SAN ANTONIO — The Roadrunners will face Long Island University in the first home series of the 2025 season, starting at 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21going to Sunday, Feb. 23.
The Matchup
In their first home series, the Roadrunners will take on LIU in a four-game series starting at 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21. UTSA will then play the second game of the series at noon on Saturday, Feb. 22. The Roadrunners will finish up the four-game series with a doubleheader starting at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23, the second game starting 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game.
The game will be broadcasted on ESPN+, with Karl Schoening and Mike Capps on the call. Live stats for the game will be on utsa.statbroadcast.com.
Series History
This will be the first time UTSA and LIU have played each other in program history.
On the Mound
On the mound for the Roadrunners will be Zach Royse for game one of the series. He has 5.2 innings pitched and five strikeouts, allowing just six hits and no walks. Braylon Owens will pitch the second game. He has 4.0 innings pitched with one strikeout.
Conor Myles will throw the third game of the series. Myles has 4.1 innings pitched, giving up just two hits and no runs on three strikeouts for a B/avg of .143.
K/BB Ratio
UTSA has a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 7.25, putting them in the top ten in the country as of February 19 and first in the AAC. The Roadrunners have only walked four batters with seven different pitchers not recording a single walk in their outing. The Roadrunners are also top in the nation and first in the league in walks allowed per nine innings with a 1.09 value.
Energy Stu
Senior catcher Andrew Stucky, whose name is pronounced STEW-key, was the inspiration for a team mantra, Energy Stu. Comes from a phrase shouted to the team to raise the energy at practice.
The Return of Malone
Former pitcher Luke Malone rejoins the Roadrunners in a different capacity as he joined the coaching staff in October 2024 as the Director of Player Development and Analytics.
Malone was a star pitcher for the Roadrunners from 2020 to 2023, earning all-conference accolades in each of his final two seasons. The right-hander finished his career with a 17-9 record, 4.45 ERA, 178 strikeouts and a pair of saves in 63 appearances that totaled 234.2 innings pitched.
2024 AAC All-Freshman Team
The Roadrunners welcome back both Diego Diaz and Robert Orloski, who both made the 2024 AAC All-Freshman Team. Both Diaz and Orloski are already seeing significant action for the Roadrunners.
Diaz started at second base for all three of the opening weekend games, being featured in both the seventh spot and eighth spot in the lineup. Orloski came into the game to relieve Conor Myles on Sunday, Feb. 16, and tossed 4.2 innings, giving up five hits and three runs but struck out six batters; Orloski was awarded the win.
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 the weekend, the Roadrunners will host Houston Christian at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25.
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