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MISS TAMUK 2017-2018

THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2017

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VOLUME 91, ISSUE 23

Where champions dwell

Banquet honors students of all stripes for year of achievement Darcy Ramirez Contributor

Photo by Frankie Cardenas

Miss Texas A&M University-Kingsville 2017-2018 Kelly Jifon after being crowned

New Miss TAMUK crowned on one starry night Dakota Roberts Opinion Editor

Kelly Jifon has been crowned as Miss TAMUK 2017, replacing former pageant winner Tessie Ledesma and winning a scholarship prize of $2,000.

Student Government president David Barrera began the night with a hearty “Good Evening” before inviting his cohost Ledesma on stage to commence with the competition. The crowd was greeted by a ribbon performance acted out by the candidates, dancing to “Starry, Starry Night,” completing the night’s theme—the setting of the famous Van Gogh painting “Starry Night.”

The candidates then introduced themselves during the casual wear

competition, giving insight into their majors and aspirations; the previous day the competitors had completed personal interviews with the judges.

Before the questioning rounds began, TAMUK’s trumpet guild gave their competition performance for the packed crowd.

The question-and-answer period consisted of a single question: “What is an issue college students face today and what can you do as Miss TAMUK to help eliminate that struggle?”

Candidates tackled issues like: loneliness, mental health, home-sickness, financial issues, and even cellphone use; each giving a unique perspective on solutions to the issue.

Following the intermission, candidates participated in an evening gown contest before the

top three contestants were chosen for a final questioning round. Belize Escobar-Ellison, Elyssa Benavides, and Jifon were chosen to advance, and prepared themselves for the final questions. In the meantime, the crowd was treated to a ballerina performance by a local Guatemalan artist Brenda Flores.

Ledesma gave her final walk as Miss TAMUK before the winner of the pageant was announced, “I hope I have made you proud as Miss Texas A&M University- Kingsville 2016,” she continued by giving advice to the future Miss TAMUK, “… remember to wear the crown not just on your head, but wear it in your heart.”

The judges - Jackie Guerrerro, Matthew S. Manning, and Lisa

Turcotte - deliberated and finally announced the winners: Miss Congeniality went to Escobar-Ellison, who also won second runner-up of the contest; and Miss Photogenic was awarded to Clarissa Gonzalez.

In addition, second place was given to Elyssa Benavides, and Miss Lantana and the new Miss TAMUK was awarded to Kelly Jifon.

The competition has a proud tradition dating back to Texas A&I when it was still called the Miss Lantana contest, named for the beautiful flowers well-known in the region.

Miss TAMUK 2017 will be taking on a major leadership role in the community, taking on responsibilities such as charity work and speaking roles.

We hope she looks forward to the opportunity.

MVPs and unsung heroes joined first-generation freshmen and emerging stars as student leaders across Texas A&M University-Kingsville were honored at an awards banquet on April 4.

Major awards such as the Non Traditional Student Award, First Generation Champion, Student Worker of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Javelina Legacy Champion, Emerging Star Award, Humanitarian Award, Unsung Hero Champion, and the MVP Student Champion of the Year were presented.

TAMUK President Dr. Steven Tallant, Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences Dr. Susan Roberson, Vice President Dr Terisa Riley, and Miss TAMUK, were among university administrators making the presentations.

Days before the banquet the university handed out buttons on to student signifying their companionship category. The students wore them to class and throughout campus.

Between March 31 and April 6 the Javelina Nation honored students who participate, work, or are involved in various activities at TAMUK. Friday, March 31, was Service Day; Monday, April 3 was Student Worker Day; Tuesday, April 4, was Academic or Scholarly Day; Wednesday, April 5, was Student Organization Day, and Thursday, April 6, was Research and Creative Activity Day. Callie Hogan, a student at TAMUK and Head Resident at Bishop Hall said, “Student Championship Week is a great way to celebrate the accomplishments that the students have earned.”

Many students were recognized throughout the week.

At the banquet, Ruben Martinez a recent graduate from Premont High School received the Freshman of the Year Award.

Melinda Arevalo, an Academic Success Coach for Student Support Services nominated Martinez believing him to be an excellent candidate for the award.

