The University of Texas Pan American 2009 Bronc Baseball Game Notes Texas A&M Corpus Christi (DH) March 10, 2009 / Chapman Field 2009 Schedule / Results Overall: 1 11 Home: 0 5 Away: 0 0 Neutral: 1 6 This Weekend s Match Up s: 3.10 TAMUCC @ 12:00 PM TAMUCC @ TBA VS Date Opponent Location Time FEBRUARY 20 Texas Tech Lubbock, TX L, 6 5 21 Southern Utah Lubbock, TX L, 6 5 22 Southern Utah Lubbock, TX L, 8 1 Texas Tech Lubbock, TX L, 10 4 Al Ogletree Classic 27 Illinois HOME L, 8 0 28 UTA HOME L, 4 0 MARCH 1 SFA HOME L, 10 7 3 TAMUCC (DH) HOME L, 13 6 TAMUCC HOME L, 6 2 Whataburger Classic 6 $ Alabama Corpus Christi, TX L, 14 1 7 $ TAMUCC Corpus Christi, TX L, 12 7 8 $ TAMUCC Corpus Christi, TX W, 9 3 10 TAMUCC (DH) Corpus Christi, TX 12:00 p.m. TAMUCC Corpus Christi, TX 4:00 p.m. Notre Dame Classic 13 Illinois State San Antonio, TX 12:00 p.m. Notre Dame San Antonio, TX 4:00 p.m. 14 Illinois State San Antonio, TX 4:00 p.m. 15 Notre Dame San Antonio, TX 12:00 p.m. 16 Jackson State HOME 6:00 p.m. 17 Jackson State HOME 3:00 p.m. 21 Prairie View (DH) HOME 1:00 p.m. 22 Prairie View HOME 1:00 p.m. 24 UTSA San Antonio, TX 2:00 p.m. 26 New Mexico St. HOME 6:00 p.m. 27 New Mexico St. HOME 6:00 p.m. 28 New Mexico St. HOME 6:00 p.m. 31 Lamar (DH) Beaumont, TX 1:00 p.m. APRIL 3 Univ. of Houston Houston, TX 6:30 p.m. 4 Univ. of Houston Houston, TX 6:30 p.m. 5 Univ. of Houston Houston, TX 1:00 p.m. 8 UT Brownsville HOME 6:00 p.m. 9 TCU HOME 6:30 p.m. 10 TCU HOME 6:30 p.m. 11 TCU HOME 12:00 p.m. 15 SFA (DH) Nacogdoches, TX 12:00 p.m. 18 TX Southern (DH) HOME 3:00 p.m. 19 TX Southern HOME 1:00 p.m. 21 UTSA HOME 5:00 p.m. 22 UT Brownsville HOME 6:00 p.m. 25 Prairie View (DH) Prairie View, TX TBA 26 Prairie View Prairie View, TX TBA 29 TAMUCC HOME 6:00 p.m. MAY 10 N. Colorado (DH) Greeley, CO 12:00 p.m. 11 N. Colorado Greeley, CO 3:00 p.m. 12 N. Colorado Greeley, CO 3:00 p.m. 20 NIT HOME TBA 21 NIT HOME TBA 22 NIT HOME TBA 23 NIT HOME TBA 24 NIT HOME TBA 2009 UTPA Baseball Quick Facts General Information School The University of Texas Pan American Location Edinburg, Texas Founded 1927 Enrollment 17.534 Nickname Broncs Mascot Bucky the Bronc Colors Forest Green, Orange and White Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Independent President Dr. Blandina Cardenas Interim Dir. of Athletics Ricky Vaughn Baseball Stadium Edinburg Baseball Stadium Capacity 5,500 Dimensions 325 410 325 UTPA Coaching Staff Head Coach Manny Mantrana Alma Mater Saint Thomas University / 1990 Record at UTPA 0 0 / 1 st Season Overall Record 434 193 1 / 13 th Season E Mail / Phone mantranam@utpa.edu / (956) 381 2235 Assistant Coach Norbert Lopez Alma Mater Nova Southeastern University / 1999 Years at UTPA 1 st Season E Mail / Phone lopeznl@utpa.edu / (956) 381 2234 Assistant Coach Stephen Piercefield Alma Mater Florida Southern College / 2007 Years at UTPA 1 st Season E Mail piercefieldsd@utpa.edu / (956) 381 2891 Team Information 2007 Record 21 35 Positions R / L 11 / 7 Pitchers R / L 6 / 6 Lettermen R / L 17 / 13 Returning Starters Jordan Rutenbar Billy Donaho Joey Mendoza Andrew Perez Returning Pitchers Shane Janecka David de Leon Mike Lankford Top Newcomers Garrett Bivone Scott Wingo Anthony Garcia Nathan Molina SR / C /.332 / 66 H / 5 HR / 42 RBI / 42 R SR / OF /.309 / 62 H / 6 HR / 39 RBI / 43 R SO / INF /.321 / 68 H / 2 HR / 35 RBI / 32 R SO / INF /.286 / 56 H / 6 HR / 32 RBI / 33 R SR / RHP / 2 7 / 6.44 ERA / 64.1 IP / 23 K / 20 BB SO / LHP / 1 1 / 4.94 ERA / 31.0 IP / 24 K / 27 BB JR / RHP / 0 0 / 5.19 ERA / 17.1 IP / 13 K / 6 BB JR / INF / Round Rock, TX / Temple College JR / RHP / Garland, TX / Ranger College JR / RHP / San Antonio, TX / Cisco Junior College JR / RHP / Del Rio, TX / Laredo CC Program History First Year of Baseball 1955 All Time Record 1,472 1,105 Years in NCAA Tournament 12 Last NCAA Tournament Appearance 1986
