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By Cassie Logan | UTAMavs.com

ARLINGTON, Texas -- A lack of action at the plate held UTA softball from a SBC series sweep as South Alabama stole the finale 5-0 Saturday at Allan Saxe Field.

UTA (22-20, 8-10) taped just one hit after claiming a Friday doubleheader on pairs of walkoff home runs. The Mavericks were 0-9 all-time against South Alabama (25-17, 7-12) heading into the weekend. The series win was the Mavs' third of the season.

"Overall, the weekend was really good with us taking two of three at home against a good team," UTA coach Kristie Fox said. "That's the first time we've ever beaten them, so to get two is breaking a barrier and showing that the program is getting better. We didn't put any pressure on their defense today, so we have to be able to make that adjustment quicker."

The Jaguars used a pair of multi-run innings to power past UTA. A two-run lead built in the third was padded on a three-run pinch-hit blast by Dayla Gulledge.

Aileen Garcia was the lone hit for the Maverick offense. Her leadoff single to center field in the bottom of the second frame was a catalyst for a rally that saw bases loaded, but UTA couldn't convert.

South Alabama struck first in the third inning as a leadoff walk and base hit were both plated on a two-RBI single from Kristian Foster.

Sam Clakley (17-11) tossed six innings in her loss, allowing all five runs on eight hits and two walks. Mariah Denson made an appearance in the seventh inning to retire the side including a punchout.

UTA makes its first-ever league road trip to Coastal Carolina for a three-game series beginning with a Saturday doubleheader at 1 p.m.

"Coastal is a good ball club," Fox said. "They're playing tough with a lot of close games. They have a good pitching staff, so we have to be ready to compete."