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Games 49-51 ? May 11-13 ? Nicholls State (9-40, 5-19)
6:30/3/1 p.m. ? Ray Didier Field ? Thibodaux, La.
UTSA To Begin Four-Game Road Trip In Louisiana This Weekend: UTSA (30-18, 20-4) hits the road for a four-game road swing this weekend when it travels to Nicholls State for a three-game set. Friday’s opener is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., while Saturday and Sunday’s contests are slated for 3 and 1 p.m., respectively. The Roadrunners, who have won six games in a row, are coming off a weekend sweep of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in which they outscored the Islanders 51-21, which was a school-record for runs in a three-game series. UTSA can set the Southland Conference record for regular season league victories with another sweep this weekend. Northwestern State (2005) and McNeese State (2006) currently share the mark with 22 victories.
Scouting The Colonels: Nicholls State swept Texas-Arlington last weekend and now stand at 9-40 overall and 5-19 in SLC play. The Colonels three-game winning streak is their longest of the year and they have won four of five overall. The Roadrunners lead the all-time series that dates back to 1992, 26-19. UTSA swept last year’s three-game set at Roadrunner Field and has won nine of the last 10 meetings overall.
UTSA Inching Closer To First Championship: The Roadrunners (20-4) enter this weekend with a three-game lead over both Lamar and Texas State in the race for the overall Southland Conference Regular Season Championship and UTSA’s magic number to clinch the first regular season title in school history is four. The Roadrunners lead the Bobcats in the West Division, while Lamar holds a one-game advantage in the East.
A New Standard: UTSA’s school-record-tying 20 conference victories this year mark the first time in school annals that the program has posted back-to-back seasons with 20 league wins. The Roadrunners were 20-10 a year ago.
Back-To-Back Jack: Sunday’s 15-10 victory against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi pushed the Roadrunners’ overall record to 30-18, giving them 30 wins in consecutive seasons for the first time in 12 years (1994, 39-18/1995, 31-23) and just the second time in school annals. UTSA now has posted at least 30 wins five times in the program’s 16-year history, three of which have come under the direction of seventh-year skipper Sherman Corbett. The Roadrunners were 37-22 a year ago and 30-29 in 2001.
Getting Off On The Right Foot: UTSA’s success this season can be directly attributed to its solid 11-1 record in series openers. Since dropping their first lid-lifter of the year to Louisiana-Lafayette (10-2, Feb. 16), the Roadrunners have reeled off 11 consecutive series-opening victories, including eight in a row in SLC play. UTSA has outscored the opposition by 50 runs (84-34) in those 11 wins.
Bring Out The Brooms: The Roadrunners opened the SLC campaign with consecutive sweeps of McNeese State, Central Arkansas and Southeastern Louisiana and has continued that trend the past two weekends at Sam Houston State and against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. The season-opening sweeps marked the first time the program’s 16-year history that UTSA swept back-to-back-to-back three-game series against league opponents. The Roadrunners now have swept SLC foes 18 times in school annals, 12 (66.7 percent) of which have come under the direction of head coach Sherman Corbett.
UTSA Dominating SLC Series Finales: The Roadrunners, off to a program-best 20-4 start in Southland Conference play (previous: 16-8 in 2006), have built that impressive record on the strength of seven victories in series finales this season. UTSA ? which has scored in double figures in 12 of its 24 league games (including five in a row from March 17-25), outscored the opposition by 110 runs (219-109) and is averaging more than nine runs per contest ? has three run-rule triumphs in series finales this year. The Roadrunners defeated McNeese State, 16-2 (eight innings), on March 18; Central Arkansas, 14-1 (seven), on March 25; and Texas-Arlington, 12-1 (seven), on April 7.
Perfect Start Best Ever: UTSA began the 2007 Southland Conference season a perfect 10-0, which was its best SLC start in school history and tied for the second-best in league history. Lamar started 14-0 in 1984, while Texas-Arlington was 10-0 a year ago. UTSA’s previous best start was 4-0 in both 1994 and ’96.
