4/29/2011 12:00:00 AM | Softball
April 29, 2011
Arlington, Texas -
UT Arlington at McNeese State Game Notes 
As the the UT Arlington softball team hits the final stretch of their regular-season, they will look to finish on a high note. UTA is currently in second place in the Southland Conference standings behind Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
This week, the Mavericks travel to Lake Charles, LA for a three games series against McNeese State on Saturday and Sunday. Game times are set for 1, 3 and 12 p.m. at the Cowgirl Field.
The Mavericks are coming off a 3-2 home victory against Sam Houston State. UTA improved its record to 30-19 overall and 17-7 in league action. The Mavs went 1-2 in the series against the Bearkats. It was the first time this season UT Arlington dropped a pair of games in a series.
Combined, the Mavs pitching staff has a 2.29 ERA in 330 innings pitched and 366 strikeouts. True freshman Callie Collins leads the pitching staff with a 17-8 mark and a 1.58 ERA. Collins 17 victories this season leads the league and ranks 49th nationally.
Sophomore Teri Lyles is not far behind with a 12-10 overall mark. Lyles guided the Mavericks to a 3-2 game three victory against Sam Houston State Sunday.
Senior Rebecca Collom continues to lead the Mavericks at the plate. Currently batting .348, the senior has connected on a team high 46 hits including 14 doubles, 11 home runs and has drove in 33 RBI. Collom belted her 35th career home run in game two of the Sam Houston State series.
SERIES VS MCNEESE STATE
The Mavericks own a 44-39 series advantage over McNeese State. The Cowgirls swept UT Arlington last season in Arlington on April 24-25. McNeese State went on to win the regular-season and tournament title last season.UTA has a 17-15 series lead playing in Lake Charles, LA. The last recorded win against the Cowgirls was on April 11, 2009 in Lake Charles, LA, 2-0.
MCNEESE STATE AT A GLANCE
McNeese State fell to 24-26 overall after falling 3-2 to non-conference opponent Louisiana-Monroe on Thursday. The Cowgirls have a 13-11 league mark and currently sit in sixth place in the conference standings. In their last conference series against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, the Cowgirls dropped game two and three in Corpus Christi, Texas. Two of the three games were lost in extra innings. Molly Guidry leads the team offensively with her .310 batting average. Guidry has connected on 45 hits including a team high seven home runs. In the circle, Kayla Shepherd has a 15-15 record with a 2.31 ERA in 203 innings pitched. Shepherd also has 152 strikeouts on the year.
