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Good morning, Roadrunners Fam. The UTSA baseball team topped No. 2 overall seed Texas, 7-4, in the final game of the Austin Regional to claim the program's first-ever NCAA Regional Championship. The Roadrunners rolled to a perfect 3-0 record across the tournament — including a pair of victories over the Longhorns — at UFCU Disch-Falk Field and will advance to Super Regionals to face an opponent that's to be determined.   

⚾️ : THE FULL RUNDOWN

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👼🏼 Assistant BSB coach Ryan Aguayo welcomes baby on big day for team
👟 Rachela Pace makes three Track & Field athletes going to Eugene
🤙🏼 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Jumping Into the Championships Like… UTSA track and field senior transfer Rachela Pace pulled down the UTSA record and broke her own Maltese national record while punching her ticket to nationals.

Pace will compete in the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive year in the triple jump – appearing last year with Fresno State. With the completion of the regional heptathlon competitions, the 24-athlete field for nationals was fully locked in, confirming redshirt freshman Mia Lien on her automatic qualification, ranking 11th in the nation with 5,741 points. Pace and Lien will be joined in Eugene, Oregon, by senior Hugo Menin, who punched his ticket in the 400m hurdles on Friday evening. The NCAA Outdoor Championships will be held at historic Hayward Field, June 11-14.

🔼 Changing Of the Guard. During the spring 2025 offseason practices, the team gained ground on integrating younger players and the playing style the Roadrunners will emphasize heading into the eighth year under head coach Derek Pittman, the third season in the AAC and the program’s 20th overall season.

The squad had lost eight seniors who accounted for over 22,500 combined minutes in 393 individual games over their careers and were at the core of driving UTSA to the two highest win percentages in school history, the 2022 Conference USA tournament title and the Roadrunners’ first NCAA postseason appearance since 2010.

🗣 “We graduated quite a few influential players from the fall and this spring has been all about integrating the new players and providing opportunities for others to showcase themselves against a variety of opponents.” - Coach Pittman

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🤙 ONE BIG THING

The Newest ‘Runner. Today’s One Big Thing is about a very small thing—a baby. Assistant UTSA baseball coach Ryan Aguayo his wife, Valerie, welcomed their second child – Alexandria – into the world at 9:23 a.m. on Friday. By 5 p.m., Aguayo was back on the field in Austin for in-and-out drills, helping the Roadrunners prepare to take on Kansas State. Aguayo, who serves as UTSA’s hitting coach, helped direct the team’s dynamic offense to an impressive performance on one of the biggest stages. 

A momentous day, indeed, the Roadrunners’ 10-2 victory against Kansas State on Friday at Disch-Falk Field marked the first NCAA postseason win in program history. 

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Wednesday, June 11-Saturday, June 14
👟 Track & Field @ NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon

Saturday, August 30
🏈 Football @ Texas A&M - Season Opener @ 6:00 PM ESPN | Ticket 760

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🧐 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 35!

Making its fourth all-time NCAA Regional appearance and playing in its seventh postseason game all-time on Friday, the UTSA BSB team set new NCAA postseason program records for runs scored (10), hits (10), RBI (8), walks (6), home runs (2) and at-bats (35). Norris McClure extended his hit streak to 24 games with his solo home run in the third.

🤙🏼 Let’s get this week goin’, Roadrunner Nation!