UTRGV Baseball’s Tuesday night game against Texas A&M Corpus Christi at home has been postponed, according to a news release from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Department of Intercollegiate Athletics Monday night.
According to the news release, a Tier I member of the Islander baseball program tested positive for COVID-19.
A Tier I member, according to the NCAA, consists of student-athletes, coaches, athletic trainers and physical therapists, medical staff, equipment staff and officials.
Both teams were scheduled to play the first of two games as a part of the South Texas Showdown, with the second match taking place April 13 at Chapman Field in Corpus Christi.
This is the second occasion in which the Vaqueros missed out on playing against an opponent as their opening series against Lamar was canceled due to COVID-19 related reasons with the Cardinal program.
According to the new release, both programs are currently working to reschedule the game for later in the season.
Last time the Islanders came to Edinburg was on March 11, 2020 when they fell 1-4, in what would be the now-infamous last game before the COVID-19 shutdown last spring.
Headed back to 2000 when both of the programs first matched up, Texas A&M Corpus Christi leads the all-time series 48-42 but UTRGV has won five of the last seven matchups.
The Vaqueros are still scheduled to host their first Western Athletic Conference (WAC) four-game series at home this weekend against WAC-leading California Baptist University.
Opening pitch will be 6 p.m. Thursday and fan attendance will be capped at 1,000 in accordance with gameday protocols that include social distancing, face covering and temperature checks before entering.
Fans can also follow the game live at the WAC Digital Network.
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