The University of Texas Pan American Broncs 2009 Baseball Roster No. Name Pos B T HT WT YR Hometown Last School 1 Joey Mendoza INF R R 5 8 160 SO Corpus Christi, TX Foy H. Moody HS 2 Thomas Tovar C R R 5 9 185 FR Corpus Christi, TX Foy H. Moody HS 3 Bonham Hough OF R R 6 0 195 JR Waxahachie, TX Weatherford JC 4 Tim Tefft OF R R 5 11 170 SR Bellevue, NE Southwestern CC 5 Andrew Perez INF R R 5 9 160 SO Corpus Christi, TX Foy H. Moody HS 7 Esequiel Garza INF R R 6 4 190 JR La Joya, TX La Joya HS 10 Abraham Garcia INF S R 5 9 170 JR McAllen, TX McAllen Memorial HS 14 Doug Roth LHP L L 6 3 220 SO Austin, TX Xavier University 16 Mike Lankford RHP R R 6 0 175 JR Arlington Heights, IL Oakton CC 17 Seth Brevard LHP L L 5 8 190 SR Winnie, TX Kankakee CC 18 Ryan Vest INF R R 6 1 185 JR La Porte, TX Richland JC 21 Jose Salmon OF R R 6 0 180 JR Corpus Christi, TX Laredo CC 22 Nick Spears C S R 6 0 200 SR Austin, TX Bowie HS 23 Gabriel Salinas OF L R 6 0 175 SO Elsa, TX Edcouch Elsa HS 24 Nathan Molina RHP R R 6 2 185 JR Del Rio, TX Laredo CC 25 Jordan Rutenbar C R R 5 10 200 SR Waxahachie, TX Tyler JC 28 Anthony Garcia LHP L L 5 10 175 JR San Antonio, TX Cisco JC 29 Iradier Hernandez OF R R 5 10 160 FR Mission, TX Sharyland HS 30 Scott Wingo RHP R R 5 10 185 JR Garland, TX Ranger JC 31 Shane Janecka RHP R R 6 4 185 SR Weimar, TX Wharton County JC 32 Marcos Martinez RHP R R 6 2 230 FR Pharr, TX PSJA Memorial HS 33 Billy Donaho INF R R 6 2 200 SR Houston, TX Tyler JC 34 Garrett Bivone INF R R 6 4 230 JR Round Rock, TX Temple JC 35 David De Leon LHP L L 5 11 190 SO Corpus Christi, TX CC Calallen HS 45 A.J. Franco RHP R R 6 3 230 SO Corpus Christi, TX Foy H. Moody HS UTPA Coaching Staff Head Coach Manny Mantrana Assistant Coach Norbert Lopez Assistant Coach Stephen Piercefield Student Assistant Jeremy Johnson Manager Johnny Paredes 2
UTPA Diamond Notes 2009 Innings Summary Game Information x The Broncs return to Corpus Christi, TX as they face the Islanders in a double header this Tuesday, March 10 x The Broncs earned their first win of the season against TAMUCC this past Sunday at the Whataburger College Classic x The first match up is scheduled for 12 noon with the second contest scheduled 30 minutes after the first game is done x The Broncs are 1 11 with a 1 6 road record and the Islanders are 4 10 with a 1 6 home record Scouting the Opponent TAMUCC x The Islanders are 4 10 for the season; three of their wins have come against UTPA (Two in Edinburg and One in Corpus) x Third baseman Martin Parra leads the squad with a.365 batting average with 19 hits, six runs, one double, four triples and nine RBI x In the four times the Islanders have faced UTPA, the Broncs have faced the same two starting pitchers: Justin Grota and Brandon Orr x Montgomery hit a three run homerun on Saturday s contest against the Broncs to give the Islanders an 11 2 lead x In the last contest against UTPA, the Islanders struggled on the mound as they went through several pitching changes Wingo Pitches Complete Game; Earns All Tourny x On the final day of the Whataburger College Classic, the Broncs faced TAMUCC for the fourth time this season and defeated the Islanders 9 3 with the help of junior Scott Wingo x The right handed pitcher pitched a complete game for the Broncs, first time this season, while striking out nine batters and walking one x Wingo was voted to the All Tournament team announced this Monday (Mar. 9). Wingo joins Alabama s Austin Hyatt and Adam Morgan Broncs Grab First Win of Season x It took the Broncs only 11 tries before they could notch their first win of the season this past weekend at the Whataburger College Classic x The Broncs defeated the Islanders 9 3 on Sunday afternoon after facing the Islanders three times previously Walk in the Park x The Broncs gave up 14 walks against Alabama at the Whataburger College Classic this past Friday, the most walks this season, as the Crimson Tide defeated the Broncs 14 