Chanclas to face lots of local talent in TCL

UTSA's Jack Engelmann pitching against Grambling on Friday. - photo by Joe Alexander
UTSA pitcher Jack Engelmann is listed on the roster of the Victoria Generals of the Texas Collegiate League.
The Texas Collegiate League is loaded with players who have ties to San Antonio or South Texas at the high school and college levels.

Here are players you could see at Wolff Stadium when teams come to town to play the Flying Chanclas de San Antonio.

The Round Rock Hairy Men preliminary roster includes:

RHP Luke Malone – UTSA/A&M-Corpus Christ – Round Rock
IF Kendall Achilles – Incarnate Word – Round Rock
LHP Wes Engle – Texas State – Bedford TX
RHP Jacob Little – Texas State – Salado

Round Rock plays three games at Wolff Stadium against the Chanclas on July 10, July 12 and Aug. 1.

The Brazos Valley Bombers announced on Monday they signed four UTSA players:

OF Sean Arnold – UTSA/Incarnate Word – Bryan
OF Shane Sirdashney – UTSA – The Woodlands
P Zachary Griggs – UTSA – Medina Valley
P Pepper Jones – UTSA/Navarro JC – McKinney

Brazos Valley plays the Chanclas at Wolff Stadium on July 21-23.

The Victoria Generals have these players currently listed on their roster:

IF Jonathan Tapia – UTSA – O’Connor
OF Hobbs Price – UTSA – Fredericksburg
P Jack Engelmann – UTSA/Paris JC – Georgetown
P Jose Diaz – OLLU – Judson

One local player who won’t be coming to Wolff will instead see the Chanclas in the opening series of the season.

Zane Badmaev Jr. of Boerne is pitching for the Amarillo Sod Squad. Badmaev is a 6-foot-8 right-hander from Tarleton State. The Sod Squad open the TCL season at home with a three-game series against the Chanclas.

Outfield work for Chanclas

Outfield work at Flying Chanclas practice on Thursday at Wolff Stadium. - photo by Joe Alexander
Outfield work at Flying Chanclas practice on Thursday at Wolff Stadium.
The new outfielders for the Flying Chanclas de San Antonio got some work in at Wolff Stadium on Thursday morning.

The setting sun and stadium lights will be a lot different at the Chanclas home games, with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 p.m. on game nights.

The Chanclas are the San Antonio Missions’ entry in the Texas Collegiate League, which opens on Tuesday. The Chanclas start the season on the road in Amarillo and play their first home game at Wolff Stadium on Friday, July 3.

Infield work for Chanclas

Taking infield at Flying Chanclas practice on Thursday at Wolff Stadium. - photo by Joe Alexander
Taking infield at Flying Chanclas practice on Thursday at Wolff Stadium.
The Flying Chanclas de San Antonio spent a big chunk of Thursday’s practice at Wolff Stadium taking infield.

The middle infielders especially got a lot of work and the team also went over defensive situations.

The Chanclas are the San Antonio Missions’ entry in the Texas Collegiate League, which opens on Tuesday. The Chanclas start the season on the road in Amarillo and play their first home game at Wolff Stadium on Friday, July 3.

Flying Chanclas gather to prepare for 2020 TCL season

Flying Chanclas de San Antonio manager John McLaren does an interview on Thursday at Wolff Stadium. - photo by Joe Alexander
Flying Chanclas de San Antonio manager John McLaren does an interview on Thursday at Wolff Stadium.
For the first time in a long time, there are signs of an upcoming season at Wolff Stadium.

The Flying Chanclas de San Antonio spent Thursday morning practicing and meeting the local media with the 2020 Texas Collegiate League opener just five days away.

The Chanclas, the entry of the San Antonio Missions in the TCL, are made up primarily of players who have ties to local college or high schools.

Former major league manager John McLaren is managing the team.

The Chanclas open the season on the road Tuesday in Amarillo. The first home game at Wolff Stadium is Friday, July 3.

