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EDINBURG, Texas -- The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs baseball team (16-6) hosts to the University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners (13-19) on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. at Edinburg Baseball Stadium.

Tickets are still available and can be purchased in person at the Edinburg Baseball Stadium box office starting at 5:00 p.m.

NCAA Leaderboard
Team Batting Average
  1. No. 4/8/12 Arizona .331 (363-1,097)
  2. No. 1/3 Kentucky .328 (372-1,134)
  3. UTPA .327 (239-731)
  4. Hofstra .326 (329-1,010)
  5. Purdue .325 (343-1,057)
  6. Campbell .324 (373-1,152)
  7. New Mexico State .323 (387-1,199)
  8. San Diego .322 (365-1,132)
  9. Nebraska .320 (381-1,191)
  10. Western Carolina .319 (380-1,190)

Individual Batting Average
  1. Roger Bernal (UTPA) .468 (44-94) (.4681)
  2. Zach Stephens (Tennessee Tech) .468 (51-109) (.4679)
  3. D.J. Peterson (New Mexico) .466 (54-116)
  4. Ralph Rhymes (LSU), .460 (52-113)
  5. Michael Felton (Campbell) .459 (61-133)
  6. Adam Hilker (Northern Colorado) .447 (42-94)
  7. Tyler Smith (Oregon State) .446 (41-92)
  8. Joey Cujas (VCU) .442 (50-113)
  9. Anthony Azar (Sam Houston State) .434 (46-106)
  10. Alex Yarbrough (Ole Miss) .433 (52-120)

What You Need to Know
  • This is the 73rd meeting all-time between the Broncs and Roadrunners in a series dating back to 1992. The Broncs have 28 wins in that time, including an 18-13 win in San Antonio on March 27.
  • The Broncs are looking for their fourth season series sweep of the season.
  • The Broncs are third in the NCAA with a team batting average of .327. Roger Bernal ranks at the top of the pack among individuals at .468. Bernal is on a 13-game hitting streak and has hits in 22-of-23 games.
  • With a 13-0 record at home, the Broncs are off to their best start at home since 1975, when they went 19-0.

Last Time Out

Broncs vs. New York Institute of Technology Bears (4/7/12) 
  • This Broncs completed the sweep of the Bears with a 5-4 win.
  • It was the Broncs' third season series sweep and seventh total series sweep of the season.
  • Vincent Mejia drove in or scored all five runs, compiling five RBI and two runs scored while going 2-for3 with a double, a home run, a walk and a stolen base.
  • Dylan Badura made his first start of the season, going five innings and allowing three runs (two earned) on four hits and two walks while striking out three.
  • Guadalupe Barrera entered a one-run game in the eighth inning with the bases loaded and two outs and escaped the jam. He then pitched a scoreless ninth for his second save.

Last Meeting

Broncs @ UTSA Roadrunners (3/27/12)
  • The Broncs snapped a four-game losing streak with an 18-13 victory over UTSA.
  • It was the Broncs' first win over the Roadrunners since March 4, 2007, breaking a seven-game losing streak.
  • The 18 runs are the most the Broncs have scored in a game since February 26, 2010, when they scored 23 against UT-Brownsville. The Broncs played 122 games in-between those occurrences.
  • The 19 hits are the most the Broncs have had since April 29, 2011, when they had 21 against Houston Baptist. The Broncs played 34 games in-between those occurrences.
  • The combined 31 runs are the most in a Broncs game since a 16-15 win over Chicago State on April 10, 2011. The Broncs played 46 games in-between those occurrences.
  • The Broncs batted around twice and sent eight men to plate in another inning.
  • Roger Bernal went 3-for-6 to raise his NCAA-leading batting average from .485 to .486. In 17 games, Bernal has hit safely 16 times, with at least two this 11 times, at least three hits seven times four hits twice.
  • Will Klausing saw his first action of the season, starting in right field and playing the first five innings while going 2-for-3 with an RBI in the seven hole.
  • Adrian de la Rosa saw his first action since March 3, starting in center field and going 2-for-5 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored.
  • Derek Hagy recorded his sixth three-hit game of the season, going 3-for-6 with three RBI and a career-high four runs scored.
  • The Bronccs tied their season-high with three stolen bases, including one by Vincent Mejia, which was the first of his career in four attempts.

Next Up

The Broncs welcome the University of North Dakota to Edinburg Baseball Stadium for game one of a four-game series on Friday at 7:00 p.m.
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