SAN ANTONIO – For the first time in five weeks, UTSA Baseball is set to play a Tuesday game at home. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi rolls in for the two sides’ second meeting in the month of March with first pitch slated for 6 p.m. The Roadrunners are fresh off a 2-1 stay at Florida Atlantic to open conference play, cruising past the Owls 18-8 in seven innings on Sunday. Now, they open a four-game homestand with the Islanders ahead of a home series with East Carolina this weekend.
WHAT TO KNOW
Who: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (11-12, 1-7 SLC) at UTSA (17-7, 2-1 AMER)
When: Tuesday, March 24 (6 p.m. CT)
Where: Roadrunner Field – San Antonio, Texas
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Stream: ESPN+
Broadcast Crew: Jordy Fee-Platt & Mike Capps
LAST TIME OUT
The ‘Runners visited FAU over the weekend, taking two of three from the Owls in both sides’ first American Conference action of the spring. The visiting pitchers shone in Friday’s 4-1 win, allowing just four Owl hits. After a close 7-6 defeat on Saturday, UTSA crushed FAU on Sunday, mashing 17 hits en route to a seven-inning, 18-8 victory.
Jacob Silva excelled with six RBIs over the series, including three in the finale. On Sunday, the catcher posted four hits in as many at-bats, including his first collegiate home run. The San Antonio native helped guide his squad to its 12th straight regular-season conference series win, extending a streak that dates back to 2024.
THE BATS ARE HOT
UTSA ranks inside the nation’s top 25 with a .333 batting average (10th), 280 hits (seventh), 237 runs (ninth), 9.9 runs scored per game (ninth), 53 doubles (24th), a .445 on-base percentage (13th) and a .539 slugging percentage (18th).
In 14 of 24 games this season, UTSA has scored at least 10 runs. The group is averaging nearly 1.2 scores per frame, plating 237 runners in 203 innings of work. UTSA has hit multiple home runs in nearly half of its outings, doing so 11 times this spring.
MORE HARDWARE FOR 12
Drew Detlefsen was named American Conference Player of the Week on Monday. The senior racked up 12 hits, batting .750 with an OPS of 1.925 over four games. The left fielder notched three doubles and a home run to drive in five RBIs and score seven runs himself.
On Tuesday at Houston Christian, he became the first Roadrunner with five hits in a single game this season, going 5-for-5. Then, he followed that performance up with a 3-for-3 outing in his side's weekend-opening triumph at FAU. To close out the series win on Sunday, he went deep for the ninth time this season to expand his team lead in home runs. This season, Detlefsen ranks third among all of Division I individuals in hits (43), 10th in runs scored per game (1.48), 13th in total runs scored (34), 14th in batting average (.434) and 35th in RBIs (31).
TAKE ‘EM WHERE YOU CAN GET ‘EM
This year, UTSA has drawn 140 walks through 24 games. While also being hit by 45 pitches, the squad is totaling an average of 7.7 free bases per night. The Roadrunners have only failed to draw at least four bases on balls four times this year. The group is 1-3 in such games and 16-4 when tallying four or more walks.
ABOUT THE ISLANDERS
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is under the direction of 19th-year Head Coach Scott Malone, who holds a 453-530-2 record in his time with the program. The Islanders are 11-12 this season, posting a 1-7 record in Southland Conference play thus far. Over the weekend, they dropped two of three against Lamar at home, falling by an 18-15 margin in 10 innings on Sunday. UTSA visited A&M-Corpus Christi earlier this month, pulling out a 7-5 victory on March 3 with the help of a two-run home run from Christian Hallmark.
UP NEXT
This weekend, the American Conference’s top two preseason seeds clash as East Carolina rolls in for a three-game set. The Pirates visit Roadrunner Field for the Friday-Sunday series as both sides look to improve on their 2-1 marks in league play. All the action from San Antonio will be streamed live on ESPN+ and available to follow via utsa.statbroadcast.com.
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