SAN ANTONIO — UTSA baseball is set to host Houston Christian at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at Roadrunner Field in San Antonio, Texas, and Oakland at 6 p.m. on Wednesday at Roadrunner Field.
The Matchup
In a mid-week match-up, the Roadrunners will host two opponents, HCU and Oakland. UTSA will kick off the action against HCU on Tuesday, Feb. 25. The very next day, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, the Roadrunners will play in their tenth game of the season.
The game will be broadcast on ESPN+, with Karl Schoening and Mike Capps on the call. Live stats for the game will be on utsa.statbroadcast.com.
Series History
The Roadrunners have a 15-4 record against the Huskies, including an 8-2 home record. UTSA is currently on a nine-game win streak against HCU, in their last game, the Roadrunners defeated Houston Christian 9-8 on April 15, 2023, in San Antonio, Texas.
This will be the first time Oakland and UTSA have played each other in program history.
On the Mound
On the mound for the Roadrunners on Tuesday against HCU will be James Hubbard. Hubbard has a 4.50 ERA with two innings under his belt with one strikeout.
Last Time Out
The Roadrunners completed their first series sweep of the season against LIU, where they won four games, shutting out the Sharks in two of the four games played. Fighting through some cold weather, UTSA bats stayed hot all weekend as they were able to record a season-high in hits (19) and a season-high runs (15) in the third game of the series.
No Free Bags
The Roadrunners hold a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 6.56, which puts them in third place in the nation and first in the American Athletic Conference. They also have a 1.29 ratio of walks per nine innings, which is the best in the nation and league.
Doubles and Jacks
The Roadrunners bats have certainly come alive early this season as freshman Caden Miller is leading the AAC in home runs with three on the year. Drew Detlefsen has five doubles through eight games, which puts him tied for the lead in the conference. Norris McClure has been a singles machine, as he has a batting average of .560, which also leads the league.
As a team, the Roadrunners rank first in hits with 90. They also have the second-best batting average (.338) in the AAC.
AAC Weekly Awards
After an outstanding week, two Roadrunners found their way into the AAC Weekly Honor Roll. Braylon Owens, who tossed six scoreless innings, giving up just two hits and striking out eight batters, is the first Roadrunner pitcher to be named to the weekly honor roll. Miller recorded seven hits, two home runs and two doubles on the week for a slugging percentage of 1.000 and is the first Roadrunner hitter to be named to the weekly honor roll.
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 striking 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 Miller.
Up Next
The Roadrunners will host Youngstown State in a four-game series starting at 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, with a doubleheader starting at noon on Saturday, Mar. 1 and the series finale being played at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Mar. 2.
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