Flying Chanclas 2020 TCL roster

Updated on June 24, 2020

NO. PITCHERS (16) B/T HT. WT. BORN HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL 2020 COLLEGE/2021 COLLEGE
– 32 DeLeon, Zach R/R 6-0 205 6/22/99 Hondo, TX Hondo UTSA/UTRGV
– 47 Egli, Garrett R/R 6-4 215 7/29/98 San Antonio, TX Smithson Valley Sam Houston State/Sam Houston State
– 16 Flores, Tyler L/L 6-1 195 2/16/99 San Antonio, TX Clark A&M-Kingsville/A&M-Kingsville
– 30 Garza, Logan R/L 5-11 180 1/6/99 Round Rock, TX Stony Point Our Lady of the Lake/Our Lady of the Lake
– 28 Guajardo, Arturo R/R 6-2 200 4/3/97 Laredo, TX United Laredo UTSA/UTSA
– 1 Jaramillo, Kobe R/R 5-10 174 6/1/01 Bishop, TX Bishop UTSA/UTSA
– 18 Klosowski, Derek R/R 6-1 198 10/6/00 San Antonio, TX Madison Midland JC/Midland JC
– 23 Krob, Austin L/L 6-3 215 9/20/99 Lisbon, IA Lisbon TCU/TCU
– 11 Lusk, Lance R/R 6-1 185 9/5/98 Spring, TX Spring Sam Houston State/Sam Houston State
– 4 Panatex, Johnny R/R 5-8 175 2/3/98 Pflugerville, TX Pflugerville St. Mary’s University/St. Mary’s University
– 38 Perez, Marcelo R/R 5-11 180 11/16/99 Laredo, TX John B. Alexander TCU/TCU
– 14 Ramirez Jr., Jaime L/L 5-11 190 3/17/99 San Antonio, TX Holy Cross of San Antonio A&M-Corpus Christi/A&M-Corpus Christi
– 10 Schmidt, Connor R/R 6-7 185 7/27/99 Devine, TX Devine St. Mary’s University/St. Mary’s University
– 40 Sesler, Matthew L/L 6-5 230 11/29/99 Harlingen, TX Harlingen A&M-Kingsville/A&M-Kingsville
– 6 Stevens, Kevin R/R 6-2 215 1/26/98 Tucson, AZ Cienega UTRGV/UTRGV
– 21 Threadgill, Riggs R/R 6-4 220 9/14/99 Fredericksburg, TX Fredericksburg McLennan CC/McLennan CC

NO. CATCHERS (2) B/T HT. WT. BORN HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL 2020 COLLEGE/2021 COLLEGE
– 45 LaRue, Tyler R/R 6-1 220 7/12/00 Kendalia, TX Blanco Rice/Grayson
– 26 Wolff, Nick L/R 6-3 200 5/28/99 Klein, TX Northside Homeschool Blinn/UTSA

NO. INFIELDERS (9) B/T HT. WT. BORN HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL 2020 COLLEGE/2021 COLLEGE
– Barry, Leyton L/R 6-2 190 7/18/00 Houston, TX IMG Academy (FL) UTSA/UTSA
– 27 Flores, Ryan L/L 5-11 210 6/24/99 Corpus Christi, TX Carroll UIW/UIW
– 9 Gonzales, Brandon R/R 6-3 165 4/17/01 San Antonio, TX Madison Grayson/Grayson
– 15 Gonzales, Garrett L/R 6-0 195 7/13/98 San Antonio, TX Madison Mary Hardin-Baylor/Mary Hardin-Baylor
– 2 Hernandez, Johnny R/R 5-9 190 7/26/97 El Paso, TX Montwood St. Mary’s University/St. Mary’s University
– 19 McDowall, Peyton R/R 6-3 220 6/28/99 Cibolo, TX Clemens Connors State/Connors State
– 33 Shepherd, Conner L/R 6-1 215 5/21/97 Upland, CA Upland TCU/TCU
– 17 Smith, Grant R/R 6-0 185 10/2/00 Albuquerque, NM St. Pius X UIW/UIW
– 24 Thomas, Lee L/L 6-2 210 12/16/97 Katy, TX Cinco Ranch UIW/UIW

NO. OUTFIELDERS (3) B/T HT. WT. BORN HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL 2020 COLLEGE/2021 COLLEGE
– 12 Brown, Porter L/L 6-0 195 8/7/00 San Antonio, TX Reagan TCU/TCU
– 25 McDonald, Kyte R/R 5-10 185 7/5/00 San Antonio, TX Antonian College Prep Mississippi State/Mississippi State
– 8 Thompson, Jordan R/R 5-9 165 8/31/00 Boerne, TX Boerne-Champion Grayson/Texas A&M

7 Manager – John McLaren
Pitching Coach – Calvin Schiraldi
20 Hitting Coach – Bryan Aughney
Clubhouse Manager – Jason Schweinsberg

Chanclas sign four area players

The Flying Chanclas de San Antonio on Saturday announced the signing of four more players with ties to South Texas for the 2020 Texas Collegiate League season.