Offense Tops In SLC: UTSA’s offense has been nothing short of spectacular since the Southland Conference campaign opened in mid-March. The Roadrunners lead the league in nearly every offensive category: batting average (.335), runs (219), hits (290), doubles (60), triples (16), home runs (37), total bases (493), slugging percentage (.570) and on-base percentage (.401).
UTSA Offense Among NCAA Leaders: Through games of May 6, the Roadrunners currently rank among the top 50 national leaders in five offensive categories: triples per game (14th/0.44), slugging percentage (21st/.489), home runs per contest (25th/1.13), batting average (42nd/.311) and scoring (46th/7.2).
You Dropped A Bomb On Me: Forty-nine of UTSA’s 54 home runs (90.7 pct.) this season have been hit during the past 31 contests. Leading the long ball parade are senior Ryan Saltzgaber and junior Zach Etheredge, both of whom have slugged all nine of their homers this year during that time. Right behind that pair is junior Trent Lockwood, who has launched eight bombs, while sophomores James Keithley and Michael Rockett both have left the yard seven times. Lockwood, Rockett and Saltzgaber have grand slams among their homers. Also on the board are senior Mitch Ponza and redshirt freshman Tim Palincsar ? who both have four long balls ? and junior Josh Wilson, who hit a pinch-hit home run against Texas-Pan American (April 17).
Season Tater Total Second-Best In Corbett Era: With 54 home runs this season, UTSA already has surpassed its season total from a year ago and it is the second-highest total of the Sherman Corbett era (55, 2004). The 54 long balls rank as the second-most in school history. The UTSA record is 66 set in 1999.
UTSA Leaves Yard Four Times: The Roadrunners launched four home runs in their 11-3 victory against Northwestern State on April 13 and it was the first time in more than two years that the program has done so. The last time UTSA hit four long balls in a contest was a 14-3 victory against Texas-Pan American on March 30, 2005.
Record-Setting Weekend: This past weekend’s sweep of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi was record setting in more ways than one. The 51 runs scored by the Roadrunners shattered the school’s previous mark for a three-game series (41; vs. Texas State, April 1-2, 1995/vs. McNeese State, March 2-3, 1996). Friday’s 12-0 victory was highlighted by three home runs in the fifth inning, which tied a school mark for long balls in one frame. In Saturday’s 24-11 rout, UTSA tied the school record with 22 RBIs, while senior Ryan Saltzgaber tied the school mark with five hits and five runs scored. Meanwhile, junior Phillip Allen tied the single-game record with seven RBIs (Jeff Juarez, vs. Yale, March 16, 1999).
Ten-Run Third A First Since 2005: In their 12-0 victory at Texas-Arlington on April 7, the Roadrunners scored 10 runs in the third inning, which was the first time since April 20, 2005, that UTSA crossed the plate 10 times in a frame. The Roadrunners sent 15 batters to the dish and had seven hits in the stanza, including a school-record-tying two by both junior Trent Lockwood and sophomore Michael Rockett.
Lineup Change Does The Trick: Stuck with a 4-9 record and averaging just 4.2 runs per game, head coach Sherman Corbett decided to shuffle his lineup on March 9. The seventh-year skipper moved sophomore James Keithley into the leadoff spot and since that switch, the Roadrunners have posted a 26-9 (.743) record, hit .327 as a team and averaged 11.3 hits and 8.3 runs per game.
Red Hot Offense: After starting the year slowly, the UTSA offense has exploded the past 31 games, 23 of which have resulted in victories (.742 pct.). The Roadrunners have scored 271 times (8.7 pg) and outscored the opposition by 118 runs during that time. UTSA has posted a .334 batting average on the strength of 372 hits (12.0 pg), slugged .564 (628 total bases) and reached base at .400 clip. Nearly 38 percent of the squad’s 372 hits (140) have gone for extra bases, including 73 doubles, 18 triples and 49 home runs. The Roadrunners also have stolen 33 bases.
