SAN ANTONIO — The Roadrunners will host Texas Southern in a three-game series at 6 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 7, 4 p.m. on Saturday, Mar. 8 and 2 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 9 at Roadrunner Field in San Antonio, Texas.
The Matchup
UTSA will play Texas Southern in its 16th-18th games of the season. This will be the Roadrunners' first home three-game series this season.
All three games of the series will be broadcast on ESPN+ with Mike Capps and Karl Schoening on the call. Live stats for the game will be on utsa.statbroadcast.com.
Series History
UTSA and Texas Southern have played three games total with the Roadrunners holding a 3-0 record against the Tigers. The Roadrunners and Texas Southern played three games against each other in 1994 with UTSA winning all three games.
UTSA defeated Texas Southern in its first meeting 11-4 in San Antonio. They then played a doubleheader on Feb. 27, 1994, in Houston, Texas, where the Roadrunners won 14-0 and 9-0.
On the Mound
On the mound Friday night will be Zach Royse, who has three starts this season with 16.2 innings pitched, giving up just six earned runs for a 3.24 ERA, Royse has 19 strikeouts on the season. Conor Myles will start Saturday’s game; he has three starts with 15.1 innings pitched with 18 strikeouts and just two earned runs.
Braylon Owens is starting the series finale, he has logged 16.1 innings pitched, giving up just nine hits with 20 strikeouts to his name.
Last Time Out
UTSA took down #14 Texas A&M 7-4 on Tuesday, Mar. 4. Robert Orloski got the win on the mound. Jordan Ballin shined as he hit a bases-clearing double driving in three runs.
Win Streak
The Roadrunners are currently on an 11-game win streak. A win on Friday night will tie the program record of 12 straight wins set back in 1994. If the Roadrunners were to win on Friday and Saturday, the Roadrunners will set a new program record of 13 straight wins.
Leading the League
The Roadrunners have been dominating in the last ten games, which puts them in front of the AAC in eight different statistical measures. As a team the Roadrunners lead the AAC in batting average (.354), slugging percentage (.514), on-base percentage (.454), runs (122), hits (162), RBIs (112), total bases (235) and innings pitched (109.0).
AAC Weekly Awards
Lytle was named AAC player of the week on March 3, where he tallied a .583 batting average with 14 hits in 24 at bats with eleven RBIs. Lytle notched seven total doubles and a career high three doubles against Youngstown State on Saturday, Mar. 1 in the second game of the doubleheader.
After an outstanding second week of the season, 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.
At-Home Dominance
The Roadrunners are 10-0 at home, outscoring their opponents 112-29. In six of the 10 games played at Roadrunner Field, UTSA has been able to put their opponents away early by run-ruling their foes in the seventh inning.
Hallmark’s 150th
Head coach Pat Hallmark earned his 150th career win with UTSA on Saturday, Mar. 1 defeating the YSU 16-13. Hallmark is just the third UTSA head coach to reach at least 150 wins in program history.
Leading the League
The Roadrunners have been dominating all season, which puts them in front of the AAC in nine different statistical measures. As a team the Roadrunners lead the AAC in batting average (3.342), slugging percentage (.493), on-base percentage (.444), runs (129), hits (168), RBIs (118), total bases (242) and innings pitched (118.0). They are currently tied for first in triples with four.
No Free Bags
The Roadrunners hold a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 4.34, which is second in the nation and first in the American Athletic Conference. They also have a 2.21 ratio of walks per nine innings, which is also the best in the country.
Doubles and Jacks
The Roadrunner offense has come alive as they have racked up 33 doubles on the year, putting them in second place among the leagues. UTSA has 11 homers which is fourth in the conference. Andrew Detlefsen leads the team in homers with four to his name.
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 has started four games for the Roadrunners at second base, playing in a total of eight games. Orloski has pitched in three games for the Roadrunners, tallying 11.2 innings pitched with 15 strikeouts and one walk with three wins.
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 Hodge and Nathan Hodge. The Hodge brothers come from College Station, Texas, but have two different paths in finding their way to UTSA. T. Hodge is a transfer from Houston Christian who spent a year at Texas A&M. N. 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, N. Hodge, Ryley Chapman, Todd Rochelle and Caden Miller.
Up Next
After the weekend series, the Roadrunners will host UIW at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 11 at Roadrunner Field in San Antonio, Texas.
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