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 x Total Broncs 2 4 1 12 5 10 7 3 3 0 47 Opponents 4 15 10 22 15 10 6 10 8 0 100 UTPA Hitting Trends Hitting Streaks 2009 Longest Current Career Abraham Garcia 6 4 7 Billy Donaho 7 7 14 Joey Mendoza 5 3 13 Andrew Perez 8 8 10 Bonham Hough 4 0 12 Jordan Rutenbar 4 4 9 Garrett Bivone 4 2 4 2009 Multi Hit Games 2 3 4 5+ Total Abraham Garcia 3 1 4 Billy Donaho 2 2 Joey Mendoza 2 2 Andrew Perez 4 1 5 Bonham Hough 1 1 Jordan Rutenbar 2 2 Garrett Bivone 2 1 3 2009 Multi RBI Games 2 3 4 5+ Total Abraham Garcia 1 1 Billy Donaho Joey Mendoza 1 1 Andrew Perez 1 1 2 Bonham Hough 1 1 Jordan Rutenbar 1 1 Garrett Bivone 1 1 2009 Multi Run Scored Games 2 3 4 5+ Total Abraham Garcia 1 1 Billy Donaho 1 1 Joey Mendoza Andrew Perez 1 1 Bonham Hough Jordan Rutenbar 1 1 Garrett Bivone 2009 Media Information The UTPA locker room is closed to media unless otherwise noted. Interview requests should be directed to UTPA Media Relations Director Bernie Saenz or Assistant Sports Information Director Zena Davila. Head Coach Manny Mantrana and selected players will answer questions from the media after a brief cooling period. UTPA Athletic Media Relations Director of Athletic Media Relations Bernie Saenz Office Phone (956) 381 2240 Office FAX (956) 381 2398 E Mail saenzb@utpa.edu Assistant Sports Information Director Zena Davila Office Phone (956) 380 8799 E Mail zedavila@broncs.utpa.edu 3
UTPA Diamond Notes Mantrana at Helm of Broncs x Manny Mantrana was named the program s 11th head coach on Aug. 29, 2009 x In his 12year tenure as a head coach, Mantrana compiled a 434 193 1 (.691) record x Took the Saint Thomas University baseball program to the College World Series four times x Was also a 10th round pick for the Atlanta Braves in 1981 Broncs Start 2009 Season 0 4 x The Broncs competed in a three day round robin style tournament this past weekend in Lubbock, TX x UTPA lost two close 6 5 games against Texas Tech on the first day and against Southern Utah on the second x The Broncs wrapped up the weekend with a doubleheader on Sunday as they dropped an 8 1 decision to S. Utah and a 10 4 decision to Texas Tech x This is the first time since 2001 that the Broncs have started off the season 0 4. In 2001, the Broncs finished with a 12 40 overall record at the helm of Reggie Tredaway 2009 Bronc Rotation Start by Start #14 Doug Roth Date Opponent Dec. IP H R ER BB SO WP HBP 2/20 Texas Tech ND 3.2 8 5 5 1 1 1 1 3/1 SFA ND 4.0 3 3 2 4 1 1 2 3/7 TAMUCC L, 0 1 4.0 7 7 7 5 1 0 0 #30 Scott Wingo Date Opponent Dec. IP H R ER BB SO WP HBP 2/21 S. Utah ND 3.1 8 5 5 1 2 0 0 2/27 Illinois L, 0 1 0.1 1 4 4 3 0 0 1 3/8 TAMUCC W, 1 1 9.0 6 3 3 1 9 0 0 #24 Nathan Molina Date Opponent Dec. IP H R ER BB SO WP HBP 2/22 S. Utah L, 0 1 2.0 7 7 7 1 1 0 1 2/28 Texas Arlington L, 0 2 3.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 #28 Anthony Garcia Date Opponent Dec. IP H R ER BB SO WP HBP 2/22 Texas Tech L, 0 1 1.0 2 6 6 5 0 0 2 3/6 Alabama L, 0 2 4.2 5 3 3 8 1 2 0 #31 Shane Janecka Date Opponent Dec. IP H R ER BB SO WP HBP 3/3 TAMUCC L, 0 1 2.2 2 5 4 7 2 0 0 #35 David de Leon Date Opponent Dec. IP H R ER BB SO WP HBP 3/3 TAMUCC L, 0 3 5.1 5 6 3 3 4 0 0 Broncs Host Al Ogletree Classic x The Broncs will host the 7th Annual Al Ogletree Classic at the Edinburg Baseball Stadium x The Broncs will face Illinois, Texas Arlington and Stephen F. Austin x The tournament will be a three day tournament with two games a day all beginning at 3:00 p.m. for the exception of Sunday; Sunday s events are to begin at 9:00 a.m. CT x Last season the Broncs finished the Al Ogletree 1 3 Broncs to Compete in Whataburger Classic x The Broncs head to Corpus Christi, TX where they will compete in a three day tournament against Alabama and Texas A&M Corpus Christi x The Broncs have faced TAMUCC this past Tuesday (Mar. 3) at the Edinburg Baseball Stadium x UTPA is scheduled to face No. 23 Alabama on Friday at 6:00 p.m.; TAMUCC on Saturday and Sunday at 1:00 p.m. x Alabama is the first ranked opponent UTPA will face 4
