news from the UTB/TSC Scorpions website http://www.utbathletics.com/ 2010-03-09T23:34:12-06:00 text/html 2010-03-09T16:40:32-06:00 http://www.utbathletics.com/ Ronnie Zamora http://www.utbathletics.com/article/712.php <div>CORPUS CHRISTI -- Texas A&amp;M University-Corpus Christi put an end to the Scorpions' stretch of 15 straight road games with a 14-5 victory over the Scorpions Tuesday at Chapman Field.</div>&nbsp; <div>UTB/TSC is now 8-15 for the season while the NCAA Division I&nbsp;Islanders, members of the Southland Conference,&nbsp;are now 7-4. The game marked the first time the two teams played each other in any sport.</div> text/html 2010-03-08T16:20:00-06:00 http://www.utbathletics.com/ Ronnie Zamora http://www.utbathletics.com/article/708.php The final game of a 15-game stretch of contests on the road comes to an end when UTB/TSC visits Texas A&amp;M University-Corpus Christi at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Chapman Field on the TAMUCC campus.<br /><br />It's the first-ever meeting between the Islanders, members of the Southland Conference in the NCAA Division I, and the Scorpions, members of the NAIA's Red River Athletic Conference. <a href="http://www.dakstats.com/Websync/Pages/WebcastPlayByPlay/WebcastPBP.aspx?association=10&amp;sg=MBA&amp;compID=93958&amp;sea=">Live Stats!</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.goislanders.com/liveEvents/liveEvents.dbml?SPSID=59943&amp;SPID=6576&amp;DB_LANG=C&amp;db_oem_id=14100">Live Video!</a> (Click on Play! Link on Page) text/html 2010-03-08T10:40:00-06:00 http://www.utbathletics.com/ Ronnie Zamora http://www.utbathletics.com/article/706.php Scorpion Soccer Camps for boys and girls are scheduled this summer for youth ages 4 to 17 at the Brownsville Sports Park.<br /><br />The camps will provide participants the incredible opportunity to spend time with UTB/TSC head men's soccer Coach Dan Balaguero and women's head coach Nik Barjaktarevic, who are among the most respected college coaches around the country.<br /><br />The program will provide recreational players a total instructional program with fun and exercise and learn from the best.&nbsp; The camps will help participants gain new skills and make new friends.<br /> text/html 2010-03-08T10:30:00-06:00 http://www.utbathletics.com/ Ronnie Zamora http://www.utbathletics.com/article/707.php Scorpion Volleyball Camps for children ages 8 to 18 and for organized teams will be conducted this July by at the Manuel Garza B. Gymnasium on the UTB/TSC campus.<br /><br />The camps will give participants the opportunity to learn volleyball by Scorpion head volleyball coach Todd Lowery, who has taken seven collegiate teams to the national tournament in seven years.<br /> text/html 2010-03-06T17:00:13-06:00 http://www.utbathletics.com/ Ronnie Zamora http://www.utbathletics.com/article/709.php <div>Six student-athletes took part in a rewarding experience as volunteers in the Brownsville Independent School District Special Olympics Local Games Saturday at Sams Memorial Stadium.</div>&nbsp; <div>Baseball players Peter Maldonado and Juan Munoz, men's soccer players Steve Howard and Chris Scott, and women's soccer players Carling Rootes and Theresa Berman were involved in important activities in the awards area for the Special Olympians upon finishing their races in preparation for their awards.</div>&nbsp; <div>More than 400 BISD students participated in the meet. There were more than 100 volunteers.</div>&nbsp; <div>Upon the completion of more than 60 events, the student-athletes received the award recipients. They organized them for the gold, silver and bronze medals for the top three finishers, and ribbons for those who finished in fourth, fifth and sixth places.