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The 2023 UTSA Roadrunners baseball team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio in the sport of baseball for the 2023 college baseball season . The Roadrunners competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and in Conference USA . They played their home games at Roadrunner Field in San Antonio, Texas . The team was coached by Patrick Hallmark , who was in his fourth season with the Roadrunners.
The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 2, 2023 with the Roadrunners predicted to finish in fifth place in the conference.[ 2]
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
1st Place Votes
1
Louisiana Tech
5
2
DBU
4
3
Florida Atlantic
-
4
Charlotte
1
5
UTSA
-
T6
Middle Tennessee
-
T6
UAB
-
8
Rice
-
9
FIU
-
10
WKU
-
Preseason All-CUSA team [ edit ]
Preseason All-CUSA Team [ 2]
Player
No.
Position
Class
Leyton Barry
8
INF
Senior
Luke Malone
34
SP
Senior
Daniel Shafer
39
RP
Junior
Simon Miller
32
RP
Junior
2023 UTSA Roadrunners baseball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
B/T
Height
Weight
Year
Home town
1
INF
Matt King
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Kingwood, Texas
2
OF
Isaiah Walker
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Rosharon, Texas
3
INF
Antonio Valdez
S/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Corpus Christi, Texas
4
OF
Tye Odom
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Bishop, Texas
5
C
Josh Killeen
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
San Antonio, Texas
6
RHP
Ryan Beaird
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
So
San Antonio, Texas
7
OF
Clark Henry
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Houston, Texas
8
INF
Leyton Barry
L/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Houston, Texas
9
INF
Jesse Ponce
L/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Sachse, Texas
12
LHP
Robbie Maldonado
L/L
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
McAllen, Texas
13
RHP
Ruger Riojas
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Fr
Wimberley, Texas
14
RHP
Ryan Ward
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Schertz, Texas
15
OF
Caleb Hill
L/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Grandview, Texas
16
INF
Garrett Poston
L/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
League City, Texas
17
RHP
Zach Royse
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Katy, Texas
18
LHP
Josh Salinas
L/L
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Corpus Christi, Texas
19
OF
Garrett Brooks
L/L
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Spring Branch, Texas
21
OF
Shane Sirdashney
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
The Woodlands, Texas
22
RHP
Drake Smith
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Katy, Texas
23
RHP
Daniel Garza
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Houston, Texas
24
OF
Dalton Porter
L/L
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Round Rock, Texas
25
RHP
Braden Davis
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Austin, Texas
26
C
Nick Crespo
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Sr
Alpine, Texas
27
INF
Taylor Smith
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Sr
Georgetown, Texas
28
INF
Preston Freeman
L/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Floresville, Texas
29
OF
Aiden Baumann
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
New Braunfels, Texas
30
RHP
John Chomko
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Tomball, Texas
32
RHP
Simon Miller
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Canton, Texas
33
OF
James Taussig
L/R
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Houston, Texas
34
RHP
Luke Malone
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Round Rock, Texas
35
LHP
Jay Ward
L/L
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Sr
Lake Villa, Illinois
36
RHP
Ulises Quiroga
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Baytown, Texas
39
RHP
Daniel Shafer
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Willis, Texas
40
RHP
Braylon Owens
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