Arevalo stated her reasoning behind nominating Martinez, “Ruben embodies the qualities that every student, not just a freshman, should possess while attending an institution of higher learning. Although faced with adversity, Ruben has continued to maintain a high level of commitment to his academics.”

Martinez majors in Political Science and hopes to later attend law school and run for public office. He is also involved with many organizations such as the Student Government Association, Catholic Student Organization, Student Support Services, and many more.

Another student who has excelled at TAMUK is Ivette Alvarez, who received the First Generation Champion Award.

Vanessa Almazan, an Academic Success Coach for UBMS, nominated Ivette.

Almazan said she nominated Ivette because, “I immediately felt compelled to nominate Ivette. I knew she would fit the criteria for the award. As a first generation student, I knew she had faced challenges and had overcome barriers to attend college.”

Ivette who was humbly touched to receive this award is no stranger to accomplishments.

She’s received the Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities Award, Education Is Our Freedom Competitive Scholarship, she’s a member of Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society, and has been drafted onto the Dean’s List and Honor Roll while simultaneously working for UBMS.

Courtesy photo by @JavelinaNation Snapchat

All Javelina Champions after receiving their awards

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Entertainment

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Quartetto Gelato, delights in performance Quartet gives a twist to classical music for students Josue Villareal Reporter Texas A&M University-Kingsville presented the Quartetto Gellato this past Monday at the Bellamah Music Recital Hall.Founded by oboist Cynthia Steljes, who passed away December 29th 2006 after battling with pleural mesothelioma, a rare form of asbestos a relation to lung cancer.

Quartetto Gelato is a world renowned classical music quartet that have been known for sell out performances in places across the globe in places in places like New York, Washington, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and many others.

Current members include Peter DeSotto on the violin, world championship accordion player Alexander Sevastian, bass violinist Liza McLellan, and Colin Maier on the clarinet.

Free to the public, the Recital Hall filled up with music enthusiasts alike to

Courtesy photo by Quartetto Gelato

The Quartetto Gelato brings an energetic edge to classical music. hear a unique and interesting take on classical music, as well as the charismatic performances from the performers themselves who, despite being stuck behind instruments, were not afraid to move around and get into the performance.

“The music was upbeat and infectious,” said President of the Student Government Association David Barrera.

They played a selection of fun songs from their eight albums from their 24-year career.

The Quartetto has been making and releasing music since 1993 and cycling through a variety of members over the years It did not take long for the crowd to get involved and beginning swaying in their seats, moving back and

forth to the beat, and having lots of fun in the process.

Some students even took inspiration from the band, “Being a performer is exactly what I want to do,” said Sean Shelton music performance major.

It was an entertaining

night and some students even discovered a new type of music might have never listened to before.

No matter what they left on, it was a positive experience that exposed more people to the beauty that is music.

Professor expresses upbringing through art Manuel “Andy” Soto speaks about seeing the past from the eyes of a Tejano America Quinterro Reporter

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Soto picked up painting just a few years ago and now has published a book of his work.

People have different memories of their early childhood.

Some remember every detail of their upbringing, while others retain a fuzzy memory. For Manue l Andres Soto, life in South Texas is a clear image.

Soto is the author of Life in a South Texas Colonia, a book about life in South Texas during the mid-1900s.

The book is a recollection of short stories that describe the life of Colonial Tejanos .

With the help of handmade illustrations, the book describes the life of early cotton pickers, field workers, and grain elevator workers.

Descriptions of families coming together over homemade tortillas and enchiladas flow their way into the pages of the book.

On April 8, Soto had a public reading and book signing in Corpus Christi.

Although Soto originally wrote the book for the community of his hometown in Edroy, Texas, he is glad to share his story with people from all walks of life.

“I want to bring awareness of the difficulties of

El Tejano graces the cover of Life in a South Texas Colonia. some of these Tejano families growing up in the fields.

One is mainly the challenges with finishing school and, up to the 1950’s, blatant discrimination.” Soto said.

Soto also notices big changes have been made since his childhood days.

