranking Grande Valley (UTRGV) baseball team are part the All-WAC Second Team Shortstop honors by ranking Grande Valley (UTRGV) baseball team are part of(WAC) the fourth Preseason fourthininthe theWAC WACininhome homeruns runs(7), (7),seventh seventhininRBI RBI Preseason All-Western All-WesternAthletic AthleticConference Conference (WAC) fourth in the WAC in home runs (7), seventh in RBI reseason All-Western Athletic Conference (WAC) (28) Team (28)and andtotal totalbases bases(62), (62),ninth ninthininruns runsscored scored(26), (26), Team as as voted voted on on by bythe thehead headcoaches. coaches. (28) and total bases (62), ninth inWAC runsplay. scored (26), eam as voted on by the head coaches. and 10th ininslugging (.579) during and 10th slugging (.579) during WAC play. Additionally, Additionally, defending defendingWAC WACChampion ChampionUTRGV UTRGV and 10th in slugging (.579) during WAC play. UTRGV earned two place poll UTRGVand andCalifornia CaliforniaBaptist Baptistearned earned5555points pointseach each earned two first firstWAC placevotes votesin inthe thecoaches coaches pollwhile while Additionally, defending Champion UTRGV in the poll, 16 points ahead of CSU Bakersfield. getting picked to finish tied for fourth with California in the poll, 16 points ahead of CSU Bakersfield. getting picked to finish tied for fourth with California UTRGV and California Baptist earned 55 points each arned two first place votes in the coaches poll while Baptist in WAC. UTRGV was Baptist in the the 10-team 10-team WAC. UTRGV waspicked pickedtied tied in the poll, 16 points ahead of CSU Bakersfield. etting picked to finish tied for fourth with California Grand for GrandCanyon Canyonwas waspicked pickedtotowin winthe theWAC, WAC,earning earning for fifth fifth with with California CaliforniaBaptist Baptistlast lastyear yearbefore beforethe the aptist in the 10-team WAC. UTRGV was picked tied two first place votes and six second place two teams finish tied for first. two first place votes and six second placevotes votesfor for two teams finish tied for first. Grand Canyon was picked togotwin WAC, earning 73 Sacramento State four first place or fifth with California Baptist last year before the 73points. points. Sacramento Stategot fourthe first placevotes votes Last Diaz ranked finish second with 7171points. New State first place votes and six second place wo teams finish tied for first. finish second with points. NewMexico Mexicovotes State for Last season, season, Diaz rankedas asthe the13th 13thtoughest toughesthitter hittertototwototo strikeout in the NCAA at just once every 13.8 at-bats. earned two first place votes while finishing third 73 points. Sacramento State got four first place votes earned two first place votes while finishing thirdwith with strikeout in the NCAA at just once every 13.8 at-bats. Overall, he hit .319 with a .434 on-base percentage, 11 66 points. 66 points. he hit .319 with13th a .434 on-base percentage, second with 71 points. New Mexico State ast season,Overall, Diaz ranked as the toughest hitter to 11to finish doubles, one run, 31 and 33 scored. one home home 31RBI RBI and13.8 33runs runs scored. earned two first place votes while finishing third with trikeout indoubles, the NCAA at justrun, once every at-bats. Seattle SeattleUUwas waspicked pickedseventh seventhwith with3535points. points.Utah Utah 66 points. Overall, he Grubbs hit .319 with a .434 on-base percentage, 11 is coming off of a season in which he hit .269 Valley was picked eight with 29 points. Grubbs is coming off of a season in which he hit .269 Valley was picked eight with 29 points.Northern Northern Colorado four home runs, RBI and 42 scored. oubles, onewith home RBI28 runs scored. Coloradowas waspicked pickedninth ninthwith with1818points. points.Chicago Chicago with fourrun, home31 runs, 28and RBI33 and 42runs runs scored.He He State was picked last with nine points. earned the National Academic Momentum Award Seattle U was picked seventh with 35 State was picked last with nine points. points. Utah earned the National Academic Momentum Award and in during WAC Valley was picked eight with 29 points. Northern Grubbs is coming off sixth of a season in which hit play. .269 and ranked ranked sixth inruns runs(29) (29) duringhe WAC play. The not including California Baptist, Thetop topsix sixteams, teams, notninth including California Baptist, Colorado was picked with 18until points. Chicago with four home runs, 28 RBI and 42 runs scored. He which will not be postseason eligible the 2023 which will not be postseason eligible until the 2023 State was picked last with nine points. arned the National Academic Momentum Award season, season,advance advancetotothe theWAC WACTournament TournamentMay May20-24 20-24 nd ranked sixth in runs (29) during WAC play. ininMesa, Mesa,Ariz. Ariz. The top six teams, not including California Baptist, which will not be postseason eligible until the 2023 season, advance to the WAC Tournament May 20-24 in Mesa, Ariz.
Coleman Grubbs hitting against Oklahoma State on Feb. 15, 2019. Coleman Grubbs hitting against Oklahoma State on Feb. 15, 2019. (Photo Credit: Jesica Gonzalez) (Photo Credit: Jesica Gonzalez)
Coleman Grubbs hitting against Oklahoma State on Feb. 15, 2019. (Photo Credit: Jesica Gonzalez)
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