2025 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros baseball team

The 2025 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros baseball team represents University of Texas Rio Grande Valley during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Vaqueros play their home games at UTRGV Baseball Stadium and are led by eighth–year head coach Derek Matlock. The 2025 season is the Vaqueros' first season as members of the Southland Conference.

2025 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros baseball
Southland Conference regular season co-champions
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	33–16 (22–8 Southland)
Head coach	Derek Matlock (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Rob Martinez Ryan Jackson Taylor Steen
Home stadium	UTRGV Baseball Stadium
Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

2025 Southland Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southeastern Louisiana ‍†‍‍	22	–	8		.733			37	–	14		.725
UT Rio Grande Valley ‍†‍‍	22	–	8		.733			33	–	16		.673
Lamar  ‍‍‍	20	–	10		.667			40	–	15		.727
McNeese  ‍‍‍	19	–	11		.633			31	–	16		.660
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍	19	–	11		.633			34	–	19		.642
Houston Christian  ‍‍‍	17	–	13		.567			26	–	23		.531
New Orleans  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			25	–	24		.510
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			20	–	29		.408
Nicholls  ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			17	–	32		.347
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍	9	–	21		.300			18	–	31		.367
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍	3	–	27		.100			17	–	33		.340
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 15, 2025[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 6, 2025. UT Rio Grande Valley was picked to finish fourth in the Southland Conference with 144 overall votes.^[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Lamar	197 (18)
2	Southeastern Louisiana	146 (4)
3	McNeese	145
4	UT Rio Grande Valley	144
5	Nicholls	129
6	New Orleans	128
7	Incarnate Word	95
8	Northwestern State	89
9	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	73
10	Houston Christian	37
11	Stephen F. Austin	27

Preseason All-Southland team

No Vaqueros were named to the conference preseason first team. Steven Lancia, Martin Vazquez, Isaac Lopez, Easton Moomau, Armani Raygoza, and Angelo Cabral were named to the conference preseason second team. ^[2]

First Team

• Zak Skinner* (LU, JR, Catcher)
• Brayden Evans* (LU, JR, 1st Base)
• Isaac Webb* (TAMU, SR, 2nd Base)
• TJ Salvaggio (SELU, SR, Shortstop)
• Rocco Gump (NWST, SR, 3rd Base)
• Reese Lipoma* (NWST, RSR, Outfielder)
• Connor Westenburg (MCN, SR, Outfielder)
• Cole Stromboe+ (SELU, RSR, Outfielder)
• Tristian Moore+ (UNO, RSR, Outfielder)
• Bryce Calloway* (UNO, SR, Utility)
• Rey Mendoza (UIW, GR, Designated Hitter)
• Brennan Stuprich* (SELU, RSR, Starting Pitcher)
• Josh Salinas (UIW, GR, Starting Pitcher)
• Zach Garcia (TAMU, SR, Starting Pitcher)
• Kyle Moseley (LU, SR, Relief Pitcher)

*-2024 Southland All-Conference Selection
+-Tie for final spot

Second Team

• Steven Lancia (UTRGV, SR, Catcher)
• Martin Vazquez (UTRGV, SR, 1st Base)
• Diego Villsecas* (UNO, SR, 2nd Base)
• Isaac Lopez (UTRGV, GR, Shortstop)
• Easton Moomau+ (UTRGV, SO, 3rd Base)
• Matt Ryan+ (LU, SR, 3rd Base)
• Balin Valentine (NWST, SR, Outfielder)
• Parker Coley (SELU, SR, Outfielder)
• Jude Hall (SELU, SR, Outfielder)
• Simon Larranaga (MCN, SR, Utility)
• Armani Raygoza (UTRGV, RSO, Designated Hitter)
• Parker Edwards (HCU, SR, Starting Pitcher)
• Angelo Cabral (UTRGV, GR, Starting Pitcher)
• Tyler Bryan (NWST, JR, Starting Pitcher)
• Larson Fabre (SELU, JR, Relief Pitcher)

*-2024 Southland All-Conference Selection
+-Tie for final spot

Schedule and results

Legend
	UT Rio Grande Valley win
	UT Rio Grande Valley loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	UT Rio Grande Valley team member
*	Non-Conference game
†	Make-Up Game

