April 30, 2017 Recap | Box Score
UTA (25-17, 15-5 Sun Belt) 10, No. 20 Louisiana (27-16-1, 13-6-1 Sun Belt) 2
Sunday, April 30, 2017
Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, Texas
Postgame Notes
Team Records and Series Notes
• UTA is 25-17, 15-5 in the Sun Belt Conference. Louisiana is 27-16-1, 13-6-1 in the Sun Belt.
• Louisiana leads the all-time series with UTA, 29-17 including a 10-8 mark in games played in Arlington.
• UTA won its first three-game series with Louisiana for the first time since 1976.
• The series will conclude later on Sunday at Clay Gould Ballpark.
Team Notes
• UTA is 7-5 in its blue jersey and white pants uniform combination.
• UTA's seven-game winning streak is its longest since 2014, a 10-game stretch.
• The Mavs are 7-2 on Sundays.
• UTA is 13-7 when scoring first.
• UTA is 14-8 in day games.
• UTA is 21-11 in weekend games.
• The Mavs are 10-12 at Clay Gould Ballpark.
• UTA is 7-4 vs. home conference opponents.
• The Mavs are 21-13 vs. a right-handed starting pitcher.
• UTA is 11-3 in April.
• The Mavs are 4-3 vs. top-25 opponents.
• UTA head coach Darin Thomas has a 291-271 all-time record in his 10th year.
• UTA is 103-2 over the last four years when holding an eighth-inning lead, including 25-0 in 2017 and in 26 consecutive.
Individual Notes
• Senior LF Quintin Rohrbaugh made his team-high 100th consecutive start.
o Rohrbaugh has reached base safely in 92 of 100 career starts and in 40 of 41 starts in 2017.
o Rohrbaugh has reached base safely in a team-leading 35 straight games.
o Rohrbaugh was hit by his eighth and ninth pitches of the year and the 11th and 12th of his career.
o Rohrbaugh stole his sixth base of the year and the 10th of his career.
• Junior RHP Trae Patterson made his 11th start in his 12th appearance.
o Patterson is 5-3 in his career. o UTA is 6-5 in Patterson's starts.
o Patterson worked his seventh quality start of the year.
o Patterson started 21 of 30 hitters faced with first-pitch strikes.
• Sophomore C Will Olson has reached base safely in 35 of 43 career starts and in 30 of 32 starts in 2017.
• Senior 3B Brady Cox has reached base safely in 126 of his 158 career starts and in 30 of 40 starts in 2017.
• Junior SS RJ Williams has reached base safely in 110 of 136 career starts and 28 of 36 starts in 2017. o Williams doubled for the eighth time in 217 and the 26th time in his career.
• Junior 2B Easton Johnson has reached base safely in 30 of his 37 starts.
o Johnson was plunked by his third pitch of the year, all coming during the LA series.
• Junior 1B Omar Salinas has reached base safely in 36 of his 38 starts.
• Sophomore RF Noah Vaughan has reached base safely in 68 of 81 career starts and in 32 of 41 starts in 2017. o Vaughan has a team-high seven-game hitting streak.
• Junior CF Phil Berthiaume stole his third base of the year. o Berthiaume has reached base safely in 16 of 21 starts.
• Senior RHP Austin Gardner pitched in his team-high 21st game of the year and the 33rd of his career.