Tough Schedule: The Roadrunners’ 55-game schedule is highlighted by six opponents that qualified for the 2006 NCAA Tournament ? Baylor, College of Charleston, Houston, Rice, Texas and Texas-Arlington. UTSA has a 5-7 record against those squads this season.
Close Games: In addition to scoring runs in bunches this year, the Roadrunners have shown the knack of playing close games. Twenty-five of the club’s 48 contests (52.1%) this year have been decided by three runs or less and it has a 15-10 mark in those games. UTSA has a 5-5 record in one-run tilts, a 6-3 mark in two-run contests and 4-2 record in games decided by three runs.
Ruffin On The Career Charts: Senior Josh Ruffin’s name can be found all over the Roadrunners’ career record book. The Humble native is UTSA’s all-time record holder with five career shutouts and he also ranks second in victories (20); third in appearances (78) and innings pitched (317.1); fourth in complete games (nine), strikeouts (196) and earned run average (4.51); and fifth in games started (40).
Blakley Throwing Strikes: Senior Josh Blakley has been as good as it gets coming out of the UTSA bullpen this season. The Lorena native has a perfect 5-0 record with one save and leads the staff with a 2.59 ERA (fourth SLC). Blakley has appeared in 22 contests and has a sterling 48/10 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 55.2 innings. His 1.50 ERA in Southland Conference games leads the league and he currently is riding an 11.2 scoreless innings streak (seven games). The right-hander picked up his fourth victory of the season on March 31 against Southeastern Louisiana after tossing a career-high 5.2 scoreless innings. He has gone at least four innings in eight of his appearances this season.
Home Cooking: Roadrunner Field and Wolff Stadium were tough places for the opposition to play in 2006, as UTSA registered a school-record 24 home victories. That broke the previous mark of 23 home wins set in 1994. This year has been no different, as the Roadrunners are 18-6 at home this year, including wins in 13 of their last 14 games played at Roadrunner Field. UTSA now has posted a 261-176 (.597) all-time home record in the program’s 16-year history.
Hit The Lights: For the first time in school history, UTSA is playing night games at Roadrunner Field this season. Eight of the team’s 21 contests at the facility are being played under the lights. The Feb. 16 home opener against Louisiana-Lafayette kicked off the night-time action at the “Bird Bath” and UTSA has a 6-1 record under the lights at Roadrunner Field this year. The Roadrunners have posted six night victories in a row since dropping the home opener.
Roadrunners Collect 400th All-Time Victory: UTSA won its 400th game in school history when it defeated St. Mary’s, 8-5, on Feb. 26. In 16 years of action, the Roadrunners have compiled 428 all-time wins, an average of nearly 27 per season.
2007 Captains: Senior starting pitcher Josh Ruffin, junior catcher Zach Etheredge and junior shortstop Marshal Davis will serve as team captains this season.
Preseason Polls: UTSA was picked to finish second in the West Division by the sports information directors and third by the league’s coaches in the Preseason SLC Polls. The Roadrunners received five first-place votes in the SID rankings and three in the coaches poll. They were six points (51) behind co-favorites Texas-Arlington and Texas State in the coaches poll and only three (58) behind UTA in the SID poll. Defending regular season champion McNeese State was the consensus choice to defend its regular season title in the East.
Trio Named To Preseason All-SLC Teams: Three Roadrunners were named to the preseason All-SLC teams, as senior pitcher Josh Ruffin and sophomore outfielder Michael Rockett were first-team selections and senior third baseman Ryan Saltzgaber was named to the second team. Ruffin earned first-team accolades a year ago, while Rockett was a second-team honoree and Saltzgaber was an honorable mention selection.