Head Coach Manny Mantrana x Mantrana begins his first season as head coach for the Broncs x Served 12 seasons as head coach for the Saint Thomas University baseball program x While at STU, Mantrana tripled the program s number of trips to the College World Series to four and was named the most winningest coach in program history; served as pitching coach in eight of his 12 seasons there x With three College World Series appearances, Mantrana has guided his squad to nine postseason berths and was recognized as Southeast Coach of the Year on three occasions and received Florida Sun Conference Coach of the Year on another three occasions x In his inaugural season, he finished with a 44 16 record and in his second season as head coach, took STU to the College World Series as he also improved the record to 54 14 that year x In his 12 seasons, Mantrana produced all star athletes as over 40 of his players received All Conference or All Region accolades and 20 with professional contracts x Ninety five percent of his athletes that played for him for their entire college career earned a degree x Mantrana was a 10th round pick for the Atlanta Braves organization in 1981 and went on to play for the Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers and New York Mets organization The Mantrana File Year School W L T Pct. 1996 2008 Saint Thomas Univ. 434 193 1.691 2009 The University of Texas Pan American Total 434 193 1.691 2009 UTPA Summary Overall Record 1 11 Leading After 7 Innings 1 1 Record at Home 0 5 Trailing After 7 Innings 0 9 Record on the Road 1 6 Leading After 8 Innings 1 0 Facing a Ranked Opponent 0 1 Trailing After 8 Innings 0 11 Day Games 1 8 Tied Going into Last Inning 0 0 Night Games 0 3 February 0 6 Scoring 0 5 Runs 0 1 March 1 5 Scoring 6 10 Runs 1 3 April 0 0 Scoring 11 15 Runs 0 0 May 0 0 Scoring 16 20 Runs 0 0 Monday 0 0 Scoring 21 or More Runs 0 0 Tuesday 0 2 Opponents 0 5 Runs 1 1 Wednesday 0 0 Opponents 6 10 Runs 0 7 Thursday 0 0 Opponents 11 15 Runs 0 3 Friday 0 3 Opponents 16 20 Runs 0 0 Saturday 0 3 Opponents 21 or More Runs 0 0 Sunday 1 3 Extra Inning Games 0 0 After a Win 0 0 Shutouts 0 2 After a Loss 0 11 Doubleheader Games 0 4 Last Five Games 1 4 UTPA Hits a Home Run 0 1 Last 10 Games 1 9 UTPA Doesn t Hit a Home Run 1 9 Last 15 Games 1 11 Not Committing an Error 0 3 Current Streak Win 1 Committing One Error 1 2 UTPA Scores First 1 5 Committing Two+ Errors 0 6 Opponents Score First 0 6 Longest Winning Streak 1 Longest Losing Streak 11 Home Attendance 1823 Average Home Attendance 364 Road Attendance 8230 Average Road Attendance 1175 Total Attendance 10053 Average Total Attendance 837 Record When UTPA Scores Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ Overall Broncs 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 11 Record When Opponent Scores Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ Overall Opp. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 1 11 Record When Leading After 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Overall Broncs 0 2 0 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 11 Record When Trailing After 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Overall Broncs 0 1 0 5 0 7 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 9 0 11 1 11 Record When Tied After 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Overall Broncs 1 8 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 5
