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UTSA beat No. 2 Stanford 6-5 in 10 innings on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022 at Roadrunner Field.
UTSA beat No. 2-ranked Stanford 6-5 in 10 innings on Monday at Roadrunner Field for a landmark victory in the school’s 40-year history of college sports.
UTSA led 5-2 after four innings before Stanford came back to tie it 5-5 with a run in the fifth and a two-run homer from Carter Graham in the eighth.
That put UTSA in a position to end it with a run in the bottom of the 10th. Shane Sirdashney led off with a ground ball that Stanford turned into a throwing error that went into the Cardinal dugout. That put Sirdashney at second base with no outs and the Roadrunners were in business.
This was the second summer for San Antonio’s entry in the Texas Collegiate League and the first time the Chanclas won the title.
The Chanclas broke the game open in the late innings to beat the Victoria Generals 8-0 at Wolff Stadium.
Chanclas pitchers Alec Martinez, JT Moeller, Jarek Wells, Evan Maldonado and Connor Schmidt combined to shut out the Generals.
Rody Barker drove in Cole Modgling with the first run of the game in the bottom of the fifth.
The Chanclas got three runs in a sixth inning that included RBI hits by Zac Vooletich and Modgling and a sacrifice fly by Cole Posey. They added four runs in the seventh on two bases-loaded walks and a Generals error.
The Chanclas swept the best-of-three series and will play at home Saturday at noon at Wolff Stadium in a single-game championship.
The Chanclas held off the Bombers with solid pitching. Starter Kolby Lunsford allowed two runs on five hits through seven innings and left with a 4-2 lead. Jarek Wells was the Chanclas’ first reliever, taking care of the eighth inning. Connor Schmidt came in to close it out in the ninth.
The Chanclas took their first lead of the game and went in front for good when Ryan Flores drove in Cole Modgling with two outs in bottom of fourth. Rody Barker’s hit into short right-center brought in Cole Modgling in the bottom of the sixth to make it 4-2.
The Chanclas scored twice in the bottom of the third to tie it 2-2 after the Bombers scored twice in the top of the inning. Justin Thompson drove in Ryan Flores for the Chanclas’ first run and Zac Vooletich’s grounder scored Thompson with the tying run.
The 6-foot-3 right-hander from Round Rock appeared in 17 games for UTSA in 2021 with seven starts and a 2-2 record. He had a 6.41 ERA with 35 strikeouts in 46 1/3 innings.
The Chanclas, who are part of the San Antonio Missions organization, are currently playing a five-game homestand at Wolff Stadium.
The Brazos Valley Bombers beat the Chanclas 6-4 on Tuesday. The Chanclas and Bombers play again tonight and Thursday. The Chanclas continue the homestand with Friday and Saturday games against the Baton Rouge Rougarou.
Shull played left field and had two hits and two runs as the Bombers beat the Flying Chanclas de San Antonio 6-4.
The 6-foot right-hander from MacArthur High School is listed as a pitcher on both the UTSA and Bombers rosters. He is batting .375 in five Bombers games. He also pitched in three games in relief and has not allowed in a run in 4 1/3 innings while striking out seven.
The 6-foot shortstop from Nederland, Texas, played all 48 games this season. He batted .324 with five home runs and 39 RBIs. He was second on the team in doubles with 14.
He batted .326 in 2021 and hit eight home runs with 38 RBIs while playing in all 48 games.
The senior from West, Texas earned second-team All-Conference USA honors. He batted .335 with seven home runs and was second on the team in RBIs with 43.