</div> text/html 2010-03-06T17:00:00-06:00 http://www.utbathletics.com/ Ronnie Zamora http://www.utbathletics.com/article/710.php <div>Six student-athletes took part in a rewarding experience as volunteers in the Brownsville Independent School District Special Olympics Local Games Saturday at Sams Memorial Stadium.</div>&nbsp; <div>Baseball players Peter Maldonado and Juan Munoz, men's soccer players Steve Howard and Chris Scott, and women's soccer players Carling Rootes and Theresa Berman were involved in important activities in the awards area for the Special Olympians upon finishing their races in preparation for their awards.</div>&nbsp; <div>More than 400 BISD students participated in the meet. There were more than 100 volunteers.</div>&nbsp; <div>Upon the completion of more than 60 events, the student-athletes received the award recipients. They organized them for the gold, silver and bronze medals for the top three finishers, and ribbons for those who finished in fourth, fifth and sixth places.</div> text/html 2010-03-06T17:00:00-06:00 http://www.utbathletics.com/ Ronnie Zamora http://www.utbathletics.com/article/711.php <div>Six student-athletes took part in a rewarding experience as volunteers in the Brownsville Independent School District Special Olympics Local Games Saturday at Sams Memorial Stadium.</div>&nbsp; <div>Baseball players Peter Maldonado and Juan Munoz, men's soccer players Steve Howard and Chris Scott, and women's soccer players Carling Rootes and Theresa Berman were involved in important activities in the awards area for the Special Olympians upon finishing their races in preparation for their awards.</div>&nbsp; <div>More than 400 BISD students participated in the meet. There were more than 100 volunteers.</div>&nbsp; <div>Upon the completion of more than 60 events, the student-athletes received the award recipients. They organized them for the gold, silver and bronze medals for the top three finishers, and ribbons for those who finished in fourth, fifth and sixth places.</div> text/html 2010-03-06T15:00:00-06:00 http://www.utbathletics.com/ Ronnie Zamora http://www.utbathletics.com/article/705.php <div>Six student-athletes took part in a rewarding experience as volunteers in the Brownsville Independent School District Special Olympics Local Games Saturday at Sams Memorial Stadium.</div>&nbsp; <div>Baseball players Peter Maldonado and Juan Munoz, men's soccer players Steve Howard and Chris Scott, and women's soccer players Carling Rootes and Theresa Berman were involved in important activities in the awards area for the Special Olympians upon finishing their races in preparation for their awards.</div>&nbsp; <div>More than 400 BISD students participated in the meet. There were more than 100 volunteers.</div>&nbsp; <div>Upon the completion of more than 60 events, the student-athletes received the award recipients. They organized them for the gold, silver and bronze medals for the top three finishers, and ribbons for those who finished in fourth, fifth and sixth places.</div> text/html 2010-03-03T17:00:00-06:00 http://www.utbathletics.com/ Ronnie Zamora http://www.utbathletics.com/article/704.php <div>ROUND ROCK -- Concordia University-Texas came back from a 4-0 deficit to&nbsp;overtake UTB/TSC and&nbsp;held on for&nbsp;a 6-5 victory in&nbsp;the first game,&nbsp;then&nbsp;cruised to a 8-5 win in the second game of their doubleheader Wednesday at Dell Diamond.</div>&nbsp; <div>The Scorpions return home with a record of 8-14 while the Tornados, members of NCAA Division III, are now 6-6.</div> text/html 2010-03-02T20:00:17-06:00 http://www.utbathletics.com/ Ronnie Zamora http://www.utbathletics.com/article/703.php <div>KERRVILLE -- UTB/TSC could not keep pace with The University of Texas at Tyler on the second day of the Schreiner Spring Shootout and finished in second place Tuesday at Comanche Trace Golf Course.