2009 Defensive Lineups Date Opponent Outcome C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH SP Feb. 20 Texas Tech L, 6 5 Spears Vest Garcia Ab Mendoza Perez Hough Donaho Tefft Rutenbar Roth Feb. 21 Southern Utah L, 6 5 Spears Vest Garcia Ab Mendoza Perez Hough Donaho Tefft Rutenbar Wingo Feb. 22 Southern Utah L, 8 1 Rutenbar Vest Garcia Ab Mendoza Perez Hough Donaho Salmon Garza Molina Texas Tech L, 10 4 Spears Rutenbar Garcia Ab Mendoza Perez Hough Donaho Salmon Garza Garcia An Feb. 27 Illinois L, 8 0 Spears Rutenbar Garcia Ab Mendoza Perez Tefft Donaho Vest Bivone Wingo Feb. 28 Texas Arlington L, 4 0 Spears Bivone Garcia Ab Mendoza Perez Hough Donaho Vest Rutenbar Molina Mar. 1 Stephen F. Austin L, 10 7 Spears Bivone Garcia Ab Mendoza Perez Hough Donaho Vest Rutenbar Roth Mar. 3 TAMUCC (DH) L, 13 6 Spears Bivone Garcia Ab Mendoza Perez Hough Donaho Vest Rutenbar Janecka Mar. 3 TAMUCC L, 6 2 Rutenbar Bivone Garcia Ab Mendoza Perez Hough Donaho Vest Garza De Leon Mar. 6 Alabama L, 14 1 Spears Bivone Garcia Ab Mendoza Perez Hough Donaho Vest Rutenbar Garcia An Mar. 7 TAMUCC L, 12 7 Spears Bivone Garcia Ab Mendoza Perez Hernandez Donaho Vest Rutenbar Roth Mar. 8 TAMUCC W, 9 3 Rutenbar Bivone Mendoza Vest Perez Hernandez Donaho Salmon Garcia Ab Wingo Mar. 10 TAMUCC (DH) Mar. 13 Illinois State Notre Dame Mar. 14 Illinois State Mar. 15 Notre Dame Mar. 16 Jackson State Mar. 17 Jackson State Mar. 21 PVAMU (DH) Mar. 22 PVAMU Mar. 24 UTSA Mar. 26 New Mexico State Mar. 27 New Mexico State Mar. 28 New Mexico State Mar. 31 Lamar (DH) Apr. 3 Houston Apr. 4 Houston Apr. 5 Houston Apr. 8 UT Brownsville Apr. 9 TCU Apr. 10 TCU Apr. 11 TCU Apr. 15 Stephen F. Austin Apr. 18 Texas Southern (DH) Apr. 19 Texas Southern (DH) Apr. 21 UTSA Apr. 22 UT Brownsville Apr. 25 PVAMU (DH) Apr. 26 PVAMU Apr. 28 TAMUCC May 10 N. Colorado (DH) May 11 N. Colorado May 12 N. Colorado May 20 NIT May 21 NIT May 22 NIT May 23 NIT May 24 NIT 6
2009 Batting Order Date Opponent Outcome 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SP Feb. 20 Texas Tech L, 6 5 Mendoza Garcia Ab Vest Rutenbar Donaho Hough Spears Tefft Perez Roth Feb. 21 Southern Utah L, 6 5 Mendoza Garcia Ab Vest Rutenbar Spears Donaho Hough Tefft Perez Wingo Feb. 22 Southern Utah L, 8 1 Mendoza Hough Rutenbar Vest Garza Garcia Ab Donaho Perez Salmon Molina Texas Tech L, 10 4 Mendoza Salmon Rutenbar Hough Garza Garcia Ab Spears Donaho Perez Garcia An Feb. 27 Illinois L, 8 0 Mendoza Donaho Rutenbar Bivone Vest Perez Spears Garcia Ab Tefft Wingo Feb. 28 Texas Arlington L, 4 0 Hough Donaho Rutenbar Bivone Vest Perez Mendoza Spears Garcia Ab Molina Mar. 1 Stephen F. Austin L, 10 7 Hough Garcia Ab Bivone Rutenbar Perez Donaho Spears Vest Mendoza Roth Mar. 3 TAMUCC (DH) L, 13 6 Hough Garcia Ab Bivone Rutenbar Perez Donaho Vest Spears Mendoza Janecka Mar. 3 TAMUCC L, 6 2 Hough Garcia Ab Bivone Rutenbar Garza Donaho Perez Vest Mendoza De Leon Mar. 6 Alabama L, 14 1 Perez Hough Bivone Rutenbar Donaho Vest Spears Garcia Ab Mendoza Garcia An Mar. 7 TAMUCC L, 12 7 Perez Garcia Ab Bivone Rutenbar Donaho Vest Spears Hernandez Mendoza Roth Mar. 8 TAMUCC W, 9 3 Perez Garcia Ab Bivone Rutenbar Donaho Hernandez Salmon Vest Mendoza Wingo Mar. 10 TAMUCC (DH) Mar. 13 Illinois State Notre Dame Mar. 14 Illinois State Mar. 15 Notre Dame Mar. 16 Jackson State Mar. 17 Jackson State Mar. 21 PVAMU (DH) Mar. 22 PVAMU Mar. 24 UTSA Mar. 26 New Mexico State Mar. 27 New Mexico State Mar. 28 New Mexico State Mar. 31 Lamar (DH) Apr. 3 Houston Apr. 4 Houston Apr. 5 Houston Apr. 8 UT Brownsville Apr. 9 TCU Apr. 10 TCU Apr. 11 TCU Apr. 15 Stephen F. Austin Apr. 18 Texas Southern (DH) Apr. 19 Texas Southern (DH) Apr. 21 UTSA Apr. 22 UT Brownsville Apr. 25 PVAMU (DH) Apr. 26 PVAMU Apr. 28 TAMUCC May 10 N. Colorado (DH) May 11 N. Colorado May 12 N. Colorado May 20 NIT May 21 NIT May 22 NIT May 23 NIT May 24 NIT 7
