April 30, 2017 Recap | Box Score
UTA (26-17, 16-5 Sun Belt) 9, No. 20 Louisiana (27-17-1, 13-7-1 Sun Belt) 3
Sunday, April 30, 2017
Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, Texas
Postgame Notes
Team Records and Series Notes
• UTA is 26-17, 16-5 in the Sun Belt Conference. Louisiana is 27-17-1, 13-7-1 in the Sun Belt.
• The Mavs move into sole possession of first place in the Sun Belt Conference standings for the first time in 2017.
• Louisiana leads the all-time series with UTA, 29-18 including a 10-9 mark in games played in Arlington.
• UTA won its first three-game series with Louisiana for the first time since 1976 and swept the Cajuns for the first time in school history.
• The series will conclude later on Sunday at Clay Gould Ballpark.
Team Notes
• The Mavs turned their 42nd double play of the year.
• UTA is 8-5 in its blue jersey and white pants uniform combination.
• UTA's eight-game winning streak is its longest since 2014, a 10-game stretch.
• The Mavs are 8-2 on Sundays.
• UTA is 14-7 when scoring first.
• UTA is 15-8 in day games.
• UTA is 22-11 in weekend games.
• The Mavs are 11-12 at Clay Gould Ballpark.
• UTA is 8-4 vs. home conference opponents.
• UTA is 10-3 when scoring in the first inning.
• UTA is 12-3 in April.
• The Mavs are 5-3 vs. top-25 opponents, equaling the most wins over ranked foes in program history, equaling five wins from the 2009 team.
• UTA head coach Darin Thomas has a 292-271 all-time record in his 10th year.
• UTA is 104-2 over the last four years when holding an eighth-inning lead, including 26-0 in 2017 and in 27 consecutive.
Individual Notes
• Senior LF Quintin Rohrbaugh made his team-high 101st consecutive start.
o Rohrbaugh has reached base safely in 93 of 101 career starts and in 41 of 42 starts in 2017.
o Rohrbaugh has reached base safely in a team-leading 36 straight games.
o Rohrbaugh was hit by his 10th and 11th pitches of the year, a team high, and 12 in his career.
• Junior LHP Jakob Hernandez made his 11th start of the year.
o UTA is 8-3 in Hernandez's career starts.
o Hernandez worked his seventh quality start.
o Hernandez is 5-0 in 2017.
• Sophomore C Will Olson has reached base safely in 36 of 44 career starts and in 31 of 33 starts in 2017.
• Senior 3B Brady Cox has reached base safely in 127 of his 159 career starts and in 31 of 41 starts in 2017.
o Cox doubled for the eighth time in 2017 and the 24th time in his career. o Cox caught his seventh runner stealing in 2017.
• Freshman 3B Zac Cook was plunked by his second pitch of the year. o Cook stole his second base of the year.
• Junior SS RJ Williams has reached base safely in 111 of 137 career starts and 29 of 37 starts in 2017.
o Williams laid down his 10thm 11th and 12th sac bunts of his career and has four in 2017.
o Williams doubled for the ninth time in 2017 and the 27th time in his career.
• Sophomore RF Noah Vaughan has reached base safely in 69 of 82 career starts and in 33 of 42 starts in 2017.
o Vaughan stole his ninth base of the year and the 15th of his career.
• Sophomore RF Aaron Funk has reached base safely in 22 of 25 starts in 2017 and in 21 of 24 starts in 2017.
• Junior LHP Adam Meyer worked in his 19th game of the year and the 31st of his career.
• Sophomore RHP Dylan Schneider worked in his 20th game of 2017 and the 40th of his career.
• Junior RHP Daniel James pitched in his 15th game of 2017 and the 58th of his career.