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For Immediate Release: February 26, 2002 BRONCS DROP TWO TO UTSA EDINBURG, TX –On a cold, blustery afternoon, The
University of Texas-Pan American’s baseball dropped both games of a
doubleheader to the University of Texas-San Antonio at the Edinburg
Baseball Stadium. The Roadrunners won the opener, 16-5, and claimed the
nightcap as well, 13-1. The opener got away from the Broncs late in the
game. UTSA had opened the scoring with a run in the first and four more
in the second. Third baseman Mark Schramek knocked in two of the runs,
with a single and a sacrifice fly, while singles by second baseman Aaron
Semper and shortstop Matt Srp accounted for the others. UTPA tied the score in the third. With one out,
sophomore third baseman Matt Sisk (Fort Worth, TX/Arlington Heights
HS/New Mexico) singled to center field. One out later, senior third
baseman Adam Farek (Crockett, TX/Crockett HS/Cedar Valley CC) walked,
and junior catcher Sean Flynn (Bradenton, FL/Bradenton Christian
Academy) followed with a single to load the bases. Sisk, Farek, Flynn
and freshman first baseman Carlos Gallardo (Mission, TX/Sharyland HS)
then scored on consecutive infield errors, and freshman center fielder
Jonathan Mason (San Antonio, TX/Jay HS) then singled to left field to
tie the game. UTSA took the lead for good in the fifth, scoring
four times against starter and loser Justin Bogy (So. West Columbia,
TX/West Columbia HS). Three consecutive singles and a walk to right
fielder Dustin Perez broke the tie. Semper singled home two more runs,
and Srp drove in another with a hit. Seven runs in the top of the
seventh and final inning accounted for the final score. Aaron Rodriguez
went five innings for the win, improving to 1-0, while Bogy (0-1) took
the loss. The Roadrunners used a four-run first inning and a
six-run fourth to take command in the nightcap. Two first-inning runs
scored on a pair of wild pitches by Bronc starter and loser Mike Killian
(Santa Fe, TX/Santa Fe HS/Hill JC), another crossed on an error, and a
fourth scored on a hit by right fielder Dustin Perez. Run-scoring hits
by first baseman Shane Menn, Semper and center fielder Phil Gentry, a
bases-loaded walk and a sacrifice fly by shortstop Clint Sansom
accounted for UTSA’s output in the fourth. The Broncs scored in the bottom of the fourth. With
one out, freshman right fielder Tony Ortiz (Fort Worth, TX/Nolan HS)
singled and moved to second on a single by freshman catcher Matt Eichel
(Grapevine, TX/Grapevine HS). Freshman first baseman Chris Jones
(Colleyville, TX/Colleyville Heritage HS) walked to fill the bases, and
freshman second baseman Marco Garza (Mission, TX/Sharyland HS) hit a
sacrifice fly to score Ortiz. Killian, the first of four UTPA pitchers, took the
loss and fell to 0-1. Brian Eck (1-0) went five innings for the victory. “We
didn’t get enough people out, and we don’t have the type of offense
where we can score a lot of runs to make up for that,” said UTPA Head
Coach Reggie Tredaway. “It
puts too much pressure on your defense. It’s hard to win when you’re
four or five runs down before you have even come to bat yet. We’re
walking and hitting too many batters, and we’re not throwing enough
strikes. When you walk a batter, then hit a batter, then groove one, it
winds up in the alley. We’ve got to do a better job, and we’ve got
to be more consistent.” UTPA
fell to 2-11 with the losses, while UTSA improved to 6-4. The Broncs
will travel to Louisiana-Lafayette for a three-game series, beginning
Friday night at 6:30 p.m. BBUTSA1022602
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