In 2009 , Manny Mantrana was hired as head coach . He had formerly served as head coach of St. Thomas University , coaching them from 1997 – 2008 . In his first season , the Broncs went 14 – 41 . Texas – Pan American moved to the Great West Conference after the season . The Broncs improved the following year , going 22 – 33 with a 9 – 18 conference record while finishing 6th in the eight team conference . In the 2010 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament , the Broncs lost to Northern Colorado 10 – 0 while beating their other two opponents ( NYIT and NJIT ) , but the loss served as the tiebreaker , eliminating them from a bid in the Finals , which were held in the home stadium of the Broncs . The 2011 team faltered to a 21 – 32 record , the 11th straight losing season for the program . The 2012 season proved to be a step up for the team , as they finished 30 – 22 with a 16 – 12 conference record , finishing 2nd in the conference behind Utah Valley ( who won all 28 conference games ) . In the 2012 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament , they beat Chicago State 10 – 4 to get to the Second Round , but they were beaten by North Dakota 18 – 7 to fall to the Loser Bracket . A subsequent loss to Northern Colorado 14 – 13 eliminated the Broncs . They went 28 – 30 in the following year while going 17 – 10 in Great West play to finish 3rd . In the 2013 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament , they beat NYIT 7 – 6 , but they lost 3 – 1 to Houston Baptist ( the eventual champion ) , with a subsequent loss in the Loser Bracket to Chicago State knocking them out of the tournament . The conference soon dissolved , and the Broncs moved to the Western Athletic Conference for the 2014 season . Mantrana led them to a 27 – 30 record and a 17 – 10 conference record for a third-place finish . In the 2014 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament , the Broncs lost 9 – 2 in the Second Round to Utah Valley , with a 7 – 4 loss in the Loser Bracket to New Mexico State knocking them out of the tournament . The team tumbled in 2015 , going 21 – 30 – 1 and 6 – 20 – 1 in WAC play to finish 10th . The Broncs became the Vaqueros after the season ended . He led the team to a 21 – 28 record in 2016 and 26 – 28 in 2017 , finishing 8th each time in the WAC . On May 24 , 2017 , Mantrana stepped down as coach , while staying at UTRGV to serve as the Special Assistant to the Athletic Director
2012 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament
2012 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament
Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros baseball