March 8, 2017 Recap | Box Score
UTA (6-7) 5, Abilene Christian (7-5) 3
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, Texas
Postgame Notes
Team Records and Series Notes
• UTA is 6-7 and Abilene Christian is 7-5.
• UTA snapped ACU's seven-game winning streak.
• The Mavs lead the all-time series with Abilene Christian, 17-7, including a 7-3 mark in games played in Abilene.
• The Mavs return to action with a weekend series with Milwaukee, with the opener set for Friday at 6:30 p.m. CT at Clay Gould Ballpark.
Team Notes
• The Mavs are 5-1 on the road in 2017.
• UTA is 2-3 in night games.
• UTA is 6-5 vs. a right-handed starting pitcher.
• Mavs head coach Darin Thomas has a 272-262 all-time record in his 10th year.
• UTA is 3-2 when scoring in the first inning, 3-4 when scoring first and 3-1 when allowing its opponent to score first.
• The Mavs are 2-3 when allowing an opponent homer.
• UTA is 6-0 in 2017 when leading after eight innings.
• Over the last four years, the Mavs are 83-2 when staked to an eighth-inning lead.
Individual Notes
• Senior Quintin Rohrbaugh made his team-high 71st consecutive start.
o Rohrbaugh has reached base safely in 63 of his 71 career starts.
o Rohrbaugh has a six-game hitting streak, equaling him for the team lead.
o Rohrbaugh has doubled twice in 2017 and 15 times in his career.
• Senior C/IF Brady Cox has reached base safely in 107 of his 131 career starts.
o Cox has 154 career hits.
• Sophomore RF Noah Vaughan has reached base safely in 42 of his 53 career starts.
o Vaughan was hit by his first pitch of the year and the seventh of his career.
o Vaughan is 2-for-4 in steals in 2017 and 8-for-14 in his career.
o Vaughan has reached in a team-long eight consecutive games.
• Junior DH Omar Salinas has reached base safely in 11 of his 12 career starts.
o Salinas has a team-leading 11 walks.
o Salinas doubled twice and has three in 2017.
o Salinas set a new career high with three hits.
• Junior RHP Reid Petty made his third start of the year and the seventh of his career, appearing in his 14th career game.
o Petty tied his career high with five strikeouts.
o UTA is 1-2 in Petty's starts in 2017.
• Junior lefty Brad Vassar appeared in his third game of the year and the 33rd of his career.
o Vassar has inherited six runners in 2017, allowing two to score.
o Vassar worked a season-long 3.1 innings, marking his longest outing since tossing 3.1 innings in 2016 vs. Texas State.
o Vassar is 4-10 in his career and 1-1 in 2017.
• Sophomore C Will Olson was hit by his first pitch of 2017 and the third of his career.
o Olson laid down his second career sac bunt and his first of 2017.
• Senor RHP Austin Gardner appeared in his fourth game of the year and the 16th of his career.
• Junior 2B Easton Johnson extended his hitting streak to a club-high six games.
• Junior LHP Adam Meyer appeared in his fifth game of the year and the 17th of his career.
o Meyer has inherited five runners in 2017, allowing one to score.
• Sophomore RHP Dylan Schneider appeared in his team-high eighth game of the year and the 28th of his career.
o Schneider has inherited nine runners, allowing three to score.
o Schneider earned his third career save of his first of 2017.