What’s Back In 2007: UTSA is coming off a season that saw it finish with a 37-22 record (20-10 SLC). The team welcomes back 17 letterwinners ? including five position starters and six pitchers ? in addition to 19 newcomers this season. Topping the list of returnees are 2006 first-team All-SLC starting pitcher Josh Ruffin, a senior, and Freshman All-America center fielder Michael Rockett. Also back are sophomore second baseman James Keithley and senior third baseman Ryan Saltzgaber, both of whom earned honorable mention accolades a year ago.
Player Updates
C ? Zach Etheredge, Jr. - True iron man who has started all 48 games behind the plate ... leads the squad with 13 multi-RBI performances ... ranks second with nine home runs and a .573 slugging percentage and stands third with a .346 batting average, 13 doubles, 44 RBIs, 106 total bases and a .395 on-base percentage ... registered a career-high four hits, including a pair of solo homers, against Northwestern State (April 15) ... had a seven-game hitting streak from March 17-27 in which he posted a .452 average (14-31) with three doubles, a triple, five home runs (1.097 SLG) and 16 RBIs ... registered a .462 batting average (6-13) with three runs scored in the three-game set at Stephen F. Austin (April 20-22) ... hit .500 (5-10) with three doubles and five RBIs in the weekend sweep of Southeastern Louisiana (March 31-April 1) ... claimed SLC Hitter of the Week honors on March 26 after hitting .450 (9-20) with three doubles, a triple, three home runs and 11 RBIs ... hitting .378 with nine doubles, seven homers, 27 RBIs, 69 total bases, a .704 slugging percentage and .426 on-base percentage in Southland Conference games ... named to Southwest Diamond Classic All-Tournament Team (4-10, 4 R, 4 RBIs).
1B/DH ? Trent Lockwood, Jr. - Has started 47 games (44 1B/3 DH) ... has reached base by hit or walk in all but three games this season ... leads the club in batting average (.379), hits (72), multi-hit games (26), doubles (18), home runs (11), RBIs (50), multi-RBI contests (13), total bases (129), slugging percentage (.679/37th NCAA) and on-base percentage (.442) ... also ranks second in triples (three) and walks (21) ... his double and home run totals rank fifth on the school’s single-season charts ... hit .571 (8-14) with eight runs scored, a pair of doubles, three home runs and nine RBIs in three-game sweep of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (May 4-6) ... has hit safely in 30 of his last 33 contests (.422 BA, 28 XBH, 38 RBIs, .770 SLG, .484 OBP) ... has 22 multi-hit performances during that stretch ... had an 11-game hitting streak from April 3-20 (.391, 5 XBH, 8 RBI, .630 SLG), his third stretch of at least eight contests this season ... had a 12-game hitting streak from March 11-31 in which he posted a .510 batting average (25-49) with eight doubles, a triple, three homers (.898 SLG) and 17 RBIs ... hit safely in his first eight games as a Roadrunner ... tied a school record with two hits in the third inning on April 7 at Texas-Arlington ... had a career-high six RBIs on March 17 at McNeese State ... earned SLC Hitter of the Week honors on April 16 after hitting .438 (7-16) with a double, one triple, a home run and five RBIs ... hitting .408 with 12 doubles, seven homers, 33 RBIs, 77 total bases, a .786 slugging percentage and .473 on-base percentage in league games ... named to Southwest Diamond Classic All-Tournament Team (5-14, 3 R, 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBIs, SB).
2B/LF ? James Keithley, So. - Has started 39 games at second base and nine in left field ... ranks second on the club with 46 runs, three triples and seven stolen bases ... also has a .327 batting average with nine doubles, eight home runs and 32 RBIs ... had a career-best 19-game hitting streak snapped on April 7 at Texas-Arlington ... hit .400 (36-90) with four doubles, three triples, five home runs (.678 SLG) and 13 RBIs during that stretch ... squad is 26-9 since he moved into the leadoff spot on March 9 against the College of Charleston ... has scored a run in 24 of the past 32 games ... hitting .354 (64-181) with eight doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 30 RBIs since starting the season 2-for-21 (.095) ... hit .528 (7-13) with two doubles, a pair of homers and seven RBIs in three-game sweep of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (May 4-6) ... was 7-for-15 (.467) with eight runs scored, a double, one triple, a pair of home runs and three RBIs vs. Central Arkansas (March 23-25) ... went 7-14 (.500) with four runs scored, a triple, his first homer of the year and four RBIs vs. the College of Charleston (March 9-11) ... 2006 honorable mention All-SLC.
