Softball takes on No. 3 Texas in Austin
4/18/2011 12:00:00 AM | Softball
April 18, 2011
Arlington, Texas -
UT Arlington at No. 3 Game Notes 
UT Arlington (29-19) at No. 3 Texas (37-4)
Austin, Texas - McCombs Field
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 6:30 p.m.
Coverage - TexasSports.com
The UT Arlington softball team moved back into first place after taking two games from Stephen F. Austin last weekend in Nacogdoches, Texas. UT Arlington improved its overall record to 29-16 overall and 16-5 in conference action.
This week the Mavericks face No. 3 Texas on Tuesday, April 19 in Austin, Texas then return home for a weekend series against Sam Houston State. First pitch against the Longhorns is set for 6:30 p.m. at McCombs Field in Austin, Texas.
The victories against the Ladyjacks marked the sixth time the Mavericks have won a series this season.
Junior Charne Office led the Mavericks offensively, going 4-for-11 with three doubles and four RBI. Office finished the series batting .364 and improved her conference batting average to .338.
Pitchers Callie Collins (17-6) and Teri Lyles (11-9) each record a pair of wins in the series. Collins leads the Mavericks and the Southland with a 1.30 ERA in 161 innings pitched. Lyles has a 3.14 ERA in 118 pitched.
Guided by Collins and Lyles, the Mavericks pitching staff is at the top of the Southland Conference with their 1.88 ERA and 122 strikeouts.
As a team, the Mavericks have out-scored their opponents 193-122, out-hit their opponents 332-257 and have connected on 30 home runs.
SERIES VS NO. 3 TEXAS
The Longhorns lead the all-time series against the Mavericks 21-2... UT Arlington has lost their last 12 meetings against the Longhorns... the last meeting was last season on March 11, 2010 where the Mavericks dropped a 3-2 (10 inning) decision in Arlington... the last time UTA recorded a win over Texas was on March 22, 2001, 4-3 in Arlington.
TEXAS AT A GLANCE
No. 3 Texas extended their win streak to three after recording a 6-1 victory over Iowa State Sunday at McCombs Field... Texas enters the non-conference game with a 37-4 overall record... the Longhorns rank first in NCAA Division I with their .984 team fielding percentage... one of the Longhorns four losses came against Southland Conference team Stephen F. Austin on March 13... the 1-0 loss snapped an 18-game win streak by the Longhorns... Texas has eight players batting above .300 for the season... Lexy Bennett leads the Longhorns offense batting .455... she has connected on 56 hits, including 11 doubles, 4 triples and 9 home runs... the Longhorns have blasted 48 home runs and have out-scored their opponents by a 264-52 margin... in the circle, the Longhorns are led by two pitchers... Blaire Luna leads the pitching staff with a 21-2 record... in 25 appearances, Luna has a 0.92 ERA in 152.2 innings pitched and 233 strikeouts... Rachel Fox is not far behind with a 16-1 record, including a 1.01 ERA in 103. 2 innings pitched.
