SAN ANTONIO –The University of the Incarnate Word baseball team will host UTSA for a non-conference matchup at Sullivan Field on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
FIRST PITCH
The game was originally scheduled for April 11 at UTSA, but rain caused it to get postponed and made up at UIW. The Cardinals are coming off of a Southland Conference series loss at Northwestern State but are back for a four-game home stand, before finishing the season with four road games.
SCOUTING THE ROADRUNNERS
Record: 25-21, 13-11 C-USA
Last Game: W 10-9 vs Middle Tennessee
Head Coach: Jason Marshall
Leaders:
#34 Ben Brookover, .371 BA, 46 H, 20 R, 7 2B, 2 HR, 30 RBI, 14 BB
#1 Kevin Markham, .353 BA, 67 H, 50 R, 18 2B, 7 3B, 4 HR, 33 RBI, 22 BB
#5 Bryan Arias, .330 BA, 60 H, 50 R, 16 2B, 10 HR, 38 RBI, 20 BB, 6 SB
#21 Trent Bowles, .313 BA, 47 H, 34 R, 12 2B, 7 HR, 32 RBI, 12 BB, 7 SB
Summary
The Roadrunners bring an explosive offense to Sullivan Field. They have eight guys with multiple homeruns on the year, and have hit 50 as a team. They are averaging 7.2 runs per game, and they are coming off a three-game C-USA sweep of Middle Tennessee. The pitching staff has an ERA of 4.68, and opponents are hitting .269 against them.
THE CARDINAL FILE
Record: 19-29, 7-17 SLC
Last Game: L 11-1 at Northwestern State
Head Coach: Danny Heep
Leaders:
#21
Eddy Gonzalez, .346 BA, 56 H, 35 R, 12 2B, 18 RBI, 20 BB
#16
Kyler Genenbacher, .338 BA, 47 H, 22 R, 5 2B, 18 RBI, 16 BB
#11
Mark Whitehead, .309, 58 H, 40 R, 22 RBI, 24 RBI, 25 BB, 18 SB
#42
Lee Thomas, .297, 49 H, 23 R, 11 2B, 5 HR, 31 RBI, 25 BB
Probable:
#38
Luke Taggart, 2-4, 9.17 ERA, 19 BB, 25 K
Summary:
Despite losing the Southland Conference series two games to one against Northwestern State,
John Shull earned conference pitcher of the week after his terrific performance. He tossed a complete game shutout, only allowing two hits, one walk, and striking out 12. His pitching staff has an ERA of 7.29, and the offense is hitting .280 on the year.
SERIES HISTORY
The Roadrunners lead the career series 12-9, after beating UIW 16-0 at UTSA earlier this year. The win came after the Cardinals beat the Roadrunners twice last year at UTSA,
UP NEXT
The Cardinals will continue their home-stand this weekend, as they host Texas A&M Corpus Christi on Friday at 6:30 p.m., Saturday at 3 p.m., and Sunday at 1 p.m.
STAY TUNED
UIW will then head to Austin to play the University of Texas in a non-conference matchup next Tuesday at 6 p.m.
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