Month: April 2021

Rice won the first two games on Friday night and Saturday afternoon. UTSA won the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader 12-6. The Roadrunners scored 24 runs in 14 innings over the last two games.

UTSA had 18 hits on Sunday with four extra-base hits including a home run by Chase Keng. Griffin Paxton and Jonathan Tapia had four hits each, Ian Bailey had three and Dylan Rock and Keng both had two hits.

UTSA starting pitcher Simon Miller (3-1) went five innings and got the win. The freshman right-hander from Canton, Texas, allowed one run on three hits and struck out three batters.

Arturo Guajardo was the first UTSA reliever, going 2 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on three hits and striking out five. Daniel Garza finished the eighth inning. Luke Malone struck out two batters as he pitched the ninth inning.

The Roadrunners’ next Conference USA series is on the road next weekend against UAB. UTSA’s final conference home series is May 7-9 against Old Dominion.

UTSA reliever Hunter Mason entered the second game in the third inning and dominated Rice the rest of the way. The senior from Boerne Champion held Rice scoreless over the final 4 2/3 innings to get the win. He allowed one hit with six strikeouts and one walk.

Rice’s first two pitchers struggled in a big way in UTSA’s victory. The Roadrunners scored five runs before recording their first hit. UTSA’s first six batters got on base on three walks and three hit-batters to score three runs. On what should have been the first out of the frame, UTSA scored two more runs on an error to go up 5-1.

UTSA led the rest of the way.

Roadrunners starting pitcher Kobe Jaramillo looked solid the first two innings before being pulled in the third. By avoiding the walks and hit batters that plagued Rice, Jaramillo left the game with UTSA leading by four runs.

Rice won the first game 5-4, rallying late after UTSA built a 4-2 lead.

UTSA and Rice wrap up the series with a 1 p.m. game Sunday at Roadrunner Field.

The game was the opener of a four-games series. UTSA and Rice play a 2 p.m. doubleheader Saturday.

Rice’s Justin Dunlap singled to lead off the sixth inning, went from first to third on a throwing error on a grounder, and scored the go-ahead run on a ground out.

Rice reliever Brandon Deskins pitched the final five innings to earn the win. He held UTSA scoreless on four hits with eight strikeouts and no walks.

Jonathan Tapia led UTSA with two hits, two runs and two RBIs. He had a two-run double to left-center and also scored in the fourth inning, when the Roadrunners scored three times to take a 6-5 lead.

The 6-foot-3 right-hander threw seven innings against UT Arlington on March 5 at Roadrunner Field, allowing one run on five hits with six strikeouts and no walks.

Malone has pitched in 10 games this season, five starts and five in relief, and is second on the team in appearances. He has a 2-1 record and 5.70 ERA and leads the Roadrunners in innings pitched with 30.0.

Malone appeared in four games in the covid-shortened 2020 season, making one start. He earned all-district honors as a high school senior, when he had a 10-1 record and 1.81 ERA at Round Rock.

Bergeron was playing across town at University of the Incarnate Word when Hallmark was the coach there. Bergeron, now a graduate student, transferred to UTSA after Hallmark became the Roadrunners’ coach.

Bergeron is listed as a utility player and has been used mainly as a designated hitter this season. He is from Bridge City Texas.

The 6-foot-1 right-hander is batting .247 in 21 games with nine RBIs. Bergeron hit a home run in a March 10 home game against TCU. He is tied for third on the team in doubles with five.

The 6-foot-2 infielder is playing primarily at third base this season for UTSA.

Ochoa has played in 22 of UTSA’s first 26 games of the season. He is batting .250 and has two home runs and 13 RBIs.

Statistics from UTSA on sidearmsports.com

The senior from West, Texas is batting .375, slugging .594 and has an on-base percentage of .487 and is one of only three Roadrunners to play in every game so far this season. He also has four home runs.

The 6-foot-2 first baseman had a hit and scored a run in all four games of last weekend’s series against Middle Tennesse, as UTSA won three out of four games.

Statistics from UTSA on sidearmsports.com

UTSA won three times in a four-game Conference USA series against Middle Tennessee, taking the final game 15-1 in seven innings on Sunday at Roadrunner Field.

The Roadrunners had 12 hits Sunday including home runs from Ian Bailey, Dylan Rock and Nick Thornquist. UTSA broke the game open with four runs in the fourth inning and eight runs in the fifth.

UTSA pitchers Pepper Jones, Luke Malone and Arturo Guajardo combined to hold Middle Tennessee to hits with five strikeouts and three walks. Malone (2-1) entered the game in the fourth inning and pitched 2 2/3 innings for the win.