#1 Joey Mendoza (Sophomore / 5 8 / 160 / INF / R R / Corpus Christi, TX Moody HS) At Bats 5 (Twice) Tech (G2) 6 Jackson State (3/1 G2) Runs 1 (6X) TAMUCC (3.9) 3 (Twice) last SFA (4.28) Hits 2 (Twice) TAMUCC (3.9) 4 Jackson State (3/1 G2) Doubles 2 PVAM (G2 4.19) 1 (Twice) last Arkansas Pine Bluff 1 (Twice) last N. Colorado (5.4 G1) RBI 2 TX Tech (G1) 3 Three Times Stolen Bases 1 (3x) TAMUCC (3.8) 1 11 Times x Recorded five at bats twice at Dan Law Field on opening weekend x Notched four at bats against SFA (3.1) #2 Thomas Tovar (Freshman / 5 9 / 185 / C / R R / Corpus Christi, TX Calallen HS) At Bats 3 TAMUCC (3.3 / G1) 3 TAMUCC (3.3 / G1) Runs Hits Doubles RBI Stolen Bases x Came in for Spears in Game One of a DH against Corpus and notched three at bats #3 Bonham Hough (Junior / 6 0 / 195 / OF / R R / Waxahachie, TX Weatherford JC) At Bats 5 SFA 7 Jackson St. (3/1 G2) Runs 1 (4x) TAMUCC (3.3 / G2) 3 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.11) Hits 2 SFA 4 Texas State (4.15) Doubles 1 (3x) Corpus (3.3 / G!) 2 N. Colorado (5.4 G1) 2 TX Southern (4.13) RBI 2 SFA 3 Three Times Stolen Bases 1 (2x) TAMUCC (3.3 / G1) 2 PVAM (4.20) x Notched five at bats against SFA at the Al Ogletree Classic along with two hits and two RBI s x Recorded his third single run of the season against TAMUCC (3.3 / G!) along with one stolen bag #4 Tim Tefft (Senior / 5 11 / 170 / OF / R R / Bellevue, NE Southwestern CC) At Bats 3 (2x) Illinois 6 South Dakota Runs 2 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.12) Hits 1 TAMUCC (3.3 / G1) 1 Eight Times Doubles 1 TX Southern (4.12) RBI 2 TAMUCC (3.3 / G1) 2 (2x) TAMUCC Stolen Bases 1 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.12) x Recorded first hit of the season in a DH against Corpus in game one x Pitched the ninth inning while giving up two hits, three runs (earned) and two walks #5 Andrew Perez (Sophomore / 5 9 / 160 / INF / R R / Corpus Christi, TX Moody HS) At Bats 5 (Twice) TAMUCC (3.8) 6 Three Times Runs 2 TAMUCC (3.8) 4 Northern Colorado (5.3) Hits 3 TAMUCC (3.9) 3 Four Times Doubles 1 (6x) TAMUCC (3.9) 2 New Orleans (4.5) 1 (Twice) last TAMUCC 1 Six Times RBI 2 TAMUCC (3.9) 3 Three Times Stolen Bases 1 TAMUCC (3.9) 1 (Twice) TAMUCC (3.9) x Recorded four at bats on two occasions Tech and UTA x First RBI of the season against SFA x Posted a season high five at bats against Corpus in game one of DH x Moved up the lineup as leadoff hitter against Alabama x Recorded two hits against TAMUCC (3.8) x Recorded a season high three hits against TAMUCC (3.9) along with two RBI and a stolen base 8
#7 Esequiel Garza (Junior / 6 4 / 190 / INF / R R / La Joya, TX La Joya HS) At Bats 4 S. Utah (G2) 4 S. Utah (G2) Runs 2 TX Tech (G2) 2 TX Tech (G2) Hits 2 TAMUCC (3.3 / G1) 1 Jackson State (3/1) Doubles 1 TAMUCC (3.3 / G1) 1 TAMUCC (3.3 / G1) RBI 2 TAMUCC (3.3 / G1) 2 TAMUCC (3.3 / G1) Stolen Bases x Recorded a career high four at bats against S. Utah and two runs against TX Tech x Grabbed two hits against Corpus in game one of a DH while notching a double and two RBI s #1o Abraham Garcia (Junior / 5 9 / 170 / INF / R R / McAllen, TX McAllen Memorial HS) At Bats 5 TAMUCC (3.3 / G1) 6 TAMUCC (2006) Runs 3 TAMUCC (3.3 / G1) 3 TAMUCC (2006) Hits 3 TAMUCC (3.3 / G!) 3 Two Times Doubles 1 (3x) TAMUCC (3.3 / G1) 2 Prairie View A&M (2006) 1 TAMUCC (3.3 / G1) 1 Three Times 1 Four Times RBI 2 TAMUCC (3.9) 4 Dallas Baptist (2007) Stolen Bases 2 TAMUCC (3.9) 2 TAMUCC (3.9) x Recorded a season high five at bats in game one of a DH against Corpus along with three runs and three hits; recorded a double and a triple with one stolen base x Recorded season high two RBI against TAMUCC (3.9) along with a career high two stolen bases #14 Doug Roth (Sophomore / 6 3 / 220 / LHP / L L / Austin, TX Xavier Univ.) IP Starts 4.0 (Twice) TAMUCC (3.8) 4.0 (3X) TAMUCC (3.8) IP Relief 3.2 (Twice) last TX ST (4.15) Strikeouts 1 (3X) TAMUCC (3.8) 4 Sam Houston Runs Allowed 3 SFA 0 Five Times Earned Runs Allowed 2 SFA 0 Six Times Hits 3 SFA 0 Four Times x Recorded a season and tied his career high of four innings pitched against SFA while allowing three runs (two earned) and three hits x Started against TAMUCC (3.8) and tied career high of four innings pitched #16 Mike Lankford (Junior / 6 1 / 175 / RHP / R R / Arlington Heights, IL Oakton CC) IP Starts IP Relief 2.0 UTA 3.1 TX Southern (4.11) Strikeouts 1 (Twice) Alabama 3 New Mexico State Runs Allowed 0 S. Utah (G1) 0 Three Times Earned Runs Allowed 0 S. Utah (G1) 0 Four Times Hits 0 S. Utah (G1) 0 (Twice) S. Utah (2.21.09) x Recorded a season high two innings pitched, in relief, against UTA while striking one batter out x In two third innings pitched, struck out one batter against Alabama #17 Seth Brevard (Senior / 5 11 / 190 / LHP / L L / Winnie, TX Kankakee CC) IP Starts IP Relief 3.1 SFA 3.1 SFA Strikeouts 1 (Twice) SFA 1 (Twice) SFA x Posted a career high three and one third innings pitched against SFA with one K Runs Allowed 0 S. Utah (G2) 0 (Twice) S. Utah (G2) Earned Runs Allowed 0 S. Utah (G2) 0 (Twice) S. Utah (G2) Hits 1 S. Utah (G2) 1 Five Times 9
#18 Ryan Vest (Junior / 6 1 / 185 / INF / R R / La Porte, TX Richland JC) At Bats 5 TAMUCC (3.9) 6 Three Times Runs 1 (Twice) TAMUCC (3.9) 3 (Twice) last Arkansas Pine Bluff Hits 2 TAMUCC (3.9) 3 (Twice) last Arkansas Pine Bluff Doubles 1 (Twice) SFA 2 TX Southern (4.12) 1 TX Southern (4.13) RBI 2 (Twice) TAMUCC (3.9) 3 Three Times Stolen Bases 1 SFA 1 SFA x Posted a career high one stolen bag against SFA along with tying his season high of one double x Recorded a season high five at bats against TAMUCC (3.9) along with two hits #21 Jose Salmon (Junior / 6 0 / 180 / OF / R R / Corpus Christi, TX Laredo CC) At Bats 4 (Twice) TAMUCC (3.9) 4 (Twice) TAMUCC (3.9) Runs 1 (Twice) TAMUCC (3.9) 1 (Twice) TAMUCC (3.9) Hits 1 (3X) TAMUCC (3.9) 1 (3X) TAMUCC (3.9) Doubles 1 TAMUCC (3.3 / G1) 1 TAMUCC (3.3 / G1) 1 TAMUCC (3.8) 1 TAMUCC (3.8) RBI 2 TAMUCC (3.8) 2 TAMUCC (3.8) Stolen Bases 1 TAMUCC (3.9) 1 TAMUCC (3.9) x In three at bats against Corpus (3.3 / G!) recorded one hit and one double x Hit a solo HR in the bottom of the ninth against TAMUC (3.8) #22 Nick Spears (Senior / 6 2 / 200 / C / R R / Austin, TX Bowie HS) At Bats 4 (Twice) UTA 5 (Twice) last SFA (4.28) Runs 1 (Twice) SFA 3 Prairie View A&M (2007) Hits 1 (3x) UTA 3 Arkansas Pine Bluff Doubles 1 Nine Times 1 Four Times RBI 1 TX Tech (G1) 2 (Twice) last UTSA (G2) Stolen Bases 1 Two Times #23 Gabriel Salinas (Sophomore / 6 0 / 175 / OF / L R / Elsa, TX Edcouch Elsa HS) At Bats 1 (3x) Alabama 2 TAMUCC Runs 2 TAMUCC Hits 1 S. Utah (G2) 1 (3 Times) last S. Utah (2.21.09) Doubles 1 TAMUCC RBI 1 Jackson State Stolen Bases #24 Nathan Molina (Junior / 6 2 / 185 / RHP / R R / Del Rio, TX Laredo CC) IP Starts 3. 0 UTA 3.0 UTA IP Relief 5.0 TAMUCC (3.8) 5.0 TAMUCC (3.8) Strikeouts 2 TAMUCC (3.8) 2 TAMUCC (3.8) Runs Allowed 1 UTA 1 UTA Earned Runs Allowed 1 UTA 1 UTA Hits 1 (Twice) Alabama 1 (Twice) Alabama x Recorded a career high three innings pitched against UTA with one strikeout; allowed one run (one earned) and one hit x Recorded a season high five innings pitched in relief against TAMUCC (3.8) while striking out two batters 10
#25 Jordan Rutenbar (Senior / 5 10 / 200 / C / S R / Waxahachie, TX Tyler JC) At Bats 5 TAMUCC (3.9) 6 (Twice) last N. Colorado Runs 2 TAMUCC (3.8) 3 Three Times Hits 2 (Twice) TAMUCC (3.8) 3 Six Times Doubles 1 TAMUCC (3.8) 2 Three Times 1 Jackson State (3/1) 1 (Twice) TAMUCC (3.8) 1 Five Times RBI 2 TAMUCC (3.8) 6 Northern Colorado (5.3) Stolen Bases 1 TAMUCC (3.3 / G1) 1 (Twice) last TX Southern (4.13) x Had a total of four plate appearances in each of the four games at Tech x Had a stolen base against Corpus (3.3 / G1) x Recorded a season high two hits against TAMUCC (3.8) along with two RBI, one double and one HR x Recorded a season high five at bats against TAMUCC (3.9) #28 Anthony Garcia (Junior / 5 10 / 175 / LHP / L L / San Antonio, TX Cisco JC) IP Starts 4.2 Alabama 4.2 Alabama IP Relief 4.0 UTA 4.0 UTA Strikeouts 3 UTA 3 UTA Runs Allowed 2 UTA 2 UTA Earned Runs Allowed 2 UTA 2 UTA Hits 2 (Twice) UTA 2 (Twice) UTA x Pitched four innings in relief against UTA while striking out three batters; allowed two runs (both earned) and two hits x Recorded a career high four and two third innings pitched as a starter against Alabama #30 Scott Wingo (Junior / 5 10 / 185 / RHP / R R / Garland, TX Ranger College) IP Starts 9.0 TAMUCC (3.9) 9.0 TAMUCC (3.9) IP Relief 3.2 TAMUCC (3.3 / G2) 3.1 TAMUCC (3.3 / G2) Strikeouts 9 TAMUCC (3.9) 9 TAMUCC (3.9) Runs Allowed 0 TAMUCC (3.3 / G2) 0 TAMUCC (3.3 / G2) Earned Runs Allowed 0 TAMUCC (3.3 / G2) 0 TAMUCC (3.3 / G2) Hits 1 TAMUCC (3.3 / G2) 1 TAMUCC (3.3 / G2) x Pitched three and two third innings against Corpus in game two of a DH while striking out two batters x Pitched a complete game against TAMUCC (3.9) for a 9 3 win while striking out nine batters and walking one #31 Shane Janecka (Senior / 6 4 / 185 / RHP / R R / Weimar, TX Wharton County JC) IP Starts 2.2 TAMUCC (3.3 / G1) 9.0 Lamar (G1) IP Relief 4.2 S. Utah (G2) 4.2 S. Utah (G2) Strikeouts 3 (Twice) Illinois 5 Lamar (G1) X Earned his first start of the season against TAMUCC in game one of the DH (3.3) Runs Allowed 0 TX Tech (G1) 0 (Twice) TX Tech (G1 2.21.09) Earned Runs Allowed 0 TX Tech (G1) 0 (3 Times) TX Tech (G1 2.21.09) Hits 1 TX Tech (G1) 0 Prairie View A&M (4.20) #32 Marcos Martinez (Freshman / 6 2 / 230 / RHP / R R / Pharr, TX PSJA Memorial HS) IP Starts IP Relief 4.0 TAMUCC (3.3 / G1) 4.0 TAMUCC (3.3 / G1) Strikeouts 1 (Twice) SFA 1 (Twice) SFA x Pitched four innings in relief against TAMUCC (3.3 / G1) Runs Allowed 0 (Twice) SFA 0 (Twice) SFA Earned Runs Allowed 0 (Twice) SFA 0 (Twice) SFA Hits 0 (Twice) SFA 0 (Twice) SFA 11
#33 Billy Donaho (Senior / 6 1 / 200 / OF / R R / Houston, TX Tyler JC) At Bats 5 TAMUCC (3.9) 6 (Twice) last SFA (4.28) Runs 2 TAMUCC (3.9) 3 TX Southern (4.11) Hits 2 (3X) TAMUCC (3.9) 4 TX Southern (4.13) Doubles 1 S. Utah (G1) 3 TX Southern (4.13) 2 Jackson State RBI 1 TX Tech (G2) 6 Jackson State Stolen Bases 1 (2X) TAMUCC (3.9) 2 (Twice) last SFA (4.28) x Recorded six hits at the Whataburger College Classic x Notched five plate appearances against TAMUCC (3.9) while recording a season high two runs #34 Garrett Bivone (Junior / 6 5 / 230 / INF / R R / Round Rock, TX Temple College) At Bats 6 SFA 6 SFA Runs 1 (4x) TAMUCC (3.9) 1 (4X) TAMUCC (3.9) Hits 3 SFA 3 SFA Doubles 1 TAMUCC (3.9) 1 TAMUCC (3.9) RBI 2 SFA 2 SFA Stolen Bases x First appearance against Illinois at Al Ogletree Classic x Recorded six at bats, three hits and two RBI s against SFA x Hit first double of the season against TAMUCC (3.9) #35 David de Leon (Sophomore / 5 11 / 190 / LHP / L L / Corpus Christi, TX Calallen HS) Runs 1 South Dakota IP Starts 5.1 TAMUCC (3.3 / G1) 5.1 TAMUCC (3.3 / G1) IP Relief 4.2 Illinois 4.2 Illinois Strikeouts 4 S. Utah (G1) 4 S. Utah (G1) Runs Allowed 1 (Twice) S. Utah (G1) 0 Six Times Earned Runs Allowed 1 (Twice) S. Utah (G1) 0 Seven Times Hits 0 TX Tech (G1) 0 (Twice) last TAMUCC (G1 4.22) x Recorded a career high 4 and one third innings pitched in relief against Southern Utah (Game One) x Notched four K s against Southern Utah x Earned his first start against TAMUCC (3.3 / G2) and pitched five and one third innings #37 Iradier Hernandez (Freshman / 5 10 / 160 / OF / R R / Mission, TX Sharyland HS) At Bats 4 (2X) TAMUCC (3.9) 4 (2X) TAMUCC (3.9) Runs 1 TAMUCC (3.9) 1 TAMUCC (3.9) Hits 3 TAMUCC (3.9) 3 TAMUCC (3.9) Doubles 1 TAMUCC (3.8) 1 TAMUCC (3.8) RBI Stolen Bases 1 TAMUCC (3.9) 1 TAMUCC (3.9) x Earned his first collegiate start against TAMUCC (3.8) while collecting four at bats, two hits and one double x Recorded three hits against TAMUCC (3.9) #45 AJ Franco (Sophomore / 6 3 / 230 / RHP / R R / Corpus Christi, TX Moody HS) IP Starts 9.0 St. Louis IP Relief 2.0 TX Tech (G1) 2.0 (Twice) TX Tech (G1) Strikeouts 1 TX Tech (G1) 6 HBU (3.21.08) Runs Allowed 0 TX Tech (G1) 0 TX Tech (G1) Earned Runs Allowed 0 TX Tech (G1) 0 (Twice) TX Tech (G1) Hits 1 TX Tech (G1) 1 TX Tech (G1) 12