Meet the Roadrunners Players bios ______________12-24 Coaches bios _____________25-26 Meet The Roadrunners Josh Blakley Blake Brannon #21 • Pitcher #16 • Pitcher R/R • 6-1 • 195 • Sr.-1L R/R • 6-2 • 225 • Sr.-3L Lorena, Texas Brenham, Texas (Lorena HS/Blinn JC) (Brenham HS) Junior (2006) Junior (2006) Third on the team with 24 appearances Did not give up a run in final four … posted a 3-2 record with one save appearances and enters senior season and 3.32 ERA in 43.1 innings pitched on a UTSA-record 29 scoreless innings … struck out 23 hitters and did not streak … appeared in 22 contests, allow a run in nine of his final 11 games starting 15 … went 8-6 with 3.77 … picked up relief victories against Utah (Feb. 12), Louisiana- ERA and 67 punchouts in 100.1 innings of work … tossed four Lafayette (March 13) and Nicholls State (April 14) … made his complete games and three shutouts … had six quality starts and lone start of the year against Texas-Pan American on March 7 held hitters to a .236 batting average, best on the team … won … tossed a season-high 4.2 scoreless innings, allowing just three final five decisions … final three starts resulted in shutouts … hits and striking out four, against Louisiana-Lafayette (March blanked Sam Houston State (May 13) on just three hits, Texas 13) … came out of the bullpen and threw four innings, allowing State (May 19) on five hits with career-high eight strikeouts just one run at Lamar (May 24) … tossed 3.1 scoreless in innings and Northwestern State (May 25) on only four hits … went the in the season finale vs. Texas-Arlington. distance at Louisiana-Monroe (May 7), allowing a pair of runs on seven hits, while striking out four … fanned a career-high Prior to UTSA eight at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Feb. 26). Two-year starter at Blinn JC who posted a 14-5 record and 3.21 ERA … went 8-3 with a 3.63 ERA en route to all-conference honors Sophomore (2005) as a sophomore … team finished season ranked third in the nation Second on the club with 23 appearances … made three starts after recording a 45-16 record … three-year prep starter who … struck out 47 in 58 innings of work, including a season-high registered a 20-1 record … team posted a 91-6 record in his three seven against Angelo State (April 5) … picked up lone save of the seasons … helped lead squad to 2003 Texas 3A Championship season against Louisiana-Monroe (March 20). … team won all 31 of its games en route to state title … went a Freshman (2004) perfect 14-0 with a 0.87 ERA and hit .434 as a senior … a first- Led squad with 23 relief appearances … picked up one win and a team all-state selection and the All-Centex co-MVP that season pair of saves in 44.2 innings … recorded 23 strikeouts … earned … helped lead squad to a 31-2 mark and the state semifinals as a first collegiate win against Army (Feb. 20), allowing one run junior … also a three-year starter in football and track & field … on four hits in six innings … collected first career save at New graduated as the leading tackler in school history. Mexico State (Feb. 15) … gave up just one run on four hits in season-high 6.1 innings against Northwestern State (April 10) … Personal made first career start against Texas-Pan American (April 20), Born Feb. 25, 1985, in Jacksonville, Texas … son of David and tossing four innings and fanning two. Kendra Blakley … has three brothers, Caleb, Jacob and Ben … majoring in business. High School Three-year letterman who was an all-state pitcher as a senior Blakley’s career statistics … a three-time all-district and All-Brazos Valley choice team Year ERA G/GS W-L SV CG SHO IP H R ER BB K qualified for state playoffs all three of his seasons, including a 2006 3.32 24/1 3-2 1 0 0 43.1 49 28 16 13 23 semifinal appearance (36-4) in 2003 … posted a 14-2 record and Career 3.32 24/1 3-2 1 0 0 43.1 49 28 16 13 23 1.36 ERA with 136 strikeouts as a senior. Personal Born March 5, 1985, in Houston, Texas … son of Mike and Cindy Brannon … majoring in business … enjoys golfing, fishing and hunting in his spare time. Brannon’s career statistics Year ERA G/GS W-L SV CG SHO IP H R ER BB K 2004 5.64 23/2 1-3 0 0 0 44.2 53 35 28 28 23 2005 6.05 23/3 0-2 1 1 0 58.0 72 49 39 38 47 2006 3.77 22/15 8-6 0 4 3 100.1 87 46 42 37 67 Career 4.83 68/20 9-11 1 5 3 203.0 212 130 109 103 137 12 2007 UTSA Baseball www.goUTSA.com 13 Meet The Roadrunners Brandon Koger Noah Miles #5 • Infielder #12 • Pitcher R/R • 5-11 • 165 • Sr.