Missions get to know Wolff Stadium

The San Antonio Missions practice at Wolff Stadium on Tuesday before hitting the road. - photo by Joe Alexander
The San Antonio Missions practice at Wolff Stadium on Tuesday before hitting the road. – photo by Joe Alexander
The 2019 version of the San Antonio Missions baseball team was introduced to the local media and its home field on Tuesday.

The Missions open the season – their first in Triple-A – on the road Thursday.

They got in some fielding and hitting work at Wolff Stadium before their opening five-game series in Oklahoma City.

The Missions play their first home game on April 9 – which is the first Two Dollar Tuesday promotion of the season.

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    Pitchers (14) B-T HT WT DOB Birthplace Acquired 2018 Team(s)
    34 Tristan Archer R-R 6-2 200 10/18/90 Garden City, MI Signed as FA – 2013 Colorado Springs (AAA), Biloxi (AA)
    33 Zack Brown R-R 6-1 180 12/15/94 Seymour, IN 2016 MLB Draft (5th Rd) Biloxi (AA), AZL Brewers (ROK)
    11 Bubba Derby L-R 5-11 185 2/24/94 Arcadia, CA Trade with OAK, 2016 Colorado Springs (AAA)
    25 Josh Fields R-R 6-0 191 8/19/85 Athens, GA Signed as FA – 2019 LAD (MLB), Oklahoma City (AAA), AZL Dodgers (ROK)
    50 Deolis Guerra R-R 6-5 245 4/17/89 San Felix, Venezuela Signed as FA – 2018 Round Rock (AAA)
    12 Adrian Houser R-R 6-4 235 2/2/93 Tahlequah, OK Trade with HOU, 2015 Milwaukee (MLB), Colorado Springs (AAA), Biloxi (AA)
    38 Jay Jackson R-R 6-1 195 10/27/87 Greenville, SC Signed as FA – 2019 Hiroshima (Japan)
    22 Brad Kuntz L-L 6-0 180 5/14/92 Cincinnati, OH Signed as FA – 2015 Biloxi (AA)
    20 Jon Olczak R-R 6-0 180 11/14/93 Fayetteville, NC 2015 MLB Draft (21st Rd) Biloxi (AA), Carolina (A+)
    55 Jake Petricka R-R 6-5 220 6/5/88 Northfield, MN Signed as FA – 2019 Toronto (MLB), Buffalo (AAA)
    45 Miguel Sanchez R-R 6-3 190 12/31/93 Bonao, Dominican Republic Signed as FA – 2016 Colorado Springs (AAA), Biloxi (AA), Carolina (A+)
    30 Burch Smith R-R 6-4 225 4/12/90 San Antonio, TX Signed as FA – 2019 Kansas City (MLB)
    32 Michael Tonkin R-R 6-7 220 11/19/89 Glendale, CA Signed as FA – 2019 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (Japan)
    40 Aaron Wilkerson R-R 6-3 190 5/24/89 Fort Worth, TX Trade with BOS, 2016 Milwaukee (MLB), Colorado Springs (AAA)

    Catchers (3) B-T HT WT DOB Birthplace Acquired 2018 Team(s)
    47 Skyler Ewing R-R 6-1 225 8/22/92 Arlington, TX Signed as FA – 2019 Jacksonville (AA), Jupiter (A+), Florence (Ind.)
    3 Tuffy Gosewisch R-R 5-11 200 8/17/83 Freeport, IL Signed as FA – 2018 Syracuse (AAA)
    27 Jacob Nottingham R-R 6-2 230 4/3/95 Redlands, CA Trade with OAK, 2016 Milwaukee (MLB), Colorado Springs (AAA)

    Infielders (7) B-T HT WT DOB Birthplace Acquired 2018 Team(s)
    1 Mauricio Dubon R-R 6-0 160 7/19/95 San Pedro Sula, Honduras Trade with BOS, 2016 Colorado Springs (AAA)
    17 Lucas Erceg L-R 6-3 210 5/1/95 San Jose, CA 2016 MLB Draft (2nd Rd) Biloxi (AA)
    2 Jake Hager R-R 6-1 170 3/4/93 Henderson, NV Signed as FA – 2018 Colorado Springs (AAA), Biloxi (AA)
    18 Keston Hiura R-R 5-11 190 8/2/96 Valencia, CA 2017 MLB Draft (1st Rd) Biloxi (AA), Carolina (A+)
    6 Nate Orf R-R 5-9 180 2/1/90 Wentzville, MO Signed as FA – 2013 Milwaukee (MLB), Colorado Springs (AAA)
    13 Tyler Saladino R-R 6-0 200 7/20/89 San Diego, CA Trade with CWS, 2018 Milwaukee (MLB), CWS (MLB), Colorado Springs (AAA), Wisconsin (A)
    5 Cory Spangenberg L-R 6-0 195 3/16/91 Clarks Summit, PA Signed as FA – 2019 San Diego (MLB), El Paso (AAA)

    Outfielders (3) B-T HT WT DOB Birthplace Acquired 2018 Team(s)
    9 Corey Ray L-L 6-0 195 9/22/94 Chicago, IL 2016 MLB Draft (1st Rd) Biloxi (AA)
    8 Troy Stokes Jr. R-R 5-8 182 2/2/96 Baltimore, MD 2014 MLB Draft (4th Rd) Biloxi (AA)
    15 Tyrone Taylor R-R 6-0 185 1/22/94 Torrance, CA 2012 MLB Draft (2nd Rd) Colorado Springs (AAA

    UTSA rolls past Rice for 3rd straight C-USA win

    Keaton Wallace had 16 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds  as UTSA beat Rice 95-79 on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, at the UTSA Convocation Center. - photo by Joe Alexander
    Keaton Wallace had 16 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds. – photo by Joe Alexander
    UTSA beat Rice 95-79 on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, at the UTSA Convocation Center. It was the Roadrunners’ sixth straight win overall and third straight in Conference USA.

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    Trinity men’s basketball vs. Sul Ross State

    Sul Ross State beat Trinity 82-72 on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018 at Trinity. - photo by Joe Alexander
    Danny Rivara scored a season-high 24 points off the bench to lead Trinity.
    Sul Ross State beat Trinity 82-72 on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018 at Trinity.

    Game story at TrinityTigers.com