SAN ANTONIO — UTSA will open its sixth season under head coach Pat Hallmark this weekend, facing off against UT Arlington at Clay Gould Ballpark in a three-game series on Friday-Sunday, Feb. 14-16, in Arlington, Texas.
The Matchup
The Roadrunners are set to take on the Mavericks in a three-game series to open the 2025 season. The first game will start at 4 p.m. Friday, with the second game going at 1 p.m. Saturday and the finale at 1 p.m. Sunday.
All three games will be broadcasted on ESPN+, with Josh Sours on the call. Live stats for all three games will be on utsa.statbroadcast.com.
Series History
The Roadrunners are 35-49 against the Mavericks all time. UTSA is 13-26 on the road against UT Arlington. The two teams also faced off against each other to open the 2024 season in a four-game series. The Roadrunners split the series, winning the middle two contests.
On the Mound
On Friday night, Junior Zach Royse will be the starter for the Roadrunners. Last year, Royse posted a 4.91 ERA with 11 starts, allowing just 24 earned runs. Starting on Saturday will be Braylon Owens, who notched a 4.99 ERA in four starts, allowing just 50 hits. Sunday’s starter is to be determined.
Preseason AAC Rankings
After finishing 17-10 to finish second in the American Athletic Conference in 2024, their first year in the league, the Roadrunners were picked to finish fourth by the league’s coaches in 2025.
Lytle’s Accomplishments
Senior outfield Mason Lytle has racked up an impressive list of awards entering his senior campaign. In his first year with the Roadrunners, Lytle was named 2024 AAC Newcomer of the Year while also being named to the AAC All-Academic Team.
Leading up to the 2025 season, Lytle has been named as the 2025 Preseason Player of the Year, the 2025 D1Baseball AAC Preseason Player of the Year and to the 2025 Perfect Game College Baseball Preseason AAC All-Conference Team. He was also named the 32nd-best outfielder in the nation, according to D1Baseball.
The Hodge Brothers
UTSA has a pair of brothers on the team, Ty and Nathan Hodge. The Hodge brothers come from College Station, Texas, but have two different paths in finding their way to UTSA. Ty Hodge is a transfer from Houston Christian who spent a year at Texas A&M. Nathan Hodge is a true freshman.
Home Grown
28 of the 38 players on the roster are from Texas, making up just shy of 75 percent of the roster. These players range from southern Texas, such as Pharr, all the way up to northern Texas, such as Mansfield. Josh Vaughn is the lone Roadrunner that calls San Antonio home.
Overseas Roadrunners
The Roadrunners have two players that come from outside of America, Lorenzo Morresi and Conor Myles. Morresi is from Macerata, Italy. Before coming to UTSA, Morressi spent two seasons in Hobbs, New Mexico, playing at NMJC.
Myles comes from the southern hemisphere, calling Melbourne, Australia, home. Myles spent two seasons in west Texas, as he played for Odessa JC before coming to play for the Roadrunners.
Fresh-faced Freshmen
UTSA has seven true freshmen on the roster and two redshirt freshmen. The two redshirt freshmen are Ryan Jester, who spent last season with the Roadrunners, and Holden Harris, who comes to UTSA after spending the 2024 season at TCU.
The seven true freshmen are Peyton Adams, Jordan Ballin, Mason Jacob, Nathan Hodge, Ryley Chapman, Todd Rochelle and Caden Miller.
Up Next
After opening weekend, the Roadrunners will head to Waco, Texas to take on Baylor at 6:30 p.m on Tuesday, Feb. 18.
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