Meet the Roadrunners Players bios _______________ 14-31 Coaches bios/support staff _ 32-35 UTSA Baseball award winners _ 36 Meet The Roadrunners Phillip Allen #24 • Outfielder S/R • 5-11 • 185 • Sr.-3L Sugar Land, Texas (Kempner HS) Junior (2007) Saw action in 48 contests, including 41 starts (left field, 34/right field, 7) … started 33 of the final 36 games in left field … ranked second on the squad with nine stolen bases … hit .267 with seven doubles, two triples, 26 RBIs, 23 walks and a .380 on-base percentage … had a .310 (18-58) batting average with five doubles, a triple and 19 RBIs in last 19 starts … tied UTSA’s single-game record with seven RBIs on May 5 against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi … added a four-RBI effort on May 12 at Nicholls State … 23 of his 26 RBIs came in Southland Conference play … registered five two-hit games and a quintet of career-high-tying three-hit performances. Sophomore (2006) Played in 42 games and started 27 contests … collected 14 hits in 77 at bats … scored 25 runs, walked 22 times and was second on the team with 10 stolen bases (on 10 attempts) … was 2-for-3 against Nicholls State (April 15) … drove in two runs at Dallas Baptist (March 2 & 4) … swiped a pair of bases at Southeastern runs and 19 stolen bases as a senior and was named to the All- Louisiana (April 8). Greater Houston team … the District 20-5A Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore. Freshman (2005) Played in 44 games, starting 28 … hit .236 with 19 runs scored, Personal two doubles, a triple and eight RBIs … walked 13 times and stole Born Oct. 19, 1984, in Houston, Texas … son of Reginald three bases … recorded five multi-hit games … had a career- and Crystal Allen … has one brother, Joshua … majoring in high three hits and scored four times at Texas-Pan American kinesiology. (April 20) … was 2-for-3 against Dallas Baptist (Feb. 17) … drove in a season-high two runs against Texas Tech (Feb. 27)… sat out Allen’s career statistics the 2004 season as a redshirt. Year Avg. G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB/A E 2004 Redshirted 2005 .236 44/28 89 19 21 2 1 0 8 25 13 21 3/3 3 High School 2006 .182 42/27 77 25 14 0 0 0 7 14 22 20 10/10 2 A three-time all-district selection and two-time team MVP … 2007 .267 48/41 135 22 36 7 2 0 26 47 23 42 9/12 2 named the school’s Senior Athlete of the Year in 2003 … hit .430 Career .236 134/96 301 66 71 9 3 0 41 86 58 83 22/25 7 and stole 56 bases during his career … hit .406 with four home 14 2008 UTSA Roadrunners Baseball www.goUTSA.com 15 Meet The Roadrunners Bradley Chovanec #38 • Pitcher R/R • 6-4 • 200 • Sr.-1L Burton, Texas (Burton HS/Blinn JC) Junior (2007) Appeared in 19 games, including 15 starts … recorded a 3-4 record … second on the squad with 63 strikeouts in 94 innings … allowed just three runs and fanned four (no walks) in 6.1 innings of work aganst Texas State (May 24) in the SLC Tournament … gave up four runs and struck out career-high seven in 6.1 innings in a win at Nicholls State (May 12) … followed that effort by allowing four runs on just four hits, while fanning six in seven innings against Texas State (May 18) … tossed a complete-game five-hitter, allowing only one run and striking out five against Southeastern Louisiana (March 31) … gave up two runs and fanned six in seven innings against Central Arkansas (March 24) to collect first UTSA victory … allowed three runs in 6.1 innings, while striking out five against Sam Houston State (March 3) at the Al Ogletree Classic … made first career start on Feb. 17 against Louisiana-Lafayette and allowed three runs on five hits and fanned four in five innings pitched … allowed just one run and punched out six in four relief outings covering nine frames. Prior to UTSA Had a 5-2 record and 3.95 ERA in 2006 … posted a complete-game win against Paris JC to lead squad to the Region XIV semifinals … earned District MVP honors as a prep senior after posting a 9-4 record and 1.84 ERA … also a prep basketball player … started three years and was a two-time all-district choice. Chovanec’s career statistics Personal Born Aug. 16, 1986, Brenham, Texas … son of Charles and Sandy Year ERA G/GS W-L SV CG SHO IP H R ER BB K Chovanec … has one brother, Jason … majoring in kinesiology … 2007 5.17 19/15 3-4 0 1 0 94.0 112 70 54 24 63 Career 5.17 19/15 3-4 0 1 0 94.0 112 70 54 24 63 lists hunting, fishing and working out as his hobbies. 