THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 2008 BRONC BASEBALL GAME NOTES - TEXAS STATE APRIL 15, 2008/ SAN MARCOS, TEXAS

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1 2008 Schedule / Results Overall Record: Home: 3 6 Away: 4 14 Neutral: 2 2 FEBRUARY Al Ogletree Classic Tournament 23 Texas A&M Corpus Christi HOME W/9 3 Stephen F. Austin HOME L/ Sam Houston State HOME L/ University of Texas Austin, TX L/ University of Texas Austin, TX L/ Jackson State Jackson, MS L/9 15 MARCH 1 Jackson State Jackson, MS L/8 9 Jackson State Jackson, MS W/ Sam Houston State Huntsville, TX L/ South Dakota State Huntsville, TX L/ St. Louis University Huntsville, TX W/6 1 9 Sam Houston State Huntsville, TX W/12 6 Notre Dame Tournament San Antonio 14 Southern Illinois San Antonio, TX L/ Buffalo San Antonio, TX L/ Norte Dame San Antonio, TX W/ Univ. of Texas at San Antonio (DH) San Antonio, TX L/ Univ. of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX L/ Houston Baptist HOME W/ Houston Baptist HOME W/ Lamar University (DH) Beaumont, TX W/ 3 2 Lamar University Beaumont, TX L/ New Mexico State Las Cruces, NM L/ New Mexico State Las Cruces, NM W/ New Mexico State Las Cruces, NM L/ 24 5 APRIL 1 University of Texas Arlington (DH) Arlington, TX L/ 1 4 University of Texas Arlington Arlington, TX L/ New Orleans HOME L/3 8 5 New Orleans HOME L/ New Orleans HOME L/2 5 8 Texas A&M Corpus Christi (DH) Corpus Christi, TX L/ 9 13 Texas A&M Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX L/ Texas Southern Houston, TX W/ Texas Southern Houston, TX W/ Texas Southern Houston, TX W/ Texas State San Marcos, TX 3:00 p.m. 16 Texas State San Marcos, TX 3:00 p.m. 19 Prairie View A&M HOME 3:00 p.m. 19 Prairie View A&M HOME 6:00 p.m. 20 Prairie View A&M HOME 1:00 p.m. 22 Texas A&M Corpus Christi (DH) HOME 3:00 p.m. 25 Arkansas Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR 7:00 p.m. 26 Arkansas Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR 4:00 p.m. 27 Arkansas Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR 1:00 p.m. 29 Stephen F. Austin (DH) Nacogdoches, TX 12:00 p.m. MAY 2 Northern Colorado Greeley, CO 2:00 p.m. 3 Northern Colorado Greeley, CO 2:00 p.m. 4 Northern Colorado Greeley, CO 1:00 p.m. 10 TCU Forth Worth, TX 6:30 p.m. 11 TCU Forth Worth, TX 1:00 p.m. 12 TCU Forth Worth, TX 6:30 p.m. National Independent Tournament 22 TBD HOME TBA 23 TBD HOME TBA 24 TBD HOME TBA 25 TBD HOME TBA THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 2008 BRONC BASEBALL GAME NOTES - TEXAS STATE APRIL 15, 2008/ SAN MARCOS, TEXAS This Weekend in UTPA Baseball Game#35 April 15 vs. Texas State San Marcos, Texas 6:00 p.m. Game#36 April 16 vs. Texas State San Marcos, Texas 6:00 p.m. Game#37 April 19 Prairie View Edinburg Baseball Stadium 3:00 p.m UTPA Baseball Quick Facts GENERAL INFORMATION School.. The University of Texas Pan American Location... Edinburg, Texas Founded Enrollment... 19,576 Nickname.... Broncs Mascot. Bucky the Bronc Colors.. Forest Green, Orange and White Affiliation.. NCAA Division I Conference. Independent President. Dr. Blandina Cardenas Director of Athletics... Scott Street Baseball Stadium / Capacity Edinburg Baseball Stadium / 4,500 Athletic Department Phone / Athletic Department FAX. 956 / Ticket Office Phone / UTPA COACHING STAFF Head Coach... Willie Gawlik Alma Mater. Pan American University (1972) Record at UTPA / Year / 6 th Season Overall Record / 13 th Season E Mail gawlikw@utpa.edu Phone (956) Assistant Coach.. Gene Salazar Alma Mater St. Edward s University/1990 Years at UTPA. 1 st Season E Mail. salazare@utpa.edu Phone. (956) Assistant Coach Patrick Hon Alma Mater Newman s College (2005) Years at UTPA.. 1st season E Mail.. honpc@utpa.edu Phone. (956) Team Information 2007 Record Position R / L... 4 / 5 Pitchers R / L.. 4 / 3 Lettermen R / L.. 10 / 13 History First Year of Baseball All Time Record 1,434 1,031 Years in the NCAA Tournament. 12 Last NCAA Tournament Appearance 1986 Last College World Series Appearance UTPA Athletic Media Relations Director of Athletic Media Relations... Jim McKone (Interim) Office Phone / Office Fax / E Mail.. TBA Asst Sports Information Director. Kristyna Mancias Office Phone / E Mail.. kmancias@utpa.edu Athletic Website.

