UTSA baseball powers past Utah

UTSA's Antonio Valdez hit his 2nd and 3rd home runs of the season and drove in 5 runs in the Roadrunners' 14-3 victory over Utah on Sunday, March 5, 2023. - Photo by Joe Alexander
UTSA’s Antonio Valdez hit two home runs and drove in five home runs Sunday.
Antonio Valdez and Caleb Hill combined to hit three home runs to lead UTSA to a 14-3 victory over Utah on Sunday at Roadrunner Field.

UTSA (10-3) won the last two games of the three-game series after Utah won the opener. The Roadrunners had 12 hits on Sunday after scoring 11 runs on 17 hits on Saturday.

Valdez hit his second and third home runs of the season and drove in five runs. Valdez has 23 hits and 22 RBIs in UTSA’s first 13 games.

Hill hit his first home run of the season and finished with two hits, two runs and three RBIs.

Hill also scored on a double steal. It was the second time in the last week that UTSA scored on a double steal.

UTSA's Caleb Hill hit his first home run of the season in the Roadrunners' 14-3 victory over Utah on Sunday, March 5, 2023. - photo by Joe Alexander
UTSA’s Caleb Hill hit his first home run of the season in the Roadrunners’ 14-3 victory over Utah on Sunday.

UTSA’s Leyton Barry hit a three-run double in the sixth inning. Shane Sirdashney, Taylor Smith and Isaiah Walker scored on the hit. The Roadrunners scored six runs in the inning to take an 11-2 lead.

UTSA's Leyton Barry hit a three-run double in the sixth inning in a 14-3 victory over Utah on Sunday, March 5, 2023. - photo by Joe Alexander
UTSA’s Leyton Barry hit a three-run double in the sixth inning.

UTSA starting pitcher Robbie Maldonado went 4.0 innings and allowed one run. Reliever Daniel Garza went 3.0 innings and allowed 1 run and got the win.

UTSA’s Jacob Germany on Senior Night – photo gallery

Jacob Germany with his family on Senior Night as UTSA beat Charlotte 78-73 in Conference USA men's basketball on Thursday, March 2, 2023, at the Convocation Center. - Photo by Joe Alexander
Jacob Germany with his family on UTSA Senior Night on Thursday at the Convocation Center.

Jacob Germany recorded a double-double on Senior Night as UTSA beat Charlotte 78-73 in Conference USA men’s basketball on Thursday, March 2, 2023.

It was Germany’s final game at the Convocation Center in a Roadrunners uniform unless he chooses to return for a fifth season. The 6-foot-11 center finished the game with 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting and 10 rebounds.

UTSA baseball’s lineup vs. UIW – photo gallery

Ryan Ward was UTSA's starting pitcher as the Roadrunners beat Incarnate Word 2-1 in non-conference baseball on Wednesday.
Ryan Ward was UTSA’s starting pitcher as the Roadrunners beat Incarnate Word 2-1 on Wednesday.
UTSA is piling up wins over the first two weeks of baseball season.

The Roadrunners have won eight of their first 10 games. UTSA beat Incarnate Word 2-1 on Wednesday at Roadrunner Field by scoring on a double steal in the bottom of the eighth inning.

UTSA’s starting batting order for this early season game:

1B Garrett Poston
CF Shane Sirdashney
2B Leyton Barry
SS Antonio Valdez
LF Caleb Hill
C Sammy Diaz
RF Tye Odom
DH Taylor Smith
3B Isaiah Walker

The Roadrunners’ starting pitcher was Ryan Ward.

UTSA guard Erik Czumbel – photo gallery

UTSA basketball's Erik Czumbel playing against North Texas on Dec. 22, 2022, at the Convocation Center. - photo by Joe Alexander
UTSA basketball’s Erik Czumbel playing against North Texas on Dec. 22, 2022, at the Convocation Center.
UTSA senior Erik Czumbel has started 47 games in his career with the Roadrunners heading into the final game of the regular season.

The guard from Italy played in 28 of 30 games this season. He had season-highs of 13 points vs. Dartmouth on Nov. 27, 2022, and four asssists vs. Bethune-Cookman on Dec. 18, 2022.

UTSA guard Christian Tucker – photo gallery

Christian Tucker of UTSA men's basketball playing against Florida Atlantic on Jan. 19, 2023, at the Convocation Center. - photo by Joe Alexander
Christian Tucker of UTSA men’s basketball playing against Florida Atlantic on Jan. 19, 2023, at the Convocation Center.
Christian Tucker of the UTSA men’s basketball team is a sophomore from Gilbert, Ariz.

