‘Runners Punch Ticket to American Championship Game – UTSA Athletics – Official Athletics Website

American Conference CLEARWATER, Fla. – On Saturday, UTSA Baseball clashed with East Carolina in a matchup of the American Conference’s top two seeds. The Roadrunners prevailed by a final score of 4-2, securing their spot in Sunday’s league championship game. Drew Detlefsen excelled at the plate while UTSA’s pitching staff strung together another stellar outing. Pat Hallmark’s squad will await Saturday night’s action to find out who will occupy the other dugout in the winner-take-all affair on ESPNEWS. FIRST INNING Senior Gunnar Brown earned his 10th start of the season, taking to the mound first. A two-out single was no issue for the Roadrunner defense as Brown notched a pair of strikeouts to send his offense out for the first time. Drew Detlefsen came up with one away, lifting his first offering high and over the left-field wall for UTSA’s first home run of the weekend. No further damage came to bear, but the American Conference Player of the Year left his mark and built an early 1-0 lead. SECOND INNING A trio of ‘Runners reached safely, with a hit batter and two walks loading the bases. An ensuing flyout with one away sent Diego Diaz sprinting home, but the
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