2 PAGE ROSTER No. Name Year Pos. B / T HT WT Hometown Last School 1 Ruben Shives, Jr. SR 3B R / R Edinburg, TX Edinburg High School 2 Jeremy Johnson SR 2B R / R League City, TX Alvin Junior College 3 Chris Lozano SR INF R/R El Paso, TX Phoenix Junior College 4 David De Leon FR LHP L/L Corpus Christi, TX Calallen High School 5 Andrew Perez FR SS R/R Corpus Christi, TX Moody High School 7 Roly Gonzalez SR OF L/R Miami, FL UNC Greensboro 8 Cody Cisper SR P R/R Peggs, OK Northeastern State University 10 Abraham Garcia JR 2B S/R McAllen, TX McAllen Memorial High School 11 Jose Mendoza FR 2B R/R Corpus Christi, TX Moody High School 14 Matt Sheppard SR P R/R Austin, TX Howard Junior College 16 Mike Lankford SO P R/R Arlington Heights, TX Oakton Community College 18 Ryan Vest SO 3B R/R La Porte, TX Richland Junior College 20 Joe B. Gutierrez SR UTL R/R McAllen, TX Nikki Rowe High School 21 Nick Bourn SO OF R/R San Antonio, TX Warren High School 22 Nick Spears JR C R/R Austin, TX Bowie High School 23 Seth Brevard JR LHP L/L Winnie, TX Kankakee Community College 24 Phillip Rodriguez SR P R/R Edinburg, TX Edinburg North High School 25 Jordan Rutenbar JR C S/R Waxahachie, TX Tyler Junior College 26 Tim Tefft JR OF/P R/R Bellevue, NE Southwestern Community College 27 Doug Roth FR LHP L/L Austin, TX Xavier University 28 Bonham Hough SO CF R/R Waxahachie, TX Weatherford Junior College 29 Adrian Garza FR P R/R San Juan, TX PSJA High School 30 Gabriel Salinas FR UTIL L/R Elsa, TX Edcouch Elsa High School 31 Shane Janecka JR P R/R Weimar, TX Wharton County Junior College 32 J.C. Cortez SO OF R/R Harlingen, TX Harlingen High School 33 Billy Donaho JR 1B R/R Houston, TX Tyler Junior College 34 Shane Cox JR P R/R Pasadena, TX Alvin Community College 41 Evan Cunningham JR RHP R/R Edinburg, TX Oakton Community College 45 Arnold Franco FR RHP R/R Corpus Christi, TX Moody High School 47 Matt Modlinski RS JR RHP R/R St. Charles, IL Kishwaukee Junior College 49 Esequiel Garza SO 1B R/R La Joya, TX La Joya High School UTPA COACHING STAFF Head Coach Willie Gawlik (Pan American College / 1972) Assistant Coach Patrick Hon (Newman College / 2005) Assistant Coach Gene Salazar (St. Edward s University / 1990) Team Manager Ryan Lanoy Daniel Franco

3 UTPA Diamond Notes Game Information The University of Texas Pan American baseball team will compete in a two game series with Southland Conference foe Texas State on Tuesday (Apr. 15) with game time slated for 6 p.m. in San Marcos, TX. Following game one, the Broncs will play the second game on Wednesday (Apr. 16) at 6 p.m. The Broncs are coming off a three game sweep over Texas Southern this past weekend in Houston, TX. With the wins, the Broncs improved to overall and 4 14 on the road. In the three game series with the Tigers, the Broncs took full advantage of the pitching, connecting on nine total homeruns. The Broncs are led offensively by Jordan Rutenbar with a.352 batting average including a team high 26 RBI s, seven doubles, four homeruns, 25 runs scored and 43 hits. On the bases, senior Roly Gonzalez leads the team in stolen bases with 25 out of 28 attempts. The contest with the Bobcats will be the 57th all time meeting, with the Tigers leading the series The last meeting between both teams was last season where the Broncs dropped a 12 5 decision in the UTPA Classic on (Feb. 4). The Bobcats enter tonight s game after dropping a 15 9 decision to Southeastern Louisiana on (Apr. 13) in Hammond, LA. With the setback, Texas State fell to on the season and 10 5 in the SLC. Texas State is led offensively by Paul Goldschmidt with a.357 batting average to go with a team high 12 homeruns, 46 hits, 10 doubles, and a.729 on base percentage. On the mound for the Bobcats, Zach Tritz leads the pack with a 6 1 record and a 4.56 earned run average. The Broncs will host Prairie View A&M on at 3 p.m. on Saturday (Apr. 19) and Sunday (Apr. 20) in their final three homes games of the season before they host the seven team National Independent Tournament at the Edinburg Baseball Stadium on May 22 May 25. Four Broncs Earn All Tournament Team Accolades The UTPA baseball team were crowned co champions of the Hillcrest Ford Classic Tournament and four Broncs were selected to the All Tournament Team on Sunday (Mar. 9). Newcomers Billy Donaho, Jordan Rutenbar, A.J. Franco and senior Roly Gonzalez were all tournament team recipients for their outstanding performance in the three day tournament. Donaho finished the tournament with a.545 batting average with four runs scored, four RBI's and a grand slam that came in the fourth inning in a 12 6 victory against Sam Houston State (Mar. 9). Rutenbar recorded a.429 batting average to go with six RBI's and five runs scored in three games. In all three games, Rutenbar posted at least one hit while collecting two RBI's. Gonzalez collected a.467 batting average to go with six stolen bases. The Broncs senior posted eight hits in 14 at bats to go along with six runs scored and a RBI. The most impressive Bronc of the weekend was newcomer A.J. Franco who pitched a complete game in a 6 1 victory against Saint Louis on March 8. Franco improved his record to 2 1 while fanning five batters while only allowed one run Innings Summary X Total Broncs X 219 Opponents X 284 UTPA Hitting Trends Hitting Streaks 2008 Longest Current Career Roly Gonzalez Nick Spears Abraham Garcia Jeremy Johnson Billy Donaho Joey Mendoza Andrew Perez Bonham Hough Multi Hit Games Total Roly Gonzalez Abraham Garcia Jeremy Johnson Billy Donaho Joey Mendoza Andrew Perez Bonham Hough Multi RBI Games Total Roly Gonzalez Abraham Garcia 1 1 Jeremy Johnson 3 3 Billy Donaho Joey Mendoza Andrew Perez Bonham Hough Multi Run Scored Games Total Roly Gonzalez Abraham Garcia 2 2 Jeremy Johnson Nick Spears 3 3 Billy Donaho Joey Mendoza Andrew Perez 2 2 Bonham Hough PAGE 3