So
Elgin, Texas
41
LHP
Adam Wade
L/L
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
Missouri City, Texas
42
RHP
Fischer Kingsbery
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Leander, Texas
44
C
Sammy Diaz
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Sr
Palm Desert, California
Head coach
Patrick Hallmark (Rice )
Assistant coach(es)
Ryan Aguayo (New Mexico State ) Zach Butler (McNeese State )
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Current redshirt
Roster Last update: May 12, 2023
Schedule and results [ edit ]
2023 UTSA Roadrunners Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (36–14)
February (7–1)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall Record
C-USA Record
Feb. 17
Tarleton State
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
W 3–2
Miller (1-0)
Burcham (0-1)
-
CUSA.TV
456
1–0
Feb. 18
Tarleton State
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
W 13–6
Garza (1-0)
Delvecchio (0-1)
-
CUSA.TV
409
2–0
Feb. 19
Tarleton State
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
L 5–712
Enriquez (1-0)
Beaird (0-1)
-
CUSA.TV
471
2–1
Feb. 22
Houston
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
W 12–27
Miller (2-0)
Lott
(0-1)
-
CUSA.TV
619
3-1
Feb. 24
Saint Mary's
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
L 0–1
Eaquinto (1-0)
Malone (0-1)
Damozonio (1)
CUSA.TV
434
3–2
Feb. 25
Saint Mary's
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
W 11–8
Riojas (1-0)
Lamb (1-1)
Miller (1)
CUSA.TV
395
4–2
Feb. 25
Saint Mary's
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
W 9-47
Quiroga (1-0)
Spalliero (0-1)
-
CUSA.TV
395
5–2
Feb. 26
Saint Mary's
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
W 4–2
Garza (2-0)
Wiltse (0-2)
-
CUSA.TV
312
6–2
Feb. 28
at Baylor
Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX
W 8–3
Smith (1-0)
Rogers (0-1)
Shafer (1)
ESPN+
1785
7–2
March (14–4)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall Record
C-USA Record
Mar. 1
Incarnate Word
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
W 2-1
Miller (3-0)
Rodriguez (0-1)
-
CUSA.TV
391
8–2
Mar. 3
Utah
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
L 3–5
Day (2-1)
Malone (0-2)
Ashman (2)
CUSA.TV
487
8–3
Mar. 4
Utah
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
W 11–5
Quiroga (2-0)
Hostert (2-0)
-
CUSA.TV
476
9–3
Mar. 5
Utah
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
W 14–3
Garza (3-0)
Jones (0-1)
-
CUSA.TV
447
10–3
Mar. 7
at Texas State
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
W 11–2
Miller (4-0)
Smith (0-1)
-
ESPN+
2028
11–3
Mar. 10
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
W 10–6
Malone (1-2)
Thomas (2-2)
Shafer (2)
CUSA.TV
564
12–3
Mar. 11
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
W 31–6
Quiroga (3-0)
Garcia (1-2)
-
CUSA.TV
537
13–3
Mar. 12
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
W 9–6
Riojas (2-0)
Feltz (0-1)
Miller (2)
CUSA.TV
562
14–3
Mar. 14
at Stephen F. Austin
Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX
W 9–3
Beaird (1-1)
Gonzalez (0-1)
-
15–3
Mar. 17
Florida Atlantic
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
W 8–2
Malone (2-2)
Cooley (2-3)
-
CUSA.TV
362
16–3
1–0
Mar. 19
Florida Atlantic
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
W 7–27
Quiroga (4-0)
Josey (2-2)
-
CUSA.TV
412
17–3
2–0
Mar. 19
Florida Atlantic
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
W 5–37
Miller (5-0)
Waterbor (1-1)
Shafer (3)
CUSA.TV
412
18–3
3-0
Mar. 21
at UT Rio Grande Valley
UTRGV Baseball St • Edinburg, TX
L 3–5
Ariza (1-2)
Smith (1-1)
Mejia (1)
ESPN+
1902
18–4
Mar. 24
at Rice
Reckling Park • Houston, TX
W 4–311
Miller (6-0)
Ben-Shoshan (2-1)
Shafer (4)
CUSA.TV
2043
19–4
4–0
Mar. 25
at Rice
Reckling Park • Houston, TX
L 8–13
McCracken (1-1)
Garza (3-1)
Raj (4)
CUSA.TV
2814
19–5
4–1
Mar. 26
at Rice
Reckling Park • Houston, TX
W 6–5
Kingsberry (1-0)
Brogdon (1-2)
Shafer (5)
CUSA.TV
2634
20–5
5-1
Mar. 28
at Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX
L 2–8
Watson (2-2)
Ward (0-1)
-
ESPN+
379
20–6
Mar. 31
Western Kentucky
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
W 3–2
Malone (3-2)
Diuguid (0-1)
Miller (3)
CUSA.TV
481
21-6
