The Roadrunners had 11 hits including two home runs from Caleb Hill and one from Mason Lytle.
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UTSA baseball powers past Utah
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 Caleb Hill hit his first home run of the season in the Roadrunners' 14-3 victory over Utah on Sunday, March 5, 2023. - photo by Joe Alexander](https://210gameday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/UTSA-BBC-Utah-20230305-Caleb-Hill-9067.jpg)
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's Leyton Barry hit a three-run double in the sixth inning in a 14-3 victory over Utah on Sunday, March 5, 2023. - photo by Joe Alexander](https://210gameday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/UTSA-BBC-Utah-20230305-Leyton-Barry-double-9715.jpg)
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.
UTSA baseball’s lineup vs. UIW – photo gallery
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.
UTSA baseball’s Daniel Shafer – photo gallery
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.
UTSA baseball’s Garrett Poston – photo gallery
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.
UTSA baseball’s Leyton Barry – photo gallery
In 2021 he batted a team-best .382 with four home runs and 27 RBIs in 31 games.
A 6-foot-2 junior from Houston, he went to IMG Academy in Florida in high school.
UTSA’s Jonathan Tapia – photo gallery
The senior from O’Connor High School batted .309 with six home runs and 50 RBIs in 2022. In 2021, he batted .295 with 24 RBIs in 46 games.
UTSA’s Ian Bailey – photo gallery
The grad student from Stevens High School in San Antonio leads UTSA in home runs with 15, including one Friday and two Saturday in the Roadrunners’ final two games of the regular season. He has a .298 batting average with 48 RBIs.
Bailey played for the Flying Chanclas de San Antonio during the 2021 summer Texas Collegiate League season. He batted .283 with five home runs in 35 games and earned All-TCL honors.
UTSA’s Luke Malone – photo gallery
The right-hander from Round Rock also has two saves. He has appeared in 17 games this season.
Last season he went 2-2 with a 6.41 ERA in 17 games with seven starts.
In the 2021 Texas Collegiate League summer season, he had a 4-1 record and 2.89 ERA in nine games for the Flying Chanclas de San Antonio.
UTSA’s Jacob Jimenez – photo gallery
The senior right-hander from Houston has a 2-1 record with 5.01 ERA. He has appeared in 14 games this season including eight starts.