May 9, 2008

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Game Information
× - The University of Texas-Pan American baseball team will take its last road trip of the season when they travel to Fort Worth, TX for a three-game set against Texas Christian University on Saturday (May 10) with the first game slated for 6:30 pm.

× - Following Saturday's game, the Broncs will play game two on Sunday at 1 p.m. and the final game at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.

× - The Broncs fell to 18-31 on the season after falling 16-6 to Northern Colorado on Sunday (May 4) in Greeley, CO.

× - Roly Gonzalez leads the Broncs offensively with a .333 batting average, collecting 66 hits, driving in 29 runs and leading the nation in stolen bases with 41.

× - TCU is coming off a three-game sweep over Utah State at home where they improved to 33-16 overall and a 16-5 Mountain West Conference record.

× - Three right-handers will take the mound in all three games against the Broncs with Tyler Lockwood (5-1/2.11 ERA) on the hill in game one. Sean Hoelscher (6-2/3.65 ERA) will be on the mound on Sunday followed by Greg Holle (1-2/4.56 ERA) in the final game.

× - Clint Arnold leads the team with a .351 batting average to go with 19 RBI's in 47 games played.

× - Following the match-up with TCU, the Broncs will take a week off to prepare for the National Independent Tournament at the Edinburg Baseball Stadium beginning Wednesday (May 21-25).

× - The Broncs will host six teams in Houston Baptist, Northern Colorado, New York Tech, Le Moyne and New Jersey Institute of Technology.

× - A complete schedule of the games can be found on the UTPA Broncs baseball website at www.utpabroncs.com.

Broncs Take Game Two From Northern Colorado
× - After dropping game one on Saturday, the Broncs came back on Sunday and recorded an 11-5 victory.

× - With the victory, the Broncs improved to 18-30 overall while the Bears dropped to 16-31 on the season.

× - With the Broncs down 1-0 heading into the top of the third, UTPA got on board collecting three runs on four hits, to make the score 3-0. Jeremy Johnson led off with a single to left center, advanced to second on a bunt single by Gonzalez and came around to score following a Bonham Hough double down the right field line. A ground out by Billy Donaho plated Gonzalez and a single through the left side scored Hough.

× - The Broncs recorded three runs in the fourth frame on three hits, to take a 6-1 advantage. UTPA collected five runs in the final three innings of the game posting their 18th victory of the season. The Broncs recorded 18 total hits compared to eight for Northern Colorado.

× - Cody Cisper collected his fifth win of the season, pitching a complete game, allowing eight hits, five runs - all earned while striking out five Bear's batters.

× - Senior Roly Gonzalez led the Broncs with a four hit performance while shortstop Andrew Perez recorded three hits including a two-run homer to left center in the ninth.

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.

Senior Leadership Key to Successful Season
× - The Broncs enter the 2008 campaign with seven seniors that will lead a entirely new team from the previous season.

× - Cody Cisper, Roly Gonzalez, Jeremy Johnson, Chris Lozano, Philip Rodriguez, Matt Shepherd, and Ruben Shives, Jr. round out the group of seven that will look to finish their final season with a winning record.

× - The seven seniors will use their leadership and experience to lead a team that will consist of four returning letterman, twelve junior college transfers and six freshman.

× - The Broncs have yet to finish above .500 since the 2000 season under the direction of Reggie Tredaway where UTPA collected a 31-19-1 record.

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.

Trio of Broncs Earn All-Independent Honors
× - Roly Gonzalez and formers Broncs Ray Silva and Josh Wymer represented the Broncs on the 2007 NCAA Division I All-Independent Baseball Team.

× - Gonzalez finished with a team-high .342 batting average where he collected 54 hits in 158 at-bats to go along with a team-high 20 stolen bases last season.

× - Silva finished his senior campaign with the Broncs with a 1-2 record to go along with a team-high four saves. He recorded a 1-2 record with a 4.08 earned run average in 28.2 innings of action.

× - Wymer was the top vote-getter for the Broncs as the UTPA freshman earned All-Independent Second Team laurels. He finished with a 5-7 record to go with a 3.66 earned run average in 16 starts where he posted four complete games for the Broncs.

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