In case you missed it, check out the Week 5 Recap, which includes a link to the weekly show with Coach Schlossnagle, Stats, Top 25 Rankings, and more. Rounding the Bases - Week 5 Recap
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Mid-Week Preview:
- Opponent: UTSA Roadrunners
- Date: Tues March 17th
- Time: 630pm
- Where: Disch-Falk Field
- TV: SEC Network+
Horns v. Roadrunners is on deck.
Will Texas be Wiley E. Coyote and continually swing and miss for the prize, or will the Coyote win out and eat the speedy bird?
The Roadrunners are a really good offensive team, that has the ability to hit for average and move runners over on the base paths. They are a talented bunch that has faced a number of tough teams this season (Baylor, Texas A&M, and Dallas Baptist), and will be looking to add a Bevo to their wall. On the other hand, the Horns have reeled off 17 wins in a row, not having lost since the first game of the season, led by a much improved pitching staff. After an up and down weekend from the bats this past weekend in Starkville, can the top of the lineup (Max Belyeu, Jalin Flores, and Adrian Rodriguez) get things going? Texas needs the lineup, which has dangerous hitters one through nine to get more of a rhythm, instead of getting hot and cold performances across weekends.
I expect that Texas will throw a lot of not often used arms tonight as Coach Schlossnagle will not want to tax the pitching staff at all ahead of a weekend show down against the #2 team in the nation. That could obviously lead to a more offensive game, so it will be interesting to see how tonight goes. The Horns staff will not just throw a game away, but they also have to be smart about load management.
Overall, this should be a great contest as UTSA has shown that they can hit and beat a big team on the road (now is where you all smirk about Texas A&M losing to UTSA earlier this season).
History:
- First Met: 1993
- All-Time Record: 26-6
- Horns are 21-4 at Disch-Falk Field
- Last Meeting: 2020 – Horns recorded a 6-2 win over the Meep Meeps with Tristan Stevens getting the win and Pete Hansen recording the save
- UTSA is picked to finish 5th out of 10 teams in the American Athletic
- This past weekend, UTSA lost two of three to Dallas Baptist
- RHP Ruger Riojas led UTSA in wins (10), appearances (26), saves (7), and ERA (3.25) during the 2024 season before transferring to Texas
Records:
- Texas: 17-1 (3-0 SEC)
- UTSA: 16-6 (0-0 American Athletic)
Pitching Matchups:
- Texas RHP Drew Rerick (1-0, 5.05 ERA, 4 apps, 1 start, 5.1 IP) v. UTSA RHP James Hubbard (1-2, 4 apps, 5.02 ERA, 14.1 IP)
Bullpen Leaders:
- Connor Kelly (6 apps, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 7 IP)
- Christian Okerholm (4 apps, 0-0, 1.59 ERA, 5.2 IP)
- Kendall Dove (8 apps, 1-0, 4.05 ERA, 13.1 IP)
- Robert Orloski (6 apps, 6-0, 4.44 ERA, 24.1 IP)
Offensive Leaders:
- Mason Lytle (.400 BA, 1.003 OPS, 2 HR, 31 RBI, .579 SLG%, .425 OB%, 5-5 SB)
- Named American Athletic Player of the Year by D1Baseball.com
- Drew Detlefsen (.390 BA, 1.159 OPS, 5 HR, 33 RBI, .659 SLG%, .500 OB%, 6-7 SB)
- James Taussig (.372 BA, 1.123 OPS, 4 HR, 18 RBI, .674 SLG%, .449 OB%, 2-2 SB)
Prediction:
- Texas wins to extend the win streak to 18 games
- I am now 16-2 on the season after having predicted that the Horns would go 2-1 over the weekend, but instead they went 3-0
STARTING LINEUPS:
UTSA
| 1 | 1b | 34 Caden Miller | L | .318 | |
| 2 | cf | 3 Mason Lytle | R | .400 | |
| 3 | rf | 33 James Taussig | L | .372 | |
| 4 | lf | 12 Drew Detlefsen | R | .390 | |
| 5 | dh | 0 Lorenzo Morresi | B | .312 | |
| 6 | 3b | 15 Norris McClure | L | .353 | |
| 7 | ss | 9 Ty Hodge | R | .312 | |
| 8 | 2b | 5 Diego Diaz | L | .111 | |
| 9 | c | 27 Andrew Stucky | R | .333 | |
| 10 | p | 18 James Hubbard | R | - |
Stats Comparison
| STAT | TEXAS | UTSA |
| Batting Average | .300 | .338 |
| OPS | .933 | .939 |
| Runs | 136 | 189 |
| Hits | 180 | 242 |
| 2B | 47 | 44 |
| 3B | 6 | 5 |
| HR | 26 | 18 |
| RBI | 126 | 172 |
| SLG% | .527 | .490 |
| BB | 94 | 100 |
| K | 157 | 121 |
| OB% | .406 | .449 |
| SB-ATT | 22-31 | 34-37 |
| ERA | 3.06 | 5.25 |
| WHIP | 1.17 | 1.35 |
| Saves | 9 | 1 |
| BB | 67 | 56 |
| SO | 153 | 188 |
| B/Avg | .205 | .260 |
| Errors | 18 | 15 |
| Fielding% | .973 | .979 |
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