</div>&nbsp; <div>The Scorpions were tied with UT-Tyler after the first day Monday with 311 scores, but UT-Tyler shot 306 Tuesday while the Scorpions posted a 312 score to finish six strokes back in the nine-team field with a 623 total.</div> text/html 2010-03-02T12:30:00-06:00 http://www.utbathletics.com/ Ronnie Zamora http://www.utbathletics.com/article/702.php <div>UTB/TSC continues its string of playing non-NAIA schools when the Scorpions meet Concordia University-Texas for a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Dell Diamond in Round Rock.</div>&nbsp; <div>The Scorpions, who won one out of four games against NCAA Division I opponents last weekend, are 8-12 for the season. CU, a member of NCAA Division III, is 4-6 for the season. Since starting the season 3-0, the Tornados have lost five of six games. <A href="http://www.dakstats.com/Websync/Pages/WebcastPlayByPlay/WebcastPBP.aspx?association=10&amp;sg=MBA&amp;compID=93960&amp;sea=undefined">Live Stats Game 1!</A> <A href="http://www.dakstats.com/Websync/Pages/WebcastPlayByPlay/WebcastPBP.aspx?association=10&amp;sg=MBA&amp;compID=93959&amp;sea=undefined">Live Stats Game 2!<br /></A></div> text/html 2010-03-01T20:40:00-06:00 http://www.utbathletics.com/ Ronnie Zamora http://www.utbathletics.com/article/701.php <div>Scorpion sophomore Matt Ginn has been named Red River Athletic Conference Baseball Co-Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 22-28.</div>&nbsp; <div>Ginn, a first baseman and designated hitter from Midlothian, Ill., hit two home runs, drove in nine runs and scored six times in a 1-3 week for the Scorpions in the Al Ogletree Classic hosted by The University of Texas-Pan American.</div> &nbsp; <div>He accounted for at least one RBI in all four games including one each in two games against the UTPA. In&nbsp;two games against&nbsp;NCAA Division I opponent Prairie View A&amp;M University (Texas), Ginn contributed a run-scoring double as the Scorpions dropped the opener, 5-4.</div> text/html 2010-03-01T20:30:51-06:00 http://www.utbathletics.com/ Ronnie Zamora http://www.utbathletics.com/article/700.php <div>KERRVILLE -- UTB/TSC played steady golf in miserable weather conditions to share the men's division&nbsp;lead after the first round of the Schreiner University Spring Shootout Monday at the Club at Comanche Trace Golf Course.</div>&nbsp; <div>The Scorpions shot a 311 score, good for a tie for the lead with The University of Texas at Tyler in the nine-team field. Our Lady of the Lake University is in third place four shots behind at 315.</div> text/html 2010-02-28T14:41:18-06:00 http://www.utbathletics.com/ Ronnie Zamora http://www.utbathletics.com/article/699.php <div>EDINBURG -- Three home runs with the help of a strong southerly wind&nbsp;-- two by Matt Ginn and one by Brian Bustos -- lifted UTB/TSC to an 11-8 win over Prairie View A&amp;M University&nbsp;Sunday in the Al Ogletree Classic &nbsp;at Edinburg Baseball Stadium.</div>&nbsp; <div>In the second game of the day, The University of Texas-Pan American used a six-run eighth inning to turn a 9-7 Scorpion lead into a 13-9 victory.</div>&nbsp; <div>The Scorpions are now 8-12 after going 1-3 in the tournament.&nbsp; UTPA won all four games in the tournament and is now 4-0. Prairie View A&amp;M finished 1-3 in the Ogletree Classic and left the Rio Grande Valley with a 1-5 record.</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; text/html 2010-02-28T14:40:00-06:00 http://www.utbathletics.com/ Ronnie Zamora http://www.utbathletics.com/article/698.php <div>UTB/TSC's men's and women's golf teams get back into action for their second tournament in as many weeks in the Schreiner University Spring Shootout Monday and Tuesday at the Club at Comanche Trace Golf Course.</div>&nbsp; <div>Last weekend, the Scorpions hosted the Sen. Eddie Lucio Collegiate Invitational at the South Padre Island Golf Club in Laguna Vista.</div>&nbsp;