LUBBOCK, Texas – UTSA Baseball concluded its grueling 10-game stay away from home on Wednesday, facing Texas Tech for the second straight day. The Red Raiders (11-5) produced seven runs in the sixth inning, taking the lead for good in an eventual 10-5 win. With the loss, UTSA fell to 14-3 overall, dropping its first Power Four bout of the season.
FIRST INNING
A trio of walks to Caden Miller, Lane Haworth and Josh Arquette loaded the bases in an instant for the visitors. Nothing materialized of the opportunity, however, sending out Ryan Self for his third career start. The freshman shut down the opposition early on, quickly retiring three straight batters after allowing a leadoff single.
SECOND INNING
Christian Hallmark led things off in the second with a no-doubt home run to right field, notching his third four-bagger of the season. The second pitch of the inning went 401 feet and broke open the scoring at 1-0 in favor of UTSA.
THIRD INNING
Arquette got things going with a hit before Diego Diaz’s double put both runners in scoring position. The speedy Hallmark then beat out an infield single, plating Arquette to amass a 2-0 lead. In the home half, a one-out walk was followed up by two straight base knocks as TTU cut the deficit in half. Ryan Self wrapped up his day on the mound after 2.2 innings, making way for Christopher Gutierrez, who ended the frame on a swinging strikeout.
FOURTH INNING
First baseman Caden Miller remained hot at the plate, leading off with a single. With two away, Josh Arquette unloaded on a one-strike pitch, bouncing it off the scoreboard in right-center field. The home run was Arquette’s third of the season, bringing Miller around and doubling UTSA’s total for a 4-1 advantage. Meanwhile, Gutierrez matched the longest outing of his season at the conclusion of a 1-2-3 bottom half.
SIXTH INNING
Christian Okerholm, who took over in the fifth, returned to the mound. The Red Raiders started off with a triple and a home run, prompting a pitching change from Pat Hallmark. Two more hits and an RBI groundout preluded another home run, breaking a tie to put the hosts ahead 6-4. One walk later, the visiting coach returned to the mound, signaling to Lubbock native Jake Qualia out of the bullpen. After TTU’s third home run of the inning, the freshman escaped with two straight outs. A seven-run frame pushed the hosts ahead 8-4 entering the night’s final third.
SEVENTH INNING
Despite a pitching change from TTU and a walk to Jacob Silva, the visitors failed to produce runs yet again. A walk and three straight singles then brought two more Red Raiders around to score, opening up the lead to 10-4 at the end of the bottom half.
EIGHTH INNING
Two free bases and Lane Haworth’s steal of second put a pair in scoring position for Arquette. The third baseman breathed life into his offense, dropping a single in to right-center to score Caden Miller. No further damage was done by either side as Texas Tech closed things out by a final score of 10-5.
NUMBERS OF NOTE
- For the first time this year, UTSA lost a game when drawing four or more walks, dropping to 13-1 in such contests.
- UTSA dipped to 3-13 all-time against Texas Tech, falling to 2-5 in Lubbock.
- Christian Hallmark’s solo shot in the second inning was his third home run of 2026, all coming in midweek bouts.
- UTSA set a season high with 13 walks drawn in the loss. The Roadrunners had only eclipsed double digits once before Wednesday, coming in their Feb. 21 win over Dallas Baptist with 10.
- Fourteen runners left on base were the second-most by UTSA this season (15 versus Dallas Baptist).
- Blayne Lyne made his second appearance on the mound for UTSA, tossing the final inning while allowing just one walk.
- Ryan Self was the only Roadrunner to face at least 10 batters, seeing 12 over his 2.2 innings of one-run action.
- Josh Arquette matched his season high for hits (three) and runs scored (two) while driving in three RBIs.
- Caden Miller, Lane Haworth and Aidan Eshelman all walked three times apiece. Eshelman set a new career high for bases on balls in the loss.
- The Navy & Orange wrapped up their 10-game trek with a 7-3 record, notching victories over Ohio State, No. 9 Coastal Carolina, Baylor and Texas Tech in the process.
UP NEXT
With the season’s longest road trip behind them, the squad will return to Roadrunner Field for a three-game set with UT Arlington. UTSA looks to avenge a series loss from the opening weekend of 2025 and earn their 13th consecutive series victory. All the action between the Roadrunners and Mavericks will be streamed live on ESPN+ and available to follow via utsa.statbroadcast.com.
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