IRVING, Texas — The American Athletic Conference released its 2025 awards at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 19, with Mason Lytle being named Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, while head coach Pat Hallmark was named Coach of the Year, all picked unanimously.
In his sixth year at the helm of the Roadrunners, Hallmark grabbed his second Coach of the Year award in his career as he was named the 2019 Southland Conference Coach of the Year while at UIW. Leading the Roadrunners to a program record 42-11 record, Hallmark gets his first Coach of the Year Award with the program.
The preseason Player of the Year, Lytle, lived up to expectations as he led the conference in at-bats, runs, hits, and doubles. Lytle is the fourth UTSA player to be named Player of the Year, first to be named the AAC Player of the Year.
Junior transfer from Dodge City Junior College, Drew Detlefsen, was named co-Newcomer Position Player of the Year. In just two years being a part of the AAC, the Roadrunners have picked up two Newcomer Position Player of the Year awards, with Lytle winning that award in the 2024 season. The outfielder was also named to the All-Conference Second Team.
Robert Orloski was picked unanimously as one of the All-Conference First Team relief pitchers. Catcher Andrew Stucky, shortstop Ty Hodge, outfielders Lytle and James Taussig were all named to the All-Conference First Team, with Lytle being picked unanimously.
Orloski was stellar coming into relief for the Roadrunners as he racked up a perfect 7-0 record, notching seven saves in 21 appearances. Stucky had an outstanding year as he was second in the conference in OPS, he batted .347 on the year and threw out five runners from behind the plate.
T. Hodge spent the majority of the season as the shortstop for the Roadrunners’ defense, where he batted .303, racking up 11 doubles and six homers. Hodge rolled seven double plays this year. Taussig was a mainstay in the Roadrunners’ lineup as he led the conference in slugging with .600 with 12 doubles, one triple and nine homers.
Freshman Jordan Ballin and outfielder Drew Detlefsen garnered All-Conference Second Team honors. Ballin made a name for himself as he has the third-best on-base percentage in Division I. Detlefsen has made an impact in the conference as he leads the conference in RBIs with a total of 69 on the year.
The Roadrunners had three freshmen named to the All-Freshman Team, those of which being Ballin, Nathan Hodge, and Caden Miller. Nathan Hodge has played both second and third for UTSA, as he drove in 23 RBIs for UTSA and batted .321. Miller has 39 walks on the year, which is the program record for freshman, he also leads the freshman homers.
UTSA had five student-athletes named All-Conference First Team, the most out of any team in the league.
The complete 2025 American Athletic Conference Baseball honors can be found below:
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Mason Lytle, Sr., OF, UTSA*
PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Blake Gillespie, Jr., P, Charlotte
NEWCOMER POSITION PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Todd Clay, Jr., 3B, UAB
Drew Detlefsen, Jr., OF, UTSA
NEWCOMER PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Blake Gillespie, Jr., P, Charlotte
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Mason Lytle, Sr., OF, UTSA
COACH OF THE YEAR
Pat Hallmark, UTSA*
ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
P – Blake Gillespie, Jr., Charlotte*
P – Trey Beard, So., Florida Atlantic
P – Corey Braun, R-Jr., South Florida
RP – Michael Lombardi, Tulane
RP – Robert Orloski, So., UTSA*
C – Andrew Stucky, Sr., UTSA
1B – Cody Gunderson, Jr., Charlotte
2B – Connor Rasmussen, Jr., Tulane
SS – Ty Hodge, R-Jr., UTSA
3B – Dawson Bryce, So., Charlotte
OF – Marshall Lipsey, Jr., Florida Atlantic
OF – Mason Lytle, Sr., UTSA*
OF – James Taussig, Sr., UTSA
DH – Blaine Brown, Fr., Rice
UTL – Colby Wallace, So., East Carolina
ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
P – Colin Daniel, Jr., UAB
P – Ethan Norby, So., East Carolina
P – Davion Hickson, Jr., Rice
RP – RJ Bollinger, So., Florida Atlantic
RP – Jack Nedrow, Sr., South Florida
C – Logan Poteet, R-So., Charlotte
1B – Sebastian Greico, Sr., South Florida
2B – Jordan Ballin, Fr., UTSA
SS – Brando Leroux, Sr., Florida Atlantic
3B – Todd Clay, Jr., UAB
OF – Logan Braunschweig, Sr., UAB
OF – Braden Burress, Fr., East Carolina
OF – Drew Detlefsen, Jr., UTSA
DH – Gavin Schulz, Sr., Tulane
UTL – Seth Cox, Sr., Memphis
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Brendan Connor, P, UAB
Braden Burress, INF, East Carolina*
Austin Irby, INF, East Carolina
James Litman, P, Florida Atlantic
Hiram Bocachica Jr., INF, Rice
Blaine Brown, P/OF, Rice*
Michael Zito, INF, Rice
Jordan Ballin, 2B, UTSA
Nathan Hodge, UTL, UTSA
Caden Miller, UTL, UTSA
Tanner Chun, OF, Tulane
Jason Wachs, OF, Tulane*
* denotes unanimous selection
In his sixth year at the helm of the Roadrunners, Hallmark grabbed his second Coach of the Year award in his career as he was named the 2019 Southland Conference Coach of the Year while at UIW. Leading the Roadrunners to a program record 42-11 record, Hallmark gets his first Coach of the Year Award with the program.
