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No. 23 UTA (28-18, 18-5 Sun Belt) 15, Arkansas State (22-23, 10-13 Sun Belt) 3
Saturday, May 6, 2017
Tomlinson Stadium • Jonesboro, Ark.
Postgame Notes

Team Records and Series Notes
• UTA is 28-18, 18-5 in the Sun Belt Conference. Arkansas State is 22-23, 10-13 in the Sun Belt.
• The Mavs lead the all-time series with Arkansas State, 43-37 but trail the series in Jonesboro, 19-12. • The series will conclude on Sunday at 1 p.m. CT at Tomlinson Stadium. UTA will start junior southpaw Jakob Hernandez (5-0, 3.38 ERA) vs. Arkansas State sophomore righty Peyton Culbertson (4-5, 7.22 ERA).

Team Notes
• UTA is 15-5 on the road and 17-6 in game away from Clay Gould Ballpark.
• The Mavs have won nine consecutive Sun Belt games just shy of the program record of 10 straight conference wins, set in 1992, 2006 and 2014.
• With its 15th road win of the year, UTA broke the school record, done twice (1992, 1984).
• The Mavs are 10-1 on the road in Sun Belt play.
• UTA is 16-7 when scoring first.
• The Mavs are 6-5 on Saturdays.
• UTA is 5-1 in its orange top and white pants uniform combination.
• UTA is 22-14 vs. a right-handed starting pitcher.
• UTA is 2-1 in May and 26-11 since March.
• UTA is 13-10 in night games.
• UTA head coach Darin Thomas has a 294-272 all-time record in his 10th year.
• UTA is 106-2 over the last four years when holding an eighth-inning lead, including 28-0 in 2017 and in 29 consecutive.
• The Mavs collected a season-high 19 hits, passing an 18-hit outing on Friday at Appalachian State.
• UTA has scored in double figures in consecutive games for the second time in 2017 and has scored in double figures in six of its last 11 games.

Individual Notes
• Senior LF Quintin Rohrbaugh made his team-high 104th consecutive start.
o Rohrbaugh has reached base safely in 96 of 104 career starts and in 44 of 45 starts in 2017.
o Rohrbaugh has reached base safely in 39 straight games.
• Junior RHP Trae Patterson made his 12th start in his 13th appearance.
o Patterson is 6-3 in his career.
o UTA is 7-5 in Patterson's starts.
o Patterson worked his team-high ninth quality start of the year.
• Junior 1B Omar Salinas has reached base safely in 38 of 41 career starts.
o Salinas belted his team-leading eighth homer of the year.
o Salinas tied his career high with three hits, done seven times in 2017, including on Friday.
o Salinas has the most homers for a UTA player since Greg McCall belted 11 in 2014.
• Sophomore CF Noah Vaughan has reached base safely in 71 of his 85 career starts and in 35 of his 45 starts in 2017.
o Vaughan hung his third sac fly of the year and the fourth of his career.
o Vaughan leads the team with 10 steals and has 16 in his career.
• Sophomore C Will Olson has reached base safely in 39 of his 48 career starts and in 34 of 36 starts in 2017.
o Olson has six doubles in 2017 and seven in his career.
o Olson set a new career high with four hits and five RBI.
o Olson hung his first sac fly of the year and the second of his career.
• Junior SS RJ Williams has reached base safely in 114 of his 140 career starts and in 32 of 40 starts in 2017.
o Williams stole his third base of 2017 and the 14th of his career.
• Sophomore RF Aaron Funk has reached base safely in 26 of his 29 career starts and in 25 of 28 starts in 2017.
o Funk doubled for the third time in 2017 and the fourth time in his career.
• Junior DH Christian Hollie has reached base safely in 93 of his 115 career starts and in 17 of his 20 starts in 2017.
o Hollie hit his third homer of the year and the fifth of his career.
o Hollie tied his season high with three hits.
• Freshman DH Zac Cook has reached base safely in 15 of his 18 starts.
• Junior RHP Logan Austin worked in his seventh game of the year and the 15th of his career.
• Junior LHP Adam Meyer worked in his 21st game of 2017 and the 33rd of his career.
• Junior RHP Jordon West worked in his 12th game.
• Senior 3B Brady Cox has reached base safely in 130 of his 162 career starts and in 34 of 44 starts in 2017.
o Cox has a team-high and season long eight-game hitting streak.