UTSA baseball dropped its series finale against Dallas Baptist University 10-4 on Sunday at Horner Ballpark.
The Roadrunners (16-6) took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first, but the Patriots (14-5) responded that same inning with six runs of their own. ‘Runners senior starting pitcher Conor Myles failed to make it through the opening inning before being pulled by coach Pat Hallmark. UTSA shuffled through five pitchers; Dallas Baptist had its way with all of them.
“It was disappointing, the starting pitching obviously, which is kind of an understatement,” Hallmark said after the game. “[Myles] wasn’t very aggressive; I feel like he was intimidated. He was throwing slower than he’s thrown all year, and the arm was not working freely and relaxed on the off-speed pitches. So, there was no deception with the off-speed pitches — they were terrible. He’s got to check himself. We’ll talk to him and maybe show him some video to work on it. At the end of the day, you’ve got to be able to throw the ball over the plate with your best stuff, irregardless of who is in the box. You can’t back up and he backed up; that hurt us.”
Senior outfielder James Taussig picked up where he left off on Saturday, driving in freshman utility Caden Miller with an RBI groundout to the Dallas Baptist first baseman. Shortly after, junior outfielder Drew Detlefsen sliced an RBI single into left field, allowing senior outfielder Mason Lytle to score.
The Roadrunners responded to the Patriots’ first inning scoring barrage with an RBI single from Detlefsen in the top of the third. Senior designated hitter Lorenzo Morresi lined an RBI into right field and cut the ‘Runners deficit to two heading into the fourth.
The Patriots notched their second six-run inning in the fourth and held the Roadrunners scoreless throughout the rest of the game — handing the ‘Runners their second run-rule loss of the series.
The UTSA rotation allowed 14 runs on 11 hits, while the offense managed eight hits in 28 at-bats. Detlefsen and Moressi led the team in hits in the finale with two apiece. In the team’s second series loss of the year, Hallmark felt his team’s performance left a lot to be desired.
“We won one out of three, and it’s not easy to win over here. They were undefeated; you don’t just come over here and win the series,” Hallmark said. “We just didn’t play well, in game three especially. The pitching was bad, and the defense was not good either. I’m actually disappointed. I just want us to play well. The wins will come if you play well, and we didn’t play well today.”
UTSA will next face No. 11 University of Texas at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.
English
Spanish