He explains that, “during the 1950s, very few Tejanos received the opportunity of attending college. Instead, many of them worked in the fields. Now we see a lot of them becoming students and going to universities.”

Currently, Soto works as an Associate Professor of Biology at Texas A&M University-Kingsville.

When Soto isn’t teaching, he enjoys making acrylic illustrations on wooden planks.

Although art is just one of his hobbies, all of the artwork found in his book was created by Soto himself.

Students attending Odem or Santa Rosa Independent School District have the opportunity of reading Soto’s book.

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One of Soto’s former students has even incorporated it into her classroom libraries.

In the process of distributing his book, Soto has received many positive comments from his readers.

He describes it as a “satisfying, unexpected outcome.”

Soto hopes to continue to influence others, whether it is through his writing, art, or teachings.

Soto’s book is available for purchase at mcmbooks. com, and Amazon.

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Delta Phi Epsilon hosts annual ANAD week to promote positive body image Clarissa Madrigal Reporter

During the first week of April, the sorority Delta Phi Epsilon organized the Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD)

awareness week at the Pavilion at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, with different activities.

Each day of the week had a theme. The first day was ‘Deepher & Donuts’, next ‘Barbie & Ken,’ Wheel

Wednesday, Thursday info day, and Friday was wrapped up with a candle light vigil in the evening.

The purpose is to make the public aware of the importance of self-acceptance and positive body image.

The vigil is to promote your self-awareness of how important it is to love your body just the way it is.

Friday night, the girls from the sorority got together with fellow sisters and other students to participate at the Pavilion during the candle lighting.

After a large group assembled, they lit their candles and proceeded to walk to the Javelina statues to begin the Vigil.

Yvette Marie Gonzalez, a CSDO major commented, “I have been a part of the Delta Phi Epsilon since Fall 2015, and I love to being a part of this great organization. It means a lot to me that there is something that I can take part of in this sorority that

opens my eyes as well as others.”

“The purpose of this event is a Candle Light Vigil for Anorexia and disorders associated with it. Basically, this event is on this campus to promote body positivity, self-love and just to let everyone know that you are beautiful just the way you are, your insecurities do not define you as a person and you can love yourself and be yourself anywhere you go.”

Fabiola Cuellar, also a member of the sorority said, “I think this is a very important event for us college students. I like to be part of this sorority because sometimes I struggle with being positive about myself,” said Cuellar.

“I can be very hard with myself sometimes, and this is just a reminder to support women, and to encourage a positive body image as well accepting and loving yourself,” Cuellar affirmed.

Brittany Underwood a CSDO graduate student said, “Tonight we had a very great turn out. It is awesome to see individuals form other organizations, from other sororities and fraternities always supporting Delta Phi Epsilon and our philanthropy.”

Anna Trevino, a COSDO major added, “I feel that is amazing what these girls did to bring awareness of something that is impacting so many lives, even at younger ages, and I am glad that people actually spoke out about this trying to make a difference.”

Photo by Clarissa Madrigal

Sorority Delta Phi Epsilon (above, right) hosted a week’s worth of activities focusing on student health and well being.

‘Kruising’ through Literature

Alex Guerra Chief Reporter

The department of Language and Literature, along with the Lucille Kruse Reading Series, will be hosting a reading and book signing with recognized author Dagoberto Gilb April 18 in Sam Fore Hall’s Blue Room.

Glib will participate in a Q&A segment at the reading.

Glib, an award-winning author from Los Angeles, has published eight books, received 11 awards, and has experience working on movies and documentaries.

As of 2009, Gilb began his Writer-in-residence

position at the University of Houston-Victoria, as well as the Director of Centro Victoria: Center for Mexican American Literature and Culture.

He will also be the guest speaker at the Sigma Delta Pi Academic Symposium the following morning in Sam Fore Hall’s Blue Room.

4.18.17 Kruse Reading Segment Sam Fore Hall – Blue Room 6 p.m.

4.19.17 (Symposium) Guest Speaker Sam Fore Hall – Blue Room 9:30 a.m.

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Opinion

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Playing With Nukes: North Korea

Dakota Roberts Editorial Editor

There is a button that can destroy the world.