3B ? Ryan Saltzgaber, Sr. - 2007 preseason second-team All-SLC ... starter in all 48 contests ... has hit a homer in six of his last 16 games and ranks second on the club with nine long balls ... also ranks second with a .347 batting average, 69 hits, 23 multi-hit performances, 109 total bases and seven stolen bases ... stands third with 42 runs and a .548 slugging percentage ... also has seven doubles, a pair of triples and 36 RBIs ... has recorded at least two hits in 17 of his last 28 tilts ... had a career-high 10-game hitting streak from March 11-27 ... hit at a .364 clip (16-44) with two doubles, a pair of triples, three homers (.705 SLG) and 14 RBIs during that stretch ... has a quintet of three-hit performances and school-record-tying five-hit contest (vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, May 5) this year ... also tied the UTSA mark with five runs scored vs. the Islanders (May 5) and finished the three-game sweep with a .615 (8-13) batting average and nine runs ... a 2006 honorable mention All-SLC choice.
SS ? Marshal Davis, Jr. - Starter in all 48 games ... has reached base by hit, walk or hit by pitch in 49 of his last 53 games dating back May 22, 2006 ... leads team with 33 walks ... also has scored 30 runs, stroked six doubles and two triples and driven in 20 runs ... has eight two-hit games and a pair of career-high-tying three-hit performances (March 17 at McNeese State/April 1 vs. SE Louisiana).
CF ? Michael Rockett, So. - 2007 preseason first-team All-SLC ... stands second on the club with 69 hits, 14 doubles and 48 RBIs ... also hitting .337 with a triple, seven home runs, 41 runs and five stolen bases ... had a 13-game hitting streak from April 1-21 (.304, 4 XBH, 16 RBI) ... has recorded 14 two-hit games, seven three-hit performances and a career-high-tying four-hit effort vs. Central Arkansas (March 24) ... tied a school record with two hits in the third inning on April 7 at Texas-Arlington ... had his first career grand slam and a career-high five RBIs at No. 6 Texas (April 3) ... also has a pair of four-RBI efforts (Feb. 27, vs. Houston/March 25, vs. Central Arkansas) ... hit .533 (8-15) with two doubles, three homers and nine RBIs in sweep of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (May 4-6) ... was 10-for-13 (.769) with two doubles, a triple, his first homer of the season and six RBIs in the three-game sweep of Central Arkansas (March 23-25) ... hitting .374 with eight doubles, six home runs, 29 RBIs and 30 runs scored in SLC play ... 2006 Freshman All-America and second-team All-SLC selection.
RF ? Mitch Ponza, Sr. - Has seen action in 43 contests this season, including 36 starts (all in right field) ... has started the past 26 games, hitting safely in 17 (.286, 13 XBH, 24 RBIs) ... leads squad with four triples ... has 18 extra-base hits (10 2B, 4 3B, 4 HR) ... also hitting .280 with 29 RBIs, a .508 slugging percentage and five stolen bases ... has seven two-hit games and a pair of three-hit efforts (at Stephen F. Austin, April 20/at Sam Houston State, April 28) ... his two-out, two-run home run in the 10th inning gave Roadrunners a thrilling 7-6 victory at Stephen F. Austin (April 20) ... registered a career-best four RBIs against Northwestern State (April 15).
