SAN ANTONIO – After a marathon midweek game against Missouri Tuesday, UTSA returns to Conference USA action with a weekend series at Roadrunner Field against No. 27 Southern Miss.
The Roadrunners enter the third week of league play tied for fifth with a mark of 11-14 overall and 3-3 C-USA action, while the Golden Eagles boast a record of 16-6 on the campaign, including an unscathed league record of 6-0.
Media Coverage:
Video: CUSA.TV(No stream Saturday)
Stats: Live Stats
Probable Starters:
Jr. RHP, Walker Powell (2-0, 2.12) vs. Sr. RHP, Karan Patel (1-3, 2.17)
Sr. LHP, Adam Jackson (1-0, 1.69) vs. Jr. RHP, Slater Foust (4-1, 1.78)
Fr. RHP, Gabe Shepard (4-2, 3.60) vs. TBA
UTSA Tidbits
- As a team, the Roadrunners are hitting .279 as a team, with 76 extra-base hits.
- UTSA has hit nine home runs on the season, including one in each of the last three contests.
- Tuesday's five hour and 11 minute, 12-inning affair against Missouri is the longest since a four hour and 41 minute, 12-inning game against Quinnipiac on Feb. 18, 2017.
About Southern Miss.
- The Golden Eagles enter the weekend with an eight-game winning streak and have not dropped back-to-back games since being swept in a doubleheader by Gonzaga March 2.
- Slater Hunter leads the offense with a .400 batting average, registering 34 hits in 85 at-bats. He scored 18 runs and has 24 runs-batted-in.
- On the season, the pitching staff has posted four shutouts, including two consecutive and three in their last four games. They shutout C-USA foe in the series opener and finale last weekend before defeating Nicholls 5-0 Tuesday.
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