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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.
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.
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.
Guajardo did not play at UTSA did not play at UTSA prior to this season.
The Roadrunners got home runs by Griffin Paxton and Dylan Rock and a bases-loaded triple by Leyton Barry to score nine runs in the first inning of a 12-10 victory in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday at Roadrunner Field.
Even after jumping out to a 9-3 lead, the victory didn’t come easy. UTSA went scoreless over the next four innings and Old Dominion fought back to take a 10-9 lead after five innings of the seven-inning game.
UTSA put together two hits, a walk and a hit batter in the bottom of the sixth inning and take the lead back.
Roadrunners relief pitcher Arturo Guajardo came in with one out in the sixth and got final five outs to finish the game for UTSA.
Update: UTSA beat Old Dominion 11-0 in Saturday’s second game to sweep the doubleheader. UTSA pitchers Jacob Jimenez, Grant Miller and Hunter Mason combined to hold Old Dominion to two hits.
UTSA piled up 23 runs and 27 hits in the two seven-inning games of the doubleheader. UTSA didn’t bat in bottom of seventh in either game, so all their offense basically came in 12 innings.
The four-game weekend series concludes Sunday at 1 p.m. at Roadrunner Field.
The 5-foot-11 utility player saw action in 10 of UTSA’s first 38 games, starting five. He is batting .211.
*stats from goutsa.com
Taylor Barber is a grad student from Argyle, Texas. He previously played at Northeast Texas Junior College.
The 6-foot-2 infielder has played in 14 of UTSA’s first 37 games, starting five. He is batting .280.
*stats from goutsa.com
The 5-foot-11 outfielder has played in 10 of UTSA’s first 37 games, starting seven. He is batting .318.
*stats from goutsa.com
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.
*stats from goutsa.com
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.
*stats from goutsa.com
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.
