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The Missions warmed up for the 2023 season by playing two exhibion games against Monclova of the Mexican league on Saturday and Sunday.
The Missions open the season on the road Thursday in Tulsa.
With Sunday’s game scheduled to go 9 1/2 innings, Monclova scored twice in the top of the 10th to win 3-2.
Jackson Wolf started on the mound for the Missions and went one inning. He is the top San Diego Padres pitching prospect on the San Antonio roster and is expected to be part of the Missions’ starting rotation.
The Missions will open the season on Thursday night on the road against Tulsa. Their first game in San Antonio will be Tuesday, April 11.
The Missions piled up 13 hits in a 9-4 exhibition victory over the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican league.
Right fielder Tirso Ornelas had a home run and two-run double for the Missions. Left fielder Daniel Johnson also homered.
The Missions were wearing their Flying Chanclas de San Antonio uniforms.
The Missions and Monclova play again Sunday at 1:05 p.m. at Wolff Stadium.
The three-game Conference USA series continues Saturday and Sunday.
UTSA took a 2-0 lead with single runs in the first inning on a sac fly by Antonio Valdez and second inning on an RBI double by Matt King. Western Kentucky tied it at 2-2 with two runs in the top of the fourth.
Diaz broke the tie when his homer cleare d the 405-foot mark on the batter’s eye in center field.
Roadrunners starting pitcher Luke Malone got the win to raise his record to 3-2. He went 7.0 innings and allowed two runs on six hits with eight strikeouts and one walk.
Simon Miller pitched the last two scoreless innings to pick up his third save
UTSA is 21-6 on the season and 6-1 in conference.
Updated March 28, 2023
Player B-T HT WT AGE DOB Birthplace Acquired 2022 club(s)
Lake Bachar R-R 6-2 219 27 6-3-95 Winfield, Illinois 2016 MLB Draft – 5th Round San Antonio
Edwuin Bencomo R-R 6-2 205 23 4-14-99 Rio Chico, Venezuela Signed as a free agent – 2016 San Antonio/Fort Wayne
Efrain Contreras R-R 5-10 225 23 1-2-00 Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Signed as a free agent – 2022 Fort Wayne
Jose Espada R-R 6-0 170 26 2-22-97 Ponce, Puerto Rico Signed as a free agent – 2022 Fort Wayne
Brian Gonzalez R-L 6-3 230 27 10-25-95 Miramar, Florida Signed as a free agent – 2022 Harrisburg
Henry Henry R-R 6-4 215 24 12-17-98 San Cristobal, Dominican Republic Signed as a free agent – 2015 San Antonio
Nick Hernandez R-R 6-1 212 28 12-30-94 Missouri City, Texas Signed as a free agent – 2023 Sugar Land/Corpus Christi
Jared Koenig R-L 6-5 235 29 1-24-94 Aptos, California Signed as a free agent – 2023 OAKLAND/Las Vegas
Kevin Kopps R-R 6-0 200 26 3-2-97 Houston, Texas 2021 MLB Draft – 3rd Round
Justin Lopez S-R 6-2 195 22 5-9-00 Bobare, Venezuela Signed as a free agent – 2016 Lake Elsinore/ACL Padres
Seth Mayberry R-R 6-3 195 22 6-22-00 Petersburg, Virgina 2018 MLB Draft – 39th Round San Antonio/Fort Wayne
CD Pelham R-L 6-6 238 28 2-21-95 Lancaster, South Carolina Signed as a free agent – 2023 Iowa/Tennessee
Jose Quezada R-R 5-9 165 27 9-7-95 Chihuahua, Mexico 2018 MLB Draft – 10th Round El Paso/San Antonio
Duncan Snider R-R 6-7 235 25 10-10-97 Muscatine, Iowa Signed as a free agent – 2022 Lake Elsinore