-2L R/R • 6-2 • 200 • Sr.-1L Houston, Texas Monahans, Texas (Westside HS) (Monahans HS/Seward Co. CC) Junior (2006) Junior (2006) Played in 28 games and started 21 Appeared in five contests … made contests … hit .210 with four doubles, his UTSA debut against Utah on Feb. a triple, one home run and 16 RBIs … 11 … also pitched at Lamar (March had a career-high three hits, including a 17), against McNeese State (April 2), double, and three RBIs at Southeastern at Texas-Pan American (April 4) and Louisiana (April 8) … had a career-best three RBIs at Texas- Dallas Baptist (May 22). Arlington (April 21) … had four two-hit efforts and a quartet of two RBIs performances … crossed the plate twice in four Prior to UTSA different contests … was 2-for-5 with his first career home run Two-year letterwinner at Seward County CC, where he started against Texas-Pan American (March 7). one year … helped lead squad to back-to-back Jayhawk West Conference Championships … was 1-1 with a 5.30 ERA in 19 Sophomore (2005) innings pitched as a sophomore … also recorded 16 strikeouts Saw action in 13 games, starting two (at Nicholls State/April 9- … team finished fifth at the NJCAA World Series when he was 10) … hit .273 (3-for-11) with six runs scored and a pair of RBIs a freshman … three-year prep starter who posted a 31-7 career … also stole two bases in three attempts … was 2-for-2 with two record … earned second-team all-state honors as a senior and RBIs and two runs scored at Texas-Pan American (April 20). third-team accolades as a junior … two-time District MVP … also earned all-district honors in football, basketball and Sophomore (2004) swimming. Sat out the season as a redshirt. Personal Freshman (2003) Born Aug. 12, 1984, in Odessa, Texas … son of Russell and Started two games at third base and hit .250 (2-for-8) with a run Barbara Miles … majoring in kinesiology. scored. Miles’ career statistics High School Year ERA G/GS W-L SV CG SHO IP H R ER BB K Four-year starter who pitched and also saw action at shortstop 2006 27.00 5/0 0-0 0 0 0 2.0 4 7 6 6 0 and third base … a two-time first-team all-district selection, who Career 27.00 5/0 0-0 0 0 0 2.0 4 7 6 6 0 also was named the District 17-5A MVP as a senior … helped lead team to the District Championship and to the second round of the state playoffs … posted a 9-4 record with 106 strikeouts as a senior … also hit .500 with 12 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 32 RBIs. Personal Born Aug. 26, 1983, in Austin, Texas … son of Jerry and Cindy Koger … has one sister, Brittany … majoring in kinesiology. Koger’s career statistics Year Avg. G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB/A E 2003 .250 2/2 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0/0 1 2004 Redshirted 2005 .273 13/2 11 6 3 0 0 0 2 3 1 5 2/3 0 2006 .210 28/21 81 14 17 4 1 1 16 26 7 19 0/1 0 Career .220 43/25 100 21 22 4 1 1 18 31 8 25 2/4 1 12 2007 UTSA Baseball www.goUTSA.com 13 Meet The Roadrunners Mitch Ponza Josh Ruffin #28 • Outfielder #20 • Pitcher R/R • 6-2 • 190 • Sr.-1L R/R • 6-2 • 210 • Sr.-3L Soquel, Calif. Humble, Texas (Bellarmine Prep/San Jose CC) (Humble HS) Junior (2006) Junior (2006) Played in 44 games, starting 18 … Earned first-team All-SLC honors … posted a .246 batting average with three appeared in 21 games, starting 16 … doubles, a home run and 14 RBIs … also led the team with an 8-3 record and swiped three bases … registered three 3.17 ERA in 116.1 innings of work … multi-hit performances, including a tossed a league-leading five complete three-hit effort against Nicholls State (April 14) … scored a games and school-record four shutouts … also ranked third pair of runs and had a season-high three RBIs in that contest in the conference in ERA and fifth in victories … recorded … had five multi-RBI games … hit first UTSA homer against 10 quality starts, struck out 73 and held opponents to a .240 Northwestern State (May 25).