LF/DH ? Tim Palincsar, Fr. - Starter in 45 games (six LF/39 DH)... leads club with 50 runs scored and 11 stolen bases (in 11 attempts) ... ranks second on the squad with a .403 on-base percentage and stands third with 21 walks ... also hitting .316 with 11 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 33 RBIs ... had a career-high 13-game hitting streak from March 21-April 10 in which he had a .415 (22-53) batting average with seven doubles, one triple, three home runs (.755 SLG) and 18 RBIs ... also reached base at a .492 clip and stole five bases during that stretch ... had a career-high four hits against Texas-Pan American (April 17) ... had a career-best four RBIs vs. Southeastern Louisiana (April 1) and matched that performance six days later at Texas-Arlington (April 7) ... hit first career homer vs. the College of Charleston on March 10 ... had seven-game hitting streak from Feb. 23-March 4 (.385/10-26) ... named to the Al Ogletree Classic All-Tournament Team (5-11, 2 R, 2B, SB).
SP ? Josh Ruffin, Sr. - Preseason first-team All-SLC pick is one of the top pitchers in school history ... is team-best 6-2 with 4.52 ERA in his 13 starting assignments ... leads team with 57 strikeouts in a staff-best 81.2 innings ... also has team-high seven quality starts, three complete games and one shutout ... a perfect 4-0 with a 2.52 ERA and 22 punchouts in last five starts (35.2 IP) ... tossed five-hit shutout with six strikeouts last Friday against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to extend his career school record to five ... collected fifth win of season on April 27 at Sam Houston State (6.2 IP, 1 ER, 5 K) ... allowed three runs (two earned) on eight hits and fanned four in complete game win against Northwestern State (April 13) ... went 7.2 innings, allowing three runs, in earning win at Texas Arlington (April 5) ... tossed a four-hitter for first complete game of year and struck out seven, as UTSA won its SLC opener at McNeese State (March 16) ... allowed just one run on five hits and fanned six in seven innings vs. the College of Charleston (March 9) ... struck out career-high nine and picked up first victory of year vs. Gonzaga (Feb. 23) after allowing just three runs on six hits in eight-plus innings ... perfect 5-0 with 3.53 ERA, three complete games and a shutout in eight Southland Conference starts ... 2006 first-team All-SLC.
SP ? Bradley Chovanec, Jr. - Third on squad with 46 strikeouts in 74.1 innings ... has appeared in 16 games, including 12 starts, and has a 2-4 record ... tossed a complete-game five-hitter (one run) and struck out five against Southeastern Louisiana (March 31) ... gave up two runs and fanned six in seven innings vs. Central Arkansas (March 24) to collect first UTSA victory ... allowed three runs in 6.1 innings, while striking out five vs. Sam Houston State (March 3) ... made first career start on Feb. 17 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4 K) ... has allowed just one run and fanned six in four relief appearances (9 IP).
SP ? Ryan Proudfoot, Fr. - Has 4-2 record, 3.07 ERA and three quality starts in 11 games (eight starts) ... has allowed just 33 hits (.205 BAA) and struck out 39 in 44 innings of work ... collected fourth win of year against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (May 6) after allowing three runs on five hits and striking out three in six innings ... defeated Texas-Pan American (April 17) in his first start since April 1 ... gave up just one run on four hits and struck out three in seven innings in that contest ... picked up a pair of wins during the week of March 19-25 ... tossed five hitless innings with four strikeouts vs. Lamar (March 20) and then allowed just one run on four hits and punched out a career-high 11 in six innings vs. Central Arkansas four days later (March 25) ... has a 2-0 mark with 2.20 ERA in 16.1 innings (four games/three starts) in SLC action.
