Box Score Feb. 26, 2018 Box Score | Notes
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Omar Salinas smacked a walk-off single up the middle in the 10th inning to lift UTA baseball to a 10-9 win over SFA to sweep a two-game series, on Monday afternoon at Clay Gould Ballpark.
UTA (3-2) used a five-run sixth inning to erase a 3-1 hole and took a 9-5 lead into the ninth inning. After escaping with a one-run win on Sunday night in the opener of the two-game series, UTA couldn't complete the save in the ninth, as SFA scored four runs to force extra innings. The Mavs worked a shutout 10th inning and won it in the bottom of the frame as Salinas singled into centerfield to score RJ Williams, who reached on a one-out knock.
The win marks UTA's first extra-inning result of the year, coming in a modified weekend that was originally scheduled for Nacogdoches at SFA and was to include Southern Miss, Bradley and South Dakota State. With rain blanketing the area, UTA hosted SFA in a two-game series on Sunday and Monday.
LEADING THE MAVS
The Mavs collected 15 hits as a team in the win, getting a three-hit outing from Vaughan, who tripled for the second time in 2018 and belted his first homer. Vaughan, RJ Williams and Omar Salinas each drove in two runs, with Salinas charting two hits. Josh Minajrez had three hits, with Zac Cook and Jakob Nunez earning hits. Easton Johnson, Phillip Childs and Aaron Funk each scored runs.
ON THE MOUND
UTA started senior right-hander Trae Patterson worked 5.2 innings, allowing five hits and three runs - two earned - not issuing a walk and striking out two. With two outs in the sixth inning after a double, UTA turned to lefty Drew Gooch in relief.
Gooch worked 2.1 innings, allowing two runs and striking out one. With a four-run lead in the ninth, UTA turned to righty Logan Austin got two outs and allowed three runs, before Dylan Schneider got the final out of the ninth, allowing two hits and the game-tying homer. Brad Vassar (1-0) earned the win with 1.1 shutout innings, his first of the year and the seventh of his career.
SFA started senior righty Trevor Kiminski worked 5.1 innings, allowing six hits and one run, walking two and striking out six. SFA also used Cody Adams, Cole Ridgely, Austin Hearn and Tyler Starks (0-1) in relief.
NEXT
The Mavs return to action on Tuesday, hosting No. 6 TCU at 6:30 p.m. CT at Clay Gould Ballpark. The game will be broadcast live on UTAMavs.com with the Voice of the Mavs, Josh Sours, calling the action. UTA will start freshman righty David Moffat (0-1, 1.69 ERA).
HOW THEY SCORED
Bottom third: UTA broke the seal in the third inning, getting a pair of two-out knocks to take an early lead. Vaughan ripped his eighth career triple into the gap and Salinas scored him with a first-pitch single up the middle.
Top fifth: SFA took the lead in the fifth inning, getting a leadoff single from Skylar Black and a hit by pitch from Josh Campbell. After a pop up and a passed ball advanced the runners into scoring position, Jarrod Huber lined a sacrifice fly to leftfield to score Black. Nic Minor then dropped a single into left-centerfield to score Campbell.
Bottom sixth: The Mavs responded to regain the lead in the bottom of the sixth. Cook reached on a one-out error and Minjarez followed with a single. Funk then drew a walk to load the bags for Johnson, who was plunked by a two-strike pitch to force home Cook. Williams then smashed a two-run single through the left side, scoring Minjarez and Johnson, and Vaughan followed with a RBI single through the right side to score Funk. With Williams motoring to third with one out on the single from Vaughan, Salinas lined a sacrifice fly to left to score him and give the Mavs a 6-3 lead.
Bottom seventh: Nunez led off the seventh with a single to leftfield and was replaced by pinch runner Phillip Childs. Cook then singled through the left side and Minjarez followed with a single that allowed Childs to score. After Cook motored to third on a throwing error, Funk lined out deep to centerfield to score him on a sacrifice fly.
Top eighth: Four consecutive one-out hits from SFA scored a pair, including RBI knocks fro Black and Campbell.
Top ninth: Three straight hits with one out allowed to runs to score in the ninth, forcing Schneider to come on in relief. Jared Martin then greeted Schneider with a game-tying two-run homer.
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