Well, it’s not really a button but a card with a random set of characters and numbers, of which are to be given to an assistant; putting into effect the process for obliterating possibly millions of people.

There is so much more to this process but this really is how it begins, with a card and a suitcase. Just like in the movies the whole ordeal is so simple we even give these terrifying items playful nicknames: the biscuit and the football.

Nuclear proliferation has been on the minds of the world for some time now and that topic is really reaching its peak with the recent missile tests conducted by the North Korean government—wherein military officials either launched a Pukguksksong- 2 ballistic missile or a Scud-ER, the debate is still out for which, toward the Japanese coast.

Luckily the missiles never reached the area and fell into the ocean.

This isn’t necessarily a North Korean problem, either. Back in February Iran launched a couple of Mersad surface-to-air missiles, possibly violating UN resolutions.

On the proliferation note, many countries are against the non-proliferation treaty because they feel left out.

India is part of this group; angry that their social rivals the Chinese are allowed to hold nukes but not able to in their country.

Now of course, anything

with nuclear weapons seems bad inherently. However, the reason this irks so many different countries is because of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, an international agreement that says no countries except Russia, UK, France, and China can hold nuclear weapons. All countries have the right to research nuclear technologies and countries can even help in that effort. The treaty also calls for nuclear disarmament; where the amount of nukes in each country should be less every year.

Dismantling nukes takes time and money as well. It’s not really a process where we can just turn every nuke off. There are questions like what do you do with the waste, or “the pit”. A small bit of fissionable material usually containing plutonium or uranium 235. Some treaties have been made to recycle these devices in the making of new nuclear reactors.

Now, when it comes to North Korea, they are years from reaching American soil, but that doesn’t mean the relationship hasn’t become extremely complicated. Since I began writing this article, the USS Carl Vinson was diverted from its planned visit to Australia and is now heading towards the Western Pacific, straight towards the Korean coast.

This move has been called “reckless” by the North Korean government, and they have issued a statement that actions will be taken if we double down on this position. Here is where we get to the scary part because this can only go down

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Are you afraid of other countries’ nuclear capabilities?

a number of ways.

First, let’s acknowledge that Korea is worried about being invaded. This is a position that we have seen other dictators in, the likes of Saddam Hussein in Iraq or Muammar Qaddafi in Libya.

Kim Jong Un understands that he could end up in positions like this and do something crazy. The tests that the North Korean government has been doing have a goal in mind—hitting targets that would aid America in an invasion.

Launching a strike at targets in South Korea and Japan would be devastating to an invasion effort, not to mention the potential loss of lives.

That’s also to say that South Korea isn’t worried about this outcome. Many reports have come out in

South Korea telling citizens that the US will not strike pre-emptively. North Korea would be willing to attack as well; they have provoked South Korea on many occasions. Back in 2010, the North Koreans sunk a South Korean ship and then shelled a nearby island. Just last year, a South Korean soldier’s legs were blown off because North Korean soldiers buried mines in the DMZ. These last missile tests haven’t exactly fixed the relationship either, making experts wonder: when will it be too much? These next few months will test South Korea’s resolve and stretch their trust in us. If they respond to a provocation, we could have a strike on our hands.

At this point I hope you

see why it isn’t as simple as just killing Kim Jong Un or invading the country, because that is a lot of the rhetoric I have heard. North Korea has a lot of problems.

Even if we were to remove the governments influence we would have one of the biggest human rights issues on our hands. Not to mention, the fact that we would destabilize the area, creating a fight for power among armed groups. We would see situations like Syria and Libya all over again, except this time we would have to find and recover nuclear weapons.

These things are just possibilities, and they aren’t they only ones. We could start an arms race in Japan, strain foreign relations until they snap, or maybe even

begin a proxy war with other countries. I’m not spelling doomsday here, merely a complicated situation. I implore you to learn more about these kinds of weapons and their capabilities.

Also, look into the debate of nuclear weapons as deterrents and the disarmament of nuclear missiles. The logistics of these weapons are interesting and maybe it will help you keep up with the news for the next few months. This story is fairly important, we should all see how it plays out.

titled “A Note on Persona 5 and Streaming”: “If you

property which is generally not a good look in IP court.

