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UTA (16-16, 7-4 Sun Belt) 5, Appalachian State (12-19, 3-8 Sun Belt) 2
Saturday, April 8, 2017
Beaver Field at Smith Stadium • Boone, N.C.
Postgame Notes

Team Records and Series Notes
• UTA is 16-16, 7-4 in the Sun Belt Conference. Appalachian State is 12-19, 3-8 in the Sun Belt.
• The Mavs lead the all-time series with Appalachian State, 7-1, including a 5-0 mark in games played in Boone.
• The series will conclude on Sunday at 12 p.m. CT at Smith Stadium. The Mavs will start junior southpaw Jakob Hernandez (2-0, 2.72 ERA) on Sunday.

Team Notes
• The Mavs turned their 31st double play of the year.
• UTA is 3-4 vs. a left-handed starting pitcher.
• The Mavs are 9-8 in day games.
• UTA is 16-0 when leading after eight innings in 2017.
• UTA is 9-4 on the road.
• UTA is 2-2 in April.
• UTA head coach Darin Thomas has a 282-270 all-time record in his 10th year.

Individual Notes
• Senior LF Quintin Rohrbaugh made his team-high 90th consecutive start.
o Rohrbaugh has reached base safely in 82 of 90 career starts and in 31 of 32 starts in 2017.
o Rohrbaugh has reached base safely in a team-leading 25 straight games.
o Rohrbaugh collected his second three-hit game of the year, equaling a season high.
• Junior RHP Trae Patterson made his eighth start of the year.
o Patterson is 3-2 in his career.
o Patterson has six quality starts.
o Patterson started 22 of 31 hitters faced with a first-pitch strike.
o UTA is 4-4 in Patterson's starts.
o Patterson struck out a career-high seven.
• Junior SS RJ Williams has reached base safely in 103 of 125 career starts and in 20 of 26 starts in 2017.
• Sophomore CF Noah Vaughan stole his fifth and sixth bases of the year and has 12 of his career.
• Junior 1B Omar Salinas has reached base safely in 27 of 28 starts.
o Salinas has a team-high nine-game hitting streak.
• Sophomore DH Will Olson has reached base safely in 27 of 35 career starts and in 22 of 24 starts in 2017.
o Olson has been hit by seven pitches in 2017 and eight in his career.
• Junior RF Christian Hollie hung his second career sac fly and his first of the year.
• Senior RHP Austin Gardner pitched in his 14th game of the year and the 26th of his career.
• Junior LHP Adam Meyer pitched in his 16th game of the year, tying him for the team lead.
o Meyer has pitched in 28 games in his career.
• Junior RHP Daniel James pitched in his ninth game of the year and the 52nd of his career.
o James earned his sixth save of the year and the ninth of his career.