4 PAGE 4 UTPA Diamond Notes Former Broncs Head to the Minors After finishing their senior campaign, Osiel Flores, Ray Silva, Patrick Brooks and Chad Linder to the next step in furthering their dreams of playing in the major leagues as all they were signed to minor league contracts. Flores was the first Bronc to sign a free agent contract with the Cleveland Indians and headed to the New York Penn League which is a short season Class A league. Former third baseman Patrick Brooks signed a free agent deal with the Chicago Cubs and traveled to the Chicago Cub s rookie league in Mesa, AZ. UTPA pitcher Ray Silva signed with the St. Louis Cardinals and made his debut with the Johnson City Cardinals this past summer. Former UTPA pitcher Chad Linder signed with the River City Rascals which is a Division I Independent Baseball team in the Frontier League. Senior Leadership Key to Successful Season The Broncs enter the 2008 campaign with seven seniors that will lead a entirely new team from the previous season. Cody Cisper, Roly Gonzalez, Jeremy Johnson, Chris Lozano, Philip Rodriguez, Matt Shepherd, and Ruben Shives, Jr. round out the group of seven that will look to finish their final season with a winning record. The seven seniors will use their leadership and experience to lead a team that will consist of four returning letterman, twelve junior college transfers and six freshman. The Broncs have yet to finish above.500 since the 2000 season under the direction of Reggie Tredaway where UTPA collected a record. Broncs Host First Annual National Independent Tournament Following the Broncs final three game series versus Texas Christian University, UTPA will close out the season with the National Independent Tournament in Edinburg, TX during the week of May Teams that will be featured in the NIT will be Northern Colorado, New York Tech, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Chicago State, and Le Moyne. The tournament seeds will be announced on the Monday prior to the opening of the tournament. The seeds will be determined by record and NCAA RPI. NCAA Regional selections take place on May 26 and the winner has an opportunity for a possible NCAA tournament bid Broncs Rotation Start by Start #8 Cody Cisper 2/23 TAMUCC W /29 Jackson State L /7 South Dakota L /18 UTSA (G2) L /28 New Mexico L /4 New Orleans L /13 Texas Southern W #10 Matt Shepherd 3/15 Buffalo L /20 Houston Baptist W /29 New Mexico W /4 New Orleans L /11 Texas Southern W #41 Evan Cunningham 4/6 New Orleans L /12 Texas Southern W #45 A.J. Franco 2/23 Stephen F. Austin L /1 Jackson State W /8 St. Louis W /14 S. Illinois N/D /21 Houston Baptist W /30 New Mexico L #34 Shane Cox 2/24 Sam Houston L /1 Jackson State L /9 Sam Houston L #24 Phillip Rodriguez 2/26 Texas N/D /18 UTSA (G1) L /25 Lamar (G2) L /1 TX Arlington (G2) L /8 Texas A&M CC L #10 Shane Janecka 2/27 Texas L /9 Sam Houston W /16 Notre Dame N/D /25 Lamar (G1) W /1 TX Arlington (G1) L #27 Doug Roth 4/8 Texas A&M CC L

5 PAGE 5 Head Coach Willie Gawlik Education Pan American College (1972) Head Coaching Experience Texas Wesleyan University ( ) Record at TWU (.477) University of Central Arkansas (2002) Record at UCA (.520) Univ. of Texas Pan American (2003 Present) Record at UTPA (.367) Begins his sixth season as head coach of the baseball program Was a player under former head baseball coach Al Ogletree from where he helped the Broncs reach the College World Series and a fourth place finish during the 1971 season Was a teammate with former head baseball coach Reggie Tredaway during his playing career with the Broncs Serves as the Chairman of the UTPA Baseball Scholarship Golf Tournament, which aids the baseball scholarship fund and other expenses Created the Al Ogletree Classic, which honors his former mentor and coach Al Ogletree and begins the fifth season for the tournament Posted the 15th toughest schedule among all NCAA Division I programs during the 2005 season Guided the Broncs to 24 wins during the 2006 season, which was the most wins for the program during his tenure as head coach Helped the Broncs reach a RPI Ranking of 73rd in the nation during the 2004 season, which was a significant rise from the ranking of 213th when he first arrived at UTPA Guided the Broncs to victories over Gonzaga, Coastal Carolina, Arizona, Creighton, Birmingham Southern, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Western Kentucky, Texas State and New Orleans within the last two seasons Coached a Broncs squad that defeated Arkansas, Kansas, Washington State, Oral Roberts and Lamar during the 2004 season Had two players selected in the 2006 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft in Bobby Gomez (24th Round / St. Louis Cardinals) and Tim Haines (27th Round / New York Mets) Had four players earn 2006 All Independent honors in Tim Haines (First Team), Louie Alamia (Second Team), Ricky Ibarz (Honorable Mention) and Dane Mason (Honorable Mention) Coached Louie Alamia who set the program s all time record in career hits, at bats, doubles and total bases during his four year tenure Recruited and coached Aaron Guerra and Kelly Casares who both signed Independent contracts with the local Edinburg Coyotes Last season, had four Broncs named to Academic All Independent Team in Lyndon Bartosh, Cody Cisper, Abraham Garcia and Alex Guajardo Had three Broncs earn All Independent Post Season Honors in Josh Wymer, Roly Gonzalez and Ray Silva Had four players sign minor league contracts in Ray Silva (St. Louis Cardinals), Os iel Flores (Cleveland Indians), Patrick Brooks (Chicago Cubs) and Chad Linder (River City The Gawlik File Year School W L T Pct Texas Wesleyan University Texas Wesleyan University Texas Wesleyan University Texas Wesleyan University Texas Wesleyan University Texas Wesleyan University University of Central Arkansas University of Texas Pan American University of Texas Pan American University of Texas Pan American University of Texas Pan American University of Texas Pan American Total Overall Record Record at Home.3 6 Record on the Road Facing a Ranked Opponent..0 2 Day Games Leading After 7.0 Innings 10 0 Trailing After 7.0 Innings.1 19 Leading After 8.0 Innings 11 0 Trailing After 8.0 Innings.0 18 Tied Going into Last Inning 0 0 Night Games 1 5 February 1 5 Scoring 0 5 Runs.2 16 Scoring 6 10 Runs Scoring Runs.2 0 Scoring Runs.2 0 Scoring 21 or More Runs 1 0 Opponents 0 5 Runs 6 6 Opponents 6 10 Runs.2 6 Opponents Runs..3 8 March 8 10 April 3 7 May Monday. Tuesday 1 8 Wednesday..0 1 Thursday 1 1 Friday.2 5 Opponents Runs 0 2 Saturday 5 4 Opponents 21 or More Runs..0 1 Sunday Extra Inning Games. 1 2 Shutouts. 0 1 Doubleheader Games.1 7 UTPA Hits a Home Run..3 2 After a Win. After a Loss Last Five Games.3 2 Last 10 Games.3 7 UTPA Doesn t Hit a Home Run Last 15 Games Not Committing an Error. 3 6 Current Streak Lose 8 Committing One Error. 7 6 UTPA Scores First 11 4 Committing Two or More Errors Opponents Score First 1 18 Longest Winning Streak.. 3 Longest Losing Streak 8 Home Attendance UTPA Summary Average Home Attendance 183 Road Attendance Average Road Attendance 630 Total Attendance Average Total Attendance 486 Record When UTPA Scores Overall Broncs Record When Opponents Scores Overall Opp Record When Leading After Overall Broncs Record When Trailing After Overall Broncs Record When Tied After Overall Broncs UTPA Media Information The UTPA locker room is closed to media unless otherwise noted. Interview requests should be directed to UTPA Assistant Sports Information Director Kristyna Mancias. Head Coach Willie Gawlik and selected players will answer questions from the media after a brief cooling off period.