6-1
April (12–5)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall Record
C-USA Record
Apr. 1
Western Kentucky
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
W 5–4
Riojas (3-0)
Hall (4-2)
Miller (4)
CUSA.TV
494
22–6
7–1
Apr. 2
Western Kentucky
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
W 7–2
Garza (4-1)
Terbrak (3-2)
-
CUSA.TV
414
23–6
8–1
Apr. 3
at Incarnate Word
Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX
L 6–9
Hayward (4-2)
Shafer (0-1)
-
ESPN+
276
23–7
Apr. 6
at Charlotte
Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
W 5-3
Malone (4-2)
Hudepohl (2-4)
Miller (5)
ESPN+
581
24–7
9-1
Apr. 6
at Charlotte
Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
L 10–12
Thompson (3-1)
Quiroga (4-1)
-
ESPN+
581
24–8
9–2
Apr. 8
at Charlotte
Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
Game canceled
Apr. 11
at Texas A&M
Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX
W 5–1
Quiroga (5-1)
Wansing (2-2)
-
ESPN+
4613
25–8
Apr. 14
Middle Tennessee
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
W 13–5
Malone (5-2)
Johnson (2-2)
-
CUSA.TV
687
26–7
10-2
Apr. 15
Middle Tennessee
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
W 12–4
Miller (7-0)
Hamm (4-3)
-
CUSA.TV
487
27–7
11–2
Apr. 16
Middle Tennessee
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
W 5–4
Quiroga (6-1)
Swan (1-5)
Miller (6)
CUSA.TV
394
28–7
12–2
Apr. 18
Texas State
25
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
L 3–5
Zabel (1-1)
Owens (0-1)
Bush (1)
CUSA.TV
1059
28–9
Apr. 21
at FIU
25
Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL
W 22–8
Malone (6-2)
Tiburcio (3-4)
-
543
29–9
13-2
Apr. 22
at FIU
25
Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL
W 9–8
Riojas (4-0)
Mcauliff (0-2)
Miller (7)
521
30–9
14–2
Apr. 23
at FIU
25
Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL
L 1–6
Cabarcas (1-4)
Quiroga (6-2)
Pazos (1)
510
30–10
14–3
Apr. 25
Houston Christian
25
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
W 9–8
Beaird (2-1)
Smiterman (1-2)
-
CUSA.TV
446
31–10
Apr. 28
at UAB
25
Young Memorial Field • Birmingham, AL
L 2–4
Walton (3-4)
Malone (6-3)
-
CUSA.TV
241
31–11
14-4
Apr. 29
at UAB
25
Young Memorial Field • Birmingham, AL
W 6–5
Beaird (3-1)
Marlin (0-3)
Miller (8)
CUSA.TV
255
32–11
15–4
Apr. 30
at UAB
25
Young Memorial Field • Birmingham, AL
W 9–4
Quiroga (7-2)
Myers (1-5)
Miller (9)
ESPN+
312
33–11
16–4
May (3–3)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall Record
C-USA Record
May 2
Sam Houston
22
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
L 2–18
Wales (2-4)
Owens (0-2)
-
CUSA.TV
575
33–12
May 5
Rice
22
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
W 9–7
Beaird (4-1)
Cienfuegos (2-1)
Miller (10)
CUSA.TV
616
34–12
17-4
May 6
Rice
22
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
W 10–8
Garza (5-1)
Hamilton (1-3)
Miller (11)
CUSA.TV
605
35–12
18–4
May 7
Rice
22
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
W 11–6
Riojas (5-0)
Cienfuegos (2-2)
-
CUSA.TV
649
36–12
19–4
May 12
No. 18 Dallas Baptist
22
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
L 7–11
Johnson (7-2)
Malone (6-4)
-
CUSA.TV
935
36–13
19–5
May 12
No. 18 Dallas Baptist
22
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
L 9–11
Amendt (1-1)
Miller (7-1)
-
CUSA.TV
935
36-14
19-6
May 13
No. 18 Dallas Baptist
22
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
CUSA.TV
May 16
at Abilene Christian
Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX
ESPN+
May 18
at Louisiana Tech
J.C. Love Field • Ruston, LA
CUSA.TV
May 19
at Louisiana Tech
J.C. Love Field • Ruston, LA
CUSA.TV
May 20
at Louisiana Tech
J.C. Love Field • Ruston, LA
CUSA.TV
Legend: = Win = Loss = Cancelled/Postponed
Schedule Source: [ 3]
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final Coaches' [ 4] — —* — — — RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 Baseball America [ 5] — — — — — — — 24 — 22 23 22 23 Collegiate Baseball ^[ 6] — — — — — — — — — 25 — — — NCBWA †[ 7] — — — RV RV RV RV 27 RV 28 28 25 22 D1Baseball[ 8] — — — — — — — — — 25 25 22 22
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
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