14 2008 UTSA Roadrunners Baseball www.goUTSA.com 15 Meet The Roadrunners Marshal Davis #10 • Infielder S/R • 5-10 • 165 • Sr.-3L Conroe, Texas (Conroe HS) • A preseason honorable mention All- Southland Conference selection. Junior (2007) Started all 58 games at shortstop … reached base by hit, walk or hit by pitch in 50 contests … led team with 36 walks and was tied for second with three triples … also scored 33 runs, stroked seven doubles, drove in 23 runs and stole four bases (in four attempts) … had eight two-hit games and a trio of career-high-tying three- hit performances (McNeese State, March 17/Southeastern Louisiana, April 1/Lamar, May 25) … drove in a career-best three runs at McNeese State (March 17) … tied career high with three runs scored against Lamar (May 25) at the SLC Tournament. Sophomore (2006) Started 55 games at shortstop … hit .259 with a team-leading 40 walks and was second on the squad with 44 runs scored … crossed the plate in 35 contests … stroked four doubles and a pair of triples … also reached base at a .382 clip and stole four bases in nine attempts … had 14 multi-hit games, including three-hit efforts against Texas-Pan American (March 7), at Southeastern Louisana (April 7) and vs. Stephen F. Austin (April 28) … was 2-for-5 with a career-high three RBIs at Southeastern Louisiana (April 8) and against Texas (April 18) … scored a career-high three runs against Texas-Pan American (March 7) … drew a sophomore … named academic all-state and a member of both career-best three walks at Louisiana-Monroe (May 5). the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta. Freshman (2005) Personal Appeared in 13 games, starting four … hit .308 (8-for-26) and Born Aug. 1, 1985, in Conroe, Texas … son of Mark and Becky with three doubles and four RBIs … also walked eight times and Davis … has one sister, Amber … majoring in finance. reached base at a .471 clip … was 3-for-3 and stroked a pair of doubles at McNeese State (May 21) … also had three hits at Texas-Pan American (April 20) … went 2-for-4 with a double Davis’ career statistics against Southeastern Louisiana (May 27). Year Avg. G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB/A E 2005 .308 13/4 26 7 8 3 0 0 4 11 8 2 0/0 2 2006 .259 55/55 216 44 56 4 2 0 20 64 40 39 4/9 14 High School 2007 .244 58/58 193 33 47 7 3 0 23 60 36 36 4/4 18 Four-year letterwinner who helped team to a 16-11 mark as Career .255 126/117 435 84 111 14 5 0 47 135 84 77 8/13 34 a senior … helped squad advance to regional semifinals as a 16 2008 UTSA Roadrunners Baseball www.goUTSA.com 17 Meet The Roadrunners Zach Etheredge #8 • Catcher R/R • 6-1 • 200 • Sr.-3L Boerne, Texas (Boerne HS) • A preseason first-team All-Southland Conference selection. Junior (2007) Earned second-team All-SLC accolades … a true iron man who started all 58 games behind the plate and caught all but one inning … threw out 30 percent of runners attempting to steal … second on the squad with 17 doubles, nine home runs and 13 multi-RBI performances … stood third with 40 RBIs and a .515 slugging percentage … also posted a .313 batting average with a .359 on- base percentage … registered a career-high four hits, including a pair of solo homers, against Northwestern State (April 15) … had a seven-game hitting streak from March 17-27 in which he posted a .452 average (14-31) with three doubles, a triple, five home runs (1.097 SLG) and 16 RBIs … registered a .462 batting average (6-13) with three runs scored in the three-game set at Stephen F. Austin (April 20-22) … hit .500 (5-10) with three doubles and five RBIs in the weekend sweep of Southeastern Louisiana (March 31-April 1) … claimed SLC Hitter of the Week honors on March 26 after hitting .450 (9-20) with three doubles, a triple, three home runs and 11 RBIs … named to Southwest Diamond Classic all-tournament team (4-10, 4 R, 4 RBIs) … hit .339 with 13 doubles, a triple, seven homers, 28 RBIs, 78 total bases, a .629 slugging percentage and .381 on-base percentage in SLC games.