Category: UTSA

Griffin Paxton was on the field every game for UTSA, usually at first base and occasionally as the designated hitter.

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.

Chase Keng was listed as a junior on the 2021 UTSA baseball roster, but earned his degree this spring. He was named to the Academic Momentum Award Teams.

Keng batted .301 in 34 games with seven home runs and 31 RBIs this season. He is a 6-foot-1 outfielder from Deer Park, Texas.

Nick Thornquist started all 48 games in 2021 and led UTSA in home runs with 13 and RBIs with 47.

The senior catcher from Flower Mound, Texas, earned first-team All-Conference USA honors. He was named a semifinalist for the Buster Posey Award, given annually to the nation’s top college catcher.

Thornquist got his degree at UTSA this spring.

Ian Bailey finished UTSA’s 2021 baseball season batting .270 in 30 games. An outfielder, he was fifth on the team in home runs with six and had four doubles and 21 RBIs.

Bailey was a grad student who previously played at Grambling. He is from Stevens High School in San Antonio.

Shane Anderson is a freshman from Chandler, Arizona.

The 5-foot-11 pitcher appeared in seven games in relief and struck out nine batters in 7.0 innings.

UTSA pitcher Simon Miller photo gallery

Simon Miller has made nine starts on the mound and three relief appearances for UTSA this season.

The 6-foot-2 right-hander has a 3-1 record, second best on the team in wins, and a 6.90 ERA. He has struck out 21 batters in 30.0 innings.

Miller is a freshman from Canton, Texas.

Kyle Sonduck is a freshman from Katy, Texas.

The 5-foot-11 right-hander has pitched in 10 games for UTSA this season including two starts. Sonduck has a 6.75 ERA with nine strikeouts in 10 2/3 innings. He appeared in five games in relief in the shortened 2020 season.

Kobe Jaramillo has pitched in 10 games for UTSA this season including five starts.

The 5-foot-11 right-hander has a 1-1 record with an 8.23 ERA. He has struck out 24 batters in 27 1/3 innings.

Jaramillo, a freshman from Bishop, Texas, earned all-state honors in high school.

Jay Ward came to UTSA after pitching the previous two seasons at Wake Forest.

The 5-foot-11 left-hander has appeared in 12 games this season. He has a 0-0 record with a 7.00 ERA. He recorded nine strikeouts in 9.0 innings.

Daniel Garza is a freshman from Dobie High School in Houston.

The 5-foot-11 right-hander has made 12 appearances for UTSA this season, all in relief. He has a 1-1 record with a 5.14 ERA. He has struck out 22 batters in 21.0 innings.