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Cardinals and Roadrunners Meet Again

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – The University of the Incarnate Word baseball team travels to UTSA for a second time this season on Wednesday for a 6 o'clock first pitch at Roadrunner Field.

The Cardinals (9-13) are coming off a doubleheader sweep of Prairie View A&M on Sunday.  They are hitting .254 as a team with a .337 on-base percentage.  Ethan McGill (Penn Valley, CA/Nevada Union HS) leads the squad with a .338 batting average to go with seven doubles and 10 RBI's.  Christian Divelbiss (Yuba City, CA/Yuba City HS) and Matt Morris (Scottsdale, AZ/Saguaro HS) are the two other regulars hitting over .300.  Austin Hoffman (Goodyear, AZ/Millenium HS) leads the team with 17 RBI's while Colton Besett (Cedar Park/Vista Ridge HS) has a team high four home runs.

Senior Kris Looper (Wharton/Wharton HS) is scheduled to make the start on the mound for UIW.  He has struggled this year with an 0-2 record and a 9.82 earned run average.  Overall, the team has a 6.24 ERA and opponents are hitting .307.

The Roadrunners (13-10) are members of Conference USA and they defeated the Cardinals, 12-0 earlier in the season.  They have four regulars hitting over .300 including Tyler Straub who has a .382 batting average.  Trent Bowles leads the squad with 11 doubles while John Bormann has scored 23 runs with a .426 on-base percentage.

UTSA is playing #1 Texas A&M tonight at Wulff Stadium.  Aaron Burns has been the team's best pitcher with a 4-1 record and a 1.16 ERA in 23.1 innings.  Brock Hartson has made six starts and tossed a team high 38.2 innings.
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Players Mentioned

Colton Besett

#20 Colton Besett

C
6' 0"
Senior
R/R
Kris Looper

#30 Kris Looper

RHP
6' 0"
Senior
R/R
Ethan McGill

#34 Ethan McGill

1B
6' 4"
Senior
L/R
Christian Divelbiss

#44 Christian Divelbiss

C
6' 1"
Junior
R/R
Austin Hoffman

#24 Austin Hoffman

IF
6' 5"
Junior
R/R
Matt Morris

#2 Matt Morris

IF
6' 0"
Junior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Colton Besett

#20 Colton Besett

6' 0"
Senior
R/R
C
Kris Looper

#30 Kris Looper

6' 0"
Senior
R/R
RHP
Ethan McGill

#34 Ethan McGill

6' 4"
Senior
L/R
1B
Christian Divelbiss

#44 Christian Divelbiss

6' 1"
Junior
R/R
C
Austin Hoffman

#24 Austin Hoffman

6' 5"
Junior
R/R
IF
Matt Morris

#2 Matt Morris

6' 0"
Junior
R/R
IF