The article also only mentions “streamers” by name but “content ID” is specifically a YouTube system for recorded videos posted to the site.

Could a let’s player who commentates over a full playthrough be targeted?

What about someone who posts a full spoiler review or critique that contains footage from beyond the point Atlus deems kosher?

Unlike the gray and legally uncharted world of video game let’s plays, reviews and critiques using specific clips of gameplay for criticism are clearly protected under fair use.

Let’s call this for what this is: censorship.

It’s not out of malice, but rather it’s censorship out of ignorance of the ever-shifting landscape of digital media.

For many video game companies they want a near-complete control of the flow of information about their games like they did in

the 80s and 90s, but in the free and open internet age it’s a downright draconian ideal.

It’s time for YouTube (or rather Google) to take a stand for its creators rather than capitulate to corporate bullies.

One method would be to tweak the Content ID system so that when a video gets a strike the ad revenue generated gets thrown into a pool, instead of being pocketed by the copyright holder.

If the user makes an appeal before a certain amount of time has passed, the dispute could be looked over with actual eyes (i.e. not a bot) to determine who has the proper claim on the content and by extension claim to the pool of ad revenue.

But this is YouTube we’re talking about here, the crown prince of “Don’t Rock the Boat.”Google would probably get rid of Google+ before sticking its neck out for its users and potentially upsetting corporate advertisers in the process.

It’s only a matter of time

before a court steps in to make definitive ruling on what constitutes fair use on the internet and without a heavy-hitter like Google backing up YouTube users, the court may very well rule in favor of the copyright holders, thus stifling creativity on the video platform.

For now YouTubers are on their own when it comes to defending their content in the name of fair use and some have resorted to other forms of revenue stream outside of YouTube such as Patreon and direct sponsorships.

The internet changed how we watched movies, just like streaming is changing how we watch shows and content; another step in the tech cycle.

With YouTube looking to shift to more “original” content to compete with the likes of other subscription-based services Netflix and Amazon Prime, the age of the self-made YouTube star may be coming to an end.

Fair use?

Yes

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No

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What is YouTube like Today: Where is the Fair Use?

Roberts Breedlove Entertainment Editor

With the rise of the internet came a new untamed frontier for intellectual property where pirates torrented music and movies and creators remixed old material to create completely new forms of entertainment.

Congress tried to be proactive in laying down the law in this new wild west by passing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

It was pretty comprehensive but the internet grew in ways the writers of that bill could not foresee.

They did not see the rise of the “let’s play”: recorded gameplay footage accompanied by commentary from the player and sometimes another host.

YouTube channels popped up solely dedicated to LP’s, some of them even received money off ad revenue.

For years these “monetized” channels ran without much problem protected by YouTube ostensibly under The South Texan is a student publication produced by Texas A&M University- Kingsville students. The views, opinions and commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of the Texas A&M University system. The South Texan uses student fees in part to publish.

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“fair use”, a legal doctrine that allows journalists, critics, and teachers to use copyrighted material for reporting, criticism, commentary, and education.

But in 2013 YouTube unleashed its automated ContentID system (bots designed to flag copyrighted material) onto these monetized channels, and suddenly video game publishers and media conglomerates could take the ad revenue from these videos for themselves or even take the video down entirely regardless of fair use.

Video game publishers have been abusing this system for years sometimes resorting to DMCA takedown notices for let’s players and reviewers who post in-game glitches, negative criticism, or anything not to the publisher’s liking.

This is exactly what Atlus threatened to do last week to streamers and potentially let’s players who showed Persona 5 gameplay past a certain point in the game.

Atlus USA said in a post

decide to stream past 7/7 (I HIGHLY RECOMMEND NOT DOING THIS, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED), you do so at the risk of being issued a content ID claim or worse, a channel strike/ account suspension.”

Showing concern for fans of the game who don’t want to be spoiled is admirable (it’s more care than Nintendo and Activision have for their fans, that’s for sure) but the way they approached this problem is pointless and characteristically out of touch for a Japanese publisher.

