UTSA’s Grant Miller pitching against TCU on March 10, 2021, at Roadrunner Field.Grant Miller has pitched in 20 games this season for UTSA, matching Hunter Mason for most on the team.
Miller has made three starts and has a 1-3 record with a 7.04 ERA and one save.
The 6-foot-3 left-hander is a junior from Round Rock, where he earned all-district honors three times and all-state honors twice. He spent two years at McLennan Community College before coming to UTSA.
UTSA’s Hunter Mason pitching against Middle Tennessee on April 10, 2021, at Roadrunner Field. – photo by Joe AlexanderUTSA’s Hunter Mason is a senior from Champion High School in Boerne.
Mason is tied for the UTSA team lead in pitching appearances this season with 20 heading into the Roadrunners’ final 2021 home game tonight. UTSA plays Incarnate Word at 6 p.m. at Roadrunner Field.
The 6-foot, right-hander has a 6-5 record, all in relief, with a 4.98 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 43 1/3 innings pitched.
Mason pitched seven times in last year’s covid-shortened seasona and 27 times as a junior in 2019.
UTSA outfielder and former MacArthur High School star Chris Shull playing against Rice on April 25, 2021, at Roadrunner Field.Chris Shull is a freshman from MacArthur High School in San Antonio.
The 6-foot-1 right-hander is listed as an outfielder and pitcher. He has seen action in nine games in the outfield for the Roadrunners this season and is batting .192 with two home runs and five RBIs.
Shull earned all-state honors as a junior at MacArthur. He earned all-district honors for three years. The 2020 high school season was halted, preventing him from being all-district for four straight seasons.
UTSA’s Arturo Guajardo pitching against Middle Tennessee on April 9 at Roadrunner Field. – photos by Joe AlexanderArturo Guajardo is second among UTSA pitchers in appearances this season with 12, all in relief. He has a 3-1 record with one save and a 6.05 ERA in 19 1/3 innings.
Last summer, Guajardo played for the Flying Chanclas de San Antonio in the Texas Collegiate League. He appeared in 10 games in relief and had a 2-0 record with a 1.96 ERA.
The 6-foot-2 right-hander is a redshirt senior from Laredo. He played at Laredo Community College and Laredo United High School before coming to UTSA.
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Arturo Guajardo pitching for the Flying Chanclas de San Antonio at Wolff Stadiun during the 2020 Texas Collegiate League season. – photo by Joe Alexander
UTSA catcher Josh Kileen tags a Middle Tennessee base runner at the plate on April 10 at Roadrunner Field.Josh Kileen is a redshirt freshman from San Antonio. He was an all-district player at Reagan High School in 2017 and 2018.
The 5-foot-10 transfer from Wichita State has been UTSA’s second catcher this season and played in seven games so far, starting six. He is batting .267.
UTSA infielder Shea Gutierrez puts the tag on a Middle Tennessee base runner at Roadrunner Field.Shea Gutierrez is a junior from Pflugerville. He started his college career at Incarnate Word and moved to UTSA at the same time as Roadrunners coach Pat Hallmark.
The 5-foot-11 infielder has played in 16 of UTSA’s first 37 games this season, starting 13. He is batting a team-high .362 with 14 RBIs.
UTSA’s Chase Keng (4) celebrates after hitting a fifth-inning home run against Rice on Sunday.UTSA beat Rice 12-4 Sunday to split their four-game weekend series at Roadrunner Field.
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.
Simon Miller was the starting pitcher for UTSA and got the win against Rice.