Feb. 13, 2014
UT Arlington (0-0) at UTA Invitational
Feb. 14-16 | Arlington, Texas
Clay Gould Ballpark
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UTA Invitational Game Notes 
By Taylor Wright | UTAMavs.com
ARLINGTON, Texas - UT Arlington baseball begins the long march towards another title in 2014 on Friday with the season-opening UTA Invitational at Clay Gould Ballpark.
The Mavericks will face Stephen F. Austin on Friday at 3 p.m. to open their play in the tournament. UT Arlington will face Incarnate Word at 3 p.m. on Saturday. The Cardinals are transitioning into NCAA Division I play this season. The Mavs will close out the UTA Invitational on Sunday at 3 p.m. against Oklahoma State.
"We are confident about our abilities this season, but this will be the toughest schedule we have played, maybe in school history," UT Arlington coach Darin Thomas said. "It's a goal to win a third championship in a row, but I think we need to take it series by series because there's a lot of things that go into winning. It's a long season and we play a lot of good people, but that is definitely something in the back of our mind."
HOME BROADCAST INFORMATION: Live video and stats of all UTA Invitational games will be available at UTAMavs.com. UTARadio.com will provide live play-by-play action of all Maverick games. For in-game updates, follow the Mavericks on Twitter (@UTAMavs).
HEAD-TO-HEAD vs. OPPONENTS: UTA leads the all-time series with Stephen F. Austin 30-21. The Mavs fell 3-1 to the Lumberjacks in Nacogdoches on April 29, 2012 the last time out.
Mavs trail Incarnate Word 1-0 in the all-time series after an 8-0 loss to the Cardinals in Arlington on Feb. 22, 1994.
Oklahoma State leads the all-time series against UTA 17-5. In the last meeting, the Cowboys defeated the Mavericks 10-1 in Stillwater, Okla. on April 27, 2010.
BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONSHIPS: UT Arlington finished the 2013 season with 31-27 record and a share of the Western Athletic Conference regular-season title. It was UTA's second consecutive championship (2012 SLC Tournament). Seniors Greg McCall (second-team), Matt Shortall (first-team) and Brad Vachon (second-team) earned All-WAC honors last season.
MAVS PICKED FIFTH IN PRESEASON: The Mavericks were picked to finish fifth in their first season in the Sun Belt Conference by league coaches. UTA is 3-2 in the last five season-openers and 5-0 in the last five home openers.
PRESEASON PLAYER HONORS: Shortall was named to the 2014 Louisville Slugger preseason All-American third-team, as well as the preseason All-SBC team. Shortall and Vachon also earned preseason All-SBC honors from College Sports Madness.
UTA'S LAST TIME OUT: The Mavericks went 1-2 in the 2013 WAC Tournament. UTA beat Dallas Baptist 2-0. In the next game of pool play, UT Arlington fell to New Mexico State 4-3. The Mavs were eliminated 11-2 by Texas State.
TICKETS: Single-game and season tickets for the UT Arlington 2014 baseball season are on sale at UTATickets.com or by calling 817-272-9595.
