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UTA (7-9, 1-0 SBC) 5, Georgia State (11-7, 0-1) 4
Arlington, Texas â€" Clay Gould Ballpark
March 16, 2018

Team Records and Series Notes

• UTA is 7-9, 1-0 in the Sun Belt and Georgia State is 11-7, 0-1 in the Sun Belt.
• The Mavs lead the series, 7-6.
• The series will resume on Saturday at 2 p.m. CT at Clay Gould Ballpark. The Mavs will start senior right-hander Trae Patterson (0-1, 5.82 ERA) vs. Georgia State junior righty Jake Rogers (3-1, 2.22 ERA). The game will be broadcast live on UTAMavs.com with the Voice of UTA Baseball, Josh Sours, calling the action.

Team Notes

• UTA Coach Darin Thomas has a 303-289 career record in his 11th year.
• • Thomas ranks second in UTA history in career wins.
• UTA is 4-7 in March.
• The Mavs are 3-3 in night games.
• UTA is 3-6 when its opponent scores first.
• The Mavs are 4-3 when hitting a homer.
• UTA is 1-3 on Fridays
• The Mavs are 4-8 vs. a right-handed starting pitcher.
• The Mavs are 3-5 when allowing a homer.

Individual Notes

• Junior CF Noah Vaughan made his team-leading 55th consecutive start.
• • Vaughan has reached base safely in 14 of 16 starts in 2018.
  • Vaughan was hit by his third pitch of the year and the 10th of his career.
  • Vaughan doubled for the third time in 2018 and the 16th time in his career.
• Senior 3B RJ Williams started his team-leading 164th career game.
• • Williams notched his team-leading ninth two-strike hit.
• Senior LHP Brad Vassar appeared in his 47th career game and made his 24th career start.
• • Vassar made his third start of 2018 in his sixth appearance.
  • Vassar worked his second straight quality start and his second of the year, working 6.2 innings.
  • • Vassar has six career quality starts.
  • Vassar has a 2-1 record and an 8-12 career record.
• Junior C Will Olson hit his third homer of the year and the fifth of his career.
• • All three homers for Olson have come at Clay Gould.
  • This was Olson's second two strike homer of 2018.
  • Olson hung his first sac fly of the year and the third of his career.
• Senior 1B Omar Salinas has reached base safely in 61 of his 66 career starts.
• • Salinas doubled for the third time in 2018 and the 14th time in his career.
• Sophomore SS Josh Minjarez was hit by his second pitch of the year and the fifth of his career.
• Junior RHP Andrew Gross worked in his fifth game of the year and the second of the week.
• • Gross worked 6.2 shutout innings in relief at No. 6 Texas A&M on Tuesday.
  • Gross earned his first career save, working the final three innings.
• Junior RF Aaron Funk laid down his second sac bunt of the year and the seventh of his career.