The preseason Player of the Year, Lytle, lived up to expectations as he led the conference in at-bats, runs, hits, and doubles. Lytle is the fourth UTSA player to be named Player of the Year, first to be named the AAC Player of the Year.
Junior transfer from Dodge City Junior College, Drew Detlefsen, was named co-Newcomer Position Player of the Year. In just two years being a part of the AAC, the Roadrunners have picked up two Newcomer Position Player of the Year awards, with Lytle winning that award in the 2024 season. The outfielder was also named to the All-Conference Second Team.
Robert Orloski was picked unanimously as one of the All-Conference First Team relief pitchers. Catcher Andrew Stucky, shortstop Ty Hodge, outfielders Lytle and James Taussig were all named to the All-Conference First Team, with Lytle being picked unanimously.
Orloski was stellar coming into relief for the Roadrunners as he racked up a perfect 7-0 record, notching seven saves in 21 appearances. Stucky had an outstanding year as he was second in the conference in OPS, he batted .347 on the year and threw out five runners from behind the plate.
T. Hodge spent the majority of the season as the shortstop for the Roadrunners’ defense, where he batted .303, racking up 11 doubles and six homers. Hodge rolled seven double plays this year. Taussig was a mainstay in the Roadrunners’ lineup as he led the conference in slugging with .600 with 12 doubles, one triple and nine homers.
Freshman Jordan Ballin and outfielder Drew Detlefsen garnered All-Conference Second Team honors. Ballin made a name for himself as he has the third-best on-base percentage in Division I. Detlefsen has made an impact in the conference as he leads the conference in RBIs with a total of 69 on the year.
The Roadrunners had three freshmen named to the All-Freshman Team, those of which being Ballin, Nathan Hodge, and Caden Miller. Nathan Hodge has played both second and third for UTSA, as he drove in 23 RBIs for UTSA and batted .321. Miller has 39 walks on the year, which is the program record for freshman, he also leads the freshman homers.
UTSA had five student-athletes named All-Conference First Team, the most out of any team in the league.
The complete 2025 American Athletic Conference Baseball honors can be found below:
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Mason Lytle, Sr., OF, UTSA*
PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Blake Gillespie, Jr., P, Charlotte
NEWCOMER POSITION PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Todd Clay, Jr., 3B, UAB
Drew Detlefsen, Jr., OF, UTSA
NEWCOMER PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Blake Gillespie, Jr., P, Charlotte
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Mason Lytle, Sr., OF, UTSA
COACH OF THE YEAR
Pat Hallmark, UTSA*
ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
P – Blake Gillespie, Jr., Charlotte*
P – Trey Beard, So., Florida Atlantic
P – Corey Braun, R-Jr., South Florida
RP – Michael Lombardi, Tulane
RP – Robert Orloski, So., UTSA*
C – Andrew Stucky, Sr., UTSA
1B – Cody Gunderson, Jr., Charlotte
2B – Connor Rasmussen, Jr., Tulane
SS – Ty Hodge, R-Jr., UTSA
3B – Dawson Bryce, So., Charlotte
OF – Marshall Lipsey, Jr., Florida Atlantic
OF – Mason Lytle, Sr., UTSA*
OF – James Taussig, Sr., UTSA
DH – Blaine Brown, Fr., Rice
UTL – Colby Wallace, So., East Carolina
ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
P – Colin Daniel, Jr., UAB
P – Ethan Norby, So., East Carolina
P – Davion Hickson, Jr., Rice
RP – RJ Bollinger, So., Florida Atlantic
RP – Jack Nedrow, Sr., South Florida
C – Logan Poteet, R-So., Charlotte
1B – Sebastian Greico, Sr., South Florida
2B – Jordan Ballin, Fr., UTSA
SS – Brando Leroux, Sr., Florida Atlantic
3B – Todd Clay, Jr., UAB
OF – Logan Braunschweig, Sr., UAB
OF – Braden Burress, Fr., East Carolina
OF – Drew Detlefsen, Jr., UTSA
DH – Gavin Schulz, Sr., Tulane
UTL – Seth Cox, Sr., Memphis
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Brendan Connor, P, UAB
Braden Burress, INF, East Carolina*
Austin Irby, INF, East Carolina
James Litman, P, Florida Atlantic
Hiram Bocachica Jr., INF, Rice
Blaine Brown, P/OF, Rice*
Michael Zito, INF, Rice
Jordan Ballin, 2B, UTSA
Nathan Hodge, UTL, UTSA
Caden Miller, UTL, UTSA
Tanner Chun, OF, Tulane
Jason Wachs, OF, Tulane*
* denotes unanimous selection
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