SAN ANTONIO – After taking two of three from No. 27 Southern Miss, UTSA is focused on a midweek showdown at Texas State.
Roadrunners at Bobcats
6 p.m. CDT • April 2, 2018
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, Texas
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The Roadrunners will trek 50 miles up I-35 Tuesday, renewing their rivalry with the Bobcats who claimed an 8-3 victory in the first of three scheduled meetings in 2019.
Knotted at 3-3 after three innings, Texas State plated five-unanswered runs in the middle frames when the teams met at Roadrunner Field March 5.
At the dish, Dylan Rock led UTSA; reaching base in four of his five plate appearances, with two walks and two hits, driving in two runs.
Jonathan Tapia, Griffin Paxton and Aldo Buendia each recorded one hit for the Roadrunners.
Will Hollis paced the Bobcats with two of his team's six hits.
Series History: 95thMeeting
UTSA trails 36-58
Home: 20-27 • Road: 14-28 • Neutral: 2-3
Last Meeting: L, 3-8 March 5, 2019 (Roadrunner Field)
Last Win: 5-3 (April 3, 2018)
Last Win in San Marcos: 5-3 (April 3, 2018)
Streak: Lost 1 • Last 10: 5-5 • Last 5: 2-3
Probable Starters:
UTSA - R-Sr. RHP, Tyler Giovanoni (0-1, 16.20)
TXST - Jr. RHP, Garrett Herrmann (2-1, 3.91)
Scouting UTSA:
• Hitting .283 as a team and averaging 6.2 runs per game.
• The Roadrunners recorded at least eight hits in each of the last 10 games, including eight double-digit hit performances.
• Rock leads the team with a .377 batting average.
• Ryan Stacy leads the league with a .462 average in nine C-USA games, Bryan Arias (.417) sits in ninth and Rock (.405) is 11th.
• Slater Foust's 1.82 earned-run-average is the third lowest in the league, while teammate Karan Patel is one spot behind with a 2.00 ERA.
• Patel has fanned 46 batters in 45 innings of work.
• Zachary Griggs and Bradley Griggs are among the league leaders in appearances by pitchers. Zachary ranks fourth with 14 and Bradley is one behind with 13.
Scouting Texas State:
• The Bobcats are hitting .269 as a team, while holding opponents to .239.
• Jaylen Hubbard leads the team with a .330 average, while Jaxon Williams is hot on his heels at .327.
• Texas State has slugged 18 home runs, but the pitching staff surrendered 24.
• The offense averages 4.3 runs-per-game, while they allow 5.96.
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