Evan Mendoza drove in the Missions’ only run in the fourth inning.The Frisco RoughRiders beat the San Antonio Missions 7-1 on Wednesday at Wolff Stadium.
Daniel Johnson scored the Missions’ only run in the fourth inning. He led off with a walk, advanced when Tirso Ornelas followed with a walk and came home on a line-drive single by Evan Mendoza.
Korry Howell, a top San Diego Padres prospect, had two hits. Howell is 4-of-8 in the first two games of the Missions’ six-game homestand.
San Antonio starting pitcher Efrain Contreras left the game with two outs in the second inning after giving up five walks to the eight batters he faced. He allowed two runs on two hits with no strikeouts.
The Missions used four relievers. The last two, Nick Hernandez and Jose Quezada, pitched two scoreless innings each. Hernandez struck out six batters and Quezada struck out three.
San Antonio Missions third baseman Connor Hollis in Missions’ 4-0 victory over the Frisco RoughRiders on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe AlexanderThe San Antonio Missions gave local fans plenty to cheer about in their first home game of the 2023 Texas League season, a 4-0 victory over the Frisco RoughRiders on Tuesday at Wolff Stadium.
Chandler Seagle – Missions
Daniel Johnson – Missions
Evan Mendoza – Missions
Jared Koenig – Missions
Justin Lopez – Missions
Korry Howell – Missions
Korry Howell – Missions
Luis Aviles Jr. – Missions
Luis Aviles Jr. – Missions
Pedro Castellanos – Missions
Pedro Castellanos – Missions
Tirso Ornelas – Missions
It wouldn’t be Missions baseball without Henry the Puffy Taco.
Evan Mendoza, Tirso Ornelas hit first two homers of San Antonio’s season
Evan Mendoza hits a second-inning home run in the Missions’ victory over Frisco.
Evan Mendoza – Missions
Evan Mendoza – Missions
Evan Mendoza – Missions
Tirso Ornelas hits a third-inning home run that gave the Missions a 2-0 lead.
Tirso Ornelas – Missions
Tirso Ornelas – Missions
Tirso Ornelas – Missions
Tuesday night at Wolff Stadium began with celebrations and lots of VIPs.
In the end it came down to the time honored baseball skills of hitting, fielding and pitching.
The San Antonio Missions blasted their first two home runs of the season and six pitchers combined on a three-hit shutout in a 4-0 victory over the Frisco Rough Riders in the Missions’ home opener.
Evan Mendoza homered in the second inning, the Missions’ first jack of the season, for a 1-0 lead that San Antonio never gave up. Tirso Ornelas added another solo homer in the third inning.
Daniel Johnson and Korry Howell drove in the other two runs for the Missions, who had seven hits on the night.
Nolan Watson started on the mound, going three full scoreless innings and allowing one hit and two walks with two strikeouts.
Seth Mayberry followed Watson and went one inning with no hits or walks and one strikeout. Mayberry was credited with his first win of the season.
Justin Lopez and Henry Henry both pitched one inning in relief, Lake Bachar went 1 2/3 and Jared Koenig pitched the final 1 1/3 innings.
The six-game series between the Missions and RoughRiders continues Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. at Wolff Stadium.
Nolan Watson was the starting pitcher in the Missions’ victory.Seth Mayberry got the win in relief.
Korry Howell playing for the Missions in an exhibition game against Monclova of the Mexican league on April 1, 2023Korry Howell played in 48 games for the San Antonio Missions last summer. He batted .253 with 20 RBIs and six home runs in an injury-shortened season.
Howell hit 16 home runs and stole 24 bases between High A and Double-A in 2021.
The 24-year-old outfielder enters this season as the No. 13 prospect in the San Diego Padres’ system, according to MLB.com. He can also play infield and saw action at six different positions in the summer of 2021.
Howell was a 12th-round draft pick by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2018. He came to the Padres organization in the April 2022 trade that sent catcher Victor Caratini to the Brewers.
The Missions play their 2023 season home opener at Wolff Stadium on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. against the Frisco Rough Riders.