6 PAGE UTPA Defensive Lineups Date Opponent Outcome C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH SP 2/23 TAMUCC W / 9 3 Spears Donaho Mendoza Johnson Perez Gonzalez Hough Garcia Rutenbar Cisper 2/23 Stephen F. Austin L / 3 9 Rutenbar Donaho Mendoza Johnson Perez Gonzalez Hough Tefft Garcia Franco 2/24 Sam Houston L / 5 6 Spears Donaho Mendoza Garcia Perez Gonzalez Hough Tefft Lozano Cox 2/26 Texas L / 3 10 Spears Donaho Mendoza Johnson Perez Gonzalez Hough Garcia Rutenbar Rodriguez 2/27 Texas L / 0 5 Spears Donaho Mendoza Garcia Perez Gonzalez Hough Tefft Rutenbar Janecka 2/29 Jackson State L / 9 15 Spears Donaho Mendoza Garcia Perez Gonzalez Hough Bourn Rutenbar Cisper 3/1 Jackson State L / 8 9 Rutenbar Donaho Mendoza Johnson Perez Garza, E. Hough Tefft Lozano Cox 3/1 Jackson State W / 21 2 Rutenbar Donaho Mendoza Johnson Perez Gonzalez Hough Tefft Lozano Franco 3/7 South Dakota L / Rutenbar Donaho Mendoza Johnson Perez Gonzalez Hough Tefft Lozano Cisper 3/8 Saint Louis W / 6 1 Rutenbar Donaho Mendoza Vest Perez Gonzalez Hough Garcia Bourn Franco 3/9 Sam Houston W / 12 6 Spears Donaho Mendoza Vest Perez Gonzalez Hough Garcia Rutenbar Janecka 3/9 Sam Houston L / 8 12 Rutenbar Donaho Mendoza Vest Perez Gonzalez Hough Bourn Johnson Cox 3/14 Southern Illinois L/ 8 16 Rutenbar Donaho Mendoza Vest Perez Gonzalez Hough Garcia Lozano Franco 3/15 Buffalo L / 1 2 Rutenbar Donaho Mendoza Johnson Perez Gonzalez Hough Garcia Vest Shepherd 3/16 Notre Dame W / 10 8 Spears Donaho Mendoza Johnson Perez Gonzalez Hough Tefft Rutenbar Janecka 3/18 UTSA L / 1 4 Spears Donaho Mendoza Johnson Perez Gonzalez Hough Tefft Rutenbar Rodriguez 3/18 UTSA L / 4 16 Spears Donaho Mendoza Gutierrez Perez Gonzalez Hough Bourn Rutenbar Cisper 3/20 Houston Baptist W / 10 2 Rutenbar Donaho Mendoza Johnson Perez Gonzalez Hough Vest Gutierrez Shepherd 3/21 Houston Baptist W / 3 2 Rutenbar Donaho Mendoza Johnson Perez Gonzalez Hough Vest Gutierrez Franco 3/25 Lamar W / 3 2 Rutenbar Donaho Mendoza Johnson Perez Gonzalez Hough Vest Gutierrez Janecka 3/25 Lamar L / 1 11 Spears Donaho Mendoza Gutierrez Perez Gonzalez Hough Vest Rutenbar Rodriguez 3/28 New Mexico State L / 2 12 Rutenbar Donaho Mendoza Johnson Perez Gonzalez Hough Vest Gutierrez Cisper 3/29 New Mexico State W / 10 3 Rutenbar Donaho Mendoza Johnson Perez Gonzalez Hough Vest Lozano Shepherd 3/30 New Mexico State L / 5 24 Rutenbar Donaho Mendoza Johnson Perez Gonzalez Hough Vest Lozano Franco 4/1 Texas Arlington L / 1 4 Rutenbar Donaho Mendoza Johnson Perez Gonzalez Hough Vest Lozano Janecka 4/1 Texas Arlington L / 1 11 Spears Donaho Mendoza Johnson Gutierrez Gonzalez Hough Bourn Rutenbar Rodriguez 4/4 New Orleans L / 3 8 Rutenbar Donaho Mendoza Johnson Perez Gonzalez Hough Bourn Vest Cisper 4/5 New Orleans L / 2 11 Spears Lozano Mendoza Vest Perez Gonzalez Bourn Tefft Rutenbar Shepherd 4/6 New Orleans L / 2 5 Rutenbar Lozano Mendoza Johnson Perez Gonzalez Hough Bourn Garza, E. Cunningham 4/8 Texas A&M CC L / 9 13 Rutenbar Donaho Mendoza Vest Perez Gonzalez Hough Bourn Salinas Rodriguez 4/8 Texas A&M CC L / 4 6 Rutenbar Donaho Mendoza Johnson Perez Gonzalez Hough Bourn Vest Roth 4/11 Texas Southern W / Rutenbar Donaho Mendoza Johnson Perez Gonzalez Bourn Vest Hough Shepherd 4/12 Texas Southern W / Rutenbar Donaho Mendoza Johnson Perez Gonzalez Bourn Vest Hough Cunningham 4/13 Texas Southern W / Spears Donaho Mendoza Johnson Perez Gonzalez Hough Tefft Rutenbar Cisper

7 PAGE UTPA Batting Order Date Opponent Outcome SP 2/23 TAMUCC W / 9 3 Gonzalez Johnson Garcia Donaho Hough Rutenbar Mendoza Spears Perez Cisper 2/23 Stephen F. Austin L / 3 9 Gonzalez Tefft Garcia Donaho Hough Rutenbar Mendoza Johnson Perez Franco 2/24 Sam Houston L / 5 6 Garcia Tefft Gonzalez Donaho Hough Mendoza Lozano Spears Perez Cox 2/26 Texas L / 3 10 Gonzalez Mendoza Garcia Donaho Hough Rutenbar Johnson Spears Perez Rodriguez 2/27 Texas L / 0 5 Gonzalez Tefft Garcia Donaho Hough Rutenbar Mendoza Spears Perez Janecka 2/29 Jackson State L / 9 15 Gonzalez Mendoza Garcia Rutenbar Hough Donaho Bourn Spears Perez Cisper 3/1 Jackson State L / 8 9 Johnson Tefft Donaho Rutenbar Hough Garza Mendoza Lozano Perez Cox 3/1 Jackson State W / 21 2 Gonzalez Tefft Hough Rutenbar Donaho Johnson Mendoza Lozano Perez Franco 3/7 South Dakota L / Gonzalez Tefft Hough Rutenbar Donaho Johnson Mendoza