Nolan Watson R-R 6-2 195 26 1-25-97 Indianapolis, Indiana Signed as a free agent – 2022 San Antonio
Jackson Wolf L-L 6-7 205 23 4-22-99 Gahanna, Ohio 2021 MLB Draft – 4th Round San Antonio/Fort Wayne
Michael De La Cruz S-R 5-9 190 29 5-15-93 Tamboril, Dominican Republic Signed as a free agent – 2023 Toledo/Erie/GCL Tigers
Juan Fernandez R-R 5-11 205 24 3-7-99 Valencia, Venezuela Signed as a free agent – 2016 El Paso/San Antonio
Adam Kerner R-R 5-10 180 24 7-31-98 Tarzana, California Signed as a free agent – 2020 El Paso/Fort Wayne
Chandler Seagle R-R 6-0 190 26 5-23-96 New Bern, North Carolina 2017 MLB Draft – 30th Round San Antonio
Luis Aviles Jr.$ R-R 6-2 210 28 3-16-95 Miami, Florida Signed as a free agent – 2023 Jacksonville/Pensacola
Brantley Bell R-R 6-2 185 28 11-16-94 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Signed as a free agent – 2022 Staten Island/Tri-City
Pedro Castellanos R-R 6-3 244 25 12-11-97 Carora, Venezuela Signed as a free agent – 2023 Worcester/Portland CAS-tee-Yahn-ohs
Connor Hollis R-R 5-10 170 28 11-18-94 Arlington, Texas Signed as a free agent – 2022 El Paso/San Antonio
Evan Mendoza R-R 6-0 205 26 6-28-96 Sarasota, Florida Claimed off Waivers – 2022 Memphis
Korry Howell R-R 6-1 180 24 9-1-98 Chicago, Illinois Via Trade with MIL – 2022 San Antonio
Daniel Johnson L-L 5-9 200 27 7-11-95 Vallejo, California Signed as a free agent – 2023 ROC/SYR/COL/HBG/SLU/NAT
Jorge Ona R-R 6-0 235 26 12-31-96 Havana, Cuba Signed as a free agent – 2016 San Antonio OWN-yuh
Tirso Ornelas L-R 6-3 200 23 3-11-00 Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico Signed as a free agent – 2017 El Paso/San Antonio
Ripken Reyes S-R 5-10 185 25 4-1-97 Bremerton, Washington 2019 MLB Draft – 30th Round San Antonio/Fort Wayne
Manager – 30 Luke Montz
Pitching Coach – 20 Jeff Andrews
Hitting Coach – 44 Pat O’Sullivan
Bench Coach – Felipe Blanco
Athletic Trainer – David Bryan
* = Injured List
^ = ML Rehab
$ = 40 Man Roster
% = Development List
+ = Temporarily Inactive
! = Covid List
Nwakamma played in 25 of UTSA’s 32 games this season and made five starts, averaging 3.5 points and 2.4 rebounds in 14.8 minutes per game. She scored a season-high 16 points against Abilene Christian on Nov. 20, 2022, at the Convocation Center.
Ulabo played in 29 of UTSA’s 32 games this season and started 11. She averaged 3.6 points and 2.1 rebounds in 11.9 minutes per game.
Her junior year, she played in all 28 games, made 24 starts and averaged 6.4 points and 5.7 rebounds.
The 6-foot-8 sophomore from Berlin averaged 3.0 points and 2.3 rebounds in 11.0 minutes per game. He recorded season highs of eight points at Middle Tennessee on Feb. 4 and eight rebounds against Trinity on Nov. 7.
The 6-foot-9 guard/forward recorded a season-high nine points on Jan. 16 against Rice at the Convocation Center and nine rebounds on Nov. 17 against Texas State at the Convo. He played in 23 of 32 UTSA games this season and made six starts.
This was his second season at UTSA. He played in high school in Austin and was at Temple Community College before joining the Roadrunners.
The 6-foot-9 freshman center from the Netherlands had season highs of seven points against Florida International on Feb. 23 and seven rebounds against UAB on Dec. 31.
