| April 25, 2006
Contact: Carlos Valdez III. UTSA looks for season sweep Tuesday at Texas A&M Game Notes | Live Audio | Gametracker
SAN ANTONIO - UTSA jumps out conference action for a single game against Big 12 foe Texas A&M Aggies this Tuesday, April 25 at Olsen Field, first pitch set for 7 p.m. UTSA Roadrunners (26-13)
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Texas A&M Aggies (20-23) Tuesday, April 25 - 7 p.m.
Olsen Field - College Station, Texas All-Time Series
The Aggies lead the all-time series 14-8 against the Roadrunners. However UTSA has won the last two meeting between these two clubs, including an earlier meeting at the Baseball Express Collegiate Baseball Classic on March 12. The Runners rallied late in the game to score two runs in the eighth inning for the 4-2 win.
Last Outing
Texas-Arlington scored four runs in the eighth inning to rally for the 5-3 win over UTSA, whose six-game win streak came to an end Sunday afternoon at Clay Gould Ballpark in Arlington, Texas. Freshman Michael Rockett led the way with a team-highs three hits and two runs batted in. Senior Lee Todesco went 1-for-3 on the day, while collecting his team leading 36th RBI of the season.
Scouting Texas A&M
Texas A&M is coming off a weekend that saw them drop two out of three to Baylor. After winning the first game 4-2 in College Station, the Aggies traveled to Waco for the last two games. BU evened the series on April 22 with the 4-1 win, then took the series finale with a come from behind win on April 23 (9-8). Texas A&M is 1-9 in its last 10 ball games. A&M’s leading hitter is Jose Salazar with an .290 batting average. He also tops the team with 18 RBI on the season.
Ruffin’s Haltered Mavs Offense
Josh Ruffin tossed his SLC leading third shutout on April 22 against UTA. Ruffin scattered six hits in nine innings, struck out five Mavericks and allowed two walks. He also went the distance for the fourth time this season, which also leads the conference. Ruffin is 6-1 on the year and 4-0 in SLC play. All of his shutouts have come on the road.
Ruffin Collects Pitcher of the Week
In a week’s span, the Humble, Texas, native got the start against then No. 5 Texas Longhorns, were he went three innings, fanned three batters and allowed one run off two hits. He helped UTSA win the series versus UTA with a stellar outing on April 22. His performance gave Ruffin his second Aeropostale/SLC Pitcher of the Week honor.
Unlucky Sunday
This season the Roadrunners have entered Sunday games tied or leading the series, however, the Runners are 0-5 in Sunday games.
Take That Texas!!!
UTSA ended a 13-game losing streak against the Texas Longhorns with a 14-10 win on April 18 at Wolff Stadium. The Roadrunners manage to overcome three deficits, none bigger then the four-run lead (10-6) UT had after six innings. The Runners scored eight runs in the last two innings to complete the rally and score the biggest win in UTSA baseball history.
Streak Come To An End
Voyles 23-game hitting streak came to an end on April 22. The Tomball, Texas native had an 0-for-4 night. His streak spanned over two a and half months. During his hitting streak, he upped his batting average from .216 to .303.
Touch’em All
McKennon has belted a team-best eight home runs this season, including two walk-off homers. His nine bombs are fourth best in the conference. He already surpass his home run total of three from last season. In his freshman season, he smacked two homers.
Slugfest II
UTSA couldn’t get enough of its recent slugfest against Nicholls State, that they decided to add a sequel. UTSA and UT combined for 24 runs and 26 hits. The Roadrunners have scored over 10 runs and collected doubles digits in hits, in the last three games. The Runners are batting .409 with 47 hits and scored 40 runs during those three contests.
Slugfest I
UTSA and Nicholls State slugged it out this weekend. Both team combined for 76 hits and 57 runs, including a wild one on Friday, April 14, were both squads compelled 30 runs off 31 hits and 20 walks. For the weekend, UTSA batted .394 as a team.
Walk The Line
Second baseman J.R. Voyles set a single-game school record with five walks in his first five plate appearances. He was one walk shy of tying a NCAA and SLC record for most free passes in a game (6).
Freshman Shines
Freshman James Keithley stepped it a notch in the weekend series against Nicholls State. He went 7-for-13, batted .538, collected five RBI, legged out two doubles, scored four times and blasted a walk-off two-run homer.
Taking One For The Team
Michael McKennon has been beamed 16 times this season, which leads the team and ranks second in the conference.
Multi McKennon
Michael McKennon leads the team with 17 multi-hit games, including 12 games with at least two hits.
Rockett Power
Freshman Michael Rockett is having a terrific rookie season for UTSA. In 32 games played, Rockett is batting .365, which is fourth best in the league and leads the team. He also has 42 hits in 115 at-bats, 19 RBI and is slugging .478.
Win Number 20
With the win on April 8th, UTSA picked up its 20th win of the season. Last season, the Roadrunners didn’t reach the 20-win mark until April 26, 2005, when UTSA defeated Texas A&M, 4-2, in College Station.
Extra Extra
The Roadrunners have played in six extra-inning games this season. They have posted a 4-2 mark in those contests. Three of the six games have gone into the 12th inning, UTSA going 3-0, including two of them being won via walk-off homers. The last time, UTSA played in at least five or more extra inning games was during the 2002 season.
UTSA Brings Down Elite Programs
UTSA hosted the Baseball Express Collegiate Classic on March 10-13 and went 4-0. The Roadrunners collected wins over two Big Ten schools, Iowa and Illinois, took down a Big 12 program in then-No. 15 Texas A&M and also handled Louisiana-Lafayette to complete the sweep.
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