Lozano Perez Cisper 3/8 Saint Louis W / 6 1 Gonzalez Vest Hough Rutenbar Donaho Garcia Mendoza Perez Bourn Franco 3/9 Sam Houston W / 12 6 Gonzalez Vest Hough Rutenbar Donaho Garcia Mendoza Spears Perez Janecka 3/9 Sam Houston L / 8 12 Gonzalez Vest Hough Rutenbar Donaho Johnson Mendoza Perez Bourn Cox 3/14 Southern Illinois L / 8 16 Gonzalez Vest Hough Rutenbar Donaho Garcia Mendoza Perez Lozano Franco 3/15 Buffalo L / 1 2 Gonzalez Mendoza Hough Rutenbar Donaho Vest Bourn Perez Johnson Shepherd 3/16 Notre Dame W / 10 8 Gonzalez Mendoza Hough Rutenbar Donaho Tefft Spears Perez Johnson Janecka 3/18 UTSA L / 4 1 Gonzalez Mendoza Hough Rutenbar Donaho Tefft Spears Perez Johnson Rodriguez 3/18 UTSA L / 4 16 Gonzalez Mendoza Gutierrez Rutenbar Hough Donaho Spears Perez Bourn Cisper 3/20 Houston Baptist W / 10 2 Gonzalez Mendoza Gutierrez Rutenbar Donaho Vest Hough Perez Johnson Shepherd 3/21 Houston Baptist W / 3 2 Gonzalez Mendoza Gutierrez Rutenbar Donaho Vest Hough Perez Johnson Franco 3/25 Lamar W / 3 2 Gonzalez Mendoza Gutierrez Rutenbar Donaho Vest Hough Perez Johnson Janecka 3/25 Lamar L / 1 11 Gonzalez Mendoza Gutierrez Rutenbar Donaho Vest Spears Perez Hough Rodriguez 3/28 New Mexico State L / 2 12 Gonzalez Mendoza Gutierrez Rutenbar Donaho Vest Hough Perez Johnson Cisper 3/29 New Mexico State W / 10 3 Gonzalez Lozano Vest Rutenbar Hough Donaho Mendoza Perez Johnson Shepherd 3/30 New Mexico State L / 24 5 Gonzalez Lozano Vest Rutenbar Hough Donaho Mendoza Perez Johnson Franco 4/1 Texas Arlington L / 1 4 Gonzalez Lozano Vest Rutenbar Hough Donaho Mendoza Perez Johnson Janecka 4/1 Texas Arlington L / 1 11 Gonzalez Bourn Rutenbar Gutierrez Hough Spears Mendoza Donaho Johnson Rodriguez 4/4 New Orleans L / 3 8 Gonzalez Hough Rutenbar Donaho Vest Bourn Mendoza Perez Johnson Cisper 4/5 New Orleans L / 2 11 Gonzalez Tefft Rutenbar Vest Lozano Spears Mendoza Perez Bourn Shepherd 4/6 New Orleans L / 2 5 Gonzalez Mendoza Rutenbar Garza, E. Lozano Bourn Gonzalez Perez Johnson Cunningham 4/8 Texas A&M CC L / 6 13 Gonzalez Mendoza Rutenbar Hough Donaho Bourn Salinas Vest Johnson Rodriguez 4/8 Texas A&M CC L / 4 6 Gonzalez Vest Donaho Rutenbar Hough Bourn Mendoza Perez Johnson Roth 4/11 Texas Southern W / Gonzalez Vest Donaho Rutenbar Hough Bourn Mendoza Perez Johnson Shepherd 4/12 Texas Southern W / Gonzalez Vest Donaho Rutenbar Hough Bourn Mendoza Perez Johnson Cunningham 4/13 Texas Southern W / Gonzalez Vest Donaho Rutenbar Hough Spears Mendoza Perez Johnson Cisper

8 PAGE 8 #1 Ruben Shives, Jr. (Senior / 5 9 / 180 / 3B / R R / Edinburg, TX Edinburg H.S.) At Bats 1 Five Times 4 Oral Roberts (2005) Runs 1 New Orleans (4.5) 1 11 Times Hits 1 Three Times 2 Oral Roberts (2005) Doubles 1 New Mexico State 1 New Mexico State 1 Dallas Baptist (2007) RBI 3 Dallas Baptist (2007) X Collected first run of the season against New Orleans (4.5.08) #2 Jeremy Johnson (Senior / 5 10 / 165 / 2B / R R / League City, TX Alvin Junior College) At Bats 6 TX Southern (4.12) 6 TX Southern (4.12) Runs 3 Jackson State (3/1) 3 (Twice) last Jackson St. (3/1) Hits 3 Four Times 4 Northern Colorado (2007) Doubles 1 Four Times 1 Four Times RBI 2 Four Times 2 Four Times 2 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.13) 2 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.13) X - Went 3-6 against Texas Southern ( ) #3 Chris Lozano (Senior / 5 11 / 180 / INF / R R / El Paso, TX Phoenix J.C.) At Bats 5 TX Arlington (G1) 5 TX Arlington (G1) Runs 2 Jackson State (3/1) 2 Jackson State (3/1) Hits 2 (Twice) last Jackson State (3/1 G2) 2 (Twice) last Jackson State (3/1 G2) X - Hit first collegiate homerun against New Mexico State ( ) Doubles 1 Three Times 1 Three Times 1 New Mexico State 1 New Mexico State RBI 2 Jackson State (3/1 G2) 2 Jackson State (3/1 G2) #4 David De Leon (Freshman / 5 11 / 190 / LHP / L L / Corpus Christi, TX Calallen HS) Runs 1 South Dakota 1 South Dakota IP Starts IP Relief 3.0 (Twice) last NMSU 3.0 (Twice) last NMSU Strikeouts 3 (Twice) last UNO (4.4) 3 (Twice) last UNO (4.4) X - Pitched 3.0 innings against Southern Illinois at the Irish Classic in SA, Texas X - Collected three strikeouts against New Mexico State ( ) Runs Allowed 0 Four Times 0 Four Times Earned Runs Allowed 0 Four Times 0 Four Times Hits 0 Texas (2/27) 0 Texas (2/27) #5 Andrew Perez (Freshman / 5 9 / 160 / SS / R R / Corpus Christi, TX Moody HS) At Bats 6 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.12) 6 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.12) Runs 3 TX Southern (4.12) 3 TX Southern (4.12) Hits 3 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.12) 3 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.12) Doubles 2 New Orleans (4.5) 2 New Orleans (4.5) 1 (Twice) last TAMUCC 1 (Twice) last TAMUCC 1 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.11) 1 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.11) RBI 3 Texas Southern (4.11) 3 Texas Southern (4.11) 1 Jackson State (3/1 G2) 1 Jackson State (3/1 G2) X - Had six AB against Jackson State X - Hit one of two HR against Jackson State X - Grabbed a triple against New Mexico State ( ) X - Collected two doubles against UNO (4.5.08) X - Grabbed three hits against UNO (4.5.08) #7 Roly Gonzalez (Senior / 5 10 / 170 / OF / L R / Miami, FL UNC Greensboro) At Bats 6 (Twice) last S. Dakota 6 Three Times Runs 4 TX Southern (4.12) 4 TX Southern (4.12) Hits 3 Six Times 4 Two Times Doubles 1 Three Times 1 Seven Times 1 New Orleans (4.6.08) 1 (Twice) last UNO (4.6) RBI 4 Houston Baptist 4 (Twice) last Buffalo 2 Eight Times 2 11 Times X Has been to bat six times twice this season X - Collected four RBI s against Houston Baptist ( ) X - Grabbed a triple against New Orleans (4.6.08) X - Collected four runs against Texas Southern (4.12)

9 PAGE 9 #8 Cody Cisper (Senior / 6 2 / 185 / P / R R / Peggs, OK Northeastern State University) IP Starts 6.0 New Orleans (4.4) 8.0 Two Times IP Relief 3.0 Buffalo 4.0 Northern Colorado (2007) Strikeouts 8 New Orleans (4.4) 8 New Orleans (4.4) Runs Allowed 1 Buffalo 1 (Twice) last Buffalo Earned Runs Allowed 0 (Twice) last Buffalo 0 (Twice) last Buffalo Hits 1 Buffalo 1 Buffalo X - Collected six strikeouts against Jackson State X - Collected eight strikeouts against New Orleans (4.4.08) #10 Abraham Garcia (Junior / 5 9 / 170 / 2B / S R / McAllen, TX McAllen Memorial H.S.) At Bats 5 (Twice) last Jackson St. 6 TAMUCC (2006) Runs 2 (Twice) last S. Illinois 3 TAMUCC (2006) Hits 2 Texas 3 Two Times Doubles 1 Texas 2 Prairie View A&M (2006) 1 Two Times 1 (Twice) last Buffalo 1 Four Times RBI 3 Southern Illinois 4 Dallas Baptist (2007) 1 Four Times X - Collected three RBI s against Southern Illinois at the Irish Classic in SA, Texas X - Hit one of two HR s against Southern Illinois at the Irish Classic #11 Joey Mendoza (Freshman / 5 8 / 160 / 2B / R R / Corpus Christi, TX Moody HS) At Bats 6 Jackson State (3/1 G2) 6 Jackson State (3/1 G2) Runs 3 Jackson State (3/1 G2) 3 Jackson State (3/1 G2) Hits 4 Jackson State (3/1 G2) 4 Jackson State (3/1 G2) Doubles 1 Five Times 1 Five Times 1 NMSU ( ) 1 NMSU ( ) 1 TX Southern (4.11) 1 TX Southern (4.11) RBI 3 Three Times 3 Three Times 1 Seven Times 1 Seven Times X - Had six AB against Jackson State during the second game X - Collected four hits versus Jackson State during the second game X - Grabbed a triple against New Mexico State ( ) X - Had a stolen base against New Orleans (4.6.08) X - Hit a HR against Texas Southern ( ) #14 Matt Shepherd (Senior / 6 5 / 200 / P / R R / Austin, TX Howard Junior College) IP Starts 6.1 Houston Baptist (3.20) 9.0 North Dakota State (2007) IP Relief 3.0 Two Times Strikeouts 6 (Twice) last HBU 9 Dallas Baptist (2007) Runs Allowed 1 (Twice) last NMSU 0 Three Times Earned Runs Allowed 0 Buffalo 0 Four Times Hits 3 Buffalo 0 Prairie View A&M (2007) #16 Mike Lankford (Sophomore / 6 1 / 175 / P / R R / Arlington Heights, IL Oakton CC) IP Starts IP Relief 3.1 TX Southern (4.11) 3.1 TX Southern (4.11) Strikeouts 3 New Mexico State 3 New Mexico State Runs Allowed 0 (Twice) last UNO (4.5) 0 (Twice) last UNO (4.5) Earned Runs Allowed 0 Three Times 0 Three Times Hits 0 Sam Houston (3.9.08) 0 Sam Houston (3.9.08) 2007 Notes from the Diamond X - Pitched two complete innings against New Mexico State ( ) X - Collected three strikeouts against New Mexico State ( ) #18 Ryan Vest (Sophomore / 6 1 / 185 / 3B / R R / La Porte, TX Richland Junior College) At Bats 6 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.13) 6 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.13) Runs 3 TX Southern (4.12) 3 TX Southern (4.12) Hits 3 TX Southern (4.12) 3 TX Southern (4.12) Doubles 2 TX Southern (4.12) 2 TX Southern (4.12) 1 TX Southern (4.13) 1 TX Southern (4.13) RBI 3 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.13) 3 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.13) X First appearance at the plate against St. Louis X - Collected 3 RBI s against Houston Baptist (3.20) X - Had five at-bats against New Mexico State ( ) X - Finished 3-6 with three runs against Texas Southern (4.12)

