2023 UTSA Roadrunners baseball team

2023 UTSA Roadrunners baseball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	38–19 (21–8 C-USA)
Head coach	Patrick Hallmark (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Ryan Aguayo Zach Butler
Home stadium	Roadrunner Field
Seasons ←  2022 2024  →

2023 Conference USA baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 25 Dallas Baptist  ‍†‍‍y	25	–	5		.833			44	–	13		.772
UTSA  ‍‍‍	21	–	8		.724			38	–	19		.667
Charlotte  ‍‍‡‍y	17	–	12		.586			30	–	26		.536
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍	16	–	14		.533			32	–	25		.561
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍	16	–	14		.533			34	–	24		.586
Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍	15	–	15		.500			28	–	30		.483
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍	14	–	16		.467			27	–	27		.500
Rice  ‍‍‍	9	–	21		.300			21	–	37		.362
FIU  ‍‍‍	8	–	22		.267			21	–	34		.382
UAB  ‍‍‍	8	–	22		.267			17	–	36		.321
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 21, 2023 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

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 Roadrunners finished the regular season second in the conference with a record of 38-17. After being unable to win a game in the C-USA tournament, UTSA's season ended with an overall record of 38-19.

Preseason

C-USA media poll

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

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

Personnel

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

2023 UTSA Roadrunners baseball game log
Regular season (38–17)
February (7–2) 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 (5–6) 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 14 No. 18 Dallas Baptist 22 Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX L 6–9 Baker (4-0) Fischer (1-1) Amendt (12) CUSA.TV 487 36-15 19-7 May 16 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX L 8–10 Stephenson (4-2) Royse (0-1) Smith (8) ESPN+ 316 36-16 May 18 at Louisiana Tech J.C. Love Field • Ruston, LA W 18–1611 Miller (8-1) Bates (4-3) - CUSA.TV 1921 37-16 20-7 May 19 at Louisiana Tech J.C. Love Field • Ruston, LA W 5–3 Ward (1-1) Smith (3-4) Smith (1) CUSA.TV 1995 38-16 21-7 May 20 at Louisiana Tech J.C. Love Field • Ruston, LA L 5–7 Tomkins (6-1) Beaird (4-2) Bates (10) CUSA.TV 1949 38-17 21-8
Postseason (0–2)
C-USA Tournament (0–2) Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 24 No. 7 Middle Tennessee 2 Reckling Park • Houston, TX L 1–5 Swan (2-6) Ward (1-2) - ESPN+ 646 38-18 0-1 May 25 No 3. Charlotte 2 Reckling Park • Houston, TX L 2–11 Thompson (6-2) Smith (1-2) ESPN+ 570 38-19 0-2
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Cancelled/Postponed

Schedule Source: ^[3]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Postseason

Conference USA tournament

Main article: 2023 Conference USA baseball tournament

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	3	Charlotte	8
	6	Louisiana Tech	13
						6	Louisiana Tech	6
						7	Middle Tennessee	7
	2	UTSA	1
	7	Middle Tennessee	5
											7	Middle Tennessee	9	8
											3	Charlotte	12	9
	3	Charlotte	11
	2	UTSA	2
						6	Louisiana Tech	1
						3	Charlotte	4
																	3	Charlotte	5
																	1	Dallas Baptist	2
	1	Dallas Baptist	137
	8	Rice	2
						1	Dallas Baptist	10
						4	Western Kentucky	2
	4	Western Kentucky	10
	5	Florida Atlantic	9
											1	Dallas Baptist	5	-
											4	Western Kentucky	0	-
	8	Rice	1
	5	Florida Atlantic	6
						4	Western Kentucky	9
						5	Florida Atlantic	7

Awards and honors

Conference honors
Honors	Player	Position	Ref.
Conference USA Pitcher of the Year	Simon Miller, Jr.	P	[4]
All-Conference USA First Team	Antonio Valdez	INF
	Simon Miller, Jr.	P
All-Conference USA Second Team	Josh Killeen, Sr.	C
	Leyton Barry, Sr.	INF
	Caleb Hill, Jr.	OF
	Luke Malone, Sr.	SP
	Sammy Diaz, Sr.	UTIL
All-Conference USA Freshman Team	Ruger Riojas	P

Rankings

See also: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ 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' [5]	—	—*	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	RV
Baseball America [6]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	—	22	23	22	23	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^ [7]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA† [8]	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	27	RV	28	28	25	22	30	RV	RV
D1Baseball [9]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	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.

References

1. "2023 Baseball Standings". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
2. "BSB: C-USA Announces 2023 Preseason Poll and Awards". conferenceusa.com. February 2, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
3. "2023 UTSA Roadrunners Baseball Schedule". UTSA Athletics. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
4. "BSB: All-Conference Teams, Award Winners Announced". conferenceusa.com. May 23, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
5. "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY.
6. "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com.
7. "2023 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper".
8. "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net.
9. "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com.

External links

• UTSA Baseball