San Antonio Missions catcher Chandler Seagle.The San Antonio Missions open the season tonight with two catchers who are familiar faces at Wolff Stadium.
Chandler Seagle and Juan Fernandez both played with the Missions the last two seasons. Fernandez also spent part of last season with the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas.
Adam Kerner was in the San Diego Padres organization last season and split time between El Paso and Class A Fort Wayne.
Michael De La Cruz is the oldest of the Missions’ catchers at 29. He was signed by the Padres organization this offseason as a free agent.
San Antonio Missions catcher Juan Fernandez.San Antonio Missions catcher Adam Kerner.San Antonio Missions catcher Michael De La Cruz.
Notes
The Missions open the season on the road tonight against the Tulsa Drillers. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
Efrain Contreras is listed as the starting pitcher for the Missions.
Of the players on the Missions’ opening-day roster, everyone saw action either Saturday or Sunday or both in the team’s exhibition games against Monclova of the Mexican League. San Antonio position players who didn’t start Saturday but either entered later in the game or played Sunday were Outfielder Jorge Ona, infielder Ripken Reyes and catchers Juan Fernandez, Michael De La Cruz and Adam Kerner.
Missions pitchers watch starter Jackson Wolff finish up his pregame warmups at Wolff Stadium on Sunday.All 16 members of the San Antonio Missions pitching staff saw action over the weekend at Wolff Stadium.
The Missions warmed up for the 2023 season by playing two exhibion games against Monclova of the Mexican league on Saturday and Sunday.
The Missions open the season on the road Thursday in Tulsa.
Brian Gonzalez – Missions
Edwuin Bencomo – Missions
Jose Espada – Missions
Henry Henry – Missions
Jose Quezada – Missions
Kevin Kopps – Missions
Nick Hernandez – Missions
Seth Mayberry – Missions
Duncan Snider – Missions
CD Pelham – Missions
Jackson Wolf – Missions
Jared Koenig – Missions
Justin Lopez – Missions
Nolan Watson – Missions
Lake Bachar – Missions
Efrain Contreras got the start for the Missions in Saturday’s exhibition against Monclova.
Jackson Wolf is the No. 16 prospect in the San Diego Padres system, according to MLB.com. He pitched the first inning for the Missions on Sunday
Evan Mendoza – Missions
Evan Mendoza – Missions
Evan Mendoza – Missions
The San Antonio Missions used their Saturday and Sunday exhibition games against Monclova of the Mexican league to acclimate their players to Wolff Stadium with the Texas League season just days away.
With Sunday’s game scheduled to go 9 1/2 innings, Monclova scored twice in the top of the 10th to win 3-2.
Jackson Wolf started on the mound for the Missions and went one inning. He is the top San Diego Padres pitching prospect on the San Antonio roster and is expected to be part of the Missions’ starting rotation.
The Missions will open the season on Thursday night on the road against Tulsa. Their first game in San Antonio will be Tuesday, April 11.
Infielder Connor Hollis played in 103 games for the Missions last season and batted .333 with nine home runs and 59 RBIs.Outfielder Daniel Johnson was picked in the fifth round of the 2016 draft by the Washington Nationals and was signed by the San Diego Padres in this offseason as a free agent.Pitcher Nolan Watson is a former first-round draft pick by the Kansas City Royals and was signed by the San Diego Padres organization for this season after becoming a free agent.ns
Missions starting pitcher Efrain Contreras. San Antonio recorded a 9-4 exhibition victory over Monclova of the Mexican league on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe AlexanderThe 2023 San Antonio Missions took the field at Wolff Stadium for the first time Saturday and showed off their hitting.
The Missions piled up 13 hits in a 9-4 exhibition victory over the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican league.
Right fielder Tirso Ornelas had a home run and two-run double for the Missions. Left fielder Daniel Johnson also homered.
The Missions were wearing their Flying Chanclas de San Antonio uniforms.
The Missions and Monclova play again Sunday at 1:05 p.m. at Wolff Stadium.
