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Lane Haworth homered twice for UTSA and Josh Arquette and Cade Sadler also homered.
Incarnate Word got two home runs from Cole Tabor and one each from Colin Cymbalista and Jake Weaver.
The Roadrunners won the opener on Friday 11-3.
Due to weather concerns, the second and third games were played as a doubleheader on Saturday. UTSA won the first game of the doubleheader 7-3. South Florida won the final game of the series 7-1.
UTSA is 25-11 on the season and 8-4 in conference.
The Roadrunners play again Tuesday in a nonconference road game against Baylor. UTSA is back home for a three-game conference series against Charlotte on Friday through Sunday.
Lytle signed with the Houston Astros. He batted .366 with 10 home runs as a senior outfielder.
Hodge signed with the Boston Red Sox. He batted .292 with six home runs as a redshirt junior infielder.
Taussig signed with the Chicago White Sox. He batted .344 with 10 home runs as a senior outfielder.
They are the 43rd and 44th players in the history of the UTSA baseball program to be drafted. The draft was held July 13-14.
The Atlanta Braves took Royce in the seventh round as the 217th overall pick.
The Milwaukee Brewers took Owens in the 10th round as the 305th overall pick.
Royse was a junior for UTSA in the 2025 season. He had a 9-5 record on the season in 19 games including 17 starts.
Owens just finished his senior season. He pitched in 21 games including 14 starts and had a 7-2 record with three saves. He finished his four-year UTSA career with a 14-7 record and four saves.
The UTSA baseball program honored its seniors prior to the game of the regular season on Saturday at Roadrunner Field.
Family members joined seniors Mason Lytle, Conor Myles, Norris McClure, Lorenzo Morresi, Jake Cothran, Ty Tilson, Kendall Dove, Andrew Stucky, James Taussig and Braylon Owens.
The Roadrunners had 11 hits including two home runs from Caleb Hill and one from Mason Lytle.
UTSA (10-3) won the last two games of the three-game series after Utah won the opener. The Roadrunners had 12 hits on Sunday after scoring 11 runs on 17 hits on Saturday.
Valdez hit his second and third home runs of the season and drove in five runs. Valdez has 23 hits and 22 RBIs in UTSA’s first 13 games.
Hill hit his first home run of the season and finished with two hits, two runs and three RBIs.
Hill also scored on a double steal. It was the second time in the last week that UTSA scored on a double steal.
UTSA’s Leyton Barry hit a three-run double in the sixth inning. Shane Sirdashney, Taylor Smith and Isaiah Walker scored on the hit. The Roadrunners scored six runs in the inning to take an 11-2 lead.
UTSA starting pitcher Robbie Maldonado went 4.0 innings and allowed one run. Reliever Daniel Garza went 3.0 innings and allowed 1 run and got the win.
The Roadrunners have won eight of their first 10 games. UTSA beat Incarnate Word 2-1 on Wednesday at Roadrunner Field by scoring on a double steal in the bottom of the eighth inning.
UTSA’s starting batting order for this early season game:
1B Garrett Poston
CF Shane Sirdashney
2B Leyton Barry
SS Antonio Valdez
LF Caleb Hill
C Sammy Diaz
RF Tye Odom
DH Taylor Smith
3B Isaiah Walker
The Roadrunners’ starting pitcher was Ryan Ward.
The junior right-hander from Willis, Texas appeared in 16 games in relief and recorded a 3-1 record with five saves and a 3.29 ERA.
Shafer went a stretch of six straight appearances without allowing an earned run. He did not pitch after April 24 due to an injury.
The sophomore from Clear Creek High School in League City in the Houston area led UTSA in on-base percentage at .450 with the help of 26 walks.