The 6-foot-3 guard has started his last six games in a row. He is averaging 4.2 points and 1.3 assists per game.

Tucker played in 24 games as a freshman and averaged 3.6 points and 1.2 assists.

UTSA guard Isaiah Addo-Ankrah – photo gallery

Isaiah Addo-Ankrah of UTSA men's basketball playing against Prairie View A&M on Nov. 22, 2022, at the Convocation Center. - photo by Joe Alexander
Isaiah Addo-Ankrah of UTSA men’s basketball playing against Prairie View A&M on Nov. 22, 2022, at the Convocation Center.
Isaiah Addo-Ankrah of the UTSA men’s basketball team is a junior from Houston.

The 6-foot-7 guard is averaging 7.4 points in 16 games this season including 10 starts. He is shooting 28-of-89 (36.3 percent) from 3-point range.

Addo-Ankrah played in 20 games last season, made five starts and averaged 5.2 points. He played in six games as a freshman and averaged 1.8 points.

Former Missions invited to Padres’ spring training

San Antonio Missions starter Aaron Leasher pitched six innings and got the win in Saturday's victory over the Midland RockHounds at Wolff Stadium. - photo by Joe Alexander
Missions left-hander Aaron Leasher pitching at Wolff Stadium.
The San Diego Padres on Wednesday announced the players not on their 40-man roster who have been invited to major league spring training.

The list includes several players who have recently been with the San Antonio Missions, including:

– Moises Lugo, right-handed pitcher

– Matt Waldron, right-handed pitcher

– Aaron Leasher, left-handed pitcher

– Juan Fernandez, catcher

– Chandler Seagle, catcher

– Taylor Kohlwey, outfielder

– Tirso Ornelas, outfielder

Padres prospects to watch for on San Antonio Missions

Former Arkansas star Kevin Kopps pitched the ninth inning for the San Antonio Missions on Saturday at Wolff Stadium. - photo by Joe Alexander
Former Arkansas star Kevin Kopps, pitching in relief for the San Antonio Missions in September 2021, is one of the San Diego Padres’ top 30 prospects.
The San Diego Padres are just days away from opening 2023 spring training at their Cactus League headquarters at the Peoria Sports Complex in the Phoenix area.

The current San Antonio Missions roster, which will see changes between now and their Texas League opener on April 6, shows five players listed as Padres prospects:

Top 30 prospects (with 2022 rankings):

No. 9 Korry Howell OF/INF

No. 13 Jackson Wolf LHP

No. 14 Joshua Mears OF

No. 24 Kevin Kopps RHP

No. 25 Alek Jacob RHP

The Padres also have four players listed on their Class A+ (High A) roster. These players could make their way up to Double-A San Antonio in the near future:

No. 11 Noel Vela LHP

No. 15 Garrett Hawkins RHP

No. 19 Ryan Bergert RHP

No. 28 Brandon Valenzuela C

The official San Antonio Missions roster is here:
milb.com/san-antonio/roster

The Padres’ Triple-A team is the El Paso Chihuahuas. Their roster is loaded with former San Antonio Missions players:
milb.com/el-paso/roster

UTSA guard Hailey Atwood – photo gallery

Hailey Atwood of UTSA women's basketball playing against UAB on Dec. 31, 2022, at the Convocation Center. - photo by Joe Alexander
Hailey Atwood of UTSA women’s basketball playing against UAB on Dec. 31, 2022, at the Convocation Center.
Hailey Atwood is a 5-foot-8 guard for the UTSA women’s basketball team.

The senior from Austin Bowie High School averaged 3.8 points and 2.9 rebounds through 20 games of this season. She scored a season-high 12 points on Thursday against Western Kentucky.

Atwood played in 27 games as a junior at UTSA after spending two seasons at Blinn Junior College.

UTSA guard Kyra White – photo gallery

Kyra White of UTSA women's basketball playing against Charlotte on Jan. 14, 2023, at the Convocation Center. - photo by Joe Alexander
Kyra White of UTSA women’s basketball playing against Charlotte on Jan. 14, 2023, at the Convocation Center.
Kyra White is a 5-foot-9 guard for the UTSA women’s basketball team.

The junior from Converse Judson High School in the San Antonio area was a three-time all-state player.

Now a junior, White went to USC out of high school and transferred to UTSA ahead of this season. She averages 6.9 points per game and leads the Roadrunners with 4.3 assists per game. White is one of only two UTSA players to start in all 20 games so far this season.