April 8, 2004
Erin Molina (210) 458-4930
UTSA hosts league-leading Northwestern State Complete Release
SAN ANTONIO - The UTSA Roadrunners (16-14) host Northwestern State in a pivotal Southland Conference series this weekend beginning Friday night at 7 p.m. at Wolff Stadium. The teams will finish with a doubleheader on Saturday at 1 p.m. Live Stats UTSA Roadrunners (16-14, 5-4 SLC) vs. Northwestern State Demons (18-12, 7-2 SLC) Wolff Stadium - San Antonio
Games 31-33 • Fri.-Sat., April 9-10 • 7 & 1 p.m. (DH)
This weekend's starting rotation:
* Game 1 Fri. #13 Klae Boehme Sr. RHP *
This season: 4-4, 3.83 ERA, 8 GS, 51.2 IP, 16 BB, 45 SO
* Game 2 Sat. #17 Steven Vasquez Fr. RHP *
This season: 4-2, 4.91 ERA, 8 GS, 51.1 IP, 19 BB, 45 SO
* Game 3 Sat. #27 Lucas Stewart Sr. RHP *
This season: 4-0, 1.65 ERA, 3 SV, 1 GS, 27.1 IP, 6 BB, 14 SO
UTSA Today
The Roadrunners are 16-14 overall and 5-4 in conference play including 10-4 at home on the season. The Runners enter the weekend in three-way tie for fourth place while Northwestern State leads the Southland pack with a 7-2 league mark. Only two games separate first through sixth place in the SLC.
The Series:
UTSA vs. Northwestern State
The Demons lead the all-time series with the Roadrunners by the count of 18-14. Northwestern State took two-of-three last season with UTSA coming
away with a 7-5 win in the series finale in Natchitoches. The Runners are 5-7 against the Demons under Coach Corbett.
Last Time Out: 4/6 No. 2 Texas downs UTSA 4-2
AUSTIN, Texas - Senior designated hitter Lucas Stewart went 2-for-4 with an RBI and scored the only two UTSA runs as the No. 2 Longhorns defeated the Roadrunners 4-2 Tuesday night at Disch-Falk Field.
After UTSA starter Aaron Rodriguez escaped a second and third no-outs jam in the opening frame, the Roadrunners took an early 1-0 lead in the second when Stewart hit a first-pitch home run to left field. The Longhorns evened the count in the bottom of the inning with Nick Peoples collecting his first RBI
on the season, driving in Michael Hollimon, who reached on a fielder's choice.
Texas gained the lead in the third on a groundout by Carson Kainer that plated Curtis Thigpen after a leadoff walk. The Horns tacked on one more in the fourth beginning with a leadoff single by Drew Stubbs followed by a stolen base. Peoples' sac bunt put Stubbs on third and J.D. Reininger brought the runner home with another sac bunt to make it 3-1.
Seth Johnston picked up his second hit of the evening, a double, to lead off the fifth and went on to score on a sac fly by Russ as the Horns scored for the fourth consecutive inning.
UTSA made it 4-2 in the sixth with Lee Todesco driving in Stewart with a double to the gap in left-center. Despite stringing together three consecutive hits off Texas reliever Randy Boone, Mike McKennon was caught stealing for the second out of the inning quieting the Roadrunner rally.
Texas all-America pitcher Houston Street came on in relief in the final two innings to strike out three for the save.
At the Helm
Fourth year head coach Sherman Corbett is the third UTSA skipper in baseball history. With an overall record of 84-85 (.429) entering the 2004 season, Corbett has posted more wins in his first three seasons than either coach before him.
On Deck
UTSA visits Edinburg for the second time this year to take on Texas-Pan American for the fifth, sixth and seventh times this season in mid-week,
non-conference action. The teams will play a double header on Tuesday beginning at 3 p.m. and wrap up the series on Wednesday at 2 p.m. at
Edinburg Baseball Stadium. The Runners are 3-1 against the Broncs this season.
Southland Sluggers
After hitting 34 home runs as a team in 2003, UTSA already has 29 long balls on the season to lead the Southland Conference. Junior outfielder Chris Lewis is pacing the team with eight followed by Ryan Crew with six.
Saving Stewart
Senior utility man Lucas Stewart became UTSA's all-time saves leader notching the ninth of his career in his first mound appearance of 2004 on
Sunday, Mar. 7 in a 17-9 win against then No. 7 Notre Dame. He added his third save of the season in his third appearance to give him 11 for his career when he preserved a 5-1 win against SLC foe Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday. Along with a 4-0 record on the bump and a 1.65 ERA, he also boasts the team's third-highest batting average with a .302 clip as the designated hitter and has two home runs.
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