Softball takes on Islanders in final series
5/6/2011 12:00:00 AM | Softball
May 6, 2011
Arlington, Texas -
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at UT Arlington Game Notes 
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (37-15, 20-7) at UT Arlington (31-21, 18-9)
May 7-8, 2011 - 1, 3, 12 p.m.
Arlington, Texas - Allan Saxe Field
Coverage - Gametracker available on utamavs.com
The UT Arlington softball team will play its final series of the regular-season at Allan Saxe Field against Southland leader Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on May 7-8.
UTA will play a doubleheader on Saturday and ends the series with a solo game Sunday. Game times are set for 1, 3 and noon.
UTA is coming off a 3-2 non-conference loss at North Texas Wednesday night. The Mavericks fell to 31-22 on the season. It was the second loss to the Mean Green this season. Senior Rebecca Collom connected on a two-run home run to center field in the sixth, giving her 12 homers for the season and 36 for her career.
Sophomore Teri Lyles took the loss in the circle falling to 13-12 overall. Lyles surrendered three runs on two hits while striking out eight and walking one in six innings of work.
The Mavericks have struggled offensively in their last two conference series only batting .166 as a team. In their last series over McNeese State, UTA hit .114. Freshman Taylor Zink led the team batting .300, going 3-for-10 with a homer, two doubles and two runs scored.
If the Mavericks sweep the Islanders this weekend they will earn the title of SLC Regular-Season champions and will be the No. 1 seed in the SLC Tournament.
On Sunday, seniors Collom and Jordan Barry will be recognized prior to the start of the game for senior day.
SERIES VS TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI
UT Arlington will face the Islanders for the third time this season. The Mavericks are 0-2 this season against the Islanders. The two teams faced off against each other earlier this season at the Best Western Marina Grand Invitational in Corpus Christi, Texas. UTA dropped a 6-1 decision to the Islanders in the third game of the tournament then followed with a 9-0 five inning loss on the last day. The pair of losses evened the all-time series at 11-11. The Mavericks own a 6-2 advantage over the Islanders while playing at Allan Saxe Field. UTA's last recorded win over TAMU-CC came at the 2010 SLC Tournament where the Mavs won a 3-2 decision in San Marcos, Texas.
TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI AT A GLANCE
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi leads the Southland Conference with a 37-15 overall and 20-7 league record. The Islanders are coming off a series victory over McNeese State last weekend in Corpus Christi. TAMU-CC took two of three from the Cowgirls. The Islanders pitching staff has combined for a 2.43 ERA in 351 innings pitched and 249 strikeouts. TAMU-CC leads the league in batting with a .286 average and in fielding with a .977 percentage. Hannah Schwarz leads the team in batting with a .371 average while Caley Jeter has a .324 average with 34 RBI.