OF Kyte McDonald, Mississippi State, Antonian
OF Jordan Thomas, Grayson College, Boerne Champion
C Tyler LaRue, Rice, Blanco
P Jaime Ramirez Jr., A&M-Corpus Christi, Holy Cross

McDonald signed with Mississippi State but does not show up on the team’s statistics for this spring.

Thompson batted .435 with five home runs in 29 games this season at Grayson.
LaRue, a 38th-round draft pick by Washington in 2019, played in 10 games at Rice this season and batted .143 in 21 at-bats.

Ramirez pitched in seven games and had a 3.21 ERA this season at A&M-Corpus Christi.

Chanclas add three from St. Mary’s

St. Mary's infielder Johnny Hernandez has signed with the Flying Chanclas for the 2020 TCL season. - photo by Joe Alexander
St. Mary’s infielder Johnny Hernandez has signed with the Flying Chanclas for the 2020 TCL season. – photo by Joe Alexander
The Flying Chanclas de San Antonio announced Friday they have signed three players from St. Mary’s for the 2020 Texas Collegiate League summer baseball season:

P Connor Schmidt, Devine
P Johnny Panatex, Pflugerville
IF Johnny Hernandez, El Paso

Panatex made eight appearances, all in relief, during the abbreviated 2020 college season. He had a 2-0 record and a 2.25 ERA.

Schmidt appeared in eight games with one start. He had a 0-1 record with a 5.11 ERA.

Hernandez batted .299 in 22 games with a team-high three home runs.

The Flying Chanclas are the San Antonio Missions’ entry in the TCL.

Chanclas sign three UIW players

The Flying Chanclas de San Antonio announced on Friday they signed three players from Incarnate Word for the 2020 Texas Collegiate League season:

SS Grant Smith, Houston, St. Pius
1B Ryan Flores, Corpus Christi, Carroll
IF Lee Thomas, Katy, Cinco Ranch

Smith led Incarnate Word in batting at .339 in 16 games for the abbreviated 2020 season. Thomas was second on the team in batting with a .328 average. Flores batted .270.

The Chanclas are the entry of the San Antonio Missions for this summer’s college baseball season.

Chanclas sign four TCU players

The Flying Chanclas de San Antonio announced on Thursday they signed four TCU players to 2020 Texas Collegiate League summer baseball roster:

IF Conner Shepherd, Upland, Calif.
OF Porter Brown, San Antonio, Reagan
P Marcelo Perez (RH), Laredo
P Austin Krob (LH), Lisbon, Iowa

The Chanclas are the TCL entry of the San Antonio Missions.

Also on Thursday, the Round Rock Hairy Men announced their 2020 TCL roster, including two players from San Antonio colleges:

P Luke Malone, UTSA, Round Rock
IF Kendall Achilles, Incarnate Word, Cedar Ridge

UTSA pitcher Luke Malone has signed to play for the Round Rock Hairy Men for the 2020 TCL season. - photo by Joe Alexander
UTSA pitcher Luke Malone has signed to play for the Round Rock Hairy Men for the 2020 TCL season. – photo by Joe Alexander

Flying Chanclas add four UTSA players

The Flying Chanclas de San Antonio announced Wednesday that they added four UTSA players for 2020 Texas College League summer baseball season:

IF Leyton Barry, Houston
IF Garrett Poston, Alvin Community College
C Nick Wolff, Blinn College
P/IF Kobe Jamarillo, Bishop TX

The Chanclas are the summer college team of the San Antonio Missions and play their home games at Wolff Stadium. The Chanclas open the TCL season on the road on June 30 and play their first home game on July 3.