BILOXI, Miss. - UTSA squares off with regular season champion and top-seeded No. 29 Florida Atlantic Wednesday in the opening round of The First 2019 C-USA Baseball Championship presented by Air Force Reserve at MGM Park. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.
This is the fifth C-USA Tournament appearance in six years for the Roadrunners, including the third in a row, since joining the league in 2014. In 14 conference tournament games, UTSA is 6-8, including 1-2 last season.
Roadrunners vs. Owls
Tuesday • 4 p.m.
MGM Park, Biloxi, Miss.
ESPN+ • Championship Central
Series History: 18 All-Time Meetings
UTSA trails: 7-11
Home: 6-6• Road: 1-5 • Neutral: 0-0
Last Meeting: L, 2-6, May 12, 2019
Last Win: 4-1, May 11, 2019 (Roadrunner Field)
Last Win in Postseason: NA
Streak: L 1• Last 10: 4-6 • Last 5: 2-3
Probable Starters:
UTSA: Karan Patel (4-5, 2.82)
FAU: RHP Blake Sanderson (7-2, 3.68)
UTSA Notes:
- UTSA outhit FAU .265 (30-113) to .198 (22-111) in the final home series for UTSA May 10-12.
- The Roadrunners belted seven doubles and one triple in the three-game set, outslugging the OWLS .345 to .315.
- Karan Patel, Slater Foust and Hunter Grimes started on the mound in the series, working 16.2 innings and allowing six runs – all earned – on nine hits, five walks and fanning 10.
FAU Notes:
- Blake Sanderson posted a 3.68 ERA in 15 appearances, including 14 starts. He fanned 68 batters 85.2 innings.
- The Owls' staff allowed 6.56 earned runs in 55 contests, allowing 358 earned runs in 491 innings of work.
- The offense led the conference with a .298 batting average – five points higher than UTSA – and scored 391 runs.
Game Schedule
Wednesday, May 22(available on ESPN+)
Game 1 (6) Marshall vs. (3) Louisiana Tech 9:00a
Game 2 (7) Rice vs. (2) Southern Miss 12:30p
Game 3 (8) UTSA vs. (1) Florida Atlantic 4:00p
Game 4 (5) Old Dominion vs. (4) WKU 7:30p
Thursday, May 23(available on ESPN+)
Game 5 Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 9:00a
Game 6 Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 12:30p
Game 7 Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 4:00p
Game 8 Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 7:30p
Friday, May 24(available on ESPN+)
Game 9 Winner Game 5 vs. Loser game 7 3:00p
Game 10 Winner Game 6 vs. Loser game 8 6:30p
Saturday, May 25(available on ESPN+)
Game 11 Winner Game 7 vs. Winner game 9 9:00a
Game 12 Winner Game 8 vs. Winner game 10 12:30p
Game 13 Same teams as Game 11 4:00p (if necessary)
Game 14 Same teams as Game 12 7:30p (if necessary)
Sunday, May 26(televised by CBS Sports Network)
Championship Game 1:00p
All Times Central
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