First of all somebody watching a stream, especially one that is explicitly a full game playthrough, should be well aware that there are going to be spoilers abound and doesn’t need to be “protected”.

Second of all, enforcing copyright strikes for non-copyright reasons can be seen as an inconsistent protection of intellectual

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Hogs train ahead of spring game

Photo by: Juan Turrubiates

Head Coach Darren Wilkinson direts his quarterbacks. The blue and gold await the emergence of their future starting play-caller.

Javelina football looks to build on successes of last season Staff Reports Javelinas kicked off their spring practices March 25 as they begin to prepare for the upcoming 2017 season.

It will be the third year under head coach Darren Wilkinson, who had his best year

with the Hog’s last season (9-3).

After losing some key performers from last season, the Javelinas look to rebuild their team at some very important positions, one being quarterback with the departure of Myles Carr.

The Hog’s also look for a new target at

Spring Football Remaining Schedule April 13 at 7 P.M. April 14 at 7 P.M. April 18 ar 7 P.M April 20 at 10 A.M. April 21 at 4 P.M. April 22 at 5 P.M. (Spring Game)

receiver with senior Anthony Autry gone as well.

Defensively the Hog’s have most of their starters returning, having only five players graduate last season.

The Javelina defense was key in the seven game streaks they had at the end of the

season.

The Quarterback position is up for grabs with Carr leaving, giving the Hawaii transfer Beau Reily the reigns to lead the Javelinas.

The Hogs will wrap up their spring practices with the Make-A-Wish Spring Game on April 22 at 5 p.m.

Javelinas split LSC series on the road

A base runner gets up after sliding into second base.

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Baseball team goes 2-2 against Angelo State Staff ReportsThe Javelina baseball team split a vital series against the Angelo State Rams in San Angelo to maintain a second place pace in the Lone Star Conference.

Game one was a pitcher’s duel, as Javelina starter Seth Hubert faced off against Matt Shannon in a 3-2 TAMUK victory.

Hubert pitched an ace 5 ⅓ innings of three-hit ball, surrendering a single run and earning his sixth win of the season, second-most in the conference.

That one run came in the fourth inning where he loaded the bases off a leadoff single and back-to-back four-pitch walks to load the bases.

He traded the run for two outs off a double play off the bat of Michael Urquidi.

Luckily for Hubert, he was gifted back-to-back homers in the third inning via Alec Kana and Joshua Croft, both their first on the year.

Christian Caudle walked to begin the ninth and was and was knocked in by Alex Gonzalez.

When the Javelinas returned to Foster Field the following afternoon, the Rams unleashed a 13-3 thumping.

Kingsville had jumped out to an early two-run lead off a Pablo Hernandez double that scored Levi Zents and Croft.

Isaiah Lybarger got shellacked and 2.3 innings, giving up nine hits for an equal amount of runs, but only four of them earned.

Shane McCarley came in relief and didn’t fare much better, surrendering three earned runs on four hits in 2.3 innings.

Hunter Perkins accounted for the Javelinas’ final run singling in pinch-runner Kohl Ullman.

The Hoggies returned the favor in the second part of the doubleheader, winning 7-3.

Preston Plovanich put in a seven-inning complete game, spreading eight hits and three earned runs while striking out three, and walking three.

Hernandez lead the offensive charge, cashing in three runs first on an RBI single in the fourth and then

a bases loaded walk in the fifth.

Zents went 3 for 4 with a run scored and a double, and Jimmy Roche went 2 for 3 with two runs, a double and a walk.

Angelo State evened it up in the series cappper on Sunday.

After the Rams spotted two runs on starter Zach Wilson in the first inning, the Javelinas struck back with a four-spot the following inning.

Pablo Hernandez was the first to score after getting on base with one-out double.

Dallas Stefano blasted a two run dinger, his second on the season, and Ullman doubled in Peyton Geisinger.

These would be the only runs the Hoggies would get.

Wilson held strong for four innings, only allowing a single hit in those frames, but was ultimately tagged with three more runs in the sixth, handing him his second loss of the season.

The Javelinas will host the Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds at Nolan Ryan Field.

Game one starts at 6 p.m. on Friday.

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