In this episode of Around the Bird Bath, Dan provides a comprehensive summer check-in on UTSA baseball, discussing the team's performance, records broken during the season, and individual player achievements. He highlights the impressive statistics set by the team and players, including records for runs, RBIs, and pitching performances. Additionally, Dan touches on the challenges of tracking players during summer ball and the impact of transfers on the team. The episode concludes with a look ahead to the future of UTSA baseball and the importance of continued support from fans and sponsors.

After a whirlwind past couple of months, Pat Hallmark rejoins Around the Birdbath to reflect on the successes of UTSA Baseball throughout the 2025 season. Coach also opens up to share how his hard-nosed coaching style builds lasting connections with his players, how next year's roster is looking, and his staff's plan on leveraging increased revenue sharing to build a lasting program.

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I feel safe in saying this is the longest UTSA Baseball podcast of all time, but it's so warranted following the wild past two weeks in the program's history. The Roadrunners made their first Super Regional trip, but strange news about Pat Hallmark's contractual status with UTSA quickly overshadowed the narrative around the program.

In this episode we discuss UTSA's showing in their Super Regional loss to UCLA for the first 30 minutes of the pod before diving into the drama around Hallmark's contract for the rest of the show. Let's hope this episode is very quickly outdated with a new contract for UTSA's skipper!

The Roadrunners are two wins away from Omaha as they head out West to take on the UCLA Bruins in UTSA's first-ever Super Regional appearance. Can the bats stay red hot after taking down Texas last weekend in the biggest series win in program history? UTSA will need to ride the high through the jet-lag and cut up home plate to make the baseball carry through California's crisp, coastal air. 

UTSA Baseball completes back-to-back wins over Texas in the Austin Regional to eliminate the Longhorns from postseason play and advance to the program's first-ever Super Regional. In an electric Regional weekend where the Roadrunners won three games straight, UTSA was firing in all phases: hitting, pitching, fielding, and baserunning. We saw this team at their absolute best when they needed it most. Is this the greatest feat in all of UTSA sports history? Dan talks to us on his drive home from Austin for an unlocked immediate reaction episode. 

With the Roadrunners having earned their first-ever at-large bid to an NCAA regional, UTSA will now look to scratch another "first" off the list -- winning a game in a regional for the first time ever. First up for the Roadrunners will be a Kansas State team that lives and dies by the home run. Can Zach Royse avoid hard contact to put up a quality start and give UTSA a shot at another marquee win?

UTSA Baseball's postseason will begin on Tuesday as the Roadrunners play their fourth straight game against the Rice Owls. With the Owls' ace on the mound, expect a tougher fight from Rice than we saw in the past weekend's series. We also zoom out a bit to talk about UTSA's chances at winning the tournament, as well as receiving an at-large bid. Lastly, we drop a much-anticipated new merch item with a special discount code at the end of the episode!

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The Roadrunners will wrap up their regular season this weekend with a chance to set a new program record for wins. They'll need to defend their home diamond against a surging Rice program who has air under their wings following a mid-season coaching change. Dan is joined by the ever-insightful Matthew Bartlett from At The Roost to preview this crucial Thursday-Saturday series for both teams.

The House Settlement is on the horizon, bringing a new era of revenue sharing to college athletics. We know that UTSA will opt-in to the settlement, meaning they'll be paying their student athletes. But how will UTSA strategize their movements around this opportunity? Which sports will see the most investment? How does Runners United tie into the equation? We welcomed UTSA Athletic Director Lisa Campos back to the show to discuss all of these things and more in a very fascinating conversation that Roadrunner diehards will love.

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31 runs later, the Roadrunners walked out of San Marcos with a crazy win over Texas State. The wind was blowing out and balls were flying out of the park right and left. Despite some command struggles from UTSA's pitching staff, the Roadrunners proved they were a better team by fighting back from a large deficit to sweep the season series against the Bobcats.