10 PAGE 10 #21 Nick Bourn (Sophomore / 5 11 / 155 / OF / R R / San Antonio, TX Warren H.S.) At Bats 5 (Twice) last TAMUCC 6 Dallas Baptist (2007) Runs 2 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.11) 2 Three Times Hits 3 Jackson St. (3/1 G2) 3 (Twice) last Jackson St. (3/1 G2) Doubles 2 TX Arlington (G2) 2 TX Arlington (G2) 1 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.11) 1 Three Times RBI 3 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.11) 3 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.11) 1 Two Times X - Grabbed two doubles against Texas-Arlington in Game 2 of the doubleheader X - Grabbed three RBI s against Texas Southern ( ) #22 Nick Spears (Junior / 6 0 / 200 / C / R R / Austin, TX Bowie H.S.) At Bats 5 Jackson State 5 Jackson State Runs 2 (Twice) last Notre Dame 3 Prairie View A&M (2007) Hits 2 Three Times 2 Seven Times Doubles 1 (Twice) last Notre Dame 1 Three Times 1 Three Times 1 Four Times RBI 2 UTSA (G2) 2 (Twice) last UTSA (G2) 1 Two Times X - Hit a HR against Sam Houston at the Hillcrest Ford Bearkat Classic #23 Seth Brevard (Junior / 5 11 / 190 / LHP / Winnie, TX Kankakee Community College) IP Starts IP Relief 1.0 (Twice) last S. Illinois 1.0 (Twice) last S. Illinois Strikeouts 0 Five Times 0 Five Times Runs Allowed 0 New Orleans (4.5.08) 0 New Orleans (4.5.08) Earned Runs Allowed 0 New Orleans (4.5.08) 0 New Orleans (4.5.08) Hits 1 Four Times 1 Four Times #24 Phillip Rodriguez (Senior / 6 3 / 215 / P / R R / Edinburg, TX Edinburg North H.S.) IP Starts 6.0 UTSA (G1) 6.0 UTSA (G1) IP Relief 4.2 Stephen F. Austin 4.2 Stephen F. Austin (2008) Strikeouts 6 UTSA (G1) 6 UTSA (G1) X - Had a career high six strikeouts against UTSA (G1) Runs Allowed 1 (Twice) last Jackson St. (3/1) 0 Seven Times Earned Runs Allowed 0 Southern Illinois 0 Nine Times Hits 1 Southern Illinois 0 Five Times #25 Jordan Rutenbar (Junior / 5 10 / 200 / C / S R / Waxahachie, TX Tyler Junior College) At Bats 6 TX Southern (4.12) 6 TX Southern (4.12) Runs 3 TX Southern (4.11) 3 TX Southern (4.11) Hits 3 Five Times 3 Five Times Doubles 2 (Twice) last TAMUCC 2 (Twice) last TAMUCC 1 Jackson State (3/1) 1 Jackson State (3/1) 1 Four Times 1 Four Times RBI 3 Three Times 3 Three Times 1 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.13) 1 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.13) X - Has had five AB three times this season X - Collected a triple against Jackson State X - Collected three RBI s against Southern Illinois at the Irish Classic in SA, Texas X - Hit a HR against Southern Illinois at the Irish Classic X - Hit second HR of the season against Lamar (G1) X - Went 3-5 and collected three hits against Texas Southern ( ) #26 Tim Tefft (Junior / 5 11 / 170 / OF P / R R / Bellevue, NE Southwestern CC) At Bats 6 South Dakota 6 South Dakota Runs 2 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.12) 2 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.12) Hits 1 Seven Times 1 Seven Times Doubles 1 TX Southern (4.12) 1 TX Southern (4.12) RBI 2 Notre Dame 2 Notre Dame 1 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.12) 1 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.12) X - Had six AB against South Dakota at the Hillcrest Ford Bearkat Classic X - Pitched against Southern Illinois at the Irish Classic with 1.1 innings pitched in relief with no strikeouts, one run allowed and one earned run, and one hit X - Collected a triple against Texas Southern ( )