2025 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros baseball game log (33–16)
Regular season (33–16)
February (5–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record Al Ogletree Classic Feb. 14 Southern Illinois* UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 8–4 Wiatrek, Wyatt (1-0) Jordan Huskey (0-1) None ESPN+ 3,937 1–0 Feb. 15 Southern Illinois* UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 2–7 Alec Nigut (1-0) Loa, Víctor (0-1) None ESPN+ 2,287 1–1 Feb. 16 Southern Illinois* UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 3–2 Thayer, Harrison (1-0) Meade Johnson (0-1) Oliva, Steven (1) ESPN+ 1,087 2–1 Feb. 18 #20 Dallas Baptist* Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX 15–5 Tejada, Anthony (1-0) PETERS, Mason (0-1) None ESPN+ 374 3–1 Feb. 22 North Dakota State* UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX Cancelled (Weather) Feb. 23 North Dakota State* UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 10–3 Loa, Víctor (1-1) Nolan Johnson (0-2) None ESPN+   4–1 Feb. 23 North Dakota State* UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 5–7 Skyler Riedinger (1-0) Oliva, Steven (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,173 4–2 Feb. 28 Lamar UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 13–37 Cabral, Angelo (1-0) Havard, Peyton (1-1) None ESPN+ 3,111 5–2 1–0
March (14–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record Mar 1 Lamar UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 2–0 Loa, Víctor (2-1) Hunsaker, Riely (1-1) Thayer, Harrison (1) ESPN+ 3,345 6–2 2–0 Mar 2 Lamar UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 5–2 Hernandez, Francisco (1-0) Moseley, Kyle (0-1) Oliva, Steven (2) ESPN+ 1,519 7–2 3–0 Mar 4 at Houston* Schroeder Park • Houston, TX 9–5 Henderson, Rex (1-0) Roman, Richie (0-1) None ESPN+ 824 8–2 Mar 7 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 10–5 Wiatrek, Wyatt (2-0) Toney, Sawyer (1-1) None ESPN+ 355 9–2 4–0 Mar 8 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 14–8 Loa, Víctor (3-1) Longshore, Zach (0-3) None ESPN+ 377 10–2 5–0 Mar 9 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 9–2 Limas, Jacob (1-0) Bienvenu, Matthew (0-1) None ESPN+ 345 11–2 6–0 Mar 11 at No. 22 Southern Miss* Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS 1–3 Adams, Matthew (2-1) Hernandez, Francisco (1-1) Allen (4) ESPN+ 5,231 11–3 Mar 14 Nicholls UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 13–27 Wiatrek, Wyatt (3-0) Lindsey, Michael (0-2) None ESPN+ 2,485 12–3 7–0 Mar 15 Nicholls UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 10–913 Bonilla, Robert (1-0) Simoneaux, Cole (0-1) None ESPN+ 4,352 13–3 8–0 Mar 16 Nicholls UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 14–5 Wanless, Caden (1-0) Fields, Nick (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,166 14–3 9–0 Mar 18 Texas Southern* UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 10–07 Cabral, Angelo (2-0) Kameron Walton (0-1) None ESPN+ 5,111 15–3 Mar 19 Texas Southern* UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 9–0 Barrera, Daren (1-0) Justin Mayes (0-3) None ESPN+ 2,381 16–3 Mar 21 Houston Christian UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 3–6 Edwards, Parker (1-1) Lopez, Jack (0-1) Norton, Ben (3) ESPN+ 3,334 16–4 9–1 Mar 22 Houston Christian UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 15–07 Loa, Víctor (4-1) Caravalho, Joshua (5-1) None ESPN+ 6,324 17–4 10 –1 Mar 23 Houston Christian UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 9–12 Smith, Ben (2-2) Limas, Jacob (1-1) None ESPN+ 1,371 17–5 10–2 Mar 25 at TCU* Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX 4–3 Baumler, Trever (2-2) Maldonado, Evan (0-1) Shinn, Gianluca (1) ESPN+ 3,807 17–6 Mar 26 at TCU* Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX 0–4 James, Zack (3-0) Bonilla, Robert (1-1) None ESPN+ 4,012 17–7 South Texas Showdown Mar 28 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX Postponed due to inclement weather[3] Mar 29 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 3–2 Cabral, Angelo (3-0) Burdick, Gage (1-2) Oliva, Steven (3) ESPN+ 862 18–7 11–2 Mar 29 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 11–8 Wiatrek, Wyatt (4-0) Dean, David (1-2) Nolan, Nick (1) ESPN+ 875 19–7 12–2 Mar 30 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 2–3 Burdick, Gage (2-2) Thayer, Harrison (1-1) None ESPN+ 467 19–8 12–3
