The 2025 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros baseball team represented

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) is a public research university with its main campus in Edinburg, Texas, and multiple other campuses throughout the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas. It is the southernmost member of the Uni ...

during the

2025 NCAA Division I baseball season The 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began on February 14, 2025. The season is progressing through the r ...

. The Vaqueros played their home games at UTRGV Baseball Stadium and were led by eighth–year head coach Derek Matlock. The 2025 season was the Vaqueros' first season as members of the

Southland Conference The Southland Conference (SLC) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it participates in ...

. They compiled a 38–16 overall record and a 22–8 conference record earning the 2025 Southland Conference baseball co–championship. The Vaqueros' season ended with a 2–2 record in the 2025 SLC tournament.

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.

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.

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

References

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