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VICTORIA, Texas (Baseball) – #RV Texas A&M University-Kingsville (0-3) hits the road for the first time in 2016 to take on the University of Houston-Victoria (1-3) Feb. 9 at 5 p.m. at Riverside Stadium.
 
The Javelinas are 14-6 all-time versus the Jaguars, but Houston-Victoria has been able to upend the Hogs in the last two meetings.
 
First Pitch
Sebi Palacios made quite the first impression for Javelina Nation Friday, punching out 10 in just 6.0 innings of work in the season opener versus Oklahoma Christian University. Hayden Vesely followed a game in which he blasted a two-run shot with eight strikeouts in 4.0 innings, but the Javelinas began the campaign 0-3.
 
On the other end, the Jaguars took one of four games from Wayland Baptist. UHV is led by Terry Puhl, who enters Tuesday with a 221-178 mark in eight-plus seasons at the helm of the Cougars baseball program.
 
Scouting the Jaguars
Cole Coakley hit .462 with two doubles in the first four games of the season and Dylan Blaha drove in four runs. Fernando Pena went 5.0 scoreless innings against WBU and finished with seven strikeouts, but the team ERA is 5.34 heading into the matchup versus the Javelinas Tuesday.
 
All About the Hogs
Dalton Perry and Ruben Almaguer combined for six hits and four RBI in their first series' as Javelinas and the two also picked up a double apiece. Jimmy Roche, who is as sure handed at first base as they come, went 3-for-6 in his first three games as a senior. All in all, 13 players made their Javelina debuts last week, including returning squad members Chad Vanaman, Tim Gleinser and Brandon Sandoval. Gleinser scored three runs from the leadoff spot in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader.
 
Trey Taylor has three strikeouts in 3.1 innings and is the lone wolf returning from the 2015 squad in the 'pen.  
 
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