March 18, 2018 Recap | Box Score
UTA (9-9, 3-0 SBC) 6, Georgia State (11-9, 0-3) 5
Arlington, Texas â€" Clay Gould Ballpark
March 18, 2018
Team Records and Series Notes
- UTA is 9-9, 3-0 in the Sun Belt and Georgia State is 11-9, 0-3 in the Sun Belt.
- UTA leads the series, 9-7.
- The Mavs will return to action on Tuesday, hosting Abilene Christian at 6:30 p.m. CT at Clay Gould Ballpark.
Team Notes
- UTA Coach Darin Thomas has a 305-290 career record in his 11th year.
- Thomas ranks second in UTA history in career wins.
- UTA is 8-4 at Clay Gould Ballpark in 2018.
- The Mavs are 894-538-1 all-time at home and 836-489-1 all-time at Clay Gould Ballpark.
- UTA is 6-7 in March.
- The Mavs are 6-8 vs. a right-handed starting pitcher.
- UTA is 6-6 in day games.
Individual Notes
- Junior CF Noah Vaughan made his team-leading 57th consecutive start.
- Vaughan has reached base safely in 16 of 18 starts in 2018.
- Vaughan hit his fifth homer of the year and the 14th of his career.
- Senior 3B RJ Williams started his team-leading 166th career game.
- Junior RHP Ka'ikepono Anderson made his fourth start of the year.
- Anderson set a new career high with eight strikeouts.
- Freshman DH David Renning made his collegiate debut with his first career start.
- Renning collected his first carer hit, a leadoff knock in the seventh inning.
- Senior 1B Omar Salinas has reached base safely in 63 of his 68 career starts.
- Salinas was hit by his ninth career pitch and his third of 2018.
- Junior RHP Andrew Gross worked in his sixth game of the year.
- Senior LHP Ryan Buss pitched in his sixth game of 2018 and the 10th of his career.
- Freshman RHP Carlos Tavera worked in his sixth game of the year.
- Senior LF Christian Hollie was hit by his first pitch of the year and the 12th of his career.
- Junior RF Aaron Funk stole his first base of the year and the fourth of his career.
- Freshman RHP David Moffat worked in his seventh game of the year.
- Moffat is 3-4 on the year and won both games in relief on Sunday.