SAN ANTONIO – In a matchup featuring two teams from last year’s Austin Regional, UTSA Baseball is set to visit Houston Christian on Tuesday. The Roadrunners (15-5) have their sights set on a fifth road win this month while the Huskies (10-9) look to improve on a 5-2 home record. The visitors open a four-game week of all away contests, looking to build momentum before opening conference play this weekend.
WHAT TO KNOW
Who: UTSA (15-5, 0-0 AMER) at Houston Christian (10-9, 4-2 SLC)
When: Tuesday, March 17 (6:30 p.m.)
Where: Husky Field – Houston, Texas
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Stream: ESPN+
Broadcast Crew: Nicholas Pietrzycki
LAST TIME OUT
The ‘Runners hosted UT Arlington over the weekend for their first home series in three weeks. The Mavericks took each of the first two contests, snapping UTSA’s streak of 12 straight series wins. On Sunday, the Navy & Orange belted three home runs, led by two from Drew Detlefsen. The offensive explosion led to a 15-8 comeback victory, snapping a three-game skid and bumping the squad to 15-5 overall.
NO STRANGERS TO HOUSTON
The Roadrunners opened the month of March in the Bayou City, wrapping up their three-day stay at the BRUCE BOLT College Classic with a win over Baylor. The squad returns to the nation’s fourth-largest city on Tuesday with at least one more trip to Houston still looming this spring. Down the road, UTSA is set to visit Rice in a conference clash from April 2-4. Nine Roadrunners hail from the greater Houston area, including Katy, Spring and Cypress, among other cities. Houstonians make up more than one fifth, or 22.5 percent, of the UTSA roster.
IN HIS LANE
Lane Haworth has started all 20 games in right field for Pat Hallmark’s squad this spring. The first-year Roadrunner leads the American Conference in hits (35) and batting average (.455) while ranking second in on-base percentage (.570) and fourth in OPS (1.193). The left-handed batter has drawn 19 walks and been hit by three pitches, stealing eight bases en route to 23 runs scored and 17 RBIs this season. At the BRUCE BOLT College Classic, he belted his first two home runs of the season, going deep in back-to-back plate appearances.
THE BATS ARE HOT
UTSA ranks inside the nation’s top 20 with a .332 batting average (16th), 234 hits (eighth), 198 runs (12th), 33 home runs (19th), 9.9 runs scored per game (13th), a .442 on-base percentage (16th) and a .542 slugging percentage (19th).
In 12 of 20 games this season, UTSA has scored at least 10 runs. The group is averaging nearly 1.2 scores per frame, plating 198 runners in 171 innings of work. The Roadrunners have hit multiple home runs in half of their outings, doing so 10 times this spring.
TAKE ‘EM WHERE YOU CAN GET ‘EM
This year, UTSA has drawn 116 walks through 20 games. While also being hit by 34 pitches, the squad is totaling an average of 7.5 free bases per night. The Roadrunners have only failed to draw four bases on balls four times this year. The group is 1-3 in such games and 14-2 when tallying at least four walks.
ABOUT THE HUSKIES
Houston Christian is under the direction of second-year Head Coach Clay VanderLaan, who boasts a 42-34 record with the program. Last season, the Huskies finished 32-25 with a 17-13 mark in league play, sweeping their way through the Southland Conference Tournament.
The 2025 bunch advanced to the Austin Regional, where their season ended at the hands of Texas and Kansas State. This year’s group out to a 10-9 start, already holding a 4-2 SLC record. HCU has won every series aside from opening weekend, most recently taking two of three at Tarleton State.
UP NEXT
After their midweek clash, the ‘Runners will stay on the road to open American Conference play. The squad is set to visit Florida Atlantic for a three-game set commencing on Friday, March 20. All the action from Boca Raton will be streamed live on ESPN+ and available to follow via utsa.statbroadcast.com.
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