April (12–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record Apr 2 at Rice* Reckling Park • Houston, TX 20–57 Cienfuegos, Kike (1-0) Baker, Von (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,551 20–8 Apr 4 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 6–7 Anderson, Austin (1-0) Nolan, Nick (0-1) None ESPN+ 832 20–9 12–4 Apr 5 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 8–5 Wiatrek, Wyatt (5-0) Bryan, Tyler (1-4) Thayer, Harrison (3) ESPN+   21–9 13–4 Apr 6 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 8–5 White, Carter (2-1) Bonilla, Robert (1-2) Leonard, Bryce (1) ESPN+ 512 21–10 13–5 Apr 8 at Louisiana* M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA 9–7 Tejada, Anthony (2-0) Wil Taylor (0-1) Oliva, Steven (4) ESPN+ 3,803 22–10 Apr 11 Stephen F. Austin UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 7–2 Cabral, Angelo (4-0) Cody Templeton (3-3) Lopez, Jack (1) ESPN+ 2,057 23–10 14–5 Apr 12 Stephen F. Austin UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 9–7 Thayer, Harrison (2-1) Dylan Mulcahy (1-2) Oliva, Steven (5) ESPN+ 6,537 24–10 15–5 Apr 13 Stephen F. Austin UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 12–27 Loa, Víctor (5-1) Garrett Landry (0-2) None ESPN+ 1,243 25–10 16–5 Apr 15 #1 Texas* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX 4–11 Bing, Kade (2-0) Limas, Jacob (1-2) None ESPN+ 7,163 25–11 Apr 17 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 2–5 Stuprich, Brennan (8-2) Oliva, Steven (0-2) St. Pierre, Brady (7) ESPN+ 1,114 25–12 16–6 Apr 18 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 1–127 Lirette, Luke (4-1) Cabral, Angelo (4-1) None ESPN+ 1,265 25–13 16–7 Apr 19 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 8–5 Wiatrek, Wyatt (6-0) Vosburg, Aiden (2-2) Tejada, Anthony (1) ESPN+ 1,055 26–13 17–7 Apr 22 Incarnate Word* UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 2–10 Garcia, EJ (4-4) Thayer, Harrison (2-2) None ESPN+ 4,408 26–14 Apr 25 McNeese UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 6–910 Sergio Lopez (6-1) Tejada, Anthony (2-1) None ESPN+ 4,025 26–15 17–8 Apr 26 McNeese UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 9–5 Nolan, Nick (1-1) Parker Primeaux (2-1) None ESPN+ 4,589 27–15 18–8 Apr 27 McNeese UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 5–3 Thayer, Harrison (3-2) Jake Blackwell (3-2) None ESPN+ 1,134 28–15 19–8 Apr 29 at Texas Tech* Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 13–4 Nolan, Nick (2-1) Mohan, Connor (1-2) Oliva, Steven (6) ESPN+ 3,181 29–15 Apr 30 at Texas Tech* Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 7–4 Lopez, Jack (1-1) Crotchfelt (2-3) Thayer, Harrison (4) ESPN+ 3,298 30–15
May (4–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record May 2 at Incarnate Word Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 14–10 Cienfuegos, Kike (2-0) Garcia, EJ (4-5) None ESPN+ 287 31–15 20–8 May 3 at Incarnate Word Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 13–10 Oliva, Steven (1-2) McKay, Gus (2-5) None ESPN+ 387 32–15 21–8 May 4 at Incarnate Word Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 16–58 Limas, Jacob (2-2) Elizondo, Jackson (4-5) None ESPN+ 312 33–15 22–8 May 6 at Baylor* Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX 7–10 Stasio, Cole (3-1) Bonilla, Robert (1-3) Craig, Gabe (9) ESPN+ 1,871 33–16 May 13 Texas State* UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 11-9 Anthony Tejada (3-1) Chase Mora (0-1) None ESPN+ 6,189 34–16
Post-season (0–0)
Southland Tournament (Edinburg Bracket) (0–0) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 15 (7) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (2) UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX – (-) (-) ESPN+ – – Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold = UT Rio Grande Valley team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. Schedule Source:[4][5][6][7]