SAN ANTONIO — UTSA 11th-year head baseball coach Sherman Corbett announced Tuesday the signing of six student-athletes to National Letters of Intent.
Joining the Roadrunners for the 2012 season will be Justin Anderson (Houston, Texas/St. Pius X HS), Horatio Correa (Cypress, Texas/Cypress Falls HS), Grant Gibbs (Austin, Texas/Lake Travis HS), Brock Hartson (Pearland, Texas/Pearland HS), Carter Mangum (Houston, Texas/Langham Creek HS) and Jordan Pacheco (Victoria, Texas/Victoria West HS).
"I am extremely pleased with our early signing class," Corbett said. "(Associate Head) Coach (Jason) Marshall and (Assistant) Coach Brett Lawler did an outstanding job of identifying players that would meet our future needs and that would continue to improve the quality of players in our program. There is a good balance of pitchers and position players that have every opportunity to make a major contribution to our program once they step on campus. I appreciate each signees' commitment to UTSA and look forward to be a part of their college careers."
Below is a breakdown of this year's early signing class.
Justin Anderson
6-2 · 185 · L/R · P/OF
Houston, Texas (St. Pius X HS)
· Ranked #158 out of 350 top prospects on Perfect Game (PG) Crosschecker, Class of 2011.
· Named to Top Prospect Team at PG 2010 South Top Prospect Showcase
· 2010 TAPPS second-team all-state
· First-team all-district
· Helped lead St. Pius X to 2009 TAPPS 5A State Championship
· Member of National Honor Society
· Spring 2010 stats: .380 BA, 7 2B, 2 HR, 24 RBIs
· Summer 2010 stats: .430 BA, 7 2B, 10 RBIs
· Member of Houston Slam Select Organization
Horatio Correa
5-10 · 175 · S/R · IF/OF
Cypress, Texas (Cypress Falls HS)
· Spring 2010 hitting stats: .422 BA (38-for-90), 22 R, 12 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 23 RBIs
· Spring 2010 pitching stats: 6-1 W-L, 2.05 ERA, 44 IP, 52 K
· First-team all-district at shortstop after posting .455 batting average in district play
· Second-team All-Greater Houston 5A as utility player
· Member of Kyle Chapman Select Organization
Grant Gibbs
6-0 · 175 · L/R · C/1B
Austin, Texas (Lake Travis HS)
· 2009 Texas Sports Writers first-team all-state as a designated hitter
· 2009 second-team All-Centex and first-team all-district
· 2009 Lake Travis HS Offensive Player of the Year and earned Big Hitter and Underclassman Awards
· Spring 2009 stats: .538 BA, 5 HR, 29 RBIs, .619 OBP, .863 SLG
· Summer 2009: Helped Austin Slam Braves win Premier Baseball Sophomore World Series
· Led Lake Travis HS to 2009 & 2010 Region IV championship games
· 2010 second-team All-Centex, second-team all-district and academic all-district
· 2010 Spring stats: .382 BA, 6 HR, 32 RBIs, .486 OBP, .673 SLG
· Invited to the 2010 Texas Scouts Association workout
· Member of the Austin Slam Select Organization
Brock Hartson
6-3 · 185 · R/R · P/IF
Pearland, Texas (Pearland HS)
· Spring 2010 stats: 6-2 W-L
· Spring 2009 stats: 4-0 W-L
· 2010 Pearland High School Pitcher of the Year
· Threw no-hitter against Pasadena High School
· Played in 2010 Greater Houston Junior All-Star Game
· 2010 first-team all-district as utility player
· Member of the Columbia Angels Select Organization
Carter Mangum
5-9 · 155 · L/R · IF/OF
Houston, Texas (Langham Creek HS)
· Spring 2010 stats: .363 BA (33-for-91), 25 R, 9 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 22 RBIs
· Second-team all-district at shortstop after posting a .362 batting average in district play
· Member of Kyle Chapman Select Organization
Jordan Pacheco
6-0 · 175 · R/R · P
Victoria, Texas (Victoria West HS)
· Attended Victoria Memorial HS for first three years of high school
· 2008 District 27-5A Newcomer of the Year
· Has earned three all-district awards
· Three-time Victoria Memorial High School Pitcher of the Year
· Two-time Victoria ISD all-tournament team selection
· Tabbed honorable mention all-state and 2010 Area Pitcher of the Year
· 2010 Victoria Memorial High School's MVP
· Member of Lights Out Baseball Select Organization