SP ? Blake Brannon, Sr. - Third on the team with 43 punchouts in 53.2 innings of work (12 starts) ... has a 1.02 ERA and nine strikeouts in his last three starts (17.2 IP) ... went the distance but was tagged with loss at Stephen F. Austin (April 22), allowing just one run on three hits with four strikeouts ... collected third win of season against Texas-Pan American (April 18) ... allowed an unearned run on just three hits in five innings ... tossed five scoreless frames and fanned five at Texas-Arlington (April 7) ... allowed two runs and struck out six in seven innings at McNeese State (March 18) ... registered first quality start of year vs. the College of Charleston (March 11) ... allowed pair of runs (one earned) on just six hits in seven-plus innings, while tying career high with eight strikeouts ... entered senior season riding UTSA-record 29 scoreless innings streak and extended that stretch to 30 before giving up run vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb. 16) ... needs just two more appearances to tie the UTSA career record.
RP ? Josh Blakley, Sr. - Has appeared in 22 games and has a perfect 5-0 record with one save and a team-best 2.59 ERA (fourth SLC) ... owns a sterling 48/10 strikeout-to-walk ratio (nearly 5-to-1) in 55.2 innings of work ... has not allowed a run in his last seven outings, which covers a span of 11.2 innings ... has given up just seven hits (.184 BAA) and fanned 12 during that scoreless streak ... went the final 4.1 innings on April 29 at Sam Houston State for his fifth win of the year ... tossed 5.2 scoreless innings, a career high, against Southeastern Louisiana (March 31) ... fanned a career-high six in a victory against St. Mary’s (Feb. 26) ... has gone at least four innings in eight contests and 3.1 innings in another ... is 3-0 with a 1.50 ERA and 26/8 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 30 innings of work (11 appearances) in Southland Conference games.
RP ? J.T. Mackey, Jr. - Sports a team-best 6-2 mark with three saves ... has recorded a 4.62 ERA in 23 games (one start) and struck out 29 in 37 innings of work ... made first career start on April 10 at No. 13 Texas A&M ... picked up team-best sixth victory of season with three scoreless frames at Sam Houston State (April 28) ... fifth win of year came after 2.2 scoreless frames against Northwestern State (April 15) ... collected fourth victory with a career-high five scoreless innings at McNeese State (March 17) ... got out of a bases-loaded jam with nobody out in the eighth to keep Roadrunners within one run in that contest ... earned both of team’s victories vs. the College of Charleston ... first UTSA victory came after two scoreless innings against Stephen F. Austin (March 2) ... earned first save against St. Mary’s (Feb. 26) ... saved the Roadrunners’ 6-3 victories at Texas-Arlington (April 5) and against Southeastern Louisiana (March 31).
RP ? Zach Calhoon, Fr. - Has posted a 3-2 record with a UTSA freshman record six saves in 20 appearances ... has a 2.70 ERA and allowed just 18 hits (.191 BAA), while striking out 41 in 26.2 innings ... struck out a career-high six and picked up his team-leading sixth save of the year on May 6 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ... named SLC Pitcher of the Week on March 5 after posting a win (vs. Houston) and a save (vs. Stephen F. Austin) ... struck out a then-career-high five in 4.2 innings vs. Cougars (Feb. 27) ... picked up a win and a loss in three-game series at Stephen F. Austin (April 20-22) ... collected his second victory of the season vs. Southeastern Louisiana (April 1) ... fanned final two batters against Gonzaga (Feb. 23) to earn first collegiate save ... has a 2-1 mark, four saves and 1.50 ERA and fanned 19 in 12.1 innings (10 games) in Southland Conference play.
Head Coach Sherman Corbett: With more than 20 years of playing and coaching experience, Sherman Corbett is in his seventh season at UTSA. The winningest coach in school history (205 victories), Corbett led the Roadrunners to 37 victories a year ago, the second-most in school history. In his first seven seasons, he has coached three of the five 30-win squads in school history and 24 All-SLC players, including seven first-teamers. Corbett also has mentored the 2001 SLC Pitcher of the Year (Jared Howton), 2002 SLC Player and Hitter of the Year (Mark Schramek), 2003 SLC Freshman of the Year (Ryan Crew) and two Freshman All-Americans ? Crew (2003) and Michael Rockett (2006). Twelve of his Roadrunners have gone on to professional careers, including eight being selected in the MLB Draft.
