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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.
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 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