11 PAGE 11 #27 Doug Roth (Freshman / 6 3 / 220 / LHP / L L / Austin, TX Xavier University) IP Starts 4.0 TAMUCC 4.0 TAMUCC IP Relief 3.2 UTSA (G2) 3.2 UTSA (G2) Strikeouts 4 Sam Houston 4 Sam Houston Runs Allowed 0 Five Times 0 Five Times Earned Runs Allowed 0 Six Times 0 Six Times Hits 0 Four Times 0 Four Times #28 Bonham Hough (Sophomore / 5 11 / 195 / CF / R R / Waxahachie, TX Weatherford JC) At Bats 7 Jackson St. (3/1 G2) 7 Jackson St. (3/1 G2) Runs 3 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.11) 3 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.11) Hits 3 Notre Dame 3 Notre Dame Doubles 1 Five Times 1 Five Times 2 TX Southern (4.13) 2 TX Southern (4.13) RBI 3 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.13) 3 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.13) 1 Five Times 1 Five Times #29 Adrian Garza (Freshman / 6 1 / 180 / P / San Juan, TX PSJA HS) IP Starts IP Relief 3.2 Two Times 3.2 Two Times Strikeouts 4 UTSA (G2) 4 UTSA (G2) Runs Allowed 0 (Twice) last HBU (3.21) 0 (Twice) last HBU (3.21) Earned Runs Allowed 0 (Twice) last HBU (3.21) 0 (Twice) last HBU (3.21) Hits 0 Jackson State (2/29) 0 Jackson State (2/29) X - Had seven AB against Jackson State during the second game on 3/1 X - Hit one of two HR against Jackson State X - Had two RBI s against Notre Dame X - Hit two HR s against Texas Southern ( ) X Pitched 3 2/3 innings against New Orleans (4.5.08) #30 Gabriel Salinas (Freshman / 6 0 / 175 / UTIL / Elsa, TX Edcouch Elsa HS) At Bats 2 TAMUCC 2 TAMUCC Runs 2 TAMUCC 2 TAMUCC Hits 1 (Twice) last TAMUCC 1 (Twice) last TAMUCC Doubles 1 TAMUCC 1 TAMUCC RBI 1 Jackson State 1 Jackson State #31 Shane Janecka (Junior / 6 4 / 185 / P / R R / Weimar, TX Wharton County Junior College) IP Starts 9.0 Lamar (G1) 9.0 Lamar (G1) IP Relief 4.0 TAMUCC 4.0 TAMUCC Strikeouts 5 Lamar (G1) 5 Lamar (G1) Runs Allowed 1 TX Southern (4.13) 1 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.13) Earned Runs Allowed 1 TX Southern (4.13) 0 Texas State (2007) Hits 1 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.13) 1 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.13) X - Has pitched 5.0 innings twice as a starter X - Pitched a complete game against Lamar in Game 1 #32 J.C. Cortez (Sophomore / 5 8 / 160 / OF / R R / Harlingen, TX Harlingen H.S.) At Bats 1 UTSA (G2) 1 UTSA (G2) Runs 1 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.13) 1 Three Times Hits Doubles RBI

12 PAGE 12 #33 Billy Donaho (Junior / 6 1 / 200 / 1B / R R / Houston, TX Tyler Junior College) At Bats 6 TX Southern (4.13) 6 TX Southern (4.13) Runs 3 TX Southern (4.11) 3 TX Southern (4.11) Hits 4 TX Southern (4.13) 4 TX Southern (4.13) Doubles 3 TX Southern (4.13) 3 TX Southern (4.13) 2 Jackson State 2 Jackson State RBI 6 Jackson State 6 Jackson State 2 TX Southern (4.13) 2 TX Southern (4.13) #34 Shane Cox (Junior / 6 4 / 190 / P / R R / Pasadena, TX Alvin Community College) IP Starts 4.1 Sam Houston 4.1 Sam Houston IP Relief 1.0 New Mexico State (3.30) 1.0 New Mexico State (3.30) Strikeouts 2 New Mexico State (3.30) 2 NMSU ( ) Runs Allowed 0 New Mexico State (3.30) 0 NMSU ( ) Earned Runs Allowed 0 NMSU ( ) 0 NMSU ( ) Hits 0 NMSU ( ) 0 NMSU ( ) #41 Evan Cunningham (Junior / 6 4 / 175 / P / R R / Edinburg, TX Oakton Community College) IP Starts 9.0 New Orleans (4.6) 9.0 New Orleans (4.6) IP Relief 4.0 Sam Houston 4.0 Sam Houston Strikeouts 8 New Orleans (4.6) 8 New Orleans (4.6) Runs Allowed 0 Five Times 0 Five Times Earned Runs Allowed 0 Five Times 0 Five Times Hits 0 Three Times 0 Three Times X - Hit two HRs against Jackson State X - Collected six RBIs against Jackson State X - Has had five AB five time this season X - Went 4-6 and collected three doubles against Texas Southern ( ) #45 A.J. Franco (Freshman / 6 3 / 230 / RHP / R R / Corpus Christi, TX Moody HS) IP Starts 9.0 St. Louis 9.0 St. Louis IP Relief 2.0 Notre Dame 2.0 Notre Dame Strikeouts 6 HBU (3.21) 6 HBU (3.21) Runs Allowed 1 Three Times 1 Three Times Earned Runs Allowed 0 St. Louis 0 St. Louis Hits 2 Notre Dame 2 Notre Dame X - Pitched a complete game against St. Louis and collected the win #49 Esequiel Garza (Sophomore / 6 4 / 190 / 1B / R R / La Joya, TX La Joya H.S.) At Bats 3 New Orleans (4.6) 3 New Orleans (4.6) Runs 1 Jackson State (3/1) 1 (Twice) last Jackson St. (3/1) Hits 1 Jackson State (3/1) 1 Jackson State (3/1) Doubles RBI X - Pitched against UTSA in the second game of the double-header where he pitched 0.2 innings and gave up one hit and had one strikeout #20 Joe B. Gutierrez (Senior / 5 11 / 160 / UTL / R R / McAllen, TX Nikki Rowe H.S.) At Bats 5 (Twice) last Lamar (G1) 5 (Twice) last Lamar (G1) Runs 2 Houston Baptist (3.20) 2 Houston Baptist (3.20) Hits 3 Houston Baptist (3.20) 3 Houston Baptist (3.20) Doubles 1 (Twice) last NMSU (3.30) 1 (Twice) last NMSU (3.30) RBI 1 Lamar (G2) 1 Lamar (G2)