April 8, 2008

Game Notes - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in PDF Format
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Game Information
× - After dropping three-games to New Orleans last weekend at the Edinburg Baseball Stadium, The University of Texas-Pan American baseball team will look to sweep TAMUCC in a double-header on Tuesday (Apr. 8) with game one slated for noon.

× - The Broncs will play game two immediately after the conclusion of game one.

× - With the three losses to New Orleans, the Broncs fell to 9-20 on the season and 3-6 at home. The Broncs have now dropped eight of their last 10 games.

× - The match-up with the Islanders will be the second meeting this season with the Broncs recording a 9-8 victory in the Al Ogletree Classic on (Feb. 23).

× - The Broncs are led offensively by catcher Jordan Rutenbar who leads the team with a .350 batting average to go with 35hits, 20 runs scored and 18 RBI's.

× - On the bases, senior Roly Gonzalez leads the team in stolen bases with 19 out of 21 attempts.

× - The Islanders are coming off a 4-2 loss to Texas State on Friday (Apr. 4) , dropped their overall record to 8-21 and 5-5 in the Southland Conference.

× - For the Islanders, Stephen Flora leads the team in hitting with a .377 batting average to go with 29 hits, nine runs scored, and six RBI'S.

× - Starting on the mound in game one for the Islanders is Cory Blair (6.30 ERA, 1-0) and Roy Ferdin (5.75 ERA, 1-5) will take the hill in game two.

× - The Broncs will be back at the Edinburg Baseball Stadium on Saturday (Apr. 19-20) in a double-header against Prairie View A&M with the first game slated for 3 p.m.

Broncs Drop Three to New Orleans
× - The Broncs dropped three straight games to Sun Belt Conference-foe New Orleans on Friday-Sunday at the Edinburg Baseball Stadium.

× - The Broncs suffered a 8-3 setback in game one, dropped a 11-2 decision in game two and fell 5-2 in the final game on Sunday.

× - Taking the loss in game one was Cody Cisper who fell to 1-5 on the season, pitching six innings, allowing seven hits, six runs - three earned and striking out eight batters.

× - Offensively the Broncs were led by senior Roly Gonzalez who finished the game 2-for-4 with one run scored.

× - Matt Shepherd took the loss in game two for the Broncs, falling to 2-2 on the season. Shepherd allowed nine runs - seven earned while pitching 3.1 innings.

× - Newcomer Andrew Perez recorded a perfect 3-for-3 hitting performance including two doubles and a RBI.

× - Pitching a complete in game three but coming up short was Evan Cunningham who fell to 0-2 on the season. Cunningham allowed 11 hits, five runs - four earned to go with eight strikeouts.

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.

Former Broncs Head to the Minors
× - After finishing their 2007-08 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.

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 21-25.

× - 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.

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