BSB: UTA 6, Appalachian State 5 - Postgame Notes
4/9/2017 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
UTA (17-16, 8-4 Sun Belt) 6, Appalachian State (12-20, 3-9 Sun Belt) 5
Sunday, April 9, 2017
Beaver Field at Smith Stadium • Boone, N.C.
Postgame Notes
Team Records and Series Notes
• UTA is 17-16, 8-4 in the Sun Belt Conference. Appalachian State is 12-20, 3-9 in the Sun Belt.
• The Mavs lead the all-time series with Appalachian State, 8-1, including a 6-0 mark in games played in Boone.
• The Mavs will return to action on Thursday, opening an Easter Weekend three-game series with Little Rock at 6:30 p.m. CT at Clay Gould Stadium.
Team Notes
• The Mavs have won three of their first four conference weekend tests for the first time since 2011.
• UTA is 9-6 when scoring first.
• The Mavs are 14-12 vs. a right-handed starting pitcher.
• UTA is 5-2 on Sundays.
• In conference road games, UTA is 5-1.
• The Mavs are 10-8 in day games.
• UTA is 10-4 on the road.
• UTA is 3-2 in April.
• UTA head coach Darin Thomas has a 283-270 all-time record in his 10th yea
r. • UTA is 95-2 over the last four years when holding an eighth-inning lead, including 17-0 in 2017 and in 18 consecutive.
• UTA outscored Appalachian State 29-8 during the three-game sweep.
Individual Notes
• Senior LF Quintin Rohrbaugh made his team-high 91st consecutive start.
o Rohrbaugh has reached base safely in 83 of 91 career starts and in 32 of 33 starts in 2017.
o Rohrbaugh has reached base safely in a team-leading 26 straight games.
• Junior LHP Jakob Hernandez made his eighth start of the year.
o Hernandez is 3-0 in 2017 and the Mavs are 5-3 in his starts.
o Hernandez leads the team with 54 strikeouts.
o Hernandez worked his fifth quality start in eight outings.
• Junior 1B Omar Salinas has reached base safely in 28 of 29 starts.
o Salinas has a team-high 10-game hitting streak.
• Junior CF Phil Berthiaume has reached base safely in 12 of his 17 starts.
o Berthiaume laid down his third sac bunt of the year.
• Junior SS RJ Williams has reached base safely in 104 of 126 career starts and in 21 of 27 starts in 2017. o Williams doubled for the fourth time in 2017 and the 21st time in his career.
• Sophomore RF Noah Vaughan has reached base safely in 60 of his 72 career starts and in 24 of 32 starts in 2017.
o Vaughan laid down his second bunt single of the year.
• Sophomore DH Aaron Funk was hit by his second pitch of the year and the third of his career.
o Funk has reached base safely in 17 of his 18 starts in 2017 and in 16 of his 17 career starts.
• Senior 3B Brady Cox has reached base safely in 118 of 149 career starts and in 22 of 31 starts in 2017.
• Sophomore DH Will Olson has reached base safely in 28 of 36 career starts and in 23 of 25 starts in 2017.
• Senior RHP Austin Gardner appeared in his 15th game of the year and the 27th of his career.
• Junior RHP Daniel James pitched in his 10th game of the year and his 53rd career game.
