Head baseball coachannounced the signing of nine Roadrunners for the 2018 season during the early signing period on Wednesday.Joining the Roadrunners next year will be Zachary Griggs, Chase Hacker, Chase Keng, Josh Lamb, Dylan Pullig, Dylan Rock, Chris Roller, Jonathan Tapia and Palmer Wenzel."It has been an honor to get to know each of these young men and their families in the fall signing class," Marshall said. "This has to be the best collection of academics and character that we've had in one group. Each of these young men are impressive from their transcripts to the playing field and their accomplishments on and off the diamond speak to their upside at the next level. I have no doubt this will be an exciting group to watch over the next few years."Coach (Jim) Blair and (Brett) Lawler have put a lot of time and effort into this class and much of the credit is heaped on their evaluation of each young man and in building the relationships with the families over the past year. I know the sacrifice these coaches and their families make to help push UTSA Baseball forward and it's truly a team effort that gets us to signing day."Below is a breakdown of this year's signing class.The 6-foot-5 right-hander from Medina Valley High School will join the Roadrunners, and brother, Bradley, for the 2018 campaign. Griggs is a two-time first team all-district selection in 2015 and 2016 as an outfielder. In those two seasons, Griggs batted .490 and .450 respectively. As a freshman, he logged 27 innings and posted a 1.55 ERA, allowing six earned runs on seven hits. The right-hander struck out 37 and walked 15 to go 4-0. Griggs also plays football and was recognized as a second team all-district selection in 2014 and was named most outstanding receiver in 2015. He is a member of the National Honor Society and collected academic all-district honors.The 6-foot catcher from Farmersville joins the Roadrunners after a successful 2016 season. He batted .413 for the Farmers and registered 15 doubles and four homers with 24 RBIs. He was named the district defensive player of the year and in 2015 was a first team all-district selection. Hacker is also a two-time all-state honoree and is a 2016 Perfect Game Underclassmen Preseason All-American.Keng heads to the Alamo City from Pasadena where he went to Deer Park High School for his prep career and earned three letters in both baseball and football. The 6-foot outfielder batted a .401 clip as a junior while posting a .510 on base percentage. The southpaw earned all-district honors in 2016 and was named to the Perfect Game All-Tournament Team. In the classroom, Keng is also a two-time academic all-district honoree.Lamb played his prep career at Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School in Beaumont where he was a three-year starter. He is a two-time first team all-district honoree, a second team all-state and all-tournament selection at the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) State Tournament. Lamb helped Kelly to consecutive state runner-up finishes after finishing the 2016 campaign with a 41-22 mark.Pullig hails from Deer Park where he plays for head baseball coach Christopher Rupp. The southpaw is a member of the National Honor Society and is a two-sport athlete at Deer Park High School.Rock joins the Roadrunners from George Ranch High School in Richmond. In his last season as a junior, Rock batted .418 on the season with a .540 on base percentage. He registered 13 extra-base hits, including three home runs, with 17 RBIs. He was a unanimous coaches choice for District 24-5A Offensive MVP and was named to various all-area and all-star teams in 2016. In 2015, he was tabbed the District 24-5A Newcomer of the Year and earned a spot in the Fort Bend County All-Area and WWBA All-Tournament Teams.Roller comes from McLennan Junior College and will join the Roadrunners during his junior campaign. In his lone season at McLennan, Roller appeared in 33 games and batted at a .346 clip. He registered 26 hits, including 10 extra-base hits, scored 23 runs, with 21 RBIs, 11 walks and nine stolen bases. He also posted a .425 on base percentage and a .613 slugging percentage. Roller also earned the NJCAA Award for Superior Academic Achievement with a 3.69 GPA.Local product Jonathan Tapia joins the Roadrunners roster from O'Connor High School where he was a two-sport athlete for the Panthers. Tapia played middle infield and was varsity captain for head coach David Collenback. The 5-foot-9 infielder was a unanimous selection in 2015 and 2016 as a first team all-district honoree and also earned second team all-state and first team all-area accolades as a junior. In 2015, Tapia was recognized as the San Antonio Express-News Newcomer of the Year and has culminated a .400 batting average in two seasons with the varsity club. Tapia has also tallied 30 RBIs, 40 stolen bases, four home runs and scored 63 runs with a .936 fielding and .571 on base percentage.Wenzel will be transferring after his sophomore campaign from McLennan Junior College in Waco. The right-handed pitcher logged 19.1 innings and posted a 6.05 ERA during his freshman season. He went 1-0 and earned the save once while striking out 19 and walking six.