MORAGA, Calif. – Saint Mary's Baseball will play their first road series of the season when they visit UT San Antonio for a four-game set this Friday through Sunday.  
 
THE DETAILS
Saint Mary's (1-4) vs. UTSA (3-1)
Feb. 24-26, Roadrunner Field – San Antonio, Tex.
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LAST TIME OUT
Saint Mary's Baseball led 3-2 going into the seventh inning on Tuesday afternoon before the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners came back to win 5-3.
 
Dalton Mashore lifted a ball to right field that cleared the fence for a two-run homer to score Jared Mettam and put SMC ahead 3-1 in the fourth inning.
 
Things would go sideways for the Gaels in the seventh when CSU Bakersfield scored two runs to take the lead without a hit. After Connor Linchey had a magnificent start for SMC, going five innings and allowing just one run on two hits with no walks and one strikeout, the Gaels went to their usually reliable reliever Jack Snook, who had his own great performance on opening day with four innings of one-run ball and five Ks, but was uncharacteristically wild on Tuesday.
 
Saint Mary's would threaten in the eight with runners at the corners and one out, but would leave them stranded. The unforced errors and stranding runners would prove to be the Gaels undoing on the day, as they were 1 for 10 with runners in scoring position and stranded nine runners.
 
The Roadrunners would tack on one more in the top of the ninth on another sac fly to get some insurance, before the Gaels stranded their final runner of the game in the bottom of the inning.
 
ABOUT UTSA
The Roadrunners were picked to finish fifth in the Conference USA, after a 2022 season where they went 38-20 and 19-11 in C-USA in which UTSA broke multiple program records and advanced to the C-USA Championship game.

Daniel Shafer and Simon Miller were both named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List. Daniel Shafer was UTSA's main closer/high-leverage reliever in 2022. The Willis, Texas, native went 3-1 in 16 appearances for the Roadrunners, before a season-ending injury in April. In 27.1 innings pitched, he struck out 38 batters while walking just 13. Of C-USA returners, Shafer had the third-most saves (5) in the conference last season.
 
Simon Miller posted a 4-3 record (second-most wins on the team) through 18 appearances in relief. In 36.0 innings, he allowed just 18 runs on 24 hits, while striking out 47 batters in that span. The Canton, Texas, native became the Roadrunners' go-to closer/high-leverage pitcher in the second half of the season when injuries affected the bullpen. Miller helped UTSA to an 8-3 record in his final 11 appearances.
 
Leyton Barry led the Roadrunners with an impressive .343 batting average in 2022, his second straight season leading UTSA in batting average. The Houston, Texas, made 53 starts in 56 games played, playing at second base and shortstop. He totaled 49 runs and 38 RBI with 79 hits. Barry was the difference maker in UTSA's upset over No. 2 Stanford as he cranked out the walk-off hit to win the game. He notched 24 multi-hit games, including 12 games in which he had at least three hits. 
 
Luke Malone was voted to the All-Tournament Team and All-Conference First Team last season after a breakout season as UTSA's Friday night ace. With an ERA of 2.61 and nine wins last season, Malone led the C-USA in 2022 among returning players. His nine wins was also the second-most in a single season in UTSA program history.
 
He established himself as the Roadrunners' Friday night starter, earning 11 starts in 19 appearances while collecting a 9-3 record and two saves. The Round Rock, Texas, native led the team with 87.2 innings pitched, allowing only 35 runs on 81 hits throughout the 2022 campaign. Among returning players in the C-